Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

The table below presents information about the Company’s segments as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012:

	For the three months ended March 31, 2013
	Asset Liquidation			Patent Licensing		Total
Revenues from external customers	$	1,392		$	200	$	1,592
Earnings from equity accounted asset liquidation investments		802			—		802
Other income		—			—		—
Interest expense		95			—		95
Depreciation and amortization		121			—		121
Segment income (loss)		(587	)		50		(537	)
Investment in equity accounted asset liquidation investees		2,901			—		2,901
Segment assets		20,297			228		20,525

	For the three months ended March 31, 2012
	Asset Liquidation		Patent Licensing			Total
Revenues from external customers	$	3,034	$	—		$	3,034
Earnings from equity accounted asset liquidation investments		1,069		—			1,069
Other income		10		—			10
Interest expense		56		—			56
Depreciation and amortization		3		—			3
Segment income (loss)		1,225		(26	)		1,199
Investment in equity accounted asset liquidation investees		1,032		—			1,032
Segment assets		19,401		28			19,429

Reconciliation Of Reported Segment Information From Segments To Consolidated Financial Statement Items [Table Text Block]

The following table reconciles reportable segment information to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company:

	Three months ended March 31, 2013			Three months ended March 31, 2012
Total other income for reportable segments	$	—		$	10
Unallocated other income (expense)		—			—
Total other income	$	—		$	10
Total interest expense for reportable segments	$	95		$	56
Unallocated interest expense from related party debt		—			3
	$	95		$	59
Total depreciation and amortization for reportable segments	$	121		$	3
Other unallocated depreciation from corporate assets		—			—
	$	121		$	3
Total segment income (loss)	$	(537	)	$	1,199
Other income (expense) and earnings (loss) of other equity accounted investments		—			(47	)
Other corporate expenses (primarily corporate level interest, general and administrative expenses)		(463	)		(449	)
Income tax expense (recovery)		(353	)		313
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(647	)	$	390
Segment assets	$	20,525		$	19,429
Other assets not allocated to segments(1)		34,602			35,350
Total assets	$	55,127		$	54,779

(1) Other assets not allocated to segments are corporate assets such as cash, non-trade accounts receivable, prepaid insurance, investments and deferred income tax assets.