Discontinued operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Discontinued Operations And Disposal Groups [Abstract]

The following financial information presents the results of operations of the Advertising Business for the year ended December 31, 2015.

	Year Ended
(In thousands)	December 31, 2015
Revenue	$	218
Pretax loss from operations of discontinued operations	$	(1,236	)
Pretax loss on disposal of discontinued operations		(41,095	)
Income tax expense		127
Less: Non-controlling interests		(508	)
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to cogint	$	(41,950	)

Schedule of Gain (Loss) on Disposal Activity

Included in the net loss from discontinued operations, the Company recorded a loss on disposal of the Advertising Business of $41,095 for the year ended December 31, 2015, the majority of which are non-cash charges, pursuant to the following:

	Year Ended
(In thousands)	December 31, 2015
Write-off of goodwill	$	(35,472	)
Write-off of intangible assets		(4,080	)
Write-off of long-term deferred assets		(517	)
Lease agreements early termination compensation expenses		(1,211	)
Employee severance compensation expenses		(191	)
Gain on write-off of acquisition consideration payable		463
Loss on disposal of equity interests		(87	)
Loss on disposal of discontinued operations	$	(41,095	)