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Loans receivable, net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Receivables [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable

Loans receivable consisted of the following:

		December 31,
		2017			2016
Personal loans		$	670		$	-
Provision for loan losses			-			-
Loans receivable, net		$	670		$	-

Past Due Financing Receivables

The following table represents the aging of loans receivable as of December 31, 2017:

		December 31, 2017
1-89 days past due		$	2
90-179 days past due			-
180-365 days past due			96
Over 1 year past due			-
Total past due		$	98
Current			572
Total loans		$	670

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Tabular disclosure of financing receivables that are past due but not impaired, financing receivables that are 90 days past due and still accruing, and financing receivables on nonaccrual status.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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