UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 122,312	$ 125,102
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues - intellectual property operations	92,658	52,829
Sales and marketing expenses - industrial and manufacturing operations	7,217	6,908
General and administrative expenses	55,363	44,429
Total costs and expenses	155,238	104,166
Operating (loss) income	(32,926)	20,936
Equity securities investments:
Change in fair value of equity securities	(31,412)	31,423
Gain (loss) on sale of equity securities	28,861	(10,930)
Earnings on equity investment in joint venture	0	4,167
Net realized and unrealized (loss) gain	(2,551)	24,660
Non-recurring legacy legal expense	(14,857)	0
Change in fair value of the Series B warrants and embedded derivatives	0	8,241
Gain on derivatives - energy operations	2,016	1,177
(Loss) gain on foreign currency exchange	(370)	53
Interest expense	(6,439)	(2,063)
Interest income and other, net	16,980	14,422
Total other (expense) income	(5,221)	46,490
(Loss) income before income taxes	(38,147)	67,426
Income tax benefit	3,449	1,504
Net (loss) income including noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	(34,698)	68,930
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	(1,359)	(1,870)
Net (loss) income attributable to Acacia Research Corporation	(36,057)	67,060
(Loss) income per share:
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders - Basic	$ (36,057)	$ 55,140
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Basic	99,213,835	75,296,025
Basic net income (loss) per common share (in usd per share)	$ (0.36)	$ 0.73
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders - Diluted	$ (36,057)	$ 53,208
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Diluted	99,213,835	92,411,818
Diluted net income (loss) per common share (in usd per share)	$ (0.36)	$ 0.58
Foreign currency translation	$ (1,180)	$ 0
Other comprehensive loss	(1,180)	0
Total comprehensive (loss) income	(35,878)	68,930
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,359)	(1,870)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Acacia Research Corporation	(37,237)	67,060
Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Total revenues	19,525	89,156
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues - intellectual property operations	24,551	34,164
Industrial operations
Revenues:
Total revenues	30,421	35,098
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues - intellectual property operations	14,912	18,009
Energy operations
Revenues:
Total revenues	49,183	848
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues - intellectual property operations	36,291	656
Manufacturing Operations
Revenues:
Total revenues	23,183	0
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues - intellectual property operations	$ 16,904	$ 0