Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Items [Abstract]

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

Amounts receivable from third parties consisted of the following at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0; 2012 - $0)	$	1,305	$	1,046
Notes receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0; 2012 - $0)		10		10
Lease receivable		—		12
	$	1,315	$	1,068

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

The details are as shown below:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Customer/Broker Network	$	4,180		$	4,180
Accumulated amortization		(377	)		(290	)
		3,803			3,890
Trade Name		1,460			1,460
Accumulated amortization		(113	)		(87	)
		1,347			1,373
Total net intangible assets	$	5,150		$	5,263

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

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consisted of the following at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Due to auction clients	$	221	$	2,242
Due to Joint Venture partners		469		487
Sales and other taxes		461		552
Customer deposits		862		—
Remuneration and benefits		429		373
Asset liquidation expenses		95		184
Auction expenses		172		134
Regulatory and legal fees		102		87
Accounting, auditing and tax consulting		170		170
Patent licensing and maintenance		151		9
Other		217		177
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	3,349	$	4,415