Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Note 1 — Basis of Presentation GlassBridge Enterprises, Inc. (“GlassBridge”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) owns and operates an asset management business through various subsidiaries and a sports technology platform through a 50.1% ownership investment in Sport-BLX, Inc. (“SportBLX”) (together the “Business”). The interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of GlassBridge are unaudited but, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of financial position, results of operations, comprehensive loss and cash flows for the periods presented. Except as otherwise disclosed herein, these adjustments consist of normal and recurring items. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of full year results. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes are presented in accordance with the requirements for Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and do not contain certain information included in our annual Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes presented in accordance with the requirements of Annual Reports on Form 10-K. The interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and entities in which the Company owns or controls fifty percent or more of the voting shares or interest in such entity, and has the right to control. The results of entities disposed of are included in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements up to the date of the disposal and, where appropriate, these operations have been reflected as discontinued operations. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation and, in the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the interim results reported. The preparation of the interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses for the reporting periods. Despite our intention to establish accurate estimates and use reasonable assumptions, actual results may differ from our estimates. The December 31, 2020 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet data were derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements, but do not include all disclosures required by GAAP. This Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2021. The Company’s legacy business segments, Consumer Storage and Accessories and Tiered Storage and Security Solutions (the “Legacy Businesses”) and the Nexsan Business, no longer have any activity for any periods presented. Our continuing operations in each period presented represents our “Asset Management Business,” as well as corporate expenses and activities not directly attributable to our Legacy Businesses or the Nexsan Business. Assets and liabilities directly associated with our Legacy Businesses and Nexsan Business and that are not part of our ongoing operations are included in other assets and other investments. In January 2021, Adara Enterprises, Corp. (“Adara” or “AEC”) received notice from ESW Holdings, Inc. (“ESW”) that Adara had defaulted on its obligation to pay at maturity, i.e., on January 20, 2021, $11,000,000 in principal and all other amounts due to ESW under a Loan and Security Agreement (“ESW Loan Agreement”), dated July 21, 2020. Pursuant to the ESW Loan Agreement, AEC gave to ESW a security interest in all of AEC’s assets, and GlassBridge pledged to ESW all of GlassBridge’s AEC stock and 30% of GlassBridge’s SportBLX stock. The Loan Agreement provides that, upon AEC’s default, AEC may elect to cooperate with ESW to effect a prearranged reorganization of AEC in bankruptcy, pursuant to which ESW would acquire all equity in AEC, as reorganized, and indirectly certain of AEC’s assets, most notably property and equipment consisting of quantitative trading software, as well as deferred tax assets resulting from AEC’s net operating losses. Within the agreement, ESW agreed to provide $8.5 million to the bankruptcy estate to cover costs of administering the AEC bankruptcy case and to satisfy the claims of valid creditors, with all residual funds to be paid to GlassBridge. The $8.5 million was to be paid upon the effectiveness of AEC’s Chapter 11 plan (less any amounts advanced to AEC in the form of a DIP loan) and maintained awaiting outside creditor claims. Neither GlassBridge nor AEC can predict at this time how much, if any, of the $8.5 million will remain after such creditor claims and other administrative expenses. AEC’s prepackaged Chapter 11 plan of reorganization was confirmed at a hearing on June 9, 2021 and became effective on June 15, 2021 (the “Effective Date”). Upon the occurrence of the Effective Date, ESW deposited $8.5 million, less $325,000 that ESW had previously funded in the form of a post-petition debtor-in-possession loan, into a distribution trust established pursuant to AEC’s Chapter 11 plan to fund the costs of administration associated with AEC’s bankruptcy case and to satisfy valid creditor claims. Also on the Effective Date, by order of the Bankruptcy Court, GlassBridge shares of AEC were terminated, and shares in reorganized AEC were issued as follows: 50% of the equity in reorganized AEC was issued to ESW, and the other 50% of the equity in reorganized AEC was issued to ESW’s affiliate, ESW Capital LLC. Finally, on the Effective Date, GlassBridge received a release of its guaranty obligations to ESW as well as a license to use AEC’s quantitative trading software in connection with the sports industry. See Note 14 – Subsequent Events, for more information. Adara has historically been one of the subsidiaries through which the company has operated its asset management business. The Company, however, remains committed to its asset management business and holds various investments and assets, including Arrive LLC (“Arrive”), in other subsidiaries. The default on the ESW loan agreement is expected to provide additional liquidity for the Business though the prearranged bankruptcy plan described above.

Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Note 1 — Basis of Presentation

GlassBridge Enterprises, Inc. (“GlassBridge”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) owns and operates an asset management business through various subsidiaries and a sports technology platform through a 50.1% ownership investment in Sport-BLX, Inc. (“SportBLX”) (together the “Business”).

The interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of GlassBridge are unaudited but, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of financial position, results of operations, comprehensive loss and cash flows for the periods presented. Except as otherwise disclosed herein, these adjustments consist of normal and recurring items. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of full year results. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes are presented in accordance with the requirements for Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and do not contain certain information included in our annual Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes presented in accordance with the requirements of Annual Reports on Form 10-K.

The interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and entities in which the Company owns or controls fifty percent or more of the voting shares or interest in such entity, and has the right to control. The results of entities disposed of are included in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements up to the date of the disposal and, where appropriate, these operations have been reflected as discontinued operations. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation and, in the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the interim results reported.

The preparation of the interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses for the reporting periods. Despite our intention to establish accurate estimates and use reasonable assumptions, actual results may differ from our estimates.

The December 31, 2020 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet data were derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements, but do not include all disclosures required by GAAP. This Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2021.

The Company’s legacy business segments, Consumer Storage and Accessories and Tiered Storage and Security Solutions (the “Legacy Businesses”) and the Nexsan Business, no longer have any activity for any periods presented. Our continuing operations in each period presented represents our “Asset Management Business,” as well as corporate expenses and activities not directly attributable to our Legacy Businesses or the Nexsan Business. Assets and liabilities directly associated with our Legacy Businesses and Nexsan Business and that are not part of our ongoing operations are included in other assets and other investments.

In January 2021, Adara Enterprises, Corp. (“Adara” or “AEC”) received notice from ESW Holdings, Inc. (“ESW”) that Adara had defaulted on its obligation to pay at maturity, i.e., on January 20, 2021, $11,000,000 in principal and all other amounts due to ESW under a Loan and Security Agreement (“ESW Loan Agreement”), dated July 21, 2020. Pursuant to the ESW Loan Agreement, AEC gave to ESW a security interest in all of AEC’s assets, and GlassBridge pledged to ESW all of GlassBridge’s AEC stock and 30% of GlassBridge’s SportBLX stock. The Loan Agreement provides that, upon AEC’s default, AEC may elect to cooperate with ESW to effect a prearranged reorganization of AEC in bankruptcy, pursuant to which ESW would acquire all equity in AEC, as reorganized, and indirectly certain of AEC’s assets, most notably property and equipment consisting of quantitative trading software, as well as deferred tax assets resulting from AEC’s net operating losses. Within the agreement, ESW agreed to provide $8.5 million to the bankruptcy estate to cover costs of administering the AEC bankruptcy case and to satisfy the claims of valid creditors, with all residual funds to be paid to GlassBridge. The $8.5 million was to be paid upon the effectiveness of AEC’s Chapter 11 plan (less any amounts advanced to AEC in the form of a DIP loan) and maintained awaiting outside creditor claims. Neither GlassBridge nor AEC can predict at this time how much, if any, of the $8.5 million will remain after such creditor claims and other administrative expenses.

AEC’s prepackaged Chapter 11 plan of reorganization was confirmed at a hearing on June 9, 2021 and became effective on June 15, 2021 (the “Effective Date”). Upon the occurrence of the Effective Date, ESW deposited $8.5 million, less $325,000 that ESW had previously funded in the form of a post-petition debtor-in-possession loan, into a distribution trust established pursuant to AEC’s Chapter 11 plan to fund the costs of administration associated with AEC’s bankruptcy case and to satisfy valid creditor claims. Also on the Effective Date, by order of the Bankruptcy Court, GlassBridge shares of AEC were terminated, and shares in reorganized AEC were issued as follows: 50% of the equity in reorganized AEC was issued to ESW, and the other 50% of the equity in reorganized AEC was issued to ESW’s affiliate, ESW Capital LLC. Finally, on the Effective Date, GlassBridge received a release of its guaranty obligations to ESW as well as a license to use AEC’s quantitative trading software in connection with the sports industry. See Note 14 – Subsequent Events, for more information.

Adara has historically been one of the subsidiaries through which the company has operated its asset management business. The Company, however, remains committed to its asset management business and holds various investments and assets, including Arrive LLC (“Arrive”), in other subsidiaries. The default on the ESW loan agreement is expected to provide additional liquidity for the Business though the prearranged bankruptcy plan described above.