v2.4.1.9

Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Accounting policies [Abstract]

Schedule of consolidated subsidiaries

		Place incorporated		Ownership percentage
SGOCO		Cayman Islands		Parent Company
SGOCO International		Hong Kong		100%
SGOCO (Fujian)		Jinjiang City, China		100%
Beijing SGOCO		Beijing, China		100%
SGO		Delaware, USA		100%
SGOCO Shenzhen		Shenzhen, China		100%

Schedule of estimated useful life

		Estimated Useful Life
Leasehold improvements		Over the lease term
Machinery equipment		5-10 years
Vehicles and office equipment		5 years

Schedule of fair value of financial assets and liabilities

		Carrying Value at December 31, 2014				Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2014
						Level 1				Level 2				Level 3
Warrant derivative liability		$	2			$	-			$	2			$	-

		Carrying Value at December 31, 2013				Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2013
						Level 1				Level 2				Level 3
Warrant derivative liability		$	21			$	12			$	9			$	-

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Tabular disclosure of the useful life of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business.

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Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19190-110258

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Tabular disclosure of the key aspects of a subsidiary (partnership, corporation, or other entity) of the limited liability company or limited partnership.

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