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Investments Investments (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | May 17, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Lease, Cost | $ 153,000 | $ 335,000 |  |  |  |
Cash paid for investment |  |  | $ 6,000,000 | $ 2,250,000 |  |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment - Warrants | (697,000) | (7,647,000) |  |  |  |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments - Common Stock | $ 7,605,000 | (33,450,000) |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership, Miso Robotics | 30.00% |  |  |  |  |
Maximum Investment in Veritone |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000,000 |
Secured Convertible Promissory Note |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,000,000
Secured Promissory Note Advance |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000 |
First Loan Warrant |  |  |  |  | $ 154,312 |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price |  |  |  |  | $ 13.61 |
Primary warrant shares |  |  |  |  | 2,150,335 |
Common stock, shares outstanding | 49,656,067 |  | 49,639,319 |  |  |
Cash paid for primary warrant exercise |  |  |  |  | $ 29,300,000 |
10% Warrant |  |  |  |  | 809,400 |
Bridge Installment Shares |  |  |  |  | 445,440 |
Bridge Warrant Share |  |  |  |  | 156,720 |
Shares of Investment Sold | 628,048 |  | 2,700,000 |  |  |
Loss on Sale of Investments | $ 5,590,000 | 0 | $ 19,100,000 |  |  |
Investment warrants | 1,367,000 |  | 2,064,000 |  |  |
Investment in common stock | 4,116,000 |  | 5,395,000 |  |  |
Investments at fair value | 5,483,000 |  | 7,459,000 |  |  |
Revenues | $ 3,387,000 | $ 62,093,000 |  |  |  |
Earnings Per Share, Basic | $ (0.09) | $ (0.63) |  |  |  |
Assets, Current | $ 195,522,000 |  | 201,472,000 |  |  |
Total assets | 219,097,000 |  | 223,949,000 |  |  |
Current liabilities | 31,347,000 |  | 31,035,000 |  |  |
Total liabilities | 32,263,000 |  | 32,709,000 |  |  |
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent | 185,001,000 |  | $ 189,393,000 |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |  |  |  | 23.00% |  |
Realized Investment Gains (Losses) | (5,590,000) | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Net change in fair value investment | $ 1,318,000 | $ (41,097,000) |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Stock, Price Per Share | $ 4.71 |  | $ 4.95 |  |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Stock, Price Per Share | $ 7.13 |  | $ 10.44 |  |  |
Veritone [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, shares outstanding |  |  |  |  | 1,523,746 |
Common Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares | 791,473 |  |  |  | 4,119,521 |
Warrant [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares | 1,120,432 |  |  |  | 1,120,432 |

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