UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 15,878	$ 1,582	$ 46,102	$ 24,785
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues - intellectual property operations	9,930		27,912
Engineering and development expenses - industrial operations	156	0	491	0
Sales and marketing expenses - industrial operations	2,119	0	6,429	0
General and administrative expenses	15,038	10,345	36,813	23,014
Total costs and expenses	27,243	14,304	71,645	41,539
Operating loss	(11,365)	(12,722)	(25,543)	(16,754)
Equity securities investments:
Change in fair value of equity securities	(36,352)	66,502	(266,202)	115,509
Gain on sale of equity securities	36,060	37,688	114,434	53,124
Earnings on equity investment in joint venture	850	0	42,935	2,737
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)	558	104,190	(108,833)	171,370
Change in fair value of investment	0	0	0	(2,752)
Gain on sale of investment	0	0	0	3,591
Change in fair value of the Series A and B warrants and embedded derivatives	41,638	619	34,590	(203,866)
Loss on foreign currency exchange	(1,905)	(17)	(4,532)	(193)
Interest expense on Senior Secured Notes	(1,072)	(2,378)	(5,532)	(5,142)
Interest income and other, net	1,221	76	3,091	135
Total other income (expense)	40,440	102,490	(81,216)	(36,857)
Income (loss) before income taxes	29,075	89,768	(106,759)	(53,611)
Income tax (expense) benefit	(679)	(11)	14,399	(531)
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	28,396	89,757	(92,360)	(54,142)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	(306)	0	(14,319)	(906)
Net income (loss) attributable to Acacia Research Corporation	28,090	89,757	(106,679)	(55,048)
Income (loss) per share:
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - Basic	$ 20,587	$ 73,110	$ (112,507)	$ (58,595)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Basic	38,052,426	48,949,504	42,830,700	48,759,873
Basic net income (loss) per common share (in usd per share)	$ 0.54	$ 1.49	$ (2.63)	$ (1.20)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - Diluted	$ 1,531	$ 80,308	$ (112,507)	$ (58,595)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Diluted	71,164,236	93,081,502	42,830,700	48,759,873
Diluted net income (loss) per common share (in usd per share)	$ 0.02	$ 0.86	$ (2.63)	$ (1.20)
Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 6,320	$ 1,582	$ 16,997	$ 24,785
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues - intellectual property operations	5,282	3,959	14,480	18,525
Industrial operations
Revenues:
Total revenues	9,558	0	29,105	0
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues - intellectual property operations	$ 4,648	$ 0	$ 13,432	$ 0