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Income Taxes (Details Narrative)

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Income Taxes (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Federal corporate tax rate		21.00%	34.00%
Income tax examination		Changes include, but are not limited to, a federal corporate tax rate decrease from 35% to 21% for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017
Income tax benefit		$ (936)	$ (1,285)
Re-measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities		916
Reversal of valuation allowance and refunding of amt credit carryforwards		779
Deferred income tax assets	$ 10,259	$ 10,479	$ 10,259
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act [Member]
Federal corporate tax rate		21.00%	35.00%
Income tax benefit	$ (1,695)	$ (1,235)
Percentage of NOL uitilized		80.00%
Indefinite-lived deferred tax liabilities percentage		80.00%
Valuation allowance percentage against deferred tax assets		80.00%
Federal [Member]
Net operating loss carryforwards		$ 21,277
Federal [Member] \| Majority-owned Subsidiary [Member]
Net operating loss carryforwards		2,629
State [Member]
Net operating loss carryforwards		76,312
State [Member] \| Majority-owned Subsidiary [Member]
Net operating loss carryforwards		$ 3,797

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