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Equity (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Summarized combined balance sheet amounts related to CCE
Total assets	$ 2,054	$ 2,090
Total liabilities and noncontrolling interests	2,054	2,090
Cash and cash equivalents [Member]
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Total assets	168	150
Restricted cash [Member]
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Total assets	14	17
Trade accounts receivable [Member]
Summarized combined balance sheet amounts related to CCE
Total assets	1,047	1,008
Prepaid expenses [Member]
Summarized combined balance sheet amounts related to CCE
Total assets	377	450
Other current assets [Member]
Summarized combined balance sheet amounts related to CCE
Total assets	8	26
Other assets [Member]
Summarized combined balance sheet amounts related to CCE
Total assets	440	439
Current liabilities [Member]
Summarized combined balance sheet amounts related to CCE
Total liabilities and noncontrolling interests	939	707
Due to IDT Energy [Member]
Summarized combined balance sheet amounts related to CCE
Total liabilities and noncontrolling interests	1,227	1,298
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Summarized combined balance sheet amounts related to CCE
Total liabilities and noncontrolling interests	$ (112)	$ 85

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