CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Liabilities not subject to compromise: [Abstract]
Promissory notes - related party, net of discount	$ 28
Promissory notes - related party, net of discount	$ 281	$ 710
4Licensing Corporation shareholders' equity
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	3,000,000	3,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	40,000,000	40,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	17,102,195	15,916,308
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	14,978,308	13,792,421
Treasury shares (in shares)	2,123,887	2,123,887
Discontinued operations included in non-controlling interests	$ (16,177)	$ (16,177)