Accounting Policies, by Policy (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of estimates:

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions. The Company's management believes that the estimates, judgments and assumptions used are reasonable based upon information available at the time that these estimates, judgments and assumptions are made. These estimates, judgments and assumptions can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Financial Statements Presentation In United States Dollar [Policy Text Block]

Financial statements in U.S. dollars:

Most of the revenues of the Company and its subsidiaries are generated in U.S. dollars ("dollar"). In addition, a substantial portion of the costs of the Company and its subsidiaries are incurred in dollars. The Company's management believes that the dollar is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company and its subsidiaries operate. Thus, the functional and reporting currency of the Company and its subsidiaries is the dollar.

Monetary accounts maintained in currencies other than the dollar are remeasured into dollars in accordance with ASC No. 830-30, "Translation of Financial Statements." All transaction gains and losses resulting from the remeasurement of monetary balance sheet items are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as financial income or expenses as appropriate.

As a result of an acquisition of the Cordless and VoIP Terminals Business (the "CIPT Business") of NXP B.V. ("NXP") (the "CIPT Acquisition"), the financial statements of the Company's subsidiary – DSP Group Technologies GmbH whose functional currency is not the dollar, has been translated into dollars. All amounts on the balance sheets have been translated into the dollar using the exchange rates in effect on the relevant balance sheet dates. All amounts in the consolidated statements of operations have been translated into the dollar using the average exchange rate for the relevant periods. The resulting translation adjustments are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in changes in stockholders' equity. 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss related to foreign currency translation adjustments, net amounted to $193 and $181 as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Principles of consolidation:

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Cash and cash equivalents:

The Company and its subsidiaries consider all highly liquid investments, which are readily convertible to cash with a maturity of three months or less on the date of acquisition, to be cash equivalents.

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Restricted deposits:

Restricted deposits include deposits which are used as security for one of the Company's lease agreements.

Short Term Deposit [Policy Text Block]

Short-term deposits:

Bank deposits with original maturities of more than three months and less than one year are presented at cost, including accrued interest.

Marketable Securities, Available-for-sale Securities, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Marketable securities:

The Company and its subsidiaries account for investments in debt securities in accordance with FASB ASC No. 320-10, "Investments in Debt and Equity Securities." Management determines the appropriate classification of the Company's investments in debt securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such determinations at each balance sheet date.

The Company classified all of its investments in marketable securities as available for sale.

Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value, with the unrealized gains and losses, reported in other comprehensive income (loss) using the specific identification method. Unrealized losses determined to be other-than-temporary are recorded as a financial expense. The amortized cost of marketable securities is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity. Such amortization is included in financial income, net. Interest and dividends on securities are included in financial income, net.

The marketable securities are periodically reviewed for impairment. If management concludes that any of these investments are impaired, management determines whether such impairment is other-than-temporary. Factors considered in making such a determination include the duration and severity of the impairment, the reason for the decline in value and the potential recovery period, and the Company's intent to sell, or whether it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the investment before recovery of cost basis. For debt securities, only the decline attributable to deteriorating credit of an-other-than-temporary impairment is recorded in the consolidated statement of operations, unless the Company intends, or more likely than not it will be forced, to sell the security. During the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company did not record an-other-than-temporary impairment loss (see Note 3).

Fair Value Measurement, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Fair value of financial instruments:

Cash and cash equivalents, restricted deposits, short-term deposits, trade receivables, trade payables and accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to short term maturities of these instruments. Marketable securities and derivative instruments are carried at fair value. See Note 3 for more information.

Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received for selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. A three-tier fair value hierarchy is established as a basis for considering such assumptions and for inputs used in valuation methodologies to measure fair value:

Level 1- Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2- Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.

Level 3- Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.

The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Inventories:

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Inventory reserves are provided to cover risks arising from slow-moving items or technological obsolescence.

The Company and its subsidiaries periodically evaluate the quantities on hand relative to historical, current and projected sales volume. Based on this evaluation, an impairment charge is recorded when required to write-down inventory to its market value.

Cost is determined as follows:

Work in progress and finished products- on the basis of raw materials and manufacturing costs on an average basis.

The Company regularly evaluates the ability to realize the value of inventory based on a combination of factors, including the following: historical usage rates and forecasted sales according to outstanding backlogs. Purchasing requirements and alternative usage are explored within these processes to mitigate inventory exposure. When recorded, the reserves are intended to reduce the carrying value of inventory to its net realizable value. Inventory of $12,334 and $12,916 as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, is stated net of inventory reserves of $591 and $1,466 in each year, respectively. If actual demand for the Company's products deteriorates, or market conditions are less favorable than those projected, additional inventory reserves may be required.

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

Property and equipment:

Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, at the following annual rates:

	%
Computers and equipment		20	-	33
Office furniture and equipment		6	-	15
Leasehold improvements			Over the shorter of the related lease period or the life of the asset

Property and equipment of the Company and its subsidiaries are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of such assets to the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.

During the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, no impairment losses were identified for property and equipment.

The Company accounts for costs of computer software developed or obtained for internal use in accordance with FASB ASC No. 350-40, "The Internal Use Software." FASB ASC 350-40 requires the capitalization of certain costs incurred in connection with developing or obtaining internal use software. During 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company capitalized $34, $22 and $253, respectively, of internal use software cost. Such costs are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful life of three years.

Severance Pay [Policy Text Block]

Severance pay:

DSP Group Ltd., the Company's Israeli subsidiary ("DSP Israel"), has a liability for severance pay pursuant to Israeli law, based on the most recent monthly salary of its employees multiplied by the number of years of employment as of the balance sheet date for such employees. DSP Israel's liability is fully provided for by monthly accrual and deposits with severance pay funds and insurance policies.

The deposited funds include profits accumulated up to the balance sheet date. The deposited funds may be withdrawn only upon the fulfillment of the obligation pursuant to Israel's Severance Pay Law or labor agreements.

Severance expenses for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, were $1,494, $1,660 and $2,089, respectively.

Employee Benefits [Policy Text Block]

Employee benefit plan:

The Company has a 401(K) deferred compensation plan covering all employees in the U.S. All eligible employees may elect to contribute up to 75% of their compensation to the plan through salary deferrals, subject to IRS limits. The maximum deferral for calendar year 2013 was $17 ($22.5 if the employee reached the age of 50 by December 31, 2013). The Company currently offers an employer matching program. The matching contribution currently is 50% on the first 6% of compensation contributed per year. This matching contribution vests 25% per year over the first four years of the employee's service in the Company. Employer contribution to the plan for the years 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $23, $28 and $56, respectively.

Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Revenue recognition:

The Company and its subsidiaries generate their revenues from sales of products. The Company and its subsidiaries sell their products through a direct sales force and through a network of distributors.

Product sales are recognized when persuasive evidence of an agreement exists, delivery of the product has occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable, collectability is reasonably assured, and no significant obligations remain.

Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists - The Company's sales arrangements with customers are pursuant to written documentation, either a written contract or purchase order. The actual documentation used is dependent on the business practice with each customer. Therefore, the Company determines that persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists with respect to a customer when it has a written contract, or a written purchase order from the customer.

Delivery has occurred - Each written documentation relating to a sale arrangement that is agreed upon with the customer specifically sets forth when risk and title are being transferred (based on the agreed International Commercial terms, or "INCOTERMS"). Therefore, the Company determines that risk and title are transferred to the customer when the terms of the written documentation based on the applicable INCOTERMS are satisfied and thus delivery of its products has occurred.

Separately, the Company has consignment inventory which is held for specific customers at the customers' premises. It recognizes revenue on the consigned inventory when the customer consumes the products from the warehouse, as that is when per the consignment inventory agreements, risk and title passes to the customer and the products are deemed delivered to the customer. 

The fee is fixed or determinable - Pursuant to the customer agreements, the Company does not provide any price protection, stock rotation, right of return and/or other discount programs and thus the fee is considered fixed and determinable upon execution of the written documentation with the customers. Additionally, payments that are due within the normal course of the Company's credit terms, which are currently no more than four months from the contract date, are deemed to be fixed and determinable based on the Company's successful collection history for such arrangements.

Collectibility is reasonably assured - The Company determines whether collectability is reasonably assured on a customer-by-customer basis pursuant to its credit review policy. The Company typically sells to customers with whom it has a long-term business relationship and a history of successful collection. A significant number of the Company's customers are also large original equipment manufacturers with substantial financial resources. For a new customer, or when an existing customer substantially expands its commitments, the Company evaluates the customer's financial position, the number of years the customer has been in business, the history of collection with the customer and the customer's ability to pay and typically assigns a credit limit based on that review. The Company increases the credit limit only after it has established a successful collection history with the customer. If the Company determines at any time that collectability is not reasonably assured under a particular arrangement based upon its credit review process, the customer's payment history or information that comes to light about a customer's financial position, it recognizes revenue under that arrangement as customer payments are actually received.

With respect to product sales through the Company's distributors, such product revenues are deferred until the distributors resell the Company's products to the end-customers ("sell through") and recognized based upon receipt of reports from the distributors, provided all other revenue recognition criteria as discussed above are met.

The Company views its distributor arrangements as that of consignment because, although the actual sales are conducted through the distributors and legally title for the products passes to the distributors upon delivery to the distributors, in substance inventory is simply being transferred to another location for sale to the end-user customers as the Company's primary business relationships and responsibilities are directly with the end-user customers. Because the Company views its arrangements with its distributors as that of consignment relationships, delivery of goods is not deemed to have occurred solely upon delivery to the distributors. Therefore, the Company recognizes revenues from distributors under the "sell-through" method. As a result, revenue is deferred at the time of shipment to the distributors and is recognized only when the distributors sell the products to the end-user customers.

Standard Product Warranty, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Warranty:

The Company warrants its products against errors, defects and bugs for generally one year. The Company estimates the costs that may be incurred under its warranty and records a liability in the amount of such costs. The Company periodically assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liabilities and adjusts the amounts as necessary. Warranty costs and liability were immaterial for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.

Research and Development Expense, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Research and development costs, net of grants received, are charged to the consolidated statement of operations as incurred.

Government Grants [Policy Text Block]

Government grants:

Government grants received by the Company’s Israeli subsidiary relating to categories of operating expenditures are credited to the consolidated statements of income during the period in which the expenditure to which they relate is charged. Royalty and non-royalty-bearing grants from the Israeli Office of the Chief Scientist ("OCS") for funding certain approved research and development projects are recognized at the time when the Company’s Israeli subsidiary is entitled to such grants, on the basis of the related costs incurred, and are included as a deduction from research and development expenses, net.

The Company recorded grants (most of which are royalty bearing grants) in the amount of $2,116 for the year ended December 31, 2013. In 2012, the Company recorded non-royalty-bearing grants from the OCS in the amount of $386.

The Company’s Israeli subsidiary is obligated to pay royalties amounting to 5% of the sales of certain products the development of which received grants from the OCS in previous years. The obligation to pay these royalties is contingent on actual sales of such products. Grants received from the OCS may become repayable if certain criteria under the grants are not met. The Israeli Research and Development Law provides that know-how developed under an approved research and development program may not be transferred to third parties without the approval of the OCS.  Such approval is not required for the sale or export of any products resulting from such research or development.  The OCS, under special circumstances, may approve the transfer of OCS-funded know-how outside Israel, in the following cases: (a) the grant recipient pays to the OCS a portion of the sale price paid in consideration for such OCS-funded know-how or in consideration for the sale of the grant recipient itself, as the case may be, which portion will not exceed six times the amount of the grants received plus interest (or three times the amount of the grant received plus interest, in the event that the recipient of the know-how has committed to retain the R&D activities of the grant recipient in Israel after the transfer); (b) the grant recipient receives know-how from a third party in exchange for its OCS-funded know-how; (c) such transfer of OCS-funded know-how arises in connection with certain types of cooperation in research and development activities; or (d) if such transfer of know-how arises in connection with a liquidation by reason of insolvency or receivership of the grant recipient.

Reclassification, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Company’s Israeli subsidiary is obligated to pay royalties amounting to 5% of the sales of certain products the development of which received grants from the OCS in previous years

Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy [Policy Text Block]

Equity-based compensation:

At December 31, 2013, the Company had three equity incentive plans from which the Company may grant future equity awards and two expired equity incentive plans from which no future equity awards may be granted but had outstanding equity awards granted prior to expiration. The Company also had one employee stock purchase plan. See full description in Note 11.

The Company accounts for equity-based compensation in accordance with FASB ASC No. 718, "Stock Compensation" ("FASB ASC No. 718"). FASB ASC No. 718 requires companies to estimate the fair value of equity-based awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as an expense over the requisite service periods in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.

The Company recognizes compensation expenses for the value of its awards granted based on the accelerated attribution method, rather than a straight-line method over the requisite service period of each of the awards, net of estimated forfeitures. FASB ASC No. 718 requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Estimated forfeitures are based on actual historical pre-vesting forfeitures.

FASB ASC No. 718 requires cash flows resulting from tax deductions in excess of the compensation costs recognized for those equity-based awards to be classified as financing cash flows.

The Company selected the lattice option pricing model as the most appropriate fair value method for its equity-based awards and values options and stock appreciation rights (SARs) based on the market value of the underlying shares on the date of grant. The option-pricing model requires a number of assumptions, of which the most significant are the expected stock price volatility and the expected term of the equity-based award. Expected volatility is calculated based upon actual historical stock price movements. The expected term of the equity-based award granted is based upon historical experience and represents the period of time that the award granted is expected to be outstanding. The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield from U.S. treasury bonds with an equivalent term. The Company has historically not paid dividends and has no foreseeable plans to pay dividends.

Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Basic and diluted income (loss) per share:

Basic net income (loss) per share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted net income (loss) per share further include the dilutive effect of stock options, stock appreciation rights (SARs) and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) outstanding during the year, all in accordance with FASB ASC No. 260, "Earnings Per Share."

The total weighted average number of shares related to the outstanding stock options, SARs and RSUs excluded from the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share due to their anti-dilutive effect was 2,730,867, 7,584,336 and 7,980,475 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively

Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Income taxes:

The Company and its subsidiaries account for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC No. 740, "Income Taxes." This topic prescribes the use of the liability method, whereby deferred tax asset and liability account balances are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Company and its subsidiaries provide a valuation allowance, if necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to their estimated realizable value.

Deferred tax liabilities and assets are classified as current or non-current based on the classification of the related asset or liability for financial reporting, or according to the expected reversal dates of the specific temporary differences if not related to an asset or liability for financial reporting.

The Company reports a liability for unrecognized tax benefits resulting from uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.

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, restricted deposits, short-term deposits, trade receivables and marketable securities.

The majority of cash and cash equivalents and short-term deposits of the Company and its subsidiaries is invested in dollar deposits with major U.S., European and Israeli banks. Such investments in U.S. banks may be in excess of insured limits and are not insured in other jurisdictions. Generally, cash and cash equivalents and short-term deposits may be redeemed on demand and therefore a minimal credit risk exists with respect to these deposits and investments.

The Company's marketable securities consist of investment-grade corporate bonds and U.S. government-sponsored enterprise ("GSE") securities. As of December 31, 2013, the amortized cost of the Company's marketable securities was $101,537, and their stated market value was $101,146, representing an unrealized loss of $391.

A significant portion of the products of the Company and its subsidiaries is sold to original equipment manufacturers of consumer electronics products. The customers of the Company and its subsidiaries are located primarily in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Korea, Europe and the United States. The Company and its subsidiaries perform ongoing credit evaluations of their customers. A specific allowance for doubtful accounts is determined, based on management's estimates and historical experience. Under certain circumstances, the Company may require a letter of credit. The Company covers most of its trade receivables through credit insurance. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, no allowance for doubtful accounts was provided.

The Company and its subsidiaries have no off-balance-sheet concentration of credit risk, except for certain derivative instruments as mentioned below

Derivatives, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Derivative instruments:

FASB ASC No. 815,"Derivatives and Hedging", requires companies to recognize all of their derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet at fair value.

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a cash flows hedge (i.e., hedging the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows that is attributable to a particular risk), the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is reported as a component of other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Any gain or loss on a derivative instrument in excess of the cumulative change in the present value of future cash flows of the hedged item is recognized in current earnings during the period of change.

To protect against the increase in value of forecasted foreign currency cash flows resulting from salary and rent payments in New Israeli Shekel ("NIS") during the year, the Company instituted a foreign currency cash flow hedging program. The Company hedges portions of the anticipated payroll and rent of its Israeli facilities denominated in NIS for a period of one to 12 months with put and call options and forward contracts. These forward contracts and put and call options are designated as cash flow hedges and are all effective as hedges of these expenses.

The fair value of the outstanding derivative instruments at December 31, 2013 and 2012 is summarized below:

		Fair value of derivative instruments
Derivative assets		As of December 31,
(liabilities)	Balance sheet location	2013		2012
Foreign exchange forward contracts and put and call options	Other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses	$	-	$	484
	Total	$	-	$	484

The effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging transactions on income and other comprehensive income ("OCI") for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is summarized below:

	Gains (losses) on derivatives recognized in OCI
	Year ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
Foreign exchange forward contracts and put and call options	$	372	$	635	$	(325	)

		Gains (losses) on derivatives reclassified from OCI to income
		Year ended December 31,
	Location	2013		2012			2011
Foreign exchange forward contracts and put and call options	Operating expenses	$	856	$	(325	)	$	625

As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had outstanding option contracts in the amount of $0 and $15,800, respectively.

Comprehensive Income, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Comprehensive income:

The Company accounts for comprehensive income in accordance with FASB ASC No. 220, "Comprehensive Income." This topic establishes standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive income and its components in a full set of general purpose financial statements. Comprehensive income generally represents all changes in stockholders' equity during the period except those resulting from investments by, or distributions to, stockholders. The Company determined that its items of comprehensive income relate to gains and losses on hedging derivative instruments, unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, unrealized gains and losses from pension and unrealized gain and losses from foreign currency translation adjustments.

The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated balances of other comprehensive income (loss) for 2013:

	Unrealized gains (losses)on available-for-sale marketable securities			Unrealized gains (losses) on Cash Flow Hedges			Unrealized gains (losses)on components of definded benefit plans			Unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency translation			Total
Beginning balance	$	922		$	484		$	(237	)	$	(181	)	$	988
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		(304	)		372			(11	)		(12	)		45
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(1,009	)		(856	)		11			-			(1,854	)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)		(1,313	)		(484	)		-			(12	)		(1,809	)
Ending balance	$	(391	)	$	-		$	(237	)		(193	)	$	(821	)

The following table provides details about reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for 2013:

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Affected Line Item in the Statement of Income (Loss)
	(In millions)
Gains on available-for-sale marketable securities	$	(1009	)	Financial income, net
		-		Provision for income taxes
		(1009	)	Total, net of income taxes
Gains on cash flow hedges
		(672	)	Research and development
		(66	)	Sales and marketing
		(118	)	General and administrative
		(856	)	Total, before income taxes
		-		Provision for income taxes
		(856	)	Total, net of income taxes
Income on components of defined benefit plans		6		Research and development
		5		Sales and marketing
		11		Total, before income taxes
		-		Provision for income taxes
		11		Total, net of income taxes
Total reclassifications for the period		(1,854	)	Total, net of income taxes

Treasury Stock [Policy Text Block]

Treasury stock:

The Company repurchases its common stock from time to time on the open market or in other transactions and holds such shares as treasury stock. The Company presents the cost to repurchase treasury stock as a reduction of stockholders' equity.

From time to time, the Company reissues treasury shares under its employee stock purchase plan and equity incentive plans, upon purchases or exercises of equity awards under the plans. When treasury stock is reissued, the Company accounts for the re-issuance in accordance with FASB ASC No. 505-30, "Treasury Stock" and charges the excess of the purchase cost over the re-issuance price (loss) to retained earnings. The purchase cost is calculated based on the specific identification method. In case the purchase cost is lower than the re-issuance price, the Company credits the difference to additional paid-in capital

Cost Method Investments, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Investment in other company:

Investment in other company is stated at cost. The Company followed ASC 323, "Investments - Equity and Joint Ventures", to determine whether it should apply the equity method of accounting to investment in other than common stock with regard to a certain investment in preferred shares, and determined that the preferred shares are not in substance common stock.

The Company's investment in other company is reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an investment may not be recoverable, in accordance with ASC 325-20. As of December 31, 2013, no impairment loss was indicated (see also Note 9).