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Subsequent Events (Details Narrative) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 16, 2016 $ / shares shares | Jan. 28, 2016 USD ($) | Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($) Directors | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares | Nov. 05, 2014 $ / shares
Severance payments |  |  |  |  |  | $ 375 | $ 411 |
Warrants exercise price per share | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.30
Common stock shares authorized | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 42,000,000 | 42,000,000 |
Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowed amount |  |  |  |  | $ 300 |  |  |
Additional amount upon request by the company |  |  |  |  | $ 75 |  |  |
Percentage of amounts borrowed from a each director upon maturity company needs to pay in single payment |  |  |  |  | 115.00% |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock shares authorized | shares |  | 30,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock shares authorized | shares |  | 42,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | One Director [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowed amount |  |  |  |  | $ 200 |  |  |
Number of directors | Directors |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Other Director [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowed amount |  |  |  |  | $ 100 |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Another Director [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowed amount | $ 75 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | John A. Moore [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance payments |  |  | $ 425 |  |  |  |  |
Reimburse period |  |  | 12 months |  |  |  |  |
Reimburse amount |  |  | $ 17 |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | DSIT Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of interest remained |  |  | 41.20% |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Omni Metrix [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable formula based financing maximum amount |  |  |  | $ 500 |  |  |  |
Debt instrumments interest rate description |  |  |  | Prime plus 2% or 6% per year |  |  |  |
Percentage of service charge for average aggregate principal amount outstanding |  |  |  | 1.125% |  |  |  |
Line of credit |  |  |  | $ 500 |  |  |  |
Imposed sublimit amount |  |  |  | $ 300 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Omni Metrix [Member] | Prime [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prime rate at December 31, 2015 |  |  |  | 3.50% |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Share Purchase Agreement [Member] | DSIT Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of strategic interest sold |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
Receive gross proceeds of approximately |  |  | $ 4,913 |  |  |  |  |
Earn - out amount |  |  | $ 1,000 |  |  |  |  |
Pro-rate share earn out over the period |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Consulting Agreement [Member] | Jan H. Loeb [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment of monthly consulting fee |  |  | $ 17 |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Consulting Agreement [Member] | Jan H. Loeb [Member] | Leap Tide Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants exercisable shares of common stock | shares |  | 35,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants exercise price per share | $ / shares |  | $ 0.13 |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants exercisable description |  | One-fourth of the warrants are immediately exercisable; the remainder becomes exercisable in equal increments on each of June 16, 2016, September 16, 2016 and December 16, 2016. The warrants expire on the earlier of (a) March 16, 2023 and (b) 18 months from the date Mr. Loeb ceases to be a director, officer, employee or consultant of Acorn. |  |  |  |  |  |

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