Capitalized lease obligations calculated interest rates

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Debt Instrument Inter Company Balance.

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Prime Rate Plus.

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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Description of minimum financial levels (for example, tangible net worth and working capital) and achievement of certain financial ratios (for example, working capital ratio and debt service coverage ratio), and adherence to certain clauses which generally require or restrict certain actions (for example, entering into a debt arrangement with equal or greater seniority, and selling or discontinuing a certain business segment or material subsidiary) to be in compliance with the covenant clauses of the debt agreement. May also include a discussion of the adverse consequences that would result if the entity violates or fails to satisfy the covenants.

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Date the debt agreement requires the first payment to be made, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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Net increase or decrease in the carrying amount of the debt instrument for the period.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Description of the payment terms of the debt instrument (for example, whether periodic payments include principal and frequency of payments) and discussion about any contingencies associated with the payment.

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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Date which lease or group of leases is set to expire, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The amount of expense provided in the period for legal costs incurred on or before the balance sheet date pertaining to resolved, pending or threatened litigation, including arbitration and mediation proceedings.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of portion of long-term loans payable due within one year or the operating cycle if longer.

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate.

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Amount of general expenses not normally included in Other Operating Costs and Expenses.

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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Amount after accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures.

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The cumulative amount of the reporting entity's undistributed earnings or deficit.

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Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity's stockholders' equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders' equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.

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Debt (Details Narrative) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended			12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2014 Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2014 Lloyds TSB Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Lloyds TSB Term Loan [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Lloyds TSB Term Loan [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Lloyds TSB Term Loan [Member] United Kingdom, Pounds [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Lloyds TSB Term Loan [Member] United Kingdom, Pounds [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Lloyds TSB Term Loan [Member] United Kingdom, Pounds [Member] EUR (€)	Aug. 02, 2012 Lloyds TSB Term Loan [Member] United Kingdom, Pounds [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Lloyds TSB [Member]	Mar. 04, 2014 Lloyds TSB Property Loan Secured By Mortgage [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Lloyds TSB Property Loan Secured By Mortgage [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Lloyds TSB Property Loan Secured By Mortgage [Member] EUR (€)	Mar. 04, 2014 Lloyds TSB Property Loan Secured By Mortgage [Member] United Kingdom, Pounds [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Lloyds TSB Property Loan Secured By Mortgage [Member] United Kingdom, Pounds [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 BPI France Loan [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014 BPI France Loan [Member] Euro [Member] EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2014 BPI France Loan [Member] Eurodollar [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014 Amended Subordinated Contingent Notes [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014 Amended Subordinated Contingent Notes [Member] Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]	Dec. 31, 2014 Amended Subordinated Contingent Notes Due on March 15, 2014 [Member] USD ($)
Interest rate	4.00%					6.00%	18.00%	6.60%	6.60%							4.80%
Prime rate plus	1.00%emri_PrimeRatePlus
Maturity date		Apr. 07, 2014																						Dec. 15, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Principal payments																										$ 300
Future payment description																										due on March 15, 2014
Outstanding principal balance									1,316	711			431				2,200	2,300			243	243
Term loan									1,700			1,100		750					1,400				200
Financial covenant requiring minimum net worth											4,200					4,776			7,500
Increase in loan annually	2,120us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt	2,177us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt																						200
Lease expire date	Dec. 31, 2015
Capitalized lease obligations calculated interest rates	3.80%					15.00%	20.00%
Maturity period															3 years	15 years
Inter-company balance									3,200
Increase in value of net worth covenant								400
Mortgage loan repayment period																20 years
Loan agreement, financial covenants																ratio to be a minimum of 80%, the net worth of EEL.
Annual retained profits	(31,047)	(31,924)														500		1,100	300	1,456
Consolidated net worth	11,041us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	11,161us-gaap_StockholdersEquity			11,095us-gaap_StockholdersEquity															7,800
Property, plant and equipment, net	4,385us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	4,475us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet															3,100	3,000
Notes, interest prime rate																								The Wall Street Journal plus 4%	prime rate plus 1%
Principal and accrued interest payment date																								Apr. 07, 2014
Legal expense																						279
Other expense																						10
Capital lease obligations			€ 581us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations	€ 93us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations