Discontinued Operations
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale [Abstract]  
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure
Discontinued Operations

The accompanying audited consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and cash flows present the results of operations and assets and liabilities of the Semiconductor Business Unit and the results of operations and liabilities of the Medical Products Business Unit as discontinued operations.

Sale of Medical Products Business Unit

On December 14, 2009, the Company completed the sale of its medical products business unit, which developed and marketed coated and uncoated hemodialysis catheters and related devices for the treatment of chronic kidney disease (the “Medical Products Business Unit”), to Bard Access Systems, Inc. (“Bard”). Accordingly, the liabilities of the Medical Products Business Unit are being presented herein as discontinued operations.
    
The company recorded a loss from discontinued operations before the sale of the Medical Product Business Unit of zero and $150 thousand for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Sale of Semiconductor Business Unit

During the first quarter of 2012, the Company began pursuing an exclusive sales process of the Company's Semiconductor Business Unit. The Company (i) determined that the Semiconductor Business Unit was a separate component of the Company's business as, historically, management reviewed separately the Semiconductor Business Unit's financial results apart from the Company's ongoing continuing operations, (ii) eliminated the Semiconductor Business Unit's financial results from ongoing operations and (iii) determined that the Company will have no further continuing involvement in the operations of the Semiconductor Business Unit or cash flows from the Semiconductor Business Unit after the sale.

On March 9, 2012, the Company completed the sale of the Semiconductor Business Unit to Masimo. The asset purchase agreement provided that the aggregate purchase price for the Semiconductor Business Unit was $8.0 million plus the assumption of $500 thousand in liabilities, with the cash portion of the purchase price being reduced by retained cash, accounts receivable and liabilities assumed by Masimo in excess of the agreed upon assumed liabilities. As a result, in the first quarter of 2012 the Company received approximately $7.3 million in cash (less the escrow described below) and incurred legal and transaction related fees of $425 thousand and Masimo assumed approximately $1.2 million in liabilities. Of the purchase price, approximately $718 thousand was deposited into an indemnity escrow account for fifteen months to partially secure the Company's obligations for any indemnity claims under the asset purchase agreement. There were no indemnity claims related to the asset purchase agreement and the Company received full payment from the indemnity escrow account in June 2013. In connection with this transaction, the lease for the premises in Hudson, New Hampshire where the Semiconductor Business Unit was located, was terminated on March 9, 2012, and the Company was released from all future obligations under the lease as of such date.

The company recorded a loss from discontinued operations before the sale of the Semiconductor Business Unit of $430 thousand for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012.

Summarized Financial Information of the Discontinued Operations

The assets and liabilities of the Semiconductor Business Unit and the liabilities of the Medical Products Business Unit as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:
(in thousands)
December 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Assets
 
 
 
Current Assets
 
 
 
Restricted cash
$

 
$
718

Total current assets of discontinued operations

 
718

Total Assets of discontinued operations
$

 
$
718

 
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations
 
 
 
Current liabilities of discontinued operations
 
 
 
Accrued liabilities
$
21

 
$
171

Total current liabilities of discontinued operations
21

 
171

Total liabilities of discontinued operations
$
21

 
$
171



Condensed results of operations relating to the Medical Products Business Unit and the Semiconductor Business Unit for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
Net sales and revenues
$

 
$
425

Gross margin
$

 
$
(296
)
Loss from discontinued operations before sale of business unit
$

 
$
(580
)
Gain on sale of business unit, net of transaction expenses

 
5,449

Income tax provision

 
(1,948
)
Net income from discontinued operations, net of tax
$

 
$
2,921