Income taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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,	2014		2013
(in thousands)
Current:
Federal	$	0	$	(1,904)
State and local		(49)		(224)
		(49)		(2,128)
Deferred:
Federal		(767)		(1,295)
State and local		(90)		(153)
		(857)		(1,448)
Benefit for income taxes	$	(906)	$	(3,576)

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,	2014			2013
Income tax rates
- Statutory U.S. federal rate		34	%		34	%
- States, net U.S. benefits		4	%		4	%
- Tax benefit from prior year		18	%		0
Total		56	%		38	%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

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

December 31,	2014		2013
(in thousands)
Deferred tax assets (liabilities)
- Depreciation & amortization	$	(428)	$	(542)
- Reserves for doubtful accounts		92		86
- Inventory reserve		305		120
- Non qualified stock options		215		0
- NOL		6,244		5,906
Total	$	6,428	$	5,570