6. Investment in Securities	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
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 September 30, 2019, the Company indirectly held approximately $197 in cash and 477,282 shares of 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: PIH) with fair value of $2,105, through an investment in FGI 1347 Holdings, LP. These shares were purchased in March and May 2018 for approximately $3,741. For the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recognized an unrealized loss on the investment of approximately $258, compared with an unrealized loss of $191 for the same period last year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recognized an unrealized gain on the investment of approximately $186, compared with an unrealized loss of $1,392, which was comprised of a $543 loss on the PIH investment, along with a loss on the sale of securities totaling approximately $849, for the same period last year. 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 September 30, 2019, the Company and the affiliates of Fundamental Global Investors, LLC, including without limitation Ballantyne Strong, Inc., beneficially owned in the aggregate 2,714,362 shares of PIH’s common stock, representing approximately 45.1% 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, Co-Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, is President, Co-Founder and Partner of Fundamental Global Investors, LLC and serves as Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ballantyne Strong. Messrs. Cerminara and Johnson also serve as Chairman and Co-Chairman, respectively, of the Board of Directors of PIH.

6. Investment in Securities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

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 September 30, 2019, the Company indirectly held approximately $197 in cash and 477,282 shares of 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: PIH) with fair value of $2,105, through an investment in FGI 1347 Holdings, LP. These shares were purchased in March and May 2018 for approximately $3,741. For the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recognized an unrealized loss on the investment of approximately $258, compared with an unrealized loss of $191 for the same period last year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recognized an unrealized gain on the investment of approximately $186, compared with an unrealized loss of $1,392, which was comprised of a $543 loss on the PIH investment, along with a loss on the sale of securities totaling approximately $849, for the same period last year.

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 September 30, 2019, the Company and the affiliates of Fundamental Global Investors, LLC, including without limitation Ballantyne Strong, Inc., beneficially owned in the aggregate 2,714,362 shares of PIH’s common stock, representing approximately 45.1% 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, Co-Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, is President, Co-Founder and Partner of Fundamental Global Investors, LLC and serves as Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ballantyne Strong. Messrs. Cerminara and Johnson also serve as Chairman and Co-Chairman, respectively, of the Board of Directors of PIH.