PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following as of December 31 (in thousands):



	2011			2010
Land and buildings	$	269		$	383
Machinery, equipment and fixtures	2,642			2,297
Leasehold improvements	618			509
Capital leases	—			208
	3,529			3,397
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(2,572		)	(2,534		)
Total property, plant and equipment	$	957		$	863

The Company recorded depreciation expense associated with its property, plant and equipment of $0.3 million and $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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