Sale of patent	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Sale of patent [Abstract]
Sale of patent [Text Block]	Note 5: Sale of patents On June 30, 2013, MGT Capital Investments Inc. (the “Company”) closed the sale of its portfolio of medical imaging patents to Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd. (“Samsung”). The Company had no prior relationship with Samsung. Gross proceeds of $1,500 was reduced by a broker commission of $501 paid to Munich Innovation Group GmbH, foreign withholding tax of $248 and an escrow agent fee of $1. The seller deposited $750of proceeds into a restricted cash account upon the completion of the sale of which $651 was released to the Company on July 3, 2013. The remaining $99was retained in escrow pending reclaim of the foreign withholding tax.

Note 5: Sale of patents

On June 30, 2013, MGT Capital Investments Inc. (the “Company”) closed the sale of its portfolio of medical imaging patents to Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd. (“Samsung”). The Company had no prior relationship with Samsung. Gross proceeds of $1,500 was reduced by a broker commission of $501 paid to Munich Innovation Group GmbH, foreign withholding tax of $248 and an escrow agent fee of $1. The seller deposited $750of proceeds into a restricted cash account upon the completion of the sale of which $651 was released to the Company on July 3, 2013. The remaining $99was retained in escrow pending reclaim of the foreign withholding tax.