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Investment in American Shale Oil, LLC (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Investment In American Shale Oil, Llc [Abstract] |
Summary in the change in balance of the Company's investment in AMSO, LLC |
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | 242 |  |  | $ | (685 | )
Capital contributions |  |  | 2,345 |  |  |  | 2,925 |
Equity in the net loss of AMSO, LLC |  |  | (2,607 | ) |  |  | (2,252 | )
Balance, end of period |  | $ | (20 | ) |  | $ | (12 | )
Maximum exposure to additional loss |
|  | (in thousands) |
AMSO’s committed investment in AMSO, LLC based on the 2013 budget |  | $ | 4,249 |
Less: cumulative capital contributions to AMSO, LLC |  |  | (2,345 | )
Less: liability for equity loss in AMSO, LLC at September 30, 2013 |  |  | (20 | )
Maximum exposure to additional loss |  | $ | 1,884 |
Summarized unaudited statements of operations AMSO, LLC |
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative |  | $ | 162 |  |  | $ | 132 |  |  | $ | 435 |  |  | $ | 389 |
Research and development |  |  | 1,758 |  |  |  | 1,320 |  |  |  | 7,055 |  |  |  | 6,046 |
Loss from operations |  |  | 1,920 |  |  |  | 1,452 |  |  |  | 7,490 |  |  |  | 6,435 |
Other income |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | — |
Net loss |  | $ | (1,920 | ) |  | $ | (1,452 | ) |  | $ | (7,449 | ) |  | $ | (6,435 | )

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