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Related Party Transactions
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
Related Party Transactions
Transactions with Rhapsody. See Note 5, Rhapsody Joint Venture, for details on the 2010 restructuring transaction involving Rhapsody. Subsequent to the restructuring transaction, we are obligated to provide Rhapsody with certain support services. These support services are expected to be completed in 2013. The support services include information technology and limited operational support provided directly to Rhapsody. The amount of these and other support service costs were based on various measures depending on the service provided, including vendor fees, an allocation of fixed costs and time employees spend on providing services to Rhapsody. RealNetworks allocates the cost of providing these support services and records such allocation as a reduction to the related expense in the period for which it was incurred. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013, we charged Rhapsody $0.2 million and $0.6 million, respectively, for the support services. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we charged Rhapsody $0.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively, for the support services.
Transactions with LoEn Entertainment, Inc. In 2008 RealNetworks acquired at market prices common shares of LoEn Entertainment, Inc., whose shares are traded on the Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. As of September 30, 2013 we owned approximately 9% of the outstanding shares of LoEn. Our investment in LoEn is treated as an available for sale investment and is marked-to-market each period with resulting unrealized gains or losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income/loss. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013, we recorded revenue from LoEn of $6.8 million and $17.3 million, respectively. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recorded revenue from LoEn of $4.0 million and $12.0 million, respectively. Revenue consisted primarily of sales of application service provider services, which include sales of ringback tones, music on demand, video on demand, and intercarrier messaging services. Associated with these transactions, we also recorded accounts receivable of $3.4 million as of September 30, 2013. Accounts payable and cost of revenue amounts associated with LoEn as of and for the periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were nominal.