UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 51,237	$ 25,838	$ 175,659	$ 50,158
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues - intellectual property operations	44,695	19,080	110,180	31,445
Sales and marketing expenses - industrial and manufacturing operations	3,381	1,387	6,693	2,942
General and administrative expenses	15,546	10,129	32,866	22,616
Total costs and expenses	63,622	30,596	149,739	57,003
Operating income (loss)	(12,385)	(4,758)	25,920	(6,845)
Equity securities investments:
Change in fair value of equity securities	2,219	(4,744)	(2,558)	(31,445)
Gain on sale of equity securities	1,907	0	3,512	28,861
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)	4,126	(4,744)	954	(2,584)
Non-recurring legacy legal expense	0	(6,613)	0	(12,856)
Gain (loss) on derivatives - energy operations	6,635	(2,659)	1,614	(2,488)
Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange	280	(134)	435	(202)
Interest expense	(2,329)	(1,814)	(4,780)	(2,140)
Interest income	2,936	4,991	5,446	10,033
Other expense, net	(153)	(159)	(870)	(106)
Total other income (expense)	11,495	(11,132)	2,799	(10,343)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(890)	(15,890)	28,719	(17,188)
Income tax (expense) benefit	(547)	7,061	(6,628)	8,170
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	(1,437)	(8,829)	22,091	(9,018)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	(1,856)	383	(1,097)	386
Net income (loss) attributable to Acacia Research Corporation	(3,293)	(8,446)	20,994	(8,632)
Income (loss) per share:
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - Basic	$ (3,293)	$ (8,446)	$ 20,994	$ (8,632)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Basic	96,244,590	100,079,803	96,131,624	99,912,854
Basic net income (loss) per common share (in usd per share)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.08)	$ 0.22	$ (0.09)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - Diluted	$ (3,293)	$ (8,446)	$ 20,994	$ (8,632)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Diluted	96,244,590	100,079,803	96,964,308	99,912,854
Diluted net income (loss) per common share (in usd per share)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.08)	$ 0.22	$ (0.09)
Foreign currency translation	$ 863	$ 0	$ 1,525	$ 0
Other comprehensive income	863	0	1,525	0
Total comprehensive income (loss)	(574)	(8,829)	23,616	(9,018)
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,856)	383	(1,097)	386
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Acacia Research Corporation	(2,430)	(8,446)	22,519	(8,632)
Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Total revenues	329	5,333	70,234	18,956
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues - intellectual property operations	6,558	5,765	34,470	12,766
Industrial operations
Revenues:
Total revenues	6,590	6,335	14,266	15,176
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues - intellectual property operations	3,406	3,277	7,470	7,326
Energy operations
Revenues:
Total revenues	15,317	14,170	33,623	16,026
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues - intellectual property operations	12,309	10,038	25,007	11,353
Manufacturing Operations
Revenues:
Total revenues	29,001	0	57,536	0
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues - intellectual property operations	$ 22,422	$ 0	$ 43,233	$ 0