The aggregate purchase consideration of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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Asset purchases and acquisitions of businesses (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Sep. 03, 2013	May 02, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Nov. 26, 2013	Sep. 09, 2014	May 20, 2013	May 31, 2013	Jun. 25, 2013	Dec. 04, 2013	Apr. 07, 2014	Jun. 23, 2013	Nov. 11, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common Stock, Shares, Issued			10,731,160us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued	8,848,686us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		$ 203	$ 600	$ 0
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets			0	90
Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Customer Liability												136
Proceeds from Partnership Contribution	200
Stock issued for acquisition - Digital Angel				202
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share			$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common Class A [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Stock issued for acquisition - Digital Angel					1,000
Digital Angel Corporation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross		50,000
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets		136
FanTD LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired			16.00%			16.00%	63.00%
Business Acquisition Aggregate Purchase Consideration							3,220
Common Stock, Shares, Issued							600,000
Business Acquisition Fair Value Of CommonStock							$ 5.03
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			4			7	3,018	503
Cash Payment							202
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent							37.00%
Fair Value Of Noncontrolling Interest							1,882
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue			69	217
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)				1,224
Fantasy Sports Live [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets									30
Customer Deposits, Current									46
Daily Joust, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Of Current Assets Cash And Cash Equivalents												50
Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Customer Deposits												136
MGT Interactive [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	51.00%
Proceeds from Partnership Contribution	200
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total	300
Equity Method Investment Additional Ownership Percentage	14.00%
Gioia Systems, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	49.00%
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total	500
Equity Method Investment Additional Ownership Percentage	14.00%
Consulting Agreement Consulting Fee	10
Consulting Agreement Consulting Fee Paid In Cash	5
Consulting Agreement Consulting Fee Deferred Payment	5
Consulting Agreement Consulting Expense				179
Avcom [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired					100.00%								100.00%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued			491,035
Business Combination Contingent Consideration Shares					333,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Description					the game reaches $3.0 million in gross revenues within 18 months of signing the Agreement.
Payments for services received					146					146
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Compensation Expense					190
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Description			once the Company generates cash revenues in excess of $200 from its product, SlotChamp, net of app store fees.
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share			$ 3.16
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue				3
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)				22
Avcom [Member] \| Deferred Bonus [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Cash Award Granted, Amount					75
Avcom [Member] \| Preferred Class [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Stock issued for acquisition - Digital Angel					550
CardRunners Gaming, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross											600
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Value Assigned											$ 190
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares											95,166
Business Acquisition, Share Price											$ 2.00