INVESTMENTS - RELATED PARTIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

INVESTMENTS RELATED PARTIES

4. INVESTMENTS – RELATED PARTIES 

Investments in AVLP at June 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016, are comprised of the following: 

	June 30,			December 31,
	2017			2016
Investment in convertible promissory note of AVLP	$	2,593		$	997
Investment in common stock of AVLP		91			84
Total investment in AVLP P – Gross		2,684			1,081
Less: original issue discount		(102	)		(45	)
Total investment in AVLP P – Net	$	2,582		$	1,036

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company made a strategic decision to invest in AVLP, a related party controlled by Philou, an existing majority stockholder. The Company’s investments in AVLP primarily consist of convertible promissory notes and shares of common stock of AVLP.

On October 5, 2016, November 30, 2016, and February 22, 2017, the Company entered into three 12% Convertible Promissory Notes with AVLP (the "AVLP Notes") in the principal amount of $525 each. The AVLP Notes include a 5% original issue discount, resulting in net loans to AVLP of $1,500 and an original issue discount of $75. The AVLP notes accrue interest at 12% per annum and shall be due on or before two years from the origination dates of each note. At any time after six months, the Company has the right, at its option, to convert all or any portion of the principal and accrued interest into shares of common stock of AVLP at approximately $0.74536 per share. Subject to adjustment, the AVLP Notes, inclusive of the original issue discount, are convertible into 2,113,086 shares of the Company’s common stock.

The Company has funded $970 in excess of the $1,500 net loan amount required pursuant to the terms of the AVLP Notes. The Company and AVLP have agreed that these additional advances shall feature terms mirroring those of the AVLP Notes, including 12% annual interest and an original issue discount of 5%; however, in addition to these terms, the Company and AVLP are in the process of finalizing additional terms that will be incorporated into a new convertible promissory note agreement.

The original issue discount of $123 on the AVLP Notes, inclusive of the original issue discount attributed to the $970 loaned in excess of the AVLP Notes, is being amortized as interest income through the maturity date using the interest rate method. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company recorded $12 and $19, respectively, of interest income for the discount accretion. As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company recorded contractual interest receivable attributed to the AVLP Notes of $93 and $13, respectively.

The Company has classified the AVLP Notes as Available-for-Sale securities, subject to the guidance in ASC No. 320. The Company elected to apply the Fair Value Option Subsections of Subtopic 320-10 and 825-10 to the AVLP Notes. At June 30, 2017, the closing market price of AVLP’s common Stock was $0.17. Subsequent to quarter-end, the closing market price of AVLP’s common stock was in the range of $0.17 and $ 0.38 and due to the illiquidity and significant volatility of AVLP’s common stock, the Company has determined that its cost basis in AVLP common stock approximates the current fair value. 

The Company has concluded that indicators of impairment, including those described in ASC No. 320-10-35-27, do not currently exist for the Company’s investment in debt and equity securities of AVLP.