Accounting Policies, by Policy (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Basis of presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements (“financial statements”) include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, Energy Focus LED Solutions, LLC (“EFLS”) in Solon, Ohio, and Crescent Lighting Limited (“CLL”), and its subsidiary, Energy Focus Europe, Ltd, each located in the United Kingdom. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated.

We have prepared the accompanying financial data for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The accompanying financial data and information should be read in conjunction with our 2014 Annual Report.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial statements contain all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2015, and Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our financial statements and accompanying notes. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions believed to be reasonable. Although these estimates are based on management’s best knowledge of current events and actions that may impact us in the future, actual results may vary from the estimates. Estimates include, but are not limited to, the establishment of reserves for accounts receivable, sales returns, inventory obsolescence and warranty claims; the useful lives of property and equipment; revenues recognized on a percentage-of-completion basis; and stock-based compensation. In addition, estimates and assumptions associated with the determination of the fair value of financial instruments and evaluation of long-lived assets for impairment requires considerable judgment. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material.

Reclassification, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Reclassifications

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified within the financial statements, and related notes thereto, to be consistent with current period presentation.

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

Certain risks and concentrations

We had certain customers whose net sales individually represented 10 percent or more of our total net sales, or whose net trade accounts receivable balance individually represented 10 percent or more of our total net trade accounts receivable, as follows:

For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, one customer accounted for approximately 82 percent and two customers accounted for approximately 34 percent of net sales, respectively.

At March 31, 2015, one customer accounted for approximately 78 percent of net trade accounts receivable. At December 31, 2014, three customers accounted for approximately 79 percent of net trade accounts receivable.

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Recent accounting pronouncements

In January 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-01, Income Statement—Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20): Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items, which provides guidance on simplifying income statement presentation by eliminating the concept of extraordinary items from U.S. GAAP. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015. A reporting entity may apply the amendments prospectively and retrospectively to all periods presented in the financial statements. Early adoption is permitted provided that the guidance is applied from the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. We have evaluated the accounting guidance and determined that there is no impact of this update to our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue Recognition - Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which is a comprehensive revenue recognition standard that will supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, however, the FASB has proposed a one-year deferral. Either full retrospective adoption or modified retrospective adoption is permitted. We are in the process of evaluating the impact of the standard.

In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity, which changes the criteria for reporting discontinued operations while enhancing disclosures in this area. Under the new guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations should be presented as discontinued operations. Those strategic shifts should have a major effect on the organization’s operations and financial results. Examples include a disposal of a major geographic area, a major line of business, or a major equity method investment. Additionally, the new guidance requires expanded disclosures about discontinued operations that will provide financial statement users with more information about the assets, liabilities, income, expenses of discontinued operations and of the pretax income attributable to a disposal of a significant part of an organization that does not qualify for discontinued operations reporting. The new standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014. We have evaluated the accounting guidance and determined that this update will have no effect on our consolidated financial statements.

Update to significant accounting policies

There have been no material changes to our significant accounting policies, as compared to those described in our 2014 Annual Report.

Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Net income (loss) per share

Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, excluding the effects of any potentially dilutive securities. Diluted earnings (loss) per share gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. Dilutive potential common shares consist of incremental shares upon the exercise of stock options and warrants, unless the effect would be anti-dilutive.

The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted net income (loss) per share computations for the periods presented below (in thousands):

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
Numerator:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	1,165		$	(4,050	)
Loss from discontinued operations		(36	)		(20	)
Net income (loss)	$	1,129		$	(4,070	)
Denominator:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		9,671			5,172
Potential common shares from options and warrants		322			-
Diluted weighted average shares		9,993			5,172

As a result of the net loss we incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2014, approximately 3.0 million options, warrants, and convertible securities were excluded from the loss per share calculation, as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

Standard Product Warranty, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Product warranties

We warrant finished goods against defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for periods generally between one and five years. Settlement costs consist of actual amounts expensed for warranty which are largely a result of the cost of replacement products. A liability for the estimated future costs under product warranties is maintained for products and services outstanding under warranty. The following table summarizes warranty activity for the periods indicated (in thousands):

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
Balance at beginning of period	$	188		$	75
Accruals for warranties issued		352			16
Settlements made during the period (in cash or in kind)		(37	)		(16	)
Accrued warranty reserve	$	503		$	75