Amendment Flag
Current Fiscal Year End Date
Document Period End Date
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer
Entity Voluntary Filers
Entity Current Reporting Status
Entity Filer Category
Entity Public Float
Entity Registrant Name
Entity Central Index Key
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding
Document Fiscal Year Focus
Document Fiscal Period Focus
Document Type
Award Type [Axis]
BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Accounts payable
Accounts Payable, Current
Accounts receivable, net
Accrued income taxes
Accrued Income Taxes, Noncurrent
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
Less accumulated depreciation
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment
Additional paid-in capital - stock-based compensation
Additional Paid-in Capital - Stock-Based Compensation [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Stock-based compensation
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Requisite Service Period Recognition
Advertising Costs
Advertising expense
Total
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense, Net of Tax
Allocated share-based compensation expense
Balance, end of period
Balance, beginning of period
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable
Write-offs, net of recoveries
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Write-offs
Increase in allowance for doubtful accounts
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Period Increase (Decrease)
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable [Roll Forward]
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Roll Forward]
Amortization expense
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain]
Antidilutive Securities [Axis]
Shares excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per common share (in shares)
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount
ASSETS
Assets [Abstract]
TOTAL ASSETS
Total assets
Total current assets
Assets, Current
Current assets:
Total long-term assets
Assets, Noncurrent
Long-term assets:
Balance Sheet Location [Axis]
Balance Sheet Location [Domain]
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]
Purchase price for transferred assets
Purchase price of transferred assets
Business Acquisition, Acquiree [Domain]
Business Acquisition [Axis]
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
Cash and cash equivalents
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease)
Non-cash investing activities:
Cash Flow, Noncash Investing and Financing Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Interest bearing amounts on deposit in excess of FDIC insurable limits
Cash, Uninsured Amount
Commitments and contingencies
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES [Abstract]
Common stock, no par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 21,111,585 and 20,382,333 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)
Common stock voting rights
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)
Common Stock [Member]
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)
Common Stock [Abstract]
Common Stock, Number of Shares, Par Value and Other Disclosures [Abstract]
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN [Abstract]
Computer Software [Member]
Computer Software, Intangible Asset [Member]
Computer Hardware [Member]
Computer Equipment [Member]
Concentration Risk Type [Domain]
Concentration Risk Type [Axis]
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk Benchmark [Domain]
Concentration Risk [Table]
MAJOR CUSTOMERS AND CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
Concentration Risk Disclosure [Text Block]
Concentration risk, percentage
Concentration Risk Benchmark [Axis]
Consolidation Items [Domain]
Consolidation Items [Axis]
Product Line Cost of Goods Sold [Member]
Cost of Goods Sold
Cost of Sales, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Cost of goods sold
Costs and expenses:
Total costs and expenses
Costs and Expenses
Credit Facility [Domain]
Credit Facility [Axis]
Total
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Federal
Current Federal Tax Expense (Benefit)
State
Current State and Local Tax Expense (Benefit)
Current [Abstract]
Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Line of credit, description of variable rate basis
Line of credit, spread on variable rate
LINE OF CREDIT
Prepaid expenses
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Prepaid Expenses
Investment loss
Deferred Tax Assets, Investments
Federal
Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Executive Compensation Plan [Member]
Total
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Deferred [Abstract]
Total deferred income tax assets, net
Deferred Tax Assets, Net
Contributions carryforward
Deferred Tax Assets, Charitable Contribution Carryforwards
State
Deferred State and Local Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Deferred income tax assets [Abstract]
Hong Kong NOL carryforwards
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, Foreign
Total
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance
State NOL carryforwards
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, State and Local
Federal NOL carryforwards
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, Domestic
Research tax credit
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards, Research
Alternative minimum tax credit
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards, Alternative Minimum Tax
Loss on impairment of long-lived assets
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Reserves and Accruals, Impairment Losses
Reserves and accruals
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Reserves and Accruals
Valuation allowance
Valuation allowance
Stock-based compensation
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Compensation and Benefits, Share-based Compensation Cost
Accrued rent
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Reserves and Accruals, Accrued Liabilities
Depreciation
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Property, Plant and Equipment
Company contribution, cost recognized
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation expense
Board of Directors [Member]
Federal [Member]
Net loss per common share [Abstract]
Net Loss per Common Share
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]
Basic (in dollars per share)
Diluted (in dollars per share)
Net loss per common share:
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Federal statutory income tax rate
Stock Options [Member]
Stock Options [Member]
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested awards
Stock-based compensation capitalized as a cost of inventory
Equity Component [Domain]
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS [Abstract]
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Text Block]
Less accumulated amortization
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization
Estimated amortization expenses [Abstract]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Intangible Assets, Net [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Member]
Intangible assets, net
Intangible assets, net
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain]
Total
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis]
Intangible assets [Abstract]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]
Amortized life of patent
Weighted average amortization period
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life
2017
2016
Hong Kong Tax Code [Member]
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Gain on sale of long-term assets
Gain on sale of long-term assets
Loss on abandonment of assets
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets for Financial Service Operations
General and administrative
Assets by geographical area [Abstract]
Net sales [Abstract]
INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]
Product line gross profit
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS [Abstract]
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]
Income Tax Authority [Axis]
Loss before income taxes
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest
Increase in valuation allowance
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance, Amount
Effective income tax rate reconciliation [Abstract]
Income tax net benefit [Abstract]
Income tax net expense
Income tax net expense
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Income Tax Authority [Domain]
INCOME TAXES
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
Cash paid during the year for income taxes
Other changes in deferred income tax assets, net
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Adjustments, Amount
Income Taxes
Anticipated income tax benefit at statutory rate
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Amount
Stock-based compensation
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Share-based Compensation Cost, Amount
Income tax effect of uncertain tax positions
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Contingency, Amount
Accounts receivable
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable
Accrued income taxes
Increase (Decrease) in Income Taxes Payable
Accounts payable
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
Increase (Decrease) in Other Accrued Liabilities
Accrued cooperative advertising
Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Liabilities
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Inventory
Increase (Decrease) in Inventories
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Prepaid expenses and other assets, net
Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense and Other Assets
Stock options (in shares)
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]
Intangible Assets
Interest expense
Interest Expense
Cash paid during the year for interest
Inventories
Inventories, net [Abstract]
Total
Inventory, Gross
Less inventory reserves
Inventory Valuation Reserves
Finished goods
Inventory, Finished Goods, Net of Reserves
Finished goods
Inventory, Finished Goods, Gross
INVENTORIES
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]
Long-term portion
Inventory, net
Inventory credit
Short-term portion
Inventory, net
Provision for inventory reserves
Total inventories, net of reserves [Abstract]
Inventory Valuation allowances [Member]
INVENTORIES [Abstract]
Work-in-process
Work-in-process
Inventory, Work in Process, Gross
Raw materials
Raw materials
Interest income
LIBOR [Member]
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Land subject to leases (in square feet)
Rent expense
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Legal fees
Total current liabilities
Liabilities, Current
Total long-term liabilities
Liabilities, Noncurrent
Current liabilities:
Total liabilities
Liabilities
Long-term liabilities:
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities and Equity
Gross liability for income taxes, uncertain tax positions
License Rights [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Table]
Line of credit maturity date
LINE OF CREDIT [Abstract]
Lender Name [Axis]
Advances against line of credit
Revolving line of credit
Line of Credit Facility, Lender [Domain]
Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Customer [Axis]
Maximum [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Total
Long-Lived Assets
Customer [Domain]
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Nature of Operations [Text Block]
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Numerator [Abstract]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Net cash used in investing activities
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Continuing Operations
Net cash provided by operating activities
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations
Net loss
Net loss
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Net cash provided by financing activities
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Continuing Operations
Recently Adopted/Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Total other expense, net
Nonoperating Income (Expense)
Other income (expense):
Number of operating segments
Number of reportable segments
2016
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Next Twelve Months
Future minimum payments under operating lease [Abstract]
Operating and Reporting Segments [Member]
2017
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Two Years
Loss from operations
Operating loss
Operating Income (Loss)
Thereafter
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due Thereafter
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Table]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Total
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due
2019
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Four Years
2020
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Five Years
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration dates
Operating loss carryforwards
2018
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Three Years
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS [Abstract]
Other assets
Provision for sales returns
Other Noncash Income (Expense)
Finished goods on consignment
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent
Supplies inventories
Other sales and marketing expenses
Products and Services [Domain]
Patents [Member]
Purchases of property and equipment
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment
Patent, license rights, and trademark costs
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]
Preferred Stock [Abstract]
Preferred Stock, Number of Shares, Par Value and Other Disclosures [Abstract]
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
Stock option exercises
Proceeds from sale of assets
Products and Services [Axis]
Property and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis]
Property and Equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]
Property and Equipment, Net [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Member]
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives
Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Domain]
Property and equipment, net
Property and equipment, net
Total
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross
Capital expenditures
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]
Provision for uncollectible accounts
Additions charged to operations
Reportable Geographical Components [Member]
Range [Domain]
Range [Axis]
Accounts Receivable Reserves
Activities related to gross liability for uncertain tax positions [Roll Forward]
Research and development
Research and Development
Research and Development Expense, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Restricted Shares [Member]
Restricted Stock [Member]
Accumulated Deficit [Member]
Retained Earnings [Member]
Accumulated deficit
Revenue Recognition
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
MAJOR CUSTOMERS AND CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK [Abstract]
Expected lives
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term
Weighted average remaining contractual life
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
Fair value of stock options vested
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value
Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercisable
Weighted average remaining contractual life
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
Weighted average remaining contractual life
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
Data by geographic area [Abstract]
Total Gross Sales [Member]
Sales returns
Sales Returns, Goods
Net sales
Net sales
Net sales
Allowance for sales returns
Sales Returns and Allowances, Goods
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table]
Summary of the stock option activity
Schedule of Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Table]
Weighted average assumptions for stock options granted
Income tax net (expense) benefit
Schedule of intangible assets
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]
Schedule of effective income tax rate reconciliation
Significant components of deferred income tax assets
Future minimum payments under operating lease
Reconciliation of basic and fully diluted earnings per share
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table]
Restricted stock activity
Schedule for components of stock based compensation
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table]
Data by geographic area
Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Table]
Summary information by segment
Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table]
Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table]
Reconciliation of allowance for doubtful accounts
Summary of customers that represent greater than or equal to 10% of total gross sales
SEGMENT INFORMATION AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA [Abstract]
Segments [Domain]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
SEGMENT INFORMATION AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
Summary information by segment [Abstract]
Segment Reporting Information, Operating Income (Loss) [Abstract]
Geographical [Domain]
Sales and marketing
General and Administrative
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Vesting period
Granted (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period
Granted (in dollars per share)
Unvested, ending balance (in shares)
Unvested, beginning balance (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number
Exercised (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Stock-based compensation
Unvested, ending balance (in dollars per share)
Unvested, beginning balance (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Shares [Roll Forward]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]
Forfeited (in dollars per share)
Granted (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Canceled (in dollars per share)
Canceled (in shares)
Information about stock options outstanding
Expired (in dollars per share)
Granted (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Dividend yield
Expired (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Expirations in Period
Forfeited (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period
Vested (in dollars per share)
Balance as of 12/31/2015 (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number
Vested (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period
Expected volatility
Share-based payment award, number of shares authorized (in shares)
Risk-free interest rate
Weighted average assumptions for stock options [Abstract]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]
Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised
Options Vested or Expected to Vest [Abstract]
Stock-Based Compensation
Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy [Policy Text Block]
Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options vested and expected to vest
Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding
Equity Award [Domain]
Balance as of 12/31/2015 (in shares)
Outstanding, beginning balance (in shares)
Outstanding, ending balance (in shares)
Stock options outstanding (in shares)
Outstanding, beginning balance (in dollars per share)
Outstanding, ending balance (in dollars per share)
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)
Balance as of 12/31/2015 (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Number
Shares [Roll Forward]
Fair value of stock options (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Balance (in shares)
Balance (in shares)
Shares, Outstanding
State income tax benefit, net of federal tax effect
State and Local Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations
Other State [Member]
Statement [Line Items]
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME [Abstract]
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS [Abstract]
Equity Components [Axis]
Statement [Table]
Segments [Axis]
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS [Abstract]
Geographical [Axis]
Issuance of restricted stock
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Restricted Stock Award, Net of Forfeitures
Stock option exercises
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised
Stock option exercises (in shares)
Exercised (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period
Issuance of restricted stock (in shares)
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Net of Forfeitures
Number of shares authorized to repurchase (in shares)
2008 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Stock Compensation Plan [Member]
Shareholders' equity:
Shareholders' equity
Balance
Balance
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
Total shareholders' equity
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent
Subsequent Event Type [Axis]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Events [Member]
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS [Abstract]
Subsequent Event Type [Domain]
Subsequent Event [Table]
Summary of gross liability for uncertain tax positions
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Federal income tax credits
Relationship to Entity [Domain]
Title of Individual [Axis]
Trademarks [Member]
Shares repurchased (in shares)
Increases related to prior year tax positions
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Increase Resulting from Prior Period Tax Positions
Interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions
Beginning balance
Ending balance
Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Accrued Income tax expense for estimated tax, penalties, and interest for other uncertain tax positions
Use of Estimates
Variable Rate [Axis]
Variable Rate [Domain]
Weighted average number of shares used in computing net loss income per common share:
Weighted average common shares outstanding [Abstract]
Basic (in shares)
Diluted (in shares)
Diluted (in shares)
United States [Member]
Element represent the period for settlement of any uncertain tax positions.
Period for settlement of uncertain tax positions
Period for settlement of uncertain tax positions
Refers to the federal income tax credit balance which will expire during the particular period.
Tax credit carryforward with expiration
Remaining balance of federal income tax expire between 2018 and 2021
Amount recorded as a direct reduction to the associated deferred tax asset during the period.
Direct reduction to associated deferred tax asset
Direct reduction to associated deferred tax asset
Refers to other countries
International [Member]
Represents a major customer of the entity.
Customer A [Member]
Represents a major customer of the entity.
Customer D [Member]
Represents a major customer of the entity.
Customer B [Member]
Represents a major customer of the entity.
Customer C [Member]
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
A component of an entities operating segment.
Direct To Consumer 1 [Member]
Moissanite.com [Member]
Net amount of inventory owned by the entity but in the hands of a customer, typically a reseller.
Other Inventory, Materials, Supplies and Merchandise under Consignment, Net
Finished goods on consignment
Product line cost of goods sold is defined as product cost of goods sold excluding non-capitalized expenses from the Company's manufacturing and production control departments, comprising personnel costs, depreciation, rent, utilities, and corporate overhead allocations; freight out; inventory valuation allowance adjustments; and other inventory adjustments, comprising costs of quality issues, damaged goods, and inventory write-offs.
Product line cost of goods sold
Product line cost of goods sold
Refers to cost associated with the damaged goods and the goods having quality issues.
Quality Issues and Damaged Goods [Member]
Other Inventory Adjustments [Member]
Amount of expense related to the production and distribution of goods or services to customers and clients.
Production and Distribution Cost [Member]
Non-Capitalized Manufacturing and Production Control Expenses [Member]
Represents the freight out by reportable segment.
Freight Out [Member]
Name of each detailed component of cost of goods sold.
Components Of Costs Of Goods Sold Name [Domain]
Components Of Costs Of Goods Sold, Name [Domain]
Information by component of cost of goods sold.
Components Of Cost Of Goods Sold [Axis]
A component of an entities operating segment.
Direct To Consumer [Member]
Charles & Colvard Direct [Member]
A component of finished jewelry for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.
Finished Jewelry [Member]
Finished Jewelry [Member]
A component of loose jewels for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.
Loose Jewels [Member]
A component of an entities operating segment.
Wholesale [Member]
Amount of expense charged to operations related to allowance for sales return.
Provision for Sales Return
Additions charged to operations
Refers to an allowance for trade accounts receivables due to an Entity within one year (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer) that are related to product returns.
Allowance for Sales Returns
Balance, beginning of period
Balance, end of period
A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.
Allowance for Sales Returns [Roll Forward]
Allowance for sales returns [Roll Forward]
Refer to inventories issued to active production jobs during the period by the entity.
Inventories issued to active production
Represents the maximum term within which customers are generally required to make payments for trade receivables.
Customer Payment Term for Trade Receivables, Maximum
Customer payment term for trade receivables, maximum
Description of useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale.
Property Plant and equipment, Useful Life Description
Description of useful life, property, plant and equipment
Represents the increase in depreciation expense due to change in life of current enterprise resource planning system.
Increase in Depreciation Due to Change in Life of Enterprise Resource Planning System
Increase in depreciation expense
Represents the number of wholly owned operating subsidiaries by the entity.
Number of Wholly Owned Operating Subsidiaries
Number of wholly owned operating subsidiaries
Element represents the period of return policy of jewels and finished jewelry for credit. Goods must be returned for a valid reason, such as quality problems or an error in shipment.
Maximum period for return of jewels and finished jewelry for credit
Maximum period for return of jewels and finished jewelry for credit
Represents the maximum period when customers are generally required to make payments on consignment shipments upon informing the entity that it will keep the inventory.
Customer Payment Period on Consignment Shipment
Customer payment period on consignment shipment
Denominator [Abstract]
Denominator [Abstract]
Represents the minimum term within which customers are generally required to make payments for trade receivables.
Customer Payment Term for Trade Receivables, Minimum
Customer payment term for trade receivables, minimum
Represents the reserve established for obsolescence of finished jewelry featuring moissanite.
Reserve established for obsolescence of finished jewelry featuring moissanite
Carrying value of inventory reserve for obsolescence of moissanite
The amount of the valuation account as of the balance sheet date which reduces the carrying amount of inventory to net realizable value; takes into consideration such factors as due to damage or branding issues, market value, excessive quantities based on expected sales, technological obsolescence, and shrinkage. May also provide for estimated product returns or price concessions pertaining to product cost.
Inventory Valuation Reserves, Fashion Finished Jewelry
Obsolescence reserve for certain fashion finished jewelry inventory
Represents the inventory reserves for shrinkage, recuts, and repairs.
Inventory reserves for shrinkage, recuts, and repairs
Reconciliation of differences between the basic and fully diluted earnings per share [Abstract]
Extension period which shares may be purchased under a stock repurchase plan authorized by an entity's Board of Directors, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.
Stock Repurchase Program Extension Period
Extension period authorized under stock repurchase program
Components of the Company's stock based compensation included in net loss [Abstract]
Components of the Company's stock based compensation included in net income [Abstract]
An arrangement whereby a consultant is entitled to receive in the future, subject to vesting and other restrictions, a number of shares in the entity at a specified price, as defined in the agreement.
Consultant stock options [Member]
Consultant Stock Options [Member]
Contract that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, either to purchase or to sell a certain number of shares of stock at a predetermined price for a specified period of time.
Omnibus Stock Plan [Member]
1997 Omnibus Stock Plan [Member]
Element represents the expiration period for share based payment award.
Share based payment award expiration term
Share based payment award expiration term
Equity Compensation Plans [Abstract]
Options Outstanding [Abstract]
Restricted stock activity [Abstract]
Stock option activity [Abstract]
Options Exercisable [Abstract]
Information about stock options outstanding [Abstract]
A person who contracts to do work for another person according to his or her own processes and methods; the contractor is not subject to another's control except for what is specified in a mutually binding agreement for a specific job.
Independent Contractors [Member]
The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity and compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.
Shareholders' Equity And Stock Based Compensation [Text Block]
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION [Abstract]
Computer software acquired in the purchase agreement.
Computer software related to purchase agreement [Member]
Computer Software Related to Purchase Agreement [Member]
Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process and of inventories not expected to be converted to cash, sold or exchanged within the normal operating cycle including inventoried costs relating to long-term contracts or programs.
Schedule of inventory current and noncurrent [Table Text Block]
Schedule of inventory, net of reserves
Elements represents the percentage of prepaid advance fee for reduction after two years after closing.
Prepaid Advance Fee Percentage For Reduction after 2 years After Closing
Prepaid advance fee for reduction, thereafter
Elements represents Minimum excess availability of inventory at all times required to be maintained for advances under line of credit facility.
Minimum Excess Availability Of Inventory At All Times Required For Advances
Minimum excess availability of inventory at all times required for advances
A contractual arrangement with a lender under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time, and under which borrowings outstanding may be either short-term or long-term, depending upon the particulars.
Line of Credit Note [Member]
The lender under the credit facility.
PNC Bank [Member]
Element represents the sublimit for letter of credit issued under the line of credit facility.
Line Of Credit Facility Sublimit For Letter Of Credit
Line of credit facility, sublimit for letter of credit
Element represents the maximum borrowing limit as advances against inventory under line of credit facility.
Maximum Advances Against Inventory
Maximum advances against inventory
Elements represents the number of business day within which guaranteed advances to be repaid if there is any impairment on bank guaranty.
Number of business day within which guaranteed advances to be repaid
Number of business day within which guaranteed advances to be repaid
Elements represents the percentage of advances, guaranteed by bank.
Percentage Of Advances Guaranteed By Bank
Percentage of advances, guaranteed by bank
Elements represents the maximum indebtedness to be maintained in the event of default to avoid triggering of default terms.
Maximum indebtedness to be maintained in the event of default to avoid triggering of default terms
Maximum indebtedness to be maintained in the event of default to avoid triggering of default terms
Elements represents the percentage of prepaid advance fee for reduction in second year after closing.
Prepaid advance fee percentage for reduction in Second year after closing
Prepaid advance fee for reduction in second year after closing
This line item represents the interest rate in event of default in excess of standard rate.
Percentage of interest rate in event of default
Interest rate in event of default in excess of standard rate
Elements represents the percentage of prepaid advance fee for reduction in first year after closing.
Prepaid advance fee percentage for reduction in first year after closing
Prepaid advance fee for reduction in first year after closing
Element represents the sublimit for advances borrowed under the line of credit facility that are supported by 90% guaranty provided by the U.S Export-Import Bank.
Line Of Credit Facility Sublimit For Advances
Line of credit facility, sublimit for advances
The lender under the credit facility.
Wells Fargo [Member]
Represents the number of rent holidays.
Number of rent holidays
The number of months rent included in the costs to terminate the lease.
Number of months included in the costs to terminate lease
Number of months included in costs to terminate lease
Refer cost to terminate lease, as on date.
Cost to terminate lease
Expenses related to lease signing and moving incentives to assets held under a lease arrangement offered by landlord.
Lease Signing And Moving Incentives Offered By landlord
Lease signing and moving incentives offered by landlord
Represents the percentage of rent abatement.
Percentage of rent abatement
Percentage of rent abatement
Represents the period for which rent is abated.
Period for which rent is abated
Period for which rent is abated
Additions or improvements to assets held under a lease arrangement offered by land lord.
Leasehold Improvements Offered By Landlord
Leasehold improvements offered by landlord
Represents the period of lease.
Period of lease
Refers to annual rent escalations.
Annual rent escalations
Annual rent escalations
Lease Commitments [Abstract]
Number of options to unilaterally extend the term.
Number of option to unilaterally extend the term
Refer to minimum purchase commitment under the amendment including the initial new order, is dependent upon the grade of the material.
Minimum purchase commitment under the amendment
Refer to maximum purchase commitment in initial new order.
Maximum Purchase Commitment In Initial New Order
Maximum purchase commitment in initial new order
Represents the period of exclusive supply agreement.
Period of exclusive supply agreement
Represents the percentage committed to be purchased.
Percentage committed to be purchased
Percentage committed to be purchased
Refer to minimum purchase commitment in initial new order.
Minimum purchase commitment in initial new order
Actual amount of purchases under purchase amendment during the reporting period.
Actual purchases under purchase amendment
Actual purchases under purchase amendment
Refer to maximum purchase commitment under the amendment including the initial new order, is dependent upon the grade of the material.
Maximum Purchase Commitment Under Amendment
Maximum purchase commitment under amendment
Purchase Commitments [Abstract]
Represents the inventory reserve for shrinkage of loose jewels or jewels on consignment with a review with prospective customers and vendors that may not be returned to the entity.
Inventory Reserve For Shrinkage Of Loose Jewels on Consignment
Inventory reserve for shrinkage of loose jewels on consignment
Represents the inventory reserve for shrinkage of finished Jewelry on review with prospective customers and vendors that may not be returned to the entity.
Inventory Reserve For Shrinkage Of Finished Jewelry
Inventory reserve for shrinkage of finished jewelry
Amount of lower of cost or market reserve for excess and slow-moving inventory.
Lower Of Cost Or Market Reserve For Slow Moving Inventory
Lower of cost or market value
Lower of cost or market reserve
Represents the inventory reserve for shrinkage of Finished jewelry on repairs with a review with prospective customers and vendors that may not be returned to the entity.
Inventory Reserve for Shrinkage of Finished Jewelry on Repairs
Inventory reserve for shrinkage of finished jewelry on repairs
Represents the inventory reserve for shrinkage of Finished jewelry on consignment with a review with prospective customers and vendors that may not be returned to the entity.
Inventory Reserve For Shrinkage Of Finished Jewelry On Consignment
Inventory reserve for shrinkage of finished jewelry on consignment
Represents the inventory net of reserves current and noncurrent portion.
Inventory net current and noncurrent
Total
Represents the amount of slow moving inventory.
Slow Moving Inventory
Sale of slow moving loose jewel inventory of less desirable quality
An inventory reserve to reduce certain jewelry inventories to the amount the entity would expect to obtain by melting the gold in the jewelry and returning to loose-jewel finished goods inventory those jewels that meet grading standards.
Scrap reserve
Scrap reserve
Represents the inventory reserve for recuts or the projected material loss resulting from the re-cutting of damaged jewels into smaller loose jewels to remove the damage.
Inventory reserve for recuts
Represents the inventory of net jewelry.
Inventory of net jewelry
Represents the inventory reserve for shrinkage of loose jewels or jewels on review with prospective customers and vendors that may not be returned to the entity.
Inventory reserve for shrinkage of loose jewels
Represents the inventory of net loose jewels.
Inventory of net loose jewels
Represents the shrinkage reserve for finished goods on consignment.
Shrinkage reserve for finished goods on consignment
Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of management's estimate regarding customers' utilization of allowed reimbursement under entity's cooperative advertising program for customers' marketing costs incurred based on customers' purchases from entity.
Accrued Cooperative Advertising
Accrued cooperative advertising
Tabular disclosure related to allowance for sales returns.
Schedule of Allowance for Sales Return [Text Block]
Reconciliation of allowance for sales returns
Tabular disclosure of the useful life of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.
Property and equipment estimated useful lives [Table Text Block]
Schedule of estimated useful life of property, plant and equipment
Disclosure of accounting policy for inclusion of significant items in the selling and marketing (or similar) expense report caption.
Sales and Marketing [Text Block]
Sales and Marketing
Tabular disclosure of all significant reconciling items in the reconciliation of product line cost of goods sold from reportable segments to the entity's consolidated cost of goods sold.
Schedule of reconciliation of product line cost of goods sold to cost of goods sold as reported in consolidated financial statements [Table Text Block]
Schedule of reconciliation of product line cost of goods sold to cost of goods sold as reported in consolidated financial statements
Tabular disclosure of inventories by product line maintained in its wholesale distribution segment.
Schedule of inventories by product line maintained in its wholesale distribution segment [Table Text Block]
Schedule of inventories by product line maintained in its wholesale distribution segment
Information related to asset purchase agreement with the entity.
Yanbal USA [Member]
Yanbal USA Inc. [Member]
Refers to the amount of tenant improvement allowance received under operating leases in noncash investing activities.
Tenant Improvement Allowance Received under Operating Lease
Tenant improvement allowance received under operating lease
The component of income tax expense for the period representing the increase (decrease) in the entity's deferred tax assets and liabilities pertaining to continuing operations.
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes
Provision for deferred income taxes
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from federal benefit on state taxes under uncertain tax positions.
Deferred tax assets federal benefit on state taxes under uncertain tax positions
Federal benefit on state taxes under uncertain tax positions
Designated tax department of a state or local government entitled to levy and collect income taxes from the entity.
North Carolina [Member]
The portion of the difference, between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement for the year/accounting period and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations, that is attributable to return to provision adjustment.
Income Tax Reconciliation Provision Adjustments
Return to provision adjustments
The portion of the difference, between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement for the year/accounting period and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations, that is attributable to capital loss carryforward expiration.
Income Tax Reconciliation, Other Adjustments, Capital Loss Carryforward Expiration
Capital loss carryforward expiration