CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Revenue:
Asset sale proceeds	$ 14,733	$ 2,733
Commissions and other	2,505	533
Total asset liquidation revenue	17,238	3,266
Operating costs and expenses:
Asset liquidation	8,244	2,087
Inventory maintenance	1,522	(50)
Asset liquidation costs paid to a related party	0	25
Patent licensing and maintenance	84	128
Selling, general and administrative	4,408	2,791
Expenses paid to related parties	578	441
Depreciation	2	0
Total operating costs and expenses	14,838	5,422
Operating income (loss) before earnings of equity accounted asset liquidation investments	2,400	(2,156)
Earnings of equity accounted asset liquidation investments	2,183	7,586
Operating income	4,583	5,430
Other income (expenses):
Other income (expense)	30	(55)
Goodwill impairment	0	(173)
Interest expense - third party	(245)	(272)
Interest expense - related party	0	(64)
Total other income (expenses)	(215)	(564)
Income from continuing operations before the undernoted	4,368	4,866
Income tax recovery	(26,317)	(1,318)
Earnings of other equity accounted investments (net of $0 tax)	28	30
Net income and comprehensive income	30,713	6,214
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest	0	(1,385)
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to controlling interest	$ 30,713	$ 4,829
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in thousands of shares)	26,834	22,887
Weighted average preferred shares outstanding (in thousands of shares)	1	1
Earnings per share - basic:
Common shares (in dollars per share)	$ 1.14	$ 0.21
Preferred shares (in dollars per share)	$ 45.74	$ 8.43
Earnings per share - diluted:
Common shares (in dollars per share)	$ 1.13	$ 0.21
Preferred shares (in dollars per share)	$ 45.30	$ 8.43