Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 373	$ 609
Cost of revenue - Hardware	2	26
Cost of revenue - Amortization of intangibles	500	512
Total cost of revenue	502	538
Gross margin	(129)	71
Expenses:
General and administrative	846	964
Depreciation	8	15
Research and development	134	188
Total expenses	988	1,167
Loss from operations	(1,117)	(1,096)
Other income and expense:
Interest expense	(179)	(180)
Foreign exchange	1	7
Total other income and expense	(178)	(173)
Loss before income taxes	(1,295)	(1,269)
Income taxes benefit	11	11
Net loss for the period	(1,284)	(1,258)
Less: Preferred Dividends		(25)
Net loss attributable to One Horizon Group, Inc. Common stockholders	$ (1,284)	$ (1,283)
Loss per share attributable to One Horizon Group, Inc. stockholders
Basic and diluted net loss per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.21)	$ (0.22)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
Basic and diluted (in shares)	6,176	5,857