Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Composition Of Certain Financial Statements Items [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

Amounts receivable from third parties consisted of the following at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30,  2012		December 31,  2011
Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0; 2011 - $0)	$	2,451	$	730
Notes receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0; 2011 - $186)		—		39
Lease receivable		80		148
	$	2,531	$	917

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consisted of the following at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Due to Heritage Global Partners clients	$	3,786	$	—
Due to Joint Venture partners		572		89
Sales and other taxes		735		66
Remuneration and benefits		140		402
Asset liquidation expenses		31		—
Regulatory and legal fees		150		49
Accounting, auditing and tax consulting		81		169
Patent licensing and maintenance		4		8
Other		327		72
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	5,826	$	855