Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 4,726	$ 5,296
Marketable securities, current		21,647	29,815
Service fee receivable, net of allowance of $91 and $66, respectively		609	729
Other current assets		1,767	1,687
Current assets of discontinued operations		591	649
Total current assets		29,340	38,176
Non-Current Assets
Marketable securities, non-current		9,683	16,012
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation		7,153	5,632
Deferred income tax asset, net		685	968
Other assets		1,391	1,391
Total non-current assets		18,912	24,003
Total assets		48,252	62,179
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		4,393	4,388
Deferred income tax liability, net		685	968
Other current liabilities		361	942
Current liabilities of discontinued operations	[1]	577	875
Total current liabilities		6,016	7,173
Non-Current Liabilities
Senior notes		87,215	85,937
Other liabilities		596	622
Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations		1,798	1,797
Total non-current liabilities		89,609	88,356
Total liabilities		$ 95,625	$ 95,529
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
Capital stock, $0.01 par value per share, 120,000,000 shares authorized:
Common stock, 91,479,519 shares issued and outstanding		$ 915	$ 915
Additional paid-in capital		744,216	743,919
Accumulated deficit		(794,441)	(780,803)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		1,937	2,619
Total Novation Companies, Inc. shareholders' deficit		(47,373)	(33,350)
Noncontrolling interests		0	0
Total shareholders' deficit		(47,373)	(33,350)
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit		$ 48,252	$ 62,179

[1] Excludes amounts due to Novation of approximately $0.7 million as of both June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. These amounts are eliminated upon consolidation and, therefore, are not included in the consolidated balance sheets for any periods presented.