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Note 4 - Accrued Liabilities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]
4. Accrued Liabilities- Accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

   
March 31, 2012
   
December 31, 2011
 
Deferred revenue and customer prepayments
  $ 5,625     $ 3,603  
Stock rotation reserve
    1,573       1,086  
Legal expenses and settlement costs
    723       911  
Warranty
    573       561  
Other
    1,656       1,684  
Total accrued liabilities
  $ 10,150     $ 7,845  

A roll-forward of the warranty reserve for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 is as follows (in thousands):

   
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 561     $ 764  
Warranty costs
    (6 )     (296 )
Unused warranty provision
    (83 )     (121 )
Warranty provision for product sales
    101       116  
Balance at end of period
  $ 573     $ 463