CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	Series B Convertible Preferred Stock	Series C Convertible Preferred Stock	Series D Convertible Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Treasury Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Retained Earnings / Accumulated Deficit	Total
Begining Balance, Amount at Dec. 31, 2009	$ 2			$ 211	$ (64)	$ 83,363	$ (86)	$ (98,129)	$ (14,703)
Begining Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2009	239,400	2,200	2,198	21,258,264	(6,704)
Issuance of restricted stock grants pursuant to stock exchange agreement, Shares				847,258
Issuance of restricted stock grants pursuant to stock exchange agreement, Amount				8		(8)
Conversion of preferred stock into common, Shares			(113)	281,428
Conversion of preferred stock into common, Amount				3		24		(27)
Issuance of common stock pursuant to warrant exercises, Shares				1,000,000
Issuance of common stock pursuant to warrant exercises, Amount				10		490			500
Issuance of common stock pursuant to cashless warrant exercises, Shares				458,531
Issuance of common stock pursuant to cashless warrant exercises, Amount				5		(5)
Beneficial conversion feature of convertible debt						1,079			1,079
Stockbased compensation expense						243			243
Foreign currency translation adjustment							(18)		(18)
Additional minimum pension liability							42		42
Net loss								(5,049)	(5,049)
Ending Balance, Amount at Dec. 31, 2010	2			237	(64)	85,186	(62)	(103,205)	(17,906)
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2010	239,400	2,200	2,085	23,845,481	(6,704)
Conversion of preferred stock into common, Shares		(2,200)	(2,085)	11,768,525
Conversion of preferred stock into common, Amount				118		1,481		(1,599)
Issuance of common stock pursuant to warrant exercises, Shares				1,310,000
Issuance of common stock pursuant to warrant exercises, Amount				13		642			655
Issuance of common stock pursuant to cashless warrant exercises, Shares				1,194,547
Issuance of common stock pursuant to cashless warrant exercises, Amount				12		(12)
Beneficial conversion feature of convertible debt						188			188
Stockbased compensation expense						289			289
Foreign currency translation adjustment							25		25
Additional minimum pension liability							(28)		(28)
Issuance of common stock for cash, net of derivative liabilities and transaction costs of $706, Shares				18,500,000
Issuance of common stock for cash, net of derivative liabilities and transaction costs of $706, Amount				185		2,734			2,919
Issuance of common stock pursuant to repayment of debt, Shares				1,500,000
Issuance of common stock pursuant to repayment of debt, Amount				15		735			750
Issuance of common stock pursuant to conversion of accrued interest, Shares				774,559
Issuance of common stock pursuant to conversion of accrued interest, Amount				8		379			387
Issuance of common stock pursuant to conversion of debt, Shares				9,000,000
Issuance of common stock pursuant to conversion of debt, Amount				90		4,410			4,500
Issuance of common stock in lieu of cash for financing transaction costs, Shares				90,000
Issuance of common stock in lieu of cash for financing transaction costs, Amount				1		(1)
Recission of previously issued restricted stock grants, Shares				(12,079)
Recission of previously issued restricted stock grants, Amount
Reclassification of previously bifurcated conversion option of preferred stocks and warrants						5,672			5,672
Issuance of common stock pursuant to option exercises, Shares				14,587
Issuance of common stock pursuant to option exercises, Amount						4			4
Issuance of common stock as compensation in lieu of cash, Shares				10,000
Issuance of common stock as compensation in lieu of cash, Amount						13			13
Net loss								(3,180)	(3,180)
Ending Balance, Amount at Dec. 31, 2011	$ 2			$ 679	$ (64)	$ 101,720	$ (65)	$ (107,984)	$ (5,712)
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2011	239,400			67,995,620	(6,704)