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Divestiture of Majority Interest in Atid Drilling Ltd. (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 05, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
Divestiture of Majority Interest in Atid Drilling Ltd. Assets and Liabilities (Textual) |  |  |  |  |
Write-down to fair value of Atid's assets held for sale |  | $ 451 |  | $ 2,742 |
Business transfer agreement description | Genie Israel Holdings Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of GOGAS ("Genie Israel") contributed to Atid Drilling 613 Ltd., (the "New Atid") the equity of Atid with net book value of $1.0 million as of September 1, 2018 in exchange for 37.5% interest in New Atid. The remaining interest in New Atid are held by Howard Jonas, our Chairman (37.5%) and by Geoffrey Rochwarger, our Vice Chairman (25.0%). |  |  |  |
Outstanding balance of credit facility |  | 200 |  | $ 200 |
Credit facility, description |  |  |  | Genie Israel has agreed to make available New Atid a working capital financing up to $0.4 million ("Credit Facility"). |
New Atid [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture of Majority Interest in Atid Drilling Ltd. Assets and Liabilities (Textual) |  |  |  |  |
Investment net book value |  | 900 |  | $ 900 |
Notes receivable |  | $ 200 |  | $ 200 |

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