Related Party Transactions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	8. Related party transactions Services Agreement On August 7, 2018, the Company entered into an executive chairman services agreement with Mr. Michael Brauser, the then Executive Chairman of the Company, pursuant to which Mr. Brauser will be providing recommendations on organizational and capital structure, future acquisitions and strategic transactions (“Services Agreement”), for a term of one year, automatically renewing for additional one-year periods unless either party provides written notice to the other of its intent not to renew not fewer than 30 days prior to the expiration of the then current term. Mr. Brauser remains a consultant to the Company and continues to provide services under the existing Services Agreement after his resignation as Executive Chairman and as a member of the board of directors effective on September 9, 2018. Under the Services Agreement, Mr. Brauser receives cash compensation of $30 per month and is entitled to participate in the Company’s incentive compensation plan. The Company recognized consulting service fees relating to the Services Agreement of a total of $90 and $180 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. In addition, amortization of share-based compensation expense of $1,115 in relation to the RSUs with Performance Criteria previously granted to Mr. Brauser was recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2019. Contribution by Fluent Contribution by Fluent represents cash funding provided or the portion of certain expenses allocated by Fluent to red violet, on or prior to the Spin-off. These allocated expenses are primarily corporate employee salaries and benefits of the functional groups (inclusive of executive management, accounting, administrative and information technology) and corporate administrative expenses (inclusive of legal services, accounting and finance services and other corporate and infrastructure services). Corporate employee salaries and benefits were allocated on the basis of time spent, and corporate administrative expenses were allocated on the basis of relative percentage of services utilized or benefit received. red violet recorded expenses of $325 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as a result of the allocation of expenses from Fluent. Upon the Spin-off, Fluent no longer allocates any expenses to red violet. In addition, share-based compensation of $344, relating to the share-based awards granted by Fluent prior to the Spin-off, was recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2018.

Related Party Transactions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

8. Related party transactions

Services Agreement

On August 7, 2018, the Company entered into an executive chairman services agreement with Mr. Michael Brauser, the then Executive Chairman of the Company, pursuant to which Mr. Brauser will be providing recommendations on organizational and capital structure, future acquisitions and strategic transactions (“Services Agreement”), for a term of one year, automatically renewing for additional one-year periods unless either party provides written notice to the other of its intent not to renew not fewer than 30 days prior to the expiration of the then current term. Mr. Brauser remains a consultant to the Company and continues to provide services under the existing Services Agreement after his resignation as Executive Chairman and as a member of the board of directors effective on September 9, 2018. Under the Services Agreement, Mr. Brauser receives cash compensation of $30 per month and is entitled to participate in the Company’s incentive compensation plan. The Company recognized consulting service fees relating to the Services Agreement of a total of $90 and $180 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. In addition, amortization of share-based compensation expense of $1,115 in relation to the RSUs with Performance Criteria previously granted to Mr. Brauser was recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2019.

Contribution by Fluent

Contribution by Fluent represents cash funding provided or the portion of certain expenses allocated by Fluent to red violet, on or prior to the Spin-off.

These allocated expenses are primarily corporate employee salaries and benefits of the functional groups (inclusive of executive management, accounting, administrative and information technology) and corporate administrative expenses (inclusive of legal services, accounting and finance services and other corporate and infrastructure services). Corporate employee salaries and benefits were allocated on the basis of time spent, and corporate administrative expenses were allocated on the basis of relative percentage of services utilized or benefit received. red violet recorded expenses of $325 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as a result of the allocation of expenses from Fluent. Upon the Spin-off, Fluent no longer allocates any expenses to red violet.

In addition, share-based compensation of $344, relating to the share-based awards granted by Fluent prior to the Spin-off, was recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2018.