Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Equity investments in which the Company exercises significant influence but does not control, are accounted for using the equity method. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts to conform to current year presentation and recent accounting pronouncements. All other significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Cash Equivalents

Temporary cash investments with an original maturity of less than

three

months are considered cash equivalents. The carrying amounts approximate fair value.

Receivables, Trade and Other Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts relating to estimated losses resulting from customers being unable to make required payments.  Allowances for doubtful accounts are based on historical experience and known factors regarding specific customers and the industries in which those customers operate.  If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in their inability to make payments, additional allowances would be required.

Concentration Risk, Credit Risk, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Concentrations of credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. In the normal course of business, the Company maintains cash balances with European Union banks up to the equivalent of

$10,000.

The Company routinely monitors the risks associated with these institutions and diversifies its exposure by maintaining smaller balances with multiple financial institutions. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable are limited due to the Company's large number of customers and their dispersion throughout the world. At

December

31,

2016

and

2015,

the Company had receivables with

one

customer totaling nearly

43%

and

51%,

respectively, of overall accounts receivables. The Company does not consider this customer to pose any significant credit risk.

Derivatives, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Derivative Instruments

Derivative financial instruments are periodically used by the Company primarily to mitigate a variety of working capital, investment and borrowing risks. The Company primarily uses foreign currency forward contracts to minimize foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with foreign currency transactions. Changes in the fair value on these forward contracts are recognized in earnings. The Company uses interest rate swap instruments only as hedges. As such, the differential to be paid or received in connection with these instruments is accrued and recognized in income as an adjustment to interest expense.

None of the foreign currency forward contracts entered into during

2016

and

2015

were designated for hedge accounting treatment.

Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined on a

first

-in,

first

-out basis, or market. The determination of market value involves an assessment of numerous factors, including estimated selling prices. Reserves are recorded to reduce the carrying value for inventory determined to be damaged, obsolete or otherwise unsaleable.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Plant and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives for each applicable asset group as follows:

Buildings and improvements (in years)	20	to	30	or term of lease if applicable
Machinery and equipment (in years)	7	to	15
Furniture and fixtures (in years)	5	to	7
Computer hardware and software (in years)	3	to	7

Expenditures for additions, major renewals or betterments are capitalized and expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to income as incurred.

When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in cost of goods sold or operating expenses. Interest is capitalized in connection with the construction and acquisition of assets that are capitalized over longer periods of time for larger amounts. The capitalized interest is recorded as part of the cost of the asset to which it relates and is amortized over the asset’s estimated useful life. Total interest capitalized in connection with ongoing construction activities was

$575

in

2016,

$534

in

2015,

and

$128

in

2014.

Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Including Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Impairment of Goodwill

The Company reviews the carrying value of goodwill to determine whether impairment

may

exist on an annual basis or whenever it has reason to believe goodwill

may

not be recoverable. The annual impairment test of goodwill is performed during the

fourth

quarter of each fiscal year. The Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge at its Zenara facility for the year ended

December

31,

2015.

Refer to Note

8

to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for additional information on this impairment. For the years ended

December

31,

2016

and

2014,

the Company did

not

have an impairment.

The Company

first

performs a qualitative assessment to test goodwill for impairment. If, after performing the qualitative assessment, the Company concludes that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting units is less than its carrying value, the

two

-step process would be utilized. The

first

step of the goodwill impairment test is to identify potential impairment by comparing the fair value of each reporting unit, determined using various valuation techniques, with the primary technique being a discounted cash flow analysis, to its carrying value. If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit is considered not impaired and the

second

step of the impairment test is unnecessary. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds

its fair value, the

second

step of the goodwill impairment test is performed to measure the amount of the impairment loss, if any. The

second

step of the goodwill impairment test compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized.

Based upon the Company’s most recent analysis the fair value of the reporting units substantially exceeded their carrying values, except for the recent acquisition of PharmaCore. As PharmaCore was recently acquired, goodwill represents estimated fair value.

Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company assesses the impairment of its long-lived assets, including amortizable intangible assets, and property, plant and equipment, whenever economic events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of the assets

may

not be recoverable. Long lived assets are considered to be impaired when the sum of the undiscounted expected future operating cash flows is less than the carrying amounts of the related assets. If impaired, the assets are written down to fair market value.

The Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge on long-lived assets at Zenara for the year ended

December

31,

2015.

Refer to Note

8

to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for additional information on this impairment.

Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Revenue Recognition

Revenues are generally recognized when title to products and risk of loss are transferred to customers.  Additional conditions for recognition of revenue are that collection of sales proceeds is reasonably assured and the Company has no further performance obligations.

Amounts billed in advance are recorded as deferred revenue and advance payments on the balance sheet. Since payments received are sometimes non-refundable, the termination of a contract by a customer prior to its completion could result in an immediate recognition of deferred revenue relating to payments already received but not previously recognized as revenue.

Sales terms to certain customers include rebates if certain conditions are met. Additionally, sales are generally made with a limited right of return under certain conditions. The Company estimates these rebates and returns at the time of sale based on the terms of agreements with customers and historical experience and estimated orders. The Company recognizes revenue net of these estimated costs which are classified as allowances and rebates.

The Company bills a portion of freight cost incurred on shipments to customers. Amounts billed to customers are recorded within net revenues. Freight costs are reflected in cost of goods sold.

Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Income Taxes

The Company and its eligible subsidiaries file a consolidated U.S. income tax return.  Foreign subsidiaries are consolidated for financial reporting but are not eligible to be included in the consolidated U.S. income tax return. However the earnings of foreign subsidiaries are generally taxed by the U.S. when repatriated and such U.S. tax

may

be reduced or eliminated by federal foreign tax credits based on the foreign income and withholding taxes paid or accrued by the foreign subsidiary. Due in part to a continuing desire to limit credit and currency exposure for cash held in foreign currencies or in non-U.S. banks, the Company determined that it is likely that a portion of the undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries will be repatriated to the U.S. in the future. Accordingly, the

Company provides deferred taxes on certain undistributed foreign earnings. Subject to limitations, U.S. income tax on such foreign earnings, when actually repatriated,

may

be reduced or eliminated by unrecognized foreign tax credits that

may

be generated in connection with the repatriation or by existing foreign tax credit carryforwards or other tax attributes. The Company monitors available evidence and its plans for foreign earnings and expects to continue to provide deferred taxes based on the tax liability that would be due upon repatriation of amounts not considered permanently reinvested.

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the valuation of inventory, accounts receivable, asset impairments, stock based compensation and deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Regulatory Environmental Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Environmental Costs

The Company is subject to extensive and changing federal, state, local and foreign environmental laws and regulations, and has made provisions for the estimated financial impact of environmental activities. The Company’s policy is to accrue environmental related costs of a non-capital nature, including estimated litigation costs, when those costs are believed to be probable and can be reasonably estimated. The quantification of environmental exposures requires an assessment of many factors, including changing laws and regulations, advancements in environmental technologies, the quality of information available related to specific sites, the assessment stage of each site investigation, preliminary findings and the length of time involved in remediation or settlement. Such accruals are adjusted as further information develops or circumstances change. For certain matters, the Company expects to share costs with other parties. Recoveries of environmental remediation costs from other parties are recorded as assets when their receipt is deemed certain.

Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy [Policy Text Block]

Foreign Currency

The functional currency of the Company's foreign subsidiaries is the applicable local currency. The translation of the applicable foreign currencies into U.S. dollars is performed for balance sheet accounts using current exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and for revenue and expense accounts and cash flows using average rates of exchange prevailing during the year. Adjustments resulting from the translation of foreign currency financial statements are accumulated in stockholders' equity until the entity is sold or substantially liquidated. Gains or losses relating to transactions of a long-term investment nature are also accumulated in stockholders' equity. Gains or losses resulting from

third

-party foreign currency transactions are included in the income statement

as a component of other revenues, net in the consolidated income statement. Foreign currency net gains/(losses) were

$306,

($605)

and

$186

in

2016,

2015

and

2014,

respectively.

Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Earnings per Common Share

All diluted earnings per share are computed on the basis of the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding plus common equivalent shares arising from the effect of dilutive stock options, equity-settled performance shares and restricted stock units, using the treasury stock method.

For the years ended

December

31,

2016,

2015

and

2014,

shares of

558,499,

342,961

and

940,038,

respectively, were not included in the calculation of diluted shares outstanding because the effect would be anti-dilutive.

Comprehensive Income, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Comprehensive

Income

Included within accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) for the Company are foreign currency translation adjustments, changes in the fair value related to the interest rate swap classified as cash flow hedges, net of related tax, and changes in the pensions, net of tax. Total comprehensive income/loss for the years ended

December

31,

2016

and

2015

are included in the Statements of Comprehensive Income.

Reclassification, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Reclassification

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts to conform with current year presentation.