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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Concentration Risk (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Licensee 1 [Member]      
Concentrations      
Concentration Risk, Percentage - Accounts Receivable 66.00%actg_LicenseesContributingToAccountsReceivableBalance
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_Licensee1Member
  30.00%actg_LicenseesContributingToAccountsReceivableBalance
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_Licensee1Member
Licensee 1 [Member] | License Revenues [Member]      
Concentrations      
Concentration Risk, Percentage - Revenues 58.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_RevenueRightsGrantedMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_Licensee1Member
39.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_RevenueRightsGrantedMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_Licensee1Member
 
Licensee 2 [Member]      
Concentrations      
Concentration Risk, Percentage - Accounts Receivable 17.00%actg_LicenseesContributingToAccountsReceivableBalance
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_Licensee2Member
  17.00%actg_LicenseesContributingToAccountsReceivableBalance
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_Licensee2Member
Licensee 2 [Member] | License Revenues [Member]      
Concentrations      
Concentration Risk, Percentage - Revenues 15.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_RevenueRightsGrantedMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_Licensee2Member
   
Licensee 3 [Member]      
Concentrations      
Concentration Risk, Percentage - Accounts Receivable     15.00%actg_LicenseesContributingToAccountsReceivableBalance
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_Licensee3Member
Licensees in foreign jurisdictions [Member] | License Revenues [Member]      
Concentrations      
Concentration Risk, Percentage - Revenues 62.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_RevenueRightsGrantedMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_LicenseesInForeignJurisdictionsMember
16.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_RevenueRightsGrantedMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_LicenseesInForeignJurisdictionsMember