Non-Monetary Transaction - Advertising Rights	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Non-Monetary Transaction - Advertising Rights [Abstract]
NON-MONETARY TRANSACTION - ADVERTISING RIGHTS	(14) NON-MONETARY TRANSACTION — ADVERTISING RIGHTS On July 12, 2010, Castmaster Mobitec India Private Limited, a majority-owned subsidiary of Mobitec AB (“Castmaster Mobitec”), entered into a non-monetary exchange transaction with a transit agency customer (the “Transit Agency”) under the terms of a Concession Agreement (the “Transit Agency Contract”) pursuant to which Castmaster Mobitec agreed to install LED destination signs on a total of 1,500 of the Transit Agency’s existing fleet of buses and, in exchange therefore, the Transit Agency agreed to grant Castmaster Mobitec the right to place advertisements on such buses for a period of twenty-four (24) months (collectively, the “Advertising Rights”). In order to monetize the value of the Advertising Rights, on October 12, 2010 Castmaster Mobitec entered into an advertising agreement (the “Advertising Agreement”) with an advertising services company (the “Advertising Company”), pursuant to which Castmaster Mobitec granted the Advertising Company exclusive agency rights to operate the Advertising Rights in exchange for ten monthly installment payments, commencing on October 20, 2010, of approximately $330,000 each. Prior to accepting the first installment payment for the operation of the Advertising Rights, Castmaster Mobitec informed the Advertising Company that the Transit Agency Contract, as well as the Advertising Rights granted thereunder, would expire on July 11, 2012 (the “Expiration Date”) (unless the Transit Agency, in its sole and absolute discretion, agreed to extend the same for an additional one-year term), and, therefore, the Advertising Company would have the right to operate the Advertising Rights for a period of less than 24 months. By letter dated October 28, 2010, the Advertising Company acknowledged that approximately 20 months of advertising rights remained available under the Transit Agency Contract and requested, but did not demand, that Castmaster Mobitec seek to obtain from the Transit Agency a one-year extension of the Advertising Rights. Subsequently, Castmaster Mobitec requested that the Transit Agency agree to extend the Transit Agency Contract and the Advertising Rights granted thereunder for an additional one-year term, ending on July 11, 2013 (the “One-Year Extension”). As of December 31, 2010, Castmaster Mobitec had completed the installation of LED destination signs on approximately 600 of the Transit Agency’s buses; nevertheless, the installation of LED destination signs on the remaining 900 buses was halted pending the receipt by Castmaster Mobitec of the Transit Agency’s decision on whether to grant the One-Year Extension. If the Transit Agency declines to grant the One-Year Extension, the revenue to Castmaster Mobitec generated by the Advertising Rights will be limited to that which may be obtained during the time between the start date of advertising and the Expiration Date. As a result of delays in the start date of the advertising, the uncertainty of the Transit Agency granting the One-Year Extension, and the uncertainty of completing the installation of LED destination signs on the remaining 900 of the Transit Agency’s buses, as of December 31, 2010 we were unable to conclude that our ability to monetize the value of the Advertising Rights was reasonably assured. Therefore, at the end of fiscal 2010, we recorded a pre-tax charge of approximately $1.0 million ($0.5 million net of non-controlling interests) which reflects a full valuation allowance of the Advertising Rights asset. The terms of the Transit Agency Contract stipulated a completion date of November 5, 2010, with a provision for liquidated damages of up to 12 million INR (approximately $265,000 based on currency exchange rates at September 30, 2011) if not completed by that date. While the Transit Agency has not waived its rights to collect liquidated damages under the Transit Agency Contract, at this time, we do not believe the Transit Agency will seek payment of liquidated damages from Castmaster Mobitec. Further, Castmaster Mobitec has not waived its right to re-sell the Advertising Rights for the remainder of the term of the Transit Agency Contract and we believe the value of the remaining term of the Advertising Rights exceeds the amount of liquidated damages that could be imposed. We intend to seek final resolution of these matters with the Transit Agency before the end of our fiscal year, December 31, 2011. We believe that Castmaster Mobitec will incur no additional material expense or liability relating to the Transit Agency Contract beyond that which was recorded by the Company in connection with the impairment of the Advertising Rights in fiscal 2010, although we can give no assurance of such, and we can not predict the timing or the nature of final resolution of the matter.

(14) NON-MONETARY TRANSACTION — ADVERTISING RIGHTS

On July 12, 2010, Castmaster Mobitec India Private Limited, a majority-owned subsidiary of Mobitec AB (“Castmaster Mobitec”), entered into a non-monetary exchange transaction with a transit agency customer (the “Transit Agency”) under the terms of a Concession Agreement (the “Transit Agency Contract”) pursuant to which Castmaster Mobitec agreed to install LED destination signs on a total of 1,500 of the Transit Agency’s existing fleet of buses and, in exchange therefore, the Transit Agency agreed to grant Castmaster Mobitec the right to place advertisements on such buses for a period of twenty-four (24) months (collectively, the “Advertising Rights”). In order to monetize the value of the Advertising Rights, on October 12, 2010 Castmaster Mobitec entered into an advertising agreement (the “Advertising Agreement”) with an advertising services company (the “Advertising Company”), pursuant to which Castmaster Mobitec granted the Advertising Company exclusive agency rights to operate the Advertising Rights in exchange for ten monthly installment payments, commencing on October 20, 2010, of approximately $330,000 each.

Prior to accepting the first installment payment for the operation of the Advertising Rights, Castmaster Mobitec informed the Advertising Company that the Transit Agency Contract, as well as the Advertising Rights granted thereunder, would expire on July 11, 2012 (the “Expiration Date”) (unless the Transit Agency, in its sole and absolute discretion, agreed to extend the same for an additional one-year term), and, therefore, the Advertising Company would have the right to operate the Advertising Rights for a period of less than 24 months. By letter dated October 28, 2010, the Advertising Company acknowledged that approximately 20 months of advertising rights remained available under the Transit Agency Contract and requested, but did not demand, that Castmaster Mobitec seek to obtain from the Transit Agency a one-year extension of the Advertising Rights. Subsequently, Castmaster Mobitec requested that the Transit Agency agree to extend the Transit Agency Contract and the Advertising Rights granted thereunder for an additional one-year term, ending on July 11, 2013 (the “One-Year Extension”). As of December 31, 2010, Castmaster Mobitec had completed the installation of LED destination signs on approximately 600 of the Transit Agency’s buses; nevertheless, the installation of LED destination signs on the remaining 900 buses was halted pending the receipt by Castmaster Mobitec of the Transit Agency’s decision on whether to grant the One-Year Extension. If the Transit Agency declines to grant the One-Year Extension, the revenue to Castmaster Mobitec generated by the Advertising Rights will be limited to that which may be obtained during the time between the start date of advertising and the Expiration Date.

As a result of delays in the start date of the advertising, the uncertainty of the Transit Agency granting the One-Year Extension, and the uncertainty of completing the installation of LED destination signs on the remaining 900 of the Transit Agency’s buses, as of December 31, 2010 we were unable to conclude that our ability to monetize the value of the Advertising Rights was reasonably assured. Therefore, at the end of fiscal 2010, we recorded a pre-tax charge of approximately $1.0 million ($0.5 million net of non-controlling interests) which reflects a full valuation allowance of the Advertising Rights asset. The terms of the Transit Agency Contract stipulated a completion date of November 5, 2010, with a provision for liquidated damages of up to 12 million INR (approximately $265,000 based on currency exchange rates at September 30, 2011) if not completed by that date. While the Transit Agency has not waived its rights to collect liquidated damages under the Transit Agency Contract, at this time, we do not believe the Transit Agency will seek payment of liquidated damages from Castmaster Mobitec. Further, Castmaster Mobitec has not waived its right to re-sell the Advertising Rights for the remainder of the term of the Transit Agency Contract and we believe the value of the remaining term of the Advertising Rights exceeds the amount of liquidated damages that could be imposed. We intend to seek final resolution of these matters with the Transit Agency before the end of our fiscal year, December 31, 2011. We believe that Castmaster Mobitec will incur no additional material expense or liability relating to the Transit Agency Contract beyond that which was recorded by the Company in connection with the impairment of the Advertising Rights in fiscal 2010, although we can give no assurance of such, and we can not predict the timing or the nature of final resolution of the matter.