Taxes on Income (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

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

In thousands	2018		2017
Current:
Federal	$	-	$	(777)
State and local		25		-
Foreign		22		26
	$	47	$	(751)
Deferred:
Federal	$	-	$	-
State and local		-		-
		-		-
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	47	$	(751)

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

	2018		2017
Statutory federal income tax benefit Rate	21.0	%	34.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal Benefit	4.2		0.1
Deemed dividend tax of deferred foreign income under the TCJ Act	0.5		(14.3)
AMT credit fully refundable under the TCJ Act	-		21.6
Foreign income taxed at different Rates	(1.1)		(1.9)
Deferred tax asset remeasured under the TCJ Act	-		(48.6)
Deferred tax asset valuation Allowance	(22.6)		30.6
Other	(3.0)		(0.6)
Effective income tax (expense) benefit rate	(1.0)	%	20.9	%

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

In thousands	2018		2017
Deferred income tax asset:
Tax credit carryforwards	$	30	$	30
Operating loss carryforwards		5,347		4,663
Net pension costs		2,357		2,499
Accruals		(3)		(3)
Allowance for bad debts		467		45
Other		302		302
Valuation allowance		(7,447)		(6,405)
		1,053		1,131
Deferred income tax liability:
Depreciation		425		559
Other		628		572
		1,053		1,131
Net deferred income taxes	$	-	$	-