Other Income (Expense)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Income and Other Expense Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 7 – Other Expense, net

The components of other expense, net for the years ended December 31,2017, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

	2017		2016		2015
Income from third party license fees	$	861	$	978	$	875
Foreign exchange gains (losses), net		891		172		(1,184)
(Loss) gain on fixed asset disposals, net		(79)		50		6
Non-income tax refunds and other related credits		1,015		398		141
Pension and postretirement benefit costs, non-service components		(4,234)		(2,302)		(3,308)
Insurance insolvency recovery		600		—		—
Other non-operating income		380		338		261
Other non-operating expense		(152)		(126)		(168)
Other expense, net	$	(718)	$	(492)	$	(3,377)

Insurance insolvency recovery during the year ended December 31, 2017 represents cash proceeds from an insolvent insurance carrier with respect to previously filed recovery claim by an inactive subsidiary of the Company.