UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 25,838	$ 7,904	$ 50,158	$ 22,707
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues - intellectual property operations	19,080	8,943	31,445	18,901
Engineering and development expenses - industrial operations	178	205	312	421
Sales and marketing expenses - industrial operations	1,387	1,859	2,942	3,772
General and administrative expenses	9,951	9,426	22,304	21,466
Total costs and expenses	30,596	20,433	57,003	44,560
Operating loss	(4,758)	(12,529)	(6,845)	(21,853)
Equity securities investments:
Change in fair value of equity securities	(4,744)	6,617	(31,445)	9,960
Gain (loss) on sale of equity securities	0	(7,999)	28,861	(9,360)
Net realized and unrealized (loss) gain	(4,744)	(1,382)	(2,584)	600
Legal liability fee	(6,613)	0	(12,856)	0
Change in fair value of the Series B warrants and embedded derivatives	0	(9,935)	0	6,716
(Loss) gain on foreign currency exchange	(70)	15	(88)	95
Interest expense on Senior Secured Notes	0	(900)	0	(1,800)
Interest income and other, net	295	4,307	5,185	7,748
Total other (expense) income	(11,132)	(7,895)	(10,343)	13,359
Loss before income taxes	(15,890)	(20,424)	(17,188)	(8,494)
Income tax benefit (expense)	7,061	1,645	8,170	(838)
Net loss including noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	(8,829)	(18,779)	(9,018)	(9,332)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	383	0	386	0
Net loss attributable to Acacia Research Corporation	(8,446)	(18,779)	(8,632)	(9,332)
Loss per share:
Net loss attributable to common stockholders - Basic	$ (8,446)	$ (21,155)	$ (8,632)	$ (13,962)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Basic	100,079,803	58,408,711	99,912,854	53,219,152
Basic net income (loss) per common share (in usd per share)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.36)	$ (0.09)	$ (0.26)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders - Diluted	$ (8,446)	$ (21,155)	$ (8,632)	$ (13,962)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Diluted	100,079,803	58,408,711	99,912,854	53,219,152
Diluted net income (loss) per common share (in usd per share)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.36)	$ (0.09)	$ (0.26)
Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 5,333	$ 394	$ 18,956	$ 4,570
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues - intellectual property operations	5,765	5,010	12,766	9,748
Industrial operations
Revenues:
Total revenues	6,335	7,510	15,176	18,137
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues - intellectual property operations	3,277	3,933	7,326	9,153
Energy operations
Revenues:
Total revenues	14,170	0	16,026	0
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues - intellectual property operations	$ 10,038	$ 0	$ 11,353	$ 0