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Sale of Investment in Software Company
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Investment in Software Company [Abstract]  
Investment in Software Company
Sale of Investment in Software Company
As of December 31, 2017, the Company held an investment reported in other assets, non-current, totaling $3.1 million in convertible preferred stock of BriefCam, Ltd. ("BriefCam"), a privately-held Israeli company. During 2018, Canon Inc. (“Canon”) acquired all of the outstanding shares of BriefCam and the Company received $9.7 million from the closing proceeds for its shares of BriefCam, as well as received $100,000 following the satisfaction of a contingency, resulting in a gain on sale of $6.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2018. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recognized a gain of $41,000 related to the release of cash from escrow in connection with the sale.
Prior to its sale, the investment did not have a readily determinable fair value and was recorded at cost, less impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in market-based transactions for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer and is included in other non-current assets. The Company's ownership interest was less than 20%. From the date of the Company's adoption of ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall, on January 1, 2018 to the sale of BriefCam, there were no observable price changes or impairments related to the Company’s non-marketable investment in the equity security. The gain on sale was taxable in the U.S. and was offset for federal income tax purposes by current or prior-year tax losses but was subject to applicable state income taxes. The gain on sale was not taxable in Israel.