CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY/(DEFICIT) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data		Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Parent [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Total	Series A Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2010		$ 1	$ 282,447	$ (5,005)	$ (275,478)	$ 1,965	$ 7,961	$ 9,926	$ 0
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2010		1,172							0
Sale of common stock, net of expenses $142		1	638			639		639
Sale of common stock, net of expenses $142 (in shares)		937
Movement to NCI on Sale of Shares			21	55		76	97	173
Non-controlling share of MGT Gaming, Inc.								0
Warrant - Deemed Dividend (in excess of proceeds received)								0
Preferred Stock dividend								0
Stock-based compensation (Stock options)			134			134	113	247
Net loss for the year					(4,549)	(4,549)	(3,006)	(7,555)
Translation adjustment				89		89	128	217
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011		2	283,240	(4,861)	(280,027)	(1,646)	5,293	3,647	0
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011		2,109							0
Cash in lieu of fractional shares for MGT reverse / forward split			(5)			(5)		(5)
Cash in lieu of fractional shares for MGT reverse/ forward split (in shares)	[1]	(4)
Warrants issued in connection with issuance of convertible note, net of issuance costs $100			400			400		400
Beneficial conversion on issuance of convertible note			500			500		500
Beneficial conversion at extinguishment of convertible note			(1,341)			(1,341)		(1,341)
Stock issued for services in connection with issuance of convertible note			315			315		315
Stock issued for services in connection with issuance of convertible note (in shares)		75
Stock issued on extinguishment of convertible note			415			415		415
Stock issued on extinguishment of convertible note (in shares)		100
Non-controlling share of MGT Gaming, Inc.						0	862	862
Warrant - Deemed Dividend (in excess of proceeds received)			(2,231)			(2,231)		(2,231)
Issuance of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (in shares)									1,380
Preferred Stock dividend			(47)			(47)		(47)	47
Preferred Stock Dividend (in shares)									15
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs of $48			1,316			1,316		1,316
Issuance of Common stock, net of issuance costs of $48 (in shares)		453
Acquisition of subsidiary shares from non-controlling interest			8,018	(3,762)		4,256	(4,307)	(51)
Acquisition of subsidiary shares from non-controlling interest (in shares)		93
Medicsight Ltd Liquidation			(8,319)	8,319		0		0
Stock-based compensation (Stock awards)		1	720			721		721
Stock-based compensation (Stock Awards) (in shares)		425
Stock-based compensation (Stock options)			17			17	15	32
Net loss for the year					(3,604)	(3,604)	(1,121)	(4,725)
Translation adjustment				23		23	26	49
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012		$ 3	$ 282,998	$ (281)	$ (283,631)	$ (911)	$ 768	$ (143)	$ 47
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012		3,251							1,395

[1] On March 21, 2012, the Company effected a 1-for-500 reverse stock split of the Company's outstanding Common stock, immediately followed by a forward stock split of the Company's outstanding Common stock, at an exchange ratio of 15-for-1 shares of the Company's outstanding Common stock.