2.2.0.7 false Description of Business 0201 - Disclosure - Description of Business true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Description of Business [Abstract] 0 id_DescriptionOfBusinessAbstract id false na duration Description of Business. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string Description of Business. false 3 DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS 1 us-gaap_OrganizationConsolidationAndPresentationOfFinancialStatementsDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0     <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><b></b> </div> <div align="left"> </div> <div align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><b></b> <b></b></div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><b>Operations</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“L-1” or the “Company”) provide solutions and services that protect and secure personal identities and assets and allow international governments, federal and state agencies, law enforcement and commercial businesses to guard the public against terrorism, crime and identity theft. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     In January 2010, L-1 announced that one of its strategic goals and objectives for 2010 was to explore strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value. At this time, there can be no assurance that the exploration of strategic alternatives will result in any sale transaction, moreover, both the timing of such a sale transaction and whether a significant premium to current market trading prices for L-1’s common stock can be obtained as part of any such transaction are uncertain. The accompanying financial statements do not reflect the impact of any possible transaction, except for approximately $1.7 million reflected in the second quarter of 2010 for costs incurred related to exploration of strategic alternatives. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The Company operates in two reportable segments: Solutions and Services. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The Solutions segment includes Secure Credentialing and Biometrics/Enterprise Access. Secure Credentialing solutions span the entire secure credentialing lifecycle, from testing through issuance and inspection. This includes driver’s licenses, national IDs, ePassports and other forms of government-issued proof of identity credentials. Biometric solutions capture, manage and move biometric data for positive, rapid ID and tracking of persons of interest. Biometric solutions also encompass access control readers that enable businesses and governments to secure facilities and restricted areas by preventing unauthorized entry. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The Services segment includes Enrollment Services, SpecTal/McClendon and Advanced Concepts. Enrollment Services performs fingerprint-based background checks necessary for federal and state licensed employment in the banking, finance, insurance, healthcare, legal, real estate, education and other industries. SpecTal/McClendon and Advanced Concepts provide services to the most important areas of national security and intelligence in the U.S. today, including information technology, engineering and analytics, and intelligence. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Customers, depending on their needs, may order solutions that include hardware, equipment, consumables, software products or services or combine hardware products, consumables, equipment, software products and services to create multiple element arrangements. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 1%"><i>Reorganization</i> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     On May 16, 2007, the Company adopted a new holding company organizational structure to facilitate the issuance of its convertible senior notes (the “Convertible Notes” or “Notes”) and the structuring of acquisitions. Pursuant to the reorganization, L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. became the sole shareholder of its predecessor, L-1 Identity Solutions Operating Company (“L-1 Operating”, previously also known as L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc.). </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The Company has no operations other than those carried through its investment in L-1 Operating and the financing operations related to the issuance of the Convertible Notes. A summary balance sheet of the Company (Parent Company only) is set forth below (in thousands): </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="76%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>June 30,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>December 31,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Assets: </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">Deferred financing costs </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,945</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">2,506</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">Investment in L-1 Operating </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">902,841</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">894,988</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">904,786</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">897,494</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Liabilities and equity: </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">Accrued interest </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">825</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">825</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">Deferred tax liability </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">5,200</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">5,200</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">Convertible debt </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">163,772</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">161,008</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">169,797</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">167,033</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Equity </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">734,989</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">730,461</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">904,786</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">897,494</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; 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