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Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] |
|  | March 31, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Customer/Broker Network | $ | 4,180 |  | $ | 4,180 |
Accumulated amortization |  | (726 | ) |  | (639 | )
|  | 3,454 |  |  | 3,541 |
Trade Name |  | 1,460 |  |  | 1,460 |
Accumulated amortization |  | (217 | ) |  | (191 | )
|  | 1,243 |  |  | 1,269 |
Total net intangible assets | $ | 4,697 |  | $ | 4,810 |
Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
|  | March 31, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Due to auction clients | $ | 2,139 |  | $ | 3,586 |
Due to Joint Venture partners |  | 615 |  |  | 639 |
Sales and other taxes |  | 1,293 |  |  | 966 |
Customer deposits |  | 5 |  |  | 50 |
Remuneration and benefits |  | 485 |  |  | 579 |
Asset liquidation expenses |  | 60 |  |  | 76 |
Auction expenses |  | 304 |  |  | 135 |
Regulatory and legal fees |  | 57 |  |  | 45 |
Accounting, auditing and tax consulting |  | 182 |  |  | 153 |
Patent licensing and maintenance |  | 4 |  |  | 25 |
Other |  | 224 |  |  | 256 |
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 5,368 |  | $ | 6,510 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the (a) carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business (accounts payable); (b) other payables; and (c) accrued liabilities. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). An alternative caption includes accrued expenses. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life, by either major class or business segment. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16265-109275 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
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