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Reporting Entity [Axis]0000880984 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
 
Composition of Loss from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes

(a) Composition of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes is as follows:

 

     

Year ended

December 31,

 
      2016     2015  
Domestic     $ (142 )   $ (5,409 )
Foreign       60       (88 )
      $ (82 )   $ (5,497 )

  
Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Income tax expense (benefit) consists of the following:

 

   

Year ended

December 31,

 
    2016     2015  
Current:                
Federal   $ —     $ —  
State and local     —       —  
Foreign     —       (50 )
      —       (50 )
Deferred:                
Federal     —       —  
State and local     —       —  
Foreign     19       259  
      19       259  
Total income tax expense   $ 19     $ 209  

  
Summary of Reconciliation Between Federal Tax Rate

Set forth below is a reconciliation between the federal tax rate and the Company’s effective income tax rates with respect to continuing operations:

 

   

Year ended

December 31,

  
    2016     2015  
Statutory Federal rates     34 %     34 %
Increase (decrease) in income tax rate resulting from:                
Tax on foreign activities     (2 )      6  
Other, net (primarily permanent differences)     (200 )     (4 )
Valuation allowance     145       (40 )
Effective income tax rates     (23 )%     (4 )%

  
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

    As of December 31,  
    2016     2015  
Deferred tax assets (liabilities) consist of the following:            
Employee benefits and deferred compensation   $ 1,745     $ 1,722  
Investments and asset impairments     2,619       2,693  
Other temporary differences     (807 )     (937 )
Net operating loss carryforwards     21,977       21,957  
      25,534       25,435  
Valuation allowance     (25,534 )     (25,208 )
Net deferred tax assets   $ —     $ 227  

  
Summary of Tax Loss Carryforwards

As of December 31, 2016, the Company had various net operating loss carryforwards expiring as follows:

 

Expiration     Federal*     State  
2023 - 2029     $ 503       —  
2030 - 2036       61,692       13,000  
Total     $ 62,195       13,000  

 

* The utilization of a portion of these net operating loss carryforwards is limited due to limits on utilizing net operating loss carryforwards under Internal Revenue Service regulations following a change in control.