Accounting Policies, by Policy (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Innovaro and its wholly owned subsidiaries: Innovaro Europe, Ltd. and UTEK Real Estate Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries: Ybor City Group, Inc., 22nd Street of Ybor City, Inc., ABM of Tampa Bay, Inc., and Cortez 114, LLC (collectively “UTEK Real Estate”). All intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation.

On January 1, 2013, the Company acquired 100% ownership of an entity as a result of an assignment and transfer of certain collateral shares held in the entity. The Company has consolidated this entity as of January 1, 2013. The entity has no operations, or any liabilities, and the only asset held by the entity relates to certain marketable securities, which the Company classified as trading securities. The Company sold all of these securities to generate profits during the nine months ended September 30, 2013

Marketable Securities, Trading Securities, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Trading Securities

Trading securities include equity securities that the Company intends to sell in the near term to generate profits. Trading securities are carried at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets. Unrealized gains and losses are recorded as a component of other (income) expense in the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss.

The Company recognized a gain on trading securities of $253,419 during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. All of the Company’s trading securities have been sold as of September 30, 2013.

Equity Method Investments, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Equity Method Investments

At March 31, 2013, the Company determined that the equity method investment had suffered a decline in fair value below that of its carrying amounts and this decline was determined to be other-than-temporary. The Company recognized a loss on impairment of its equity method investment of $70,148 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, which is included as a component of other (income) expense in the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss.

Research, Development, and Computer Software, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Software Development Costs

Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Subtopic 985-20 Costs of Software to Be Sold, Leased or Marketed , requires companies to expense all software development costs incurred until technological feasibility has been established, at which time those costs are capitalized until the product is available for general release to customers. In addition, costs incurred to enhance existing software products or after the general release of the product are required to be expensed as incurred as research and development costs.

In accordance with FASB ASC Subtopic 985-20, the Company has expensed all costs incurred to establish the technological feasibility of the Innovaro LaunchPad software (“LaunchPad”) as research and development costs.

Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Earnings per Share (EPS)

Basic earnings per share is computed on the basis of the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed on the basis of the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding plus the potential dilutive effect of outstanding stock options, warrants and unvested shares of restricted stock.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments consist of investments, cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and long-term debt. The fair value of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and certain accrued expenses approximate their carrying amounts in the consolidated balance sheets due to the short-term nature of such instruments. The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt is not materially different from its carrying value of $5,125,961 and $5,233,416 as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

Concentration Risk, Credit Risk, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that the Company holds with significant credit risk include cash and investments. The Company maintains its cash with high credit quality financial institutions in the United States and, at times, balances may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses related to these balances. All of the Company’s non-interest bearing cash balances were fully insured as of September 30, 2013.

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2011, the FASB issued an accounting standards update to require disclosure of information about the effect of rights of setoff with certain financial instruments on an entity’s financial position. In January 2013, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that clarifies the aforementioned offsetting disclosure requirements. The disclosure requirements are only applicable to rights of setoff of certain derivative instruments, repurchase agreements and reverse purchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions that are either offset in accordance with standards set forth by the FASB Codification or master netting arrangements or similar agreements. The Company has adopted the amendments in these standards effective in the first quarter of 2013. Adoption of this standard had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2013, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that requires presentation for reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income into net income in a single note or on the face of the financial statements. The Company has adopted the amendments in this standard effective in the first quarter of 2013. Adoption of this standard did not have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The Company’s management does not believe that any recent codified pronouncements by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or the Securities and Exchange Commission will have a material impact on the Company’s current or future consolidated financial statements

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with FASB ASC Topic 275 Risks and Uncertainties requires management to make estimates and assumptions that could affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The Company’s most significant estimates relate to the valuation and impairment of certain investments, stock-based compensation, and the valuation of fixed assets and intangible assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Segment Reporting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

FASB ASC Topic 280 Segment Reporting establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company is organized geographically and by line of business. The line of business management structure is the primary basis for which the allocation of resources and financial results are assessed.