6. Investment in Securities	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Schedule of Investments [Abstract]
NOTE 6 - Investment in Securities	The Company has an investment in a limited partnership, FGI 1347 Holdings, LP, of which the Company is the sole limited partner. FGI 1347 Holdings, LP, was established for the purpose of investing in securities. As of March 31, 2018, the Company indirectly held approximately $667 in cash and 424,572 shares of 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: PIH) with fair value of $3,036, through an investment in FGI 1347 Holdings, LP. These shares were purchased in March 2018 for approximately $3,333. For the first quarter of 2018, the Company recognized an unrealized loss on the investment of approximately $297. Affiliates of Fundamental Global Investors, LLC serve as the general partner and the investment manager of FGI 1347 Holdings, LP, and the Company is the sole limited partner. As of March 31, 2018, the Company and the affiliates of Fundamental Global Investors, LLC, including without limitation Ballantyne Strong, Inc., beneficially owned in the aggregate 2,576,652 shares of PIH’s common stock, representing approximately 43.1% of PIH’s outstanding shares. Fundamental Global with its affiliates is the largest stockholder of the Company. Mr. Kyle Cerminara, Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, is Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder and Partner of Fundamental Global Investors, LLC and serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ballantyne Strong. Mr. Lewis M. Johnson, a director of the Company, is President, Co-Founder and Partner of Fundamental Global Investors, LLC and serves as a director of Ballantyne Strong. Messrs. Cerminara and Johnson also serve on the Board of Directors of PIH.

6. Investment in Securities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

The Company has an investment in a limited partnership, FGI 1347 Holdings, LP, of which the Company is the sole limited partner. FGI 1347 Holdings, LP, was established for the purpose of investing in securities.

As of March 31, 2018, the Company indirectly held approximately $667 in cash and 424,572 shares of 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: PIH) with fair value of $3,036, through an investment in FGI 1347 Holdings, LP. These shares were purchased in March 2018 for approximately $3,333. For the first quarter of 2018, the Company recognized an unrealized loss on the investment of approximately $297.

Affiliates of Fundamental Global Investors, LLC serve as the general partner and the investment manager of FGI 1347 Holdings, LP, and the Company is the sole limited partner. As of March 31, 2018, the Company and the affiliates of Fundamental Global Investors, LLC, including without limitation Ballantyne Strong, Inc., beneficially owned in the aggregate 2,576,652 shares of PIH’s common stock, representing approximately 43.1% of PIH’s outstanding shares. Fundamental Global with its affiliates is the largest stockholder of the Company. Mr. Kyle Cerminara, Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, is Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder and Partner of Fundamental Global Investors, LLC and serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ballantyne Strong. Mr. Lewis M. Johnson, a director of the Company, is President, Co-Founder and Partner of Fundamental Global Investors, LLC and serves as a director of Ballantyne Strong. Messrs. Cerminara and Johnson also serve on the Board of Directors of PIH.