CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Asset liquidation
Asset sales	$ 499	$ 152	$ 1,474	$ 598
Commissions and other	2,312	1,780	3,322	2,726
Total asset liquidation revenue	2,811	1,932	4,796	3,324
Intellectual property licensing	0	0	0	200
Total revenue	2,811	1,932	4,796	3,524
Operating costs and expenses:
Asset liquidation	517	226	921	582
Inventory maintenance	52	115	113	189
Patent licensing and maintenance	5	6	16	156
Selling, general and administrative, including expenses paid to related parties	2,604	2,580	4,742	5,178
Depreciation and amortization	120	119	238	240
Total operating costs and expenses	3,298	3,046	6,030	6,345
Operating income (loss) before earnings of equity accounted asset liquidation investments	(487)	(1,114)	(1,234)	(2,821)
Earnings (loss) of equity accounted asset liquidation investments (net of tax of $0)	18	7	(12)	809
Operating loss	(469)	(1,107)	(1,246)	(2,012)
Other expense:
Interest expense - third party	(100)	(174)	(171)	(269)
Interest expense - related party	(39)	0	(106)	0
Total other expense	(139)	(174)	(277)	(269)
Loss before the undernoted	(608)	(1,281)	(1,523)	(2,281)
Income tax expense (recovery)	0	(500)	24,667	(853)
Earnings of other equity accounted investments (net of tax of $0)	24	38	35	38
Net loss	(584)	(743)	(26,155)	(1,390)
Currency translation adjustment (net of tax of $0)	22	(2)	16	(9)
Comprehensive loss	$ (562)	$ (745)	$ (26,139)	$ (1,399)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted (in thousands)	28,167	28,954	28,167	28,949
Net loss per share - basic and diluted	$ (0.02)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.93)	$ (0.05)