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Line Of Credit Facility Adjusted Borrowing Base

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Line of Credit Facility, Minimum Excess Availability

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Fair value of the amount outstanding under the credit facility.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 825

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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CREDIT AGREEMENTS - Credit Facilities (Details)	Mar. 31, 2015 Lloyds USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2014 Lloyds USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2014 Lloyds GBP (£)	Mar. 31, 2015 Siena Lending Group LLC USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	$ 12,706,000	$ 22,229,000	£ 15,000,000	$ 2,563,000
Less: adjustments to the borrowing base
Minimum availability				(1,000,000)
Outstanding letters of credits				(385,000)
Adjusted borrowing base				1,178,000
Less: outstanding borrowing	0			0
Additional borrowing availability	$ 12,706,000			$ 1,178,000
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing (as a percent)	2.25%			5.00%