Taxes on Income (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

In thousands	2017		2016
Current:
Federal	$	(777)	$	(89)
State and local		-		-
Foreign		26		23
	$	(751)	$	(66)
Deferred:
Federal	$	-	$	-
State and local		-		-
		-		-
Income tax benefit	$	(751)	$	(66)

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	2017		2016
Statutory federal income tax benefit rate	34.0	%	34.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	0.1		3.1
Deemed dividend tax of deferred foreign income under the TCJ Act	(14.3)		-
AMT credit fully refundable under the TCJ Act	21.6		-
Foreign income taxed at different rates	(1.9)		0.7
Deferred tax asset remeasured under the TCJ Act	(48.6)		-
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance	30.6		(29.4)
Other	(0.6)		1.3
Effective income tax benefit rate	20.9	%	9.7	%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

In thousands	2017		2016
Deferred income tax asset:
Tax credit carryforwards	$	30	$	808
Operating loss carryforwards		4,663		6,533
Net pension costs		2,499		2,225
Accruals		(3)		240
Allowance for bad debts		45		(10)
Other		302		438
Valuation allowance		(6,405)		(8,318)
		1,131		1,916
Deferred income tax liability:
Depreciation		559		1,071
Other		572		845
		1,131		1,916
Net deferred income taxes	$	-	$	-