Stockholders equity and non-controlling interest

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Stockholders Equity and Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Stockholders Equity and Noncontrolling Interest [Text Block]

11.           Stockholders equity and non-controlling interest

The Company has non-controlling investors in Medicsight as follows:

	Medicsight
Non-controlling interest at January 1, 2011	$	7,961
Non-controlling share of losses		(1,906	)
Non-controlling interest share of stock-based compensation expense		74
Non-controlling interest share of other comprehensive income		164
Increase in non-controlling interest from sale and assignment of Medicsight’s stock		97
Non-controlling interest at June 30, 2011	$	6,390

The following schedule presents the effects of changes in MGT’s ownership interest in Medicsight on the equity attributable to MGT:

	Six months ended
	June 30, 2011			June 30, 2010
Net loss attributable to MGT Capital Investments, Inc.	$	(2,942	)	$	(4,020	)
Transfers (to) from the non-controlling interest:
Increase in MGT’s paid in capital from the sale and assignment of Medicsight’s stock		21			—
Changes from the net loss attributable to MGT Capital Investments, Inc. and transfers to the  non-controlling interest	$	(2,921	)	$	(4,020	)