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Acquisition (Details) (ADAPTIX, Inc. [Member], USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 12, 2012 patents countries | Dec. 31, 2014
ADAPTIX, Inc. [Member] |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Acquired entity - cash | $ 10,000,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = actg_AdaptixIncMember |
Number of issued and pending patents in portfolio of acquired entity | 230 actg_BusinessAcquisitionAcquiredEntityNumberOfPatents / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = actg_AdaptixIncMember |
Number of countries where acquire entity holds issued and pending patents | 13 actg_BusinessAcquisitionAcquiredEntityPatentsNumberOfCountries / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = actg_AdaptixIncMember |
Payments to acquire businesses, gross | $ 160,000,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = actg_AdaptixIncMember |
Patents, useful life | 10 years | 10 years

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