CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Asset liquidation
Asset sales	$ 975	$ 446
Commissions and other	1,010	946
Total asset liquidation revenue	1,985	1,392
Intellectual property licensing	0	200
Total revenue	1,985	1,592
Operating costs and expenses:
Asset liquidation	404	356
Inventory maintenance	61	74
Patent licensing and maintenance	11	150
Selling, general and administrative, including expenses paid to related parties	2,138	2,598
Depreciation and amortization	118	121
Total operating costs and expenses	2,732	3,299
Operating income (loss) before earnings of equity accounted asset liquidation investments	(747)	(1,707)
Earnings (loss) of equity accounted asset liquidation investments (net of tax of $0)	(30)	802
Operating loss	(777)	(905)
Other income (expenses):
Interest expense - third party	(71)	(95)
Interest expense - related party	(67)	0
Total other income (expenses)	(138)	(95)
Loss before the undernoted	(915)	(1,000)
Income tax expense (recovery)	24,667	(353)
Earnings of other equity accounted investments (net of tax of $0)	11	0
Net loss	(25,571)	(647)
Currency translation adjustment (net of tax of $0)	(6)	(7)
Comprehensive loss	$ (25,577)	$ (654)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted (in thousands)	28,167	28,945
Net loss per share - basic and diluted	$ (0.91)	$ (0.02)