Income taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

The following summarizes the (benefit) / provision for income taxes:

Years Ended December 31,	2013		2012
(in thousands)
Current:
Federal	$	(1,904)	$	1,846
State and local		(224)		585
		(2,128)		2,431
Deferred:
Federal		(1,295)		(927)
State and local		(153)		(109)
		(1,448)		(1,036)
(Benefit) / Provision for income taxes	$	(3,576)	$	1,395

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

Reconciliation of the Company's actual tax rate to the U.S. Federal statutory rate is as follows:

Years ended December 31,	2013			2012
Income tax rates
- Statutory U.S. federal rate		34	%		34	%
- States, net U.S. benefits		4	%		4	%
- Reduction of valuation allowance		0	%		(28)	%
Total		38	%		10	%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Elements of deferred income tax assets (liabilities) are as follows:

December 31,	2013		2012
(in thousands)
Deferred tax assets (liabilities)
- Depreciation & amortization	$	(542)	$	(112)
- Reserves for doubtful accounts		86		86
- Inventory reserve		120		148
- NOL		5,906		4,000
Total	$	5,570	$	4,122