DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations

The following is a summary of activity for the allowance for doubtful accounts from discontinued operations during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. The allowance for doubtful accounts from discontinued operations are included in the assets held for sale in the consolidated balance sheets.

	Dollars in Thousands
	Beginning Balance		Provision		Write Offs			Ending Balance
Twelve months ended December 31, 2016	$	14,664	$	—	$	(14,664	)	$	—
Twelve months ended December 31, 2015	$	7,927	$	9,447	$	(2,710	)	$	14,664

Results of the discontinued operations consisted of the following:

	Years ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)	2016			2015
Net sales	$	2,163		$	18,308
Cost of goods sold	574			12,287
Gross profit	1,589			6,021
Selling, general and administrative expense	1,710			15,187
Research and development expense	167			408
Impairment of long-lived assets	—			13,942
Operating income (loss) from discontinued operations	(288		)	(23,516		)
Gain on settlement of accounts payable	325			—
Gain (loss) on sale of assets/business	1,047			(224		)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes	1,084			(23,740		)
Income tax expense (benefit)	431			(648		)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	653		$	(23,092	)

Assets and liabilities of the discontinued operations are classified as assets held for sale and liabilities held for sale in the consolidated balance sheets and consisted of the following:

	Dollars in Thousands
	December 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
ASSETS
Accounts receivable, net	$	—	$	1,905
Other current assets	31		82
Total Assets	$	31	$	1,987
LIABILITIES
Accrued compensation	$	—	$	264
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	264