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Commitments and Contingencies (Details)

v3.4.0.3

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 27, 2016 USD ($)
Fiscal Year
2016	$ 245
2017	354
2018	361
2019	373
2020	385
2021	196
Total minimum lease payments	1,914
Optex Systems (OPX) - Richardson, Texas [Member] \| Lease Payments [Member]
Fiscal Year
2016	66
2017	266
2018	271
2019	281
2020	291
2021	148
Total minimum lease payments	1,323
Optex Systems (OPX) - Richardson, Texas [Member] \| Common Area Maintenance Estimate [Member]
Fiscal Year
2016	43
2017	88
2018	90
2019	92
2020	94
2021	48
Total minimum lease payments	455
Applied Optics Center (AOC) - Dallas [Member] \| Lease Payments [Member]
Fiscal Year
2016	$ 143
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Total minimum lease payments	$ 143
Applied Optics Center (AOC) - Dallas [Member] \| Common Area Maintenance Estimate [Member]
Fiscal Year
2016	$ 40
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Total minimum lease payments	$ 40
Applied Optics Center (AOC) - Dallas Sublease [Member] \| Lease Payments [Member]
Fiscal Year
2016	$ (31)
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Total minimum lease payments	$ (31)
Applied Optics Center (AOC) - Dallas Sublease [Member] \| Common Area Maintenance Estimate [Member]
Fiscal Year
2016	$ (16)
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Total minimum lease payments	$ (16)

- Definition

Amount of required minimum rental payments for leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year.

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