Note 14 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

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

	2012			2011 (1)
Current:
Federal	$	(46	)	$	77
State		(21	)		181
Foreign		(395	)		378
Total current		(462	)		636
Deferred:
Federal		-			-
State		-			-
Foreign		382			(449	)
Total deferred		382			(449	)
Total provision for income taxes	$	(80	)	$	187

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

	2012			2011 (1)
Provision for income taxes at U.S. Federal statutory rate	$	(8,928	)	$	628
State taxes, net of federal benefit		(13	)		117
Foreign taxes at different rate		1,591			312
Non-deductible expenses		(68	)		19
Valuation allowance		4,843			(889	)
Other		631			-
Impairment		1,864			-
	$	(80	)	$	187

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

	2012			2011 (1)
Deferred income tax assets:
Net operating loss carry forwards	$	17,602		$	11,675
Temporary differences due to accrued warranty costs		690			684
Temporary differences due to bonus and vacation accrual		94			-
Temporary differences due to construction in progress		1,316			-
Other temporary differences		196			697
Credits		16			-
		19,914			13,056
Valuation allowance		(19,914	)		(12,842	)
Total deferred income tax assets		-			214
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Other temporary differences		(173	)
Total deferred income tax liabilities		(173	)		-
Net deferred tax (liabilities) assets	$	(173	)	$	214

Geographic Regions [Member]

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

	2012			2011 (1)
United States	$	(20,924	)	$	2,892
Foreign		(4,584	)		(1,099	)
	$	(25,508	)	$	1,793