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Asset Retirement Obligation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Text Block]
Note 10.
Asset Retirement Obligation
 
Included in machinery and equipment is various production equipment, which per the Company’s building lease, is required to be removed upon termination of the related lease.  Included in accrued expenses in the accompanying balance sheet is the asset retirement obligation that represents the expected present value of the liability to remove this equipment.  There are no assets that are legally restricted for purposes of settling this asset retirement obligation.
 
Following is a reconciliation of the aggregate retirement liability associated with the Company’s obligation to dismantle and remove the machinery and equipment associated with its lease:
 
Balance at January 1, 2012
 
$
32,218
 
Increase in present value of the obligation
(accretion expense in the corresponding amount
charged against earnings)
 
 
8,640
 
Balance at December 31, 2012
 
$
40,858
 
Increase in present value of the obligation
(accretion expense in the corresponding amount
charged against earnings)
 
 
9,420
 
Balance at December 31, 2013
 
$
50,278