Stockholders equity and non-controlling interest

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Stockholders Equity and Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Stockholders Equity and Noncontrolling Interest [Text Block]

9.           Stockholders equity and non-controlling interest

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

	Medicsight
Non-controlling interest at January 1, 2012	$	5,293
Non-controlling share of losses		(209	)
Non-controlling interest share of stock-based compensation expense		15
Non-controlling interest share of other comprehensive income		34
Decrease in non-controlling interest from share consolidation of Medicsight’s stock		(1,386	)
Non-controlling interest at March 31, 2012	$	3,747

In January 2012, the Company purchased 1 share of Medicsight ordinary shares from a shareholder for consideration of £0.01 ($ .016).

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

	Three months ended
	March   31, 2012			March   31, 2011
Net loss attributable to MGT Capital Investments, Inc.	$	(470	)	$	(1,492	)
Transfers (to) from the non-controlling interest:
Increase in MGT’s paid in capital from Medicsight Share Consolidation		2,392			—
Changes from the net loss attributable to MGT Capital Investments, Inc. and transfers from non-controlling interest	$	1,922		$	(1,492	)