Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	May 16, 2017
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	MGT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001001601
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		36,047,855
Trading Symbol	MGT
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017