Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Jun. 30, 2013

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

		For the three months ended June 30,
		2013			2012
		Asset			Asset
		Liquidation			Liquidation
Revenues from external customers	$	1,932		$	3,831
Earnings from equity accounted asset liquidation investments		7			158
Other income (expense)		—			(318	)
Interest expense		174			48
Depreciation and amortization		119			8
Segment loss		(932	)		(160	)
Investment in equity accounted asset liquidation investees		2,803			1,677
Segment assets		25,126			20,472

		For the six months ended June 30,
		2013			2012
		Asset			Asset
		Liquidation			Liquidation
Revenues from external customers	$	3,324		$	6,865
Earnings from equity accounted asset liquidation investments		809			1,227
Other income (expense)		—			(308	)
Interest expense		269			104
Depreciation and amortization		240			11
Segment income (loss)		(1,519	)		1,065

Reconciliation Of Reported Segment Information From Segments To Consolidated Financial Statement Items [Table Text Block]

		Three months			Three months			Six months			Six months
		ended			ended			ended			ended
		June 30,			June 30,			June 30,			June 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
Total other income (expense) for reportable segments	$	—		$	(318	)	$	-		$	(308)
Unallocated other income (expense)		—			1			-			1
Total other income (expense)	$	—		$	(317	)	$	-		$	(307)
Total interest expense for reportable segments	$	174		$	48		$	269		$	104
Unallocated interest expense from related party debt		—			8			-			11
Total interest expense	$	174		$	56		$	269		$	115
Total depreciation and amortization for reportable segments	$	119		$	8		$	240		$	11
Other unallocated depreciation from corporate assets		—			—			—			—
Total depreciation and amortization	$	119		$	8		$	240		$	11
Total segment income (loss)	$	(932	)	$	(160	)	$	(1,519	)	$	1,065
Revenue not allocated to reportable segments		—			—			200			—
Other income (expense) and earnings (loss) of other equity accounted investments		38			(6	)		38			(53	)
Other corporate expenses (primarily corporate level interest, general and administrative expenses)		(349	)		(542	)		(962	)		(1,017	)
Income tax expense (recovery)		(500	)		(287	)		(853	)		26
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(743	)	$	(421	)	$	(1,390	)	$	(31	)

Schedule of assets allocated and non allocated to segments [Table Text Block]

		As at June 30, 2013		As at June 30, 2012
Segment assets	$	25,126	$	20,472
Other assets not allocated to segments (1)		32,934		35,548
Total assets	$	58,060	$	56,020