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Acquisition Acquisition Deferred Tax (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jan. 12, 2012
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Estimated tax rate (35.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate (35.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate  
ADAPTIX, Inc. [Member]        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Book basis of intangible assets acquired - patents       $ 150,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= actg_AdaptixIncMember
Tax basis of intangible assets acquired - patents       0actg_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationAmortizableIntangibleAssetsTaxBasis
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= actg_AdaptixIncMember
Change from book and tax basis of intangible assets acquired - patents       (150,000,000)actg_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationAmortizableIntangibleAssetsChangeFromBookAndTaxBasis
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= actg_AdaptixIncMember
Estimated net operating loss carryforwards - ADAPTIX       0us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= actg_AdaptixIncMember
Tax basis of estimated net operating loss carryforwards - ADAPTIX       63,860,000actg_OperatingLossCarryforwardsTaxBasis
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= actg_AdaptixIncMember
Change from book and tax basis of estimated net operating loss carryforwards - ADAPTIX       63,860,000actg_OperatingLossCarryforwardsChangeFromBookAndTaxBasis
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= actg_AdaptixIncMember
Net deferred tax liability - pretax       (86,140,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= actg_AdaptixIncMember
Estimated tax rate       35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= actg_AdaptixIncMember
Deferred tax asset, acquisition       $ (30,149,000)actg_Deferredtaxassetacquisition
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= actg_AdaptixIncMember