Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Notes Tables

Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]

				December 31, 2018					Identifiable Intangible		December 31, 2017					Identifiable Intangible
(In thousands)	*Estimated			Gross					Assets, less		Gross					Assets, less
	Useful			Carrying		Accumulated			Accumulated		Carrying		Accumulated			Accumulated
	Life (years)			Amount		Amortization			Amortization		Amount		Amortization			Amortization
Finite-lived intangible assets
Power and Electromechanical Segment:
Trademark and trade name - V-Infinity		5		$	1,095	$	(1,095	)	$	—	$	1,095	$	(1,095	)	$	—
Trademark and trade name - AMP Group		3			28		(28	)		—		27		(23	)		4
Trademark and trade name - CUI-Canada		3			128		(128	)		—		128		(121	)		7
Technology rights	7	and	20**		1,291		(746	)		545		1,291		(578	)		713
Computer software	3	to	5		956		(857	)		99		971		(850	)		121
Product certifications		3			1,667		(1,187	)		480		1,412		(820	)		592
Customer relationships - CUI-Canada		7			267		(146	)		121		267		(108	)		159
Other intangible assets		***			114		(114	)		—		114		(113	)		1
Total Power and Electromechanical Segment					5,546		(4,301	)		1,245		5,305		(3,708	)		1,597
Energy Segment:
Order backlog		2			2,837		(2,837	)		—		3,006		(3,006	)		—
Trade name - Orbital-UK		10			1,526		(877	)		649		1,616		(768	)		848
Customer list - Orbital-UK		10			5,931		(3,411	)		2,520		6,284		(2,985	)		3,299
Technology rights		20			318		(173	)		145		337		(150	)		187
Technology-Based Asset - Know How		12			2,403		(1,151	)		1,252		2,546		(1,008	)		1,538
Technology-Based Asset - Software		10			521		(300	)		221		552		(262	)		290
Computer software	3	to	5		667		(140	)		527		520		(13	)		507
Other intangible assets		***			—		—			—		—		—			—
Total Energy Segment					14,203		(8,889	)		5,314		14,861		(8,192	)		6,669
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Power and Electromechanical Segment:
Trade mark and trade name - CUI Inc.					4,893		—			4,893		4,893		—			4,893
Customer list - CUI Inc.					1,857		—			1,857		1,857		—			1,857
Patents pending - Technology					552		—			552		552		—			552
					7,302		—			7,302		7,302		—			7,302
Total Identifiable other intangible assets				$	27,051	$	(13,190	)	$	13,861	$	27,468	$	(11,900	)	$	15,568

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

	For the Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2018		2017		2016
Trademarks and trade name		172		316		434
Customer lists/relationships		660		638		669
Technology rights		201		198		193
Technology-based assets		264		255		269
Computer software		191		83		76
Product certifications		413		343		260
Other intangibles		1		8		22
Total amortization	$	1,902	$	1,841	$	1,923

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

	For the Years Ending December 31,
(In thousands)	2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		2024 and thereafter		Totals
Trademarks and trade name	$	153	$	153	$	153	$	153	$	37	$	—	$	649
Customer lists/relationships		631		631		631		600		148		—		2,641
Technology rights		191		183		183		65		28		40		690
Technology-based assets		252		252		252		252		214		251		1,473
Computer software		222		197		110		77		20		—		626
Product certifications		287		154		39		—		—		—		480
Other intangibles		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total amortization	$	1,736	$	1,570	$	1,368	$	1,147	$	447	$	291	$	6,559

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)	Power and Electro - mechanical			Energy			Other		Total
Balance, December 31, 2016	$	13,083		$	7,042		$	—	$	20,125
Currency translation adjustments		9			659			—		668
Goodwill impairment		—			(3,152	)		—		(3,152	)
Balance, December 31, 2017		13,092			4,549			—		17,641
Currency translation adjustments		(3	)		(202	)		—		(205	)
Goodwill impairment		—			(4,347	)		—	$	(4,347	)
Balance, December 31, 2018	$	13,089		$	—		$	—	$	13,089