10. Stock-based and Other Compensation (Details Narrative) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Contribution expense	$ 90	$ 59	$ 319	$ 296
Options [Member]
Share-based compensation	2	6	9	35
Tax benefits	0	3	2	14
Unearned compensation related to non-vested stock options	4		$ 4
Weighted average period for unrecognized compensation			8 months 23 days
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
RSU's granted			26
Share-based compensation	25	5	$ 29	14
Tax benefits	7	2	8	6
Unearned compensation related to non-vested stock options	$ 116		$ 116
Weighted average period for unrecognized compensation			1 year 3 months 19 days
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Independent Directors [Member]
RSU's granted			20
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Employees [Member]
RSU's granted			6
2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member]
Stock authorized for issuance	3,500		3,500
Shares available for issuance	3,469		3,469
2017 Plan [Member]
Share-based compensation	$ 139	121	$ 551	2,106
Unearned compensation related to non-vested stock options	494		494
Unearned compensation expense balance of fiscal year 2018	139		139
Unearned compensation expense expected to be recognized 2019	303		303
Unearned compensation expense expected to be recognized 2020	52		52
2017 Plan [Member] \| Cash Bonus [Member]
Share-based compensation		6		1,254
2017 Plan [Member] \| Stock-Based Compensation [Member]
Share-based compensation		$ 115		$ 852
2018 Plan [Member]
Share-based compensation	$ 157		303
2018 Plan [Member] \| Cash Bonus [Member]
Share-based compensation			76
2018 Plan [Member] \| Stock-Based Compensation [Member]
Share-based compensation			$ 227

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