Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

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

		For the three months ended September 30,
		2013			2012
		Asset			Asset
		Liquidation			Liquidation
Revenues from external customers	$	2,265		$	3,052
Earnings from equity accounted asset liquidation investments		456			222
Other income (expense)		—			7
Interest expense		39			70
Depreciation and amortization		118			272
Segment loss		(112	)		(311	)
Investment in equity accounted asset liquidation investees		3,574			1,773
Segment assets		24,685			27,349

		For the nine months ended September 30,
		2013			2012
		Asset			Asset
		Liquidation			Liquidation
Revenues from external customers	$	5,589		$	9,917
Earnings from equity accounted asset liquidation investments		1,265			1,449
Other income (expense)		—			(301	)
Interest expense		308			174
Depreciation and amortization		358			283
Segment income (loss)		(1,631	)		755

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

		Three months			Three months			Nine months			Nine months
		ended			ended			ended			ended
		September 30,			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
Total other income (expense) for reportable segments	$	—		$	7		$	—		$	(301	)
Unallocated other income (expense)		—			1			—			2
Total other income (expense)	$	—		$	8		$	—		$	(299	)
Total interest expense for reportable segments	$	39		$	70		$	308		$	174
Unallocated interest expense from third party debt		—			1			—			1
Unallocated interest expense from related party debt		91			(11	)		91			—
Total interest expense	$	130		$	60		$	399		$	175
Total depreciation and amortization for reportable segments	$	118		$	272		$	358		$	283
Other unallocated depreciation from corporate assets		—			—			—			—
Total depreciation and amortization	$	118		$	272		$	358		$	283
Total segment income (loss)	$	(112	)	$	(311	)	$	(1,631	)	$	755
Revenue not allocated to reportable segments		624			—			824			—
Other income (expense) and earnings (loss) of other equity accounted investments		22			(11	)		61			(63	)
Other corporate expenses (primarily corporate level interest, general and administrative expenses)		(407	)		(1,316	)		(1,370	)		(2,335	)
Income tax expense (recovery)		387			(638	)		(466	)		(612	)
Net loss from continuing operations	$	(260	)	$	(1,000	)	$	(1,650	)	$	(1,031	)

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

		As at		As at
		September 30,		September 30,
		2013		2012
Segment assets	$	24,685	$	27,349
Other assets not allocated to segments (1)		33,002		33,583
Total assets	$	57,687	$	60,932