CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 30,713	$ 6,214
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Accrued interest included in third party debt	16	13
Amortization of financing costs on debt payable to third party	45	80
Stock-based compensation expense	296	46
Loss (earnings) of other equity accounted investments	(28)	(30)
Provision for doubtful accounts	40	168
Deferred income taxes	(26,364)	0
Write-down of inventory	0	123
Goodwill impairment	0	173
Gain on sale of investments	0	(332)
Depreciation	2	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable	(362)	854
Decrease in note receivable	0	428
Increase in lease receivable	(148)	0
Decrease (increase) in deposits	702	(471)
Decrease (increase) in inventory	1,023	(2,452)
Decrease in asset liquidation investments	93	395
Increase in other assets	(149)	(425)
Increase in deferred income tax assets	(191)	(1,499)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(1,700)	1,098
Increase in income taxes payable	63	172
Net cash provided by operating activities	4,051	4,555
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment in other equity accounted investments	(42)	(316)
Cash distributions from other equity accounted investments	4	304
Cash portion of business acquisition	(175)	0
Proceeds from sale of investments	0	456
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(213)	444
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net of share issuance costs	1,823	0
Proceeds from exercise of options to purchase common shares	16	0
Proceeds of debt payable to third parties	6,229	12,732
Repayment of debt payable to third parties	(7,639)	(12,886)
Proceeds of debt payable to a related party	1,493	2,126
Repayment of debt payable to a related party	(1,696)	(3,690)
Distribution to non-controlling interest	0	(766)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	226	(2,484)
Increase in cash	4,064	2,515
Cash at beginning of year	2,608	93
Cash at end of year	6,672	2,608
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Issuance of common stock in exchange for assets of acquired business	184	0
Issuance of options to purchase common stock in exchange for assets of acquired business	460	0
Issuance of common stock in exchange for non-controlling interest	0	32
Transfer of non-controlling interest to additional paid-in capital in exchange for common stock	0	889
Supplemental cash flow information:
Income taxes paid	204	24
Interest paid	$ 198	$ 243