CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY (DEFICIT) (UNAUDITED) - 9 months ended Sep. 30, 2015 - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Less Treasury Stock [Member]	Total Equity of 4Licensing Corporation Shareholders [Member]	Non-controlling Interests [Member]	Total
BALANCE at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 159	$ 71,062	$ (17,641)	$ (36,488)	$ 17,092	$ (15,811)	$ 1,281
BALANCE (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014	15,916,000						15,916,308
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Capital contribution from noncontrolling interest	$ 0	0	0	0	0	5	$ 5
Stock-based compensation expense	0	257	0	0	257	0	257
Exercise of stock options	$ 1	21	0	0	22	0	22
Exercise of stock options (in shares)	74,000
Warrants issued in connection with debt agreement	$ 0	1,102	0	0	1,102	0	1,102
Issuance of common stock and warrants to investors	$ 11	739	0	0	750	0	750
Issuance of common stock and warrants to investors (in shares)	1,112,000
Stock issuance cost		(750)			(750)		(750)
Shareholder settlement	$ 0	49	0	0	49	0	49
Net loss	0	0	(3,528)	0	(3,528)	(423)	(3,951)
BALANCE at Sep. 30, 2015	$ 171	$ 72,480	$ (21,169)	$ (36,488)	$ 14,994	$ (16,229)	$ (1,235)
BALANCE (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2015	17,102,000						17,102,195