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Segment Reporting (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
|  | For the three months ended March 31, 2014 |
|  | Asset |  |  | Patent |  |  |  |
|  | Liquidation |  |  | Licensing |  |  | Total |
Revenues from external customers | $ | 1,985 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 1,985 |
Loss from equity accounted asset liquidation investments |  | (30 | ) |  | — |  |  | (30 | )
Other income |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Interest expense |  | 71 |  |  | — |  |  | 71 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 118 |  |  | — |  |  | 118 |
Segment loss |  | (471 | ) |  | (11 | ) |  | (482 | )
Investment in equity accounted asset liquidation investees |  | 1,011 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,011 |
Segment assets |  | 19,212 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 19,240 |
|  | For the three months ended March 31, 2013 |
|  | Asset |  |  | Patent |  |  |  |
|  | Liquidation |  |  | Licensing |  |  | Total |
Revenues from external customers | $ | 1,392 |  | $ | 200 |  | $ | 1,592 |
Earnings from equity accounted asset liquidation investments |  | 802 |  |  | — |  |  | 802 |
Other income |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Interest expense |  | 95 |  |  | — |  |  | 95 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 121 |  |  | — |  |  | 121 |
Segment income (loss) |  | (587 | ) |  | 50 |  |  | (537 | )
Investment in equity accounted asset liquidation investees |  | 2,901 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,901 |
Segment assets |  | 20,297 |  |  | 228 |  |  | 20,525 |
Reconciliation Of Reported Segment Information From Segments To Consolidated Financial Statement Items [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three months |  |  | Three months |
|  | ended |  |  | ended |
|  | March 31, |  |  | March 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Total interest expense for reportable segments | $ | 71 |  | $ | 95 |
Unallocated interest expense from related party debt |  | 67 |  |  | — |
| $ | 138 |  | $ | 95 |
Total depreciation and amortization for reportable segments | $ | 118 |  | $ | 121 |
Other unallocated depreciation from corporate assets |  | — |  |  | — |
| $ | 118 |  | $ | 121 |
Total segment loss | $ | (482 | ) | $ | (537 | )
Other income (expense) and earnings (loss) of other equity accounted investments |  | 11 |  |  | — |
Other corporate expenses (primarily corporate level interest, general and administrative expenses) |  | 433 |  |  | 463 |
Income tax expense (recovery) |  | 24,667 |  |  | (353 | )
Net loss from continuing operations | $ | (25,571 | ) | $ | (647 | )
Segment assets | $ | 19,240 |  | $ | 20,525 |
Other assets not allocated to segments (1) |  | 4,476 |  |  | 34,602 |
Total assets | $ | 23,716 |  | $ | 55,127 |

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