Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 609	$ 745
Cost of revenue
Hardware	26	61
Amortization of intangibles	512	512
Total cost of revenue	538	573
Gross margin	71	172
Expenses:
General and administrative	964	953
Depreciation	15	20
Research and development	188	132
Total expenses	1,167	1,105
Loss from operations	(1,096)	(933)
Other income and expense:
Interest expense	(180)	(90)
Foreign exchange	7	85
Total other income and expense	(173)	(5)
Loss before income taxes	(1,269)	$ (938)
Income taxes (recovery) - deferred	(11)
Net loss for the period	$ (1,258)	$ (938)
Net loss attributable to the non-controlling interest		(5)
Net loss for the year attributable to One Horizon Group, Inc.	$ (1,258)	(933)
Less: Preferred Dividends	(25)	(25)
Net loss attributable to One Horizon Group, Inc. Common stockholders	$ (1,283)	$ (958)
Loss per share attributable to One Horizon Group, Inc. stockholders
Basic net loss per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.03)
Diluted net loss per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.03)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding Basic and diluted (in shares)	35,147	33,281