Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment Information

9. Segment Information

The Company's businesses are organized, managed and internally reported as four operating segments.  Two of these operating segments, Packaging and Printing, and Plastics are engaged in the printing and production of paper, cardboard and plastic documents with a wide range of features, including the Company's patented technologies and trade secrets designed for the protection of documents against unauthorized duplication and altering.     The two other operating segments, ExtraDev, Inc., dba DSS Digital Group, and DSS Technology Management, Inc., are engaged in various aspects of developing, acquiring, selling and licensing technology assets and are grouped into one reportable segment called Technology. 

Approximate information concerning the Company's operations by reportable segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 is as follows. The Company relies on intersegment cooperation and management does not represent that these segments, if operated independently, would report the results contained herein:

	Packaging and
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015	Printing		Plastics		Technology			Corporate			Total
Revenues from external customers	$	2,871,000		1,104,000		445,000			-		$	4,420,000
Depreciation and amortization		155,000		29,000		218,000			3,000			405,000
Stock based compensation		17,000		9,000		8,000			165,000			199,000
Net income (loss)		337,000		138,000		(739,000	)		(596,000	)		(860,000	)

		Packaging and
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015		Printing	Plastics	Technology		Corporate			Total
Revenues from external customers	$	7,663,000	3,016,000	1,367,000		-		$	12,046,000
Depreciation and amortization		427,000	90,000	651,000		7,000			1,175,000
Stock based compensation		52,000	29,000	75,000		686,000			842,000
Net income (loss)		474,000	236,000	(2,166,000	)	(2,094,000	)		(3,550,000	)
Identifiable assets		9,534,000	2,116,000	12,535,000		2,180,000			26,365,000

	Packaging and
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014	Printing		Plastics		Technology			Corporate			Total
Revenues from external customers	$	3,575,000		914,000		475,000			-		$	4,964,000
Depreciation and amortization		150,000		27,000		1,145,000			-			1,322,000
Stock based compensation		18,000		10,000		24,000			213,000			265,000
Impaiment of investment		-		-		11,750,000			-			11,750,000
Loss attibutable to noncontrolling interest		-		-		4,700,000			-			4,700,000
Net income (loss) to common shareholders		297,000		45,000		(7,658,000	)		(753,000	)		(8,069,000	)

	Packaging and
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014	Printing		Plastics		Technology			Corporate			Total
Revenues from external customers	$	9,321,000		2,735,000		1,419,000			-		$	13,475,000
Depreciation and amortization		406,000		127,000		3,389,000			1,000			3,923,000
Stock based compensation		111,000		62,000		141,000			791,000			1,105,000
Impaiment of investment		-		-		11,750,000			-			11,750,000
Loss attibutable to noncontrolling interest		-		-		4,700,000			-			4,700,000
Net income (loss) to common shareholders		496,000		22,000		(10,890,000	)		(3,096,000	)		(13,468,000	)
Identifiable assets		9,519,000		2,083,000		41,773,000			1,014,000			54,389,000