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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Concentrations (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Licensee 1 [Member] | Revenue, Rights Granted [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk, percentage 22.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_RevenueRightsGrantedMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_Licensee1Member
38.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_RevenueRightsGrantedMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_Licensee1Member
21.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_RevenueRightsGrantedMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_Licensee1Member
Licensee 1 [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk, percentage 30.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_Licensee1Member
60.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_Licensee1Member
 
Licensee 2 [Member] | Revenue, Rights Granted [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk, percentage 22.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_RevenueRightsGrantedMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_Licensee2Member
16.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_RevenueRightsGrantedMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_Licensee2Member
14.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_RevenueRightsGrantedMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_Licensee2Member
Licensee 2 [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk, percentage 17.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_Licensee2Member
22.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_Licensee2Member
 
Licensee 3 [Member] | Revenue, Rights Granted [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk, percentage     10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_RevenueRightsGrantedMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_Licensee3Member
Licensee 3 [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk, percentage 15.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_Licensee3Member
   
Licensee 4 [Member] | Revenue, Rights Granted [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk, percentage     10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_RevenueRightsGrantedMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_Licensee4Member
Licensees in foreign jurisdictions [Member] | Revenue, Rights Granted [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk, percentage 43.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_RevenueRightsGrantedMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_LicenseesInForeignJurisdictionsMember
24.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_RevenueRightsGrantedMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_LicenseesInForeignJurisdictionsMember
43.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_RevenueRightsGrantedMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= actg_LicenseesInForeignJurisdictionsMember