Research and Development, Policy (Policies) |
12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2016 | |
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Research and development - Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and consist of direct and overhead-related expenses. Expenditures to acquire technologies, including licenses, which are utilized in research and development and that have no alternative future use are expensed when incurred. Technology the Company develop for use in its products is expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has been established after which it is capitalized and depreciated. |
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- Definition Disclosure of accounting policy for costs it has incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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