Elements of Deferred Income Tax Assets (Liabilities) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities [Line Items]
- 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	$ 6,428us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	$ 5,570us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet

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Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Depreciation And Amortization.

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It represents Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Non Qualified Stock Options.

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- Definition

Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards, net of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 740

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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- Definition

Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards.

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-Topic 740

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-Topic 740

-SubTopic 10

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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from the allowance for doubtful accounts.

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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from other reserves not separately disclosed.

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