Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill

The following table reflects changes in the Company’s goodwill balances for continuing operations, by segment, for the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):

	Electronic Devices		Communications Equipment		Total
Balance at December 31, 2010		4,931		-		4,931
Foreign currency translation		39		-		39
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	4,970		-		4,970
Foreign currency translation		176		-		176
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	5,146	$	-	$	5,146

Schedule of Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets consist primarily of trademarks, trade names and technology acquired.  The original cost and accumulated amortization of these intangible assets from continuing operations consisted of the following at December 31 (in thousands):

	2012									2011
	Electronic			Communications						Electronic			Communications
	Devices			Equipment			Total			Devices			Equipment			Total
Intangibles with definite lives:
Technology acquired	$	-		$	1,150		$	1,150		$	-		$	1,150		$	1,150
Customer relationships		-			200			200			-			200			200
Covenant-not-to-compete		200			-			200			200			-			200
Backlog		200			-			200			200			-			200
		400			1,350			1,750			400			1,350			1,750
Accumulated amortization		(400	)		(1,147	)		(1,547	)		(400	)		(1,012	)		(1,412	)
Carrying value		-			203			203			-			338			338
Intangibles with indefinite lives:
Trademarks and trade names		500			-			500			500			-			500
Foreign currency translation		(119	)		-			(119	)		-			-			-
Trademarks and trade names		381			-			381			500			-			500
Total intangible assets, net	$	381		$	203		$	584		$	500		$	338		$	838