Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Percent of Equity Interests Held-for-sale

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- Definition

Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of equity in securities of subsidiaries.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 225

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph ((13)(g))

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Paragraph 13

-Subparagraph g

-Article 9

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- Definition

The cash inflow from the issuance of common stock, preferred stock, treasury stock, stock options, and other types of equity.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Financing Activities

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 14

-Subparagraph (a)

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Sale of Hungarian Subsidiary (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 15, 2014	Mar. 13, 2014
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Common stock issuances for royalty payment to a licensor	$ 0	$ 0	$ 68
Net gain on sale	760	0	0
Hungarian Subsidiary [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Percent of equity interests held-for-sale					100.00%
Common stock issuances for royalty payment to a licensor				1,500
Net gain on sale				$ 760