Capital Stock (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Feb. 29, 2012	Aug. 10, 2012	Jul. 26, 2013
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	0.01	0.01
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	10.00	10.00
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	300,000,000	300,000,000
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred Stock [Member]
Conversion of Series N preferred shares (Shares)	(4)	(13)
Common Stock [Member]
Cancellation of shares (Shares)		(800,000)
Exercise of options (in shares)		21,500
Conversion of Series N preferred shares (Shares)	160	520
Class N Preferred Shares [Member]
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred Stock, Voting Rights	Each Class N preferred share has a voting entitlement equal to 40 common shares, votes with the common stock on an as-converted basis and is senior to all other preferred stock of the Company.
Preferred Stock, Dividend Payment Terms	Dividends, if any, will be paid on an as-converted basis equal to common stock dividends.
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share	1,000.00
Convertible Preferred Stock, Terms of Conversion	The value of each Class N preferred share is $1,000, and each share is convertible to 40 common shares at the rate of $25 per common share.
Preferred Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance	9,486,500	9,486,500
Employee and Director Option Exercise [Member]
Exercise of options (in shares)			21,500
Heritage Global Partners, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares				1,000,000
Co Chief Executive Officers [Member]
Common Stock Shares Issued for Each Co-CEO					400,000
Cancellation of shares (Shares)						800,000