Income Taxes - reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| Loss before income taxes | $ (3,027) | $ (4,110) | $ (8,749) |
| Statutory rate | 26.50% | 26.50% | 26.50% |
| Expected recovery of income tax | $ (804) | $ (1,089) | $ (2,318) |
| Effect of foreign tax rate differences | (28) | (212) | (619) |
| Non-deductable amounts | 154 | 57 | 106 |
| Effect of changes in enacted future rates | 66 | 76 | 65 |
| Effect of change in foreign exchange rates | (155) | (186) | |
| Effect of stock based compensation | (149) | ||
| Effect of prior year true-ups and other items | (317) | ||
| Expiration of prior year NOLs | 290 | ||
| Change in valuation allowance | 771 | (1,992) | 2,952 |
| Effect of income tax reconciliation before recovery of income taxes | (17) | (3,315) | |
| Recovery of future income taxes | (3,345) | ||
| Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Total | $ (17) | $ 30 | |
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- Definition Expiration of prior year Net Operating Losses due to statutory limitations on available years for carryover No definition available.
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- Definition The portion of the difference between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying effect of change in future tax rates. No definition available.
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- Definition The portion of the difference between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying effect of foreign tax rate differences. No definition available.
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- Definition Income Tax Reconciliation Effect Of Prior Year True Ups And Other Iteams No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to tax exempt income, equity in earnings (loss) of an unconsolidated subsidiary, minority noncontrolling interest income (loss), tax holiday, disposition of a business, disposition of an asset, repatriation of foreign earnings, repatriation of foreign earnings jobs creation act of 2004, increase (decrease) in enacted tax rate, prior year income taxes, increase (decrease) in deferred tax asset valuation allowance before recovery of future income taxes. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of income tax reconciliation of recovery of future income taxes. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to taxable income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Sum of operating profit and nonoperating income or expense before Income or Loss from equity method investments, income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to increase (decrease) in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations, attributable to increase (decrease) in the income tax rates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to foreign income tax expense (benefit). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to nondeductible expenses. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to nondeductible equity-based compensation costs. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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