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Note 3 - Intangible Assets

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Note 3 - Intangible Assets
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]
3.
Intangible Assets
 
The following table summarizes information relating to the Company’s definite-lived intangible assets:
 
          March 31, 2017    
December 31, 2016
 
   
Useful
   
Gross
           
Net
   
Gross
           
Net
 
   
Lives
   
Carrying
   
Accumulated
   
Carrying
   
Carrying
   
Accumulated
   
Carrying
 
   
(Years)
   
Amount
   
Amortization
   
Amount
   
Amount
   
Amortization
   
Amount
 
Intangibles (amount in thousands)
                                                           
Patent
   
3
-
17
    $
586
     
(282
)   $
304
    $
577
    $
(274
)   $
303
 
Software
   
 
3
 
     
405
     
(388
)    
17
     
405
     
(383
)    
22
 
Customer relationships
   
 
12
 
     
3,370
     
(2,042
)    
1,328
     
3,370
     
(1,974
)    
1,396
 
Permit
   
 
10
 
     
545
     
(441
)    
104
     
545
     
(428
)    
117
 
Total
   
 
 
 
    $
4,906
    $
(3,153
)   $
1,753
    $
4,897
    $
(3,059
)   $
1,838
 
 
The intangible assets noted above are amortized on a straight-line basis over their useful lives with the exception of customer relationships which are being amortized using an accelerated method. The Company has only
one
definite-lived permit that is subject to amortization.
 
The following table summarizes the expected amortization over the next
five
years for our definite-lived intangible assets (including the
one
definite-lived permit):
 
   
Amount
 
Year
 
(In thousands)
 
         
2017
(remaining)
  $
278
 
2018
   
337
 
2019
   
254
 
2020
   
218
 
2021
   
198
 
 
Amortization expenses relating to the definite-lived intangible assets as discussed above were
$94,000
and
$101,000
for the
three
months ended
March
31,
2017
and
2016,
respectively.