Non-controlling interest (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Schedule of Stockholders Equity [Table Text Block]

The Company has the following non-controlling interests:

	MGT Gaming			Medicsight			Total
Non-controlling interest at January 1, 2012	$	-		$	5,293		$	5,293
Non-controlling share of losses		(64	)		(461	)		(525	)
Non-controlling share of capital		819			-			819
Non-controlling share of stock-based expense		-			15			15
Non-controlling share of other comprehensive loss		-			33			33
Repurchase of Medicsight's stock		-			(1,115	)		(1,115	)
Share consolidation of Medicsight’s stock		-			(1,386	)		(1,386	)
Non-controlling interest at September 30, 2012	$	755		$	2,379		$	3,134

Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Table Text Block]

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

	Nine months ended September 30,
	2012			2011
Net loss attributable to MGT	$	(2,386	)	$	(4,144	)
Transfers (to) from the non-controlling interest:
Increase in MGT’s paid-in capital from sale and assignment of Medicsight Stock		–			21
Increase in MGT’s paid-in capital from Medicsight Share Consolidation		2,392			–
Increase in MGT’s paid-in capital from repurchase of Medicsight Shares		1,973			–
Changes from the net loss attributable to MGT and transfers from non-controlling interest	$	1,979		$	(4,123	)