Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Revenue
Revenues	$ 1,373	$ 532
Cost of sales	832	1,164
Gross profit (loss)	541	(632)
Operating expenses
Selling, marketing, general and administrative	5,424	5,899
Research and development	1,342	2,429
Impairment of long-lived assets	1,676
Gain on disposal of long-lived assets	(11)
Total operating expenses	8,431	8,328
Operating loss	(7,890)	(8,960)
Interest and investment income	459	259
Loss before income taxes	(7,431)	(8,701)
Income taxes
Net loss	(7,431)	(8,701)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	1	1
Net loss attributable to Liquidmetal Technologies shareholders	$ (7,430)	$ (8,700)
Per common share basic and diluted:
Net loss per common share attributable to Liquidmetal Technologies shareholders, basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.01)
Net loss per common share attributable to Liquidmetal Technologies shareholders, diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.01)
Number of weighted average shares - basic (in shares)	914,352,127	910,546,059
Number of weighted average shares - diluted (in shares)	914,352,127	910,546,059
Product [Member]
Revenue
Revenues	$ 1,325	$ 484
License [Member]
Revenue
Revenues	$ 48	$ 48