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Loan Receivable and Investment in Warrants (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Aug. 15, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
First Loan Warrant |  |  | $ 700,000 |
Time-sharing Transactions, Stated Interest Rate for Notes Receivable |  |  | 6.00% |
Maximum Investment in Veritone |  |  | $ 50,000,000 |
Secured Promissory Note Advance |  |  | 10,000,000 |
1st Loan Warrant Condition: Proceeds from Private Financing |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |
Second Loan Warrant |  |  | 700,000 |
Veritone Primary Warrant |  |  | 50,000,000 |
Primary Warrant Condition: Offering Proceeds |  |  | 15,000,000 |
Secured Convertible Promissory Note |  |  | $ 20,000,000 |
Unamortized loan discount | $ (1,384,000) |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Discount for Lack of Marketability | 7.00% |  |  |
Fair value inputs recovery | 100.00% |  |  |
Loan receivable and accrued interest | $ 18,616,000 |  |  | $ 0
Investment warrants | 1,960,000 |  |  | $ 0
Total Investment, Long Term | 20,576,000 |  |  |
Interest Receivable | 286,000 |  |  |
Accretion (Amortization) of Discounts and Premiums, Investments | 576,000 |  |  |
Interest Income, Other | $ 862,000 |  |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate | 50.00% |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Probability of Default | 75.00% |  |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate | 40.00% |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Probability of Default | 25.00% |  |  |
First Loan [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Receivable with Imputed Interest, Effective Yield (Interest Rate) | 20.00% |  |  |
Second Loan [Member] [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Receivable with Imputed Interest, Effective Yield (Interest Rate) | 9.00% |  |  |

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