Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

9. Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

The Company leases certain of its facilities and equipment under operating lease agreements expiring on various dates through February 2018. Total minimum lease payments, including scheduled increases, are charged to operations on the straight-line basis over the life of the respective lease. Rent expense was approximately $908 thousand, $605 thousand and $555 thousand in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

At December 31, 2014, minimum commitments remaining under lease agreements were approximately as follows:

Years Ending December 31:	Amount (000’s)
2015	$	999
2016		537
2017		227
2018		31
Total	$	1,794

Contingencies

The Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims, which arise in the ordinary course of its business. The Company believes that although there can be no assurance as to the disposition of these proceedings, based upon information available to the Company at this time, the expected outcome of these matters would not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition.