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	Oct. 09, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 13, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 15, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 11, 2018 USD ($)	May 21, 2018	Oct. 10, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 18, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 15, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2017 USD ($) Integer	Feb. 17, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 08, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 CAD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
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Restructuring and other																				200,000	(1,200,000)
Copyright levy accrual reversal																			$ 2,800,000
Accounts receivable sold																		$ 1,200,000
Proceeds from sale of accounts receivable																		$ 1,100,000
Repurchase of accounts receivable, term																		5 months
Repurchase of accounts receivable, interest rate																		2.00%
France Copyright Levy [Member]
Damages awarded against the company	$ 17,000,000												$ 17,000,000
Levy accruals																					14,400,000				$ 9,500,000
Amount of copyright levy overpaid															$ 55,100,000					55,100,000
ECJ Copyright Levy [Member]
Copyright levies payment																							100,000,000
Levy accruals																300,000				300,000	$ 5,600,000		$ 300,000
Imation Europe B.V. [Member] \| Litigation Management Agreement, Mach 5 B.V., [Member]
Percentage of legal fees to be paid by other party					50.00%
Commitment under the agreement					Thirty percent (30%) if received within one year after the Signing Date; Twenty-seven and one-half percent (27.5%) if received after one year after the Signing Date; and Twenty-five percent (25%) if received after two years after the Signing Date.
IEBV and its German Subsidiary [Member]
Restructuring and other																$ 500,000
IEBV and its German Subsidiary [Member] \| Euro [Member]
Payments for legal settlements \| €																	€ 150
Accrual for settlement \| €																								€ 150
IOENGINE Note [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount								$ 4,000,000
Repayments of notes payable		$ 2,250,000
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Debt instrument, face amount								$ 4,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity date description								Due until June 30, 2019
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Debt instrument, face amount								$ 4,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity date description								June 30, 2019 through September 28, 2020
Notes payable outstanding amount								$ 2,250,000
IOENGINE LLC [Member]
Damages awarded against the company												$ 11,000,000
Payments for legal settlements							$ 3,750,000
CMC Magnetic Corp Versus Imation [Member] \| Imation Corporation Japan [Member]
Damages awarded against the company									$ 9,200,000	$ 9,200,000
Payments for legal settlements						$ 1,500,000
Financing receivable						1,500,000
Repayments of notes payable														$ 500,000
CMC Magnetic Corp Versus Imation [Member] \| Imation Europe B.V. [Member]
Damages awarded against the company						$ 825,000
Suntop Art Work Co., Ltd Versus Imation [Member] \| Imation Corporation Japan [Member]
Damages awarded against the company				$ 45,000
Loss contingency, damages sought																				900,000
Suntop Art Work Co., Ltd Versus Imation [Member] \| Imation Corporation Japan [Member] \| Yen [Member]
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Loss contingency, damages sought																				$ 100,000,000
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Number of former employees filing lawsuits \| Integer											3
Number of employees terminated during period \| Integer											100
Maximum exposure to loss											$ 200,000
Severance Action [Member] \| Nexsan Corporation [Member]
Loss contingency, damages sought											$ 500,000
Number of former executives seeking severance payments \| Integer											3
Severance Action [Member] \| February 27, 2019 [Member]
Payments for legal settlements											$ 86,000
Severance Action [Member] \| Imation Europe B.V. [Member]
Loss contingency, damages sought											$ 700,000
Number of lawsuits \| Integer											4
FIAR Case [Member] \| Imation Europe B.V. [Member]
Percentage of plaintiff group																				15.00%
Loss contingency, damages sought from all plaintiffs																				$ 100,000,000
FIAR Case [Member] \| Imation Europe B.V. [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
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FIAR Case [Member] \| Imation Europe B.V. [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
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Loss contingency, damages sought																						$ 1,000,000
Penalties and interests sought																						$ 500,000
Messrs. Mack and Romano [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
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Loss contingency, damages sought			$ 500,000