Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 31,707	$ 51,910
Restricted cash	21,639	21,311
Marketable securities	96,189	138,457
Receivable from securities sales not settled	23,229	0
Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $38 in 2015)	10,614	28,016
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,937	4,228
Total current assets	187,315	243,922
Property and equipment, net	95,793	107,187
Goodwill	12,594	30,864
Intangible assets, net	20,219	35,782
Other investments	3,555	28,525
Investments in equity method investees ($21,954 in 2015 and $24,355 in 2014 reported at fair value)	24,815	30,060
Other long-term assets	531	606
Total assets	344,822	476,946
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	2,781	3,936
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	8,458	8,916
Financial instrument obligations	21,639	21,311
Current portion of long-term debt (net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $57 in 2014)	0	13,157
Current portion of capital lease obligations	0	412
Current liabilities of discontinued operations	450	450
Total current liabilities	33,328	48,182
Capital lease obligations, net of current portion	0	177
Long-term debt (net of current portion and unamortized debt issuance costs of $280 in 2015 and $575 in 2014)	42,666	65,496
Deferred income taxes	737	1,858
Other long-term liabilities	236	3,715
Total liabilities	$ 76,967	$ 119,428
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock ($0.001 par value, 18,000 shares authorized; 14,392 and 14,220 shares issued in 2015 and 2014, respectively; 11,347 and 11,406 shares outstanding in 2015 and 2014, respectively)	$ 14	$ 14
Additional paid-in capital	270,516	267,444
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(5,546)	(15,206)
Retained earnings	89,229	186,636
Treasury stock, at cost (2015 - 3,045 shares; 2014 - 2,814 shares)	(85,967)	(81,355)
Total Steel Excel Inc. stockholders' equity	268,246	357,533
Non-controlling interest	(391)	(15)
Total stockholders' equity	267,855	357,518
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 344,822	$ 476,946