Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Operating activities
Net loss	$ (1,063)	$ (5,881)
Depreciation	1,341	1,342
Amortization of intangible assets	1,746	1,817
Amortization of debt issuance cost	235	128
Deferred income tax benefit	(405)	(3,121)
Gain on purchase of notes		150
Change in receivable reserves	352	170
Change in inventory reserves	(86)	26
Accrued pension	(53)	(127)
Stock-based compensation	62	231
Impairments of fixed assets		2,581
Loss on disposition of fixed assets	74	41
Intangible asset impairment	110	428
Imputed interest expenses		31
Foreign currency remeasurement loss	(7)	(32)
Changes in current operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(3,560)	(2,377)
Inventories	(8,244)	(4,866)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(153)	(175)
Income taxes	1,660	(285)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(1,467)	6,256
Net cash used in operating activities	(9,458)	(3,963)
Investing activities
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(668)	(1,052)
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	50
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(2,106)
Notes receivable		(243)
Net cash used in investing activities	(618)	(3,401)
Financing activities
(Decrease)/increase in bank overdrafts	(716)	1,923
Short term borrowings	3,973
Borrowings under debt agreement	36,394	36,365
Repayment of debt	(29,441)	(38,261)
Payment of debt issuance costs	(251)	(61)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock		4,553
Net cash provided by financing activities	9,959	4,519
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(117)	(2,845)
Effect of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents	(285)	(339)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	648	3,832
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	246	648
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid	1,258	606
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	$ (322)	435
Non-cash investing activities:
Forgiveness of indebtedness due to purchaser		$ 609