Note 10. INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2012			2011
	(Amounts in Thousands)
Domestic	$	(12,976	)	$	5,726
Foreign		2,111			(1,149	)
Total	$	(15,087	)	$	4,577

Federal Income Tax Note [Table Text Block]

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2012		2011
	(Amounts in Thousands)
Current tax provision (benefit):
Federal	$	-	$	(260	)
State		19		30
Total provision (benefit)	$	19	$	(230	)

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

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2012			2011
	(Amounts in Thousands)
(Benefit) provision  from income taxes at statutory rate	$	(5,280	)	$	1,602
State income taxes, net of federal benefit		12			20
Net operating losses adjustments		(112	)		228
Valuation allowance adjustments		5,344			(1,855	)
Permanent items		17			18
Reduction of tax reserves		-			(260	)
Other, net		38			17
Net provision (benefit) from income taxes	$	19		$	(230	)

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

	As of December 31,
	2012			2011
	(Amounts in Thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities
Inventory costs	$	(514	)	$	(477	)
Deferred tax assets
Allowance for doubtful receivables	$	14		$	23
Accrued expenses and other items		9,354			6,885
Difference between book and tax bases of property		(879	)		993
Operating loss carry-forwards - domestic		58,179			53,962
Operating loss carry-forwards - foreign		2,240			1,664
Tax credit carry-forwards		13,299			13,299
		82,207			76,826
Less valuation allowance		(81,693	)		(76,349	)
		514			477
Net deferred income tax asset	$	-		$	-