Note 11 - Segments and Geographic Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Solutions:
Net sales	$	224		$	2,104		$	3,545		$	5,894
Cost of sales		309			1,888			2,822			5,186
Gross (loss) profit		(85	)		216			723			708
Operating expenses:
Selling, general, and administrative		295			512			1,078			1,460
Loss on impairment		-			-			-			325
Total operating expenses		295			512			1,078			1,785
Segment loss	$	(380	)	$	(296	)	$	(355	)	$	(1,077	)
Products:
Net sales	$	7,666		$	2,723		$	15,963		$	9,044
Cost of sales		5,023			2,009			10,532			6,701
Gross profit		2,643			714			5,431			2,343
Operating expenses:
Research and development		63			57			181			266
Selling, general, and administrative		1,182			464			3,200			2,073
Restructuring		-			79			-			79
Total operating expenses		1,245			600			3,381			2,418
Segment income (loss)	$	1,398		$	114		$	2,050		$	(75	)

Reconciliation of segment income (loss) to net loss:
Segment income (loss):
Solutions	$	(380	)	$	(296	)	$	(355	)	$	(1,077	)
Products		1,398			114			2,050			(75	)
Total segment income (loss)		1,018			(182	)		1,695			(1,152	)
Operating expenses:
Research and development		169			-			445			-
Selling, general, and administrative		1,171			1,496			3,207			3,492
Change in estimate of contingent liabilities		-			-			-			12
Total operating expenses		1,340			1,496			3,652			3,504
Other (expense) income		(81	)		(192	)		(3,120	)		168
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes		(403	)		(1,870	)		(5,077	)		(4,488	)
Benefit for income taxes		-			-			2			-
Net loss from continuing operations	$	(403	)	$	(1,870	)	$	(5,075	)	$	(4,488	)

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended					Nine months ended
	September 30,					September 30,
	2014		2013			2014		2013
Products segment net sales:
Commercial	$	1,648	$	1,451		$	4,743	$	4,739
Government		6,002		707			11,164		2,563
R&D services		16		565			56		1,742
Total products segment net sales		7,666		2,723			15,963		9,044
Products segment cost of sales:
Commercial		1,062		991			3,027		3,312
Government		3,945		445			7,470		1,746
R&D services		16		573			35		1,643
Total products segment cost of sales		5,023		2,009			10,532		6,701
Products segment gross profit:
Commercial		586		460			1,716		1,427
Government		2,057		262			3,694		817
R&D services		-		(8	)		21		99
Total products segment gross profit	$	2,643	$	714		$	5,431	$	2,343

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

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	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
United States	$	7,517	$	4,213	$	17,390	$	12,983
International		373		614		2,118		1,955
Net sales	$	7,890	$	4,827	$	19,508	$	14,938

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]

	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
United States	$	529	$	582
International		27		9
Long-lived assets, net	$	556	$	591