10-Q Filing

ACACIA RESEARCH CORP CIK: 934549 Q2 2020

Filing Information

Form Type	10-Q
Accession Number	`0001683168-20-002605`
Period End Date	20200630
Filing Date	20200810
Fiscal Year	2020
Fiscal Period	Q2
XBRL Instance	acacia_i10q-063020_htm.xml

Filing Contents

This filing contains the following financial statements:

Balance Sheet 96 Income Statement 128 Cash Flow Statement 86 Stockholders Equity 34

Balance Sheet 96 line items

Line Item	Tag	Value	Unit	Period
Cash and cash equivalents	`CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue`	$164.28M	USD	Point-in-time
Cash and cash equivalents	`CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue`	$57.36M	USD	Point-in-time
Trading securities - debt	`AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesCurrent`	$93.84M	USD	Point-in-time
Trading securities - debt	`AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesCurrent`	-	USD	Point-in-time
Trading securities - equity	`AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecuritiesCurrent`	$17.14M	USD	Point-in-time
Trading securities - equity	`AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecuritiesCurrent`	$19.70M	USD	Point-in-time
Equity securities derivative	`DerivativeAssetsCurrent`	$7.37M	USD	Point-in-time
Equity securities derivative	`DerivativeAssetsCurrent`	-	USD	Point-in-time
Equity securities forward contract	`EquitySecuritiesFvNiCost`	-	USD	Point-in-time
Equity securities forward contract	`EquitySecuritiesFvNiCost`	$75.53M	USD	Point-in-time
Prepaid investment	`PrepaidInvestment`	$93.96M	USD	Point-in-time
Prepaid investment	`PrepaidInvestment`	-	USD	Point-in-time
Accounts receivable	`AccountsReceivableNetCurrent`	$511.00K	USD	Point-in-time
Accounts receivable	`AccountsReceivableNetCurrent`	$1.39M	USD	Point-in-time
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	`PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent`	$2.91M	USD	Point-in-time
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	`PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent`	$1.89M	USD	Point-in-time
Total current assets	`AssetsCurrent`	$364.12M	USD	Point-in-time
Total current assets	`AssetsCurrent`	$171.76M	USD	Point-in-time
Preferred stock, par value	`PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare`	$0.00	USD	Point-in-time
Preferred stock, par value	`PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare`	$0.00	USD	Point-in-time
Long-term restricted cash	`RestrictedCashAndInvestmentsNoncurrent`	$35.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Long-term restricted cash	`RestrictedCashAndInvestmentsNoncurrent`	-	USD	Point-in-time
Investment at fair value (Note 5)	`InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure`	$1.50M	USD	Point-in-time
Preferred stock, shares authorized	`PreferredStockSharesAuthorized`	10.00M	shares	Point-in-time
Preferred stock, shares authorized	`PreferredStockSharesAuthorized`	10.00M	shares	Point-in-time
Investment at fair value (Note 5)	`InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure`	$4.06M	USD	Point-in-time
Preferred stock, shares issued	`PreferredStockSharesIssued`	0.00	shares	Point-in-time
Preferred stock, shares issued	`PreferredStockSharesIssued`	0.00	shares	Point-in-time
Patents, net of accumulated amortization	`FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet`	$7.81M	USD	Point-in-time
Patents, net of accumulated amortization	`FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet`	$19.25M	USD	Point-in-time
Leased right-of-use assets	`OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset`	$1.25M	USD	Point-in-time
Leased right-of-use assets	`OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset`	$1.26M	USD	Point-in-time
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	`PreferredStockSharesOutstanding`	0.00	shares	Point-in-time
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	`PreferredStockSharesOutstanding`	0.00	shares	Point-in-time
Common stock, par value	`CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare`	$0.00	USD	Point-in-time
Other non-current assets	`OtherAssetsNoncurrent`	$5.47M	USD	Point-in-time
Other non-current assets	`OtherAssetsNoncurrent`	$818.00K	USD	Point-in-time
Common stock, par value	`CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare`	$0.00	USD	Point-in-time
Total assets	`Assets`	$218.16M	USD	Point-in-time
Common stock, shares authorized	`CommonStockSharesAuthorized`	300.00M	shares	Point-in-time
Total assets	`Assets`	$394.15M	USD	Point-in-time
Common stock, shares authorized	`CommonStockSharesAuthorized`	300.00M	shares	Point-in-time
Common stock, shares issued	`CommonStockSharesIssued`	49.31M	shares	Point-in-time
Common stock, shares issued	`CommonStockSharesIssued`	50.37M	shares	Point-in-time
Common stock, shares outstanding	`CommonStockSharesOutstanding`	49.31M	shares	Point-in-time
Common stock, shares outstanding	`CommonStockSharesOutstanding`	50.37M	shares	Point-in-time
Treasury stock, shares	`TreasuryStockShares`	4.60M	shares	Point-in-time
Accounts payable	`AccountsPayableCurrent`	$3.23M	USD	Point-in-time
Accounts payable	`AccountsPayableCurrent`	$1.76M	USD	Point-in-time
Treasury stock, shares	`TreasuryStockShares`	2.92M	shares	Point-in-time
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	`AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent`	$2.72M	USD	Point-in-time
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	`AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent`	$7.26M	USD	Point-in-time
Accrued compensation	`EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent`	$507.00K	USD	Point-in-time
Accrued compensation	`EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent`	$2.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Royalties and contingent legal fees payable	`RoyaltiesAndContingentLegalFeesPayable`	$2.18M	USD	Point-in-time
Royalties and contingent legal fees payable	`RoyaltiesAndContingentLegalFeesPayable`	$2.14M	USD	Point-in-time
Senior Secured Notes Payable - short term	`SecuredDebtCurrent`	$113.40M	USD	Point-in-time
Senior Secured Notes Payable - short term	`SecuredDebtCurrent`	-	USD	Point-in-time
Total current liabilities	`LiabilitiesCurrent`	$123.49M	USD	Point-in-time
Total current liabilities	`LiabilitiesCurrent`	$11.71M	USD	Point-in-time
Series A warrant liabilities	`DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent`	$6.95M	USD	Point-in-time
Series A warrant liabilities	`DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent`	$3.57M	USD	Point-in-time
Series A embedded derivative liabilities	`EmbeddedDerivativeFairValueOfEmbeddedDerivativeLiability`	$29.51M	USD	Point-in-time
Series A embedded derivative liabilities	`EmbeddedDerivativeFairValueOfEmbeddedDerivativeLiability`	$17.97M	USD	Point-in-time
Series B warrant liabilities	`DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent1`	$58.29M	USD	Point-in-time
Series B warrant liabilities	`DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent1`	-	USD	Point-in-time
Long-term lease liabilities	`OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent`	$1.26M	USD	Point-in-time
Long-term lease liabilities	`OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent`	$1.25M	USD	Point-in-time
Other long-term liabilities	`OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent`	$593.00K	USD	Point-in-time
Other long-term liabilities	`OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent`	$593.00K	USD	Point-in-time
Total liabilities	`Liabilities`	$220.09M	USD	Point-in-time
Total liabilities	`Liabilities`	$35.11M	USD	Point-in-time
Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; stated value $100 per share; 350,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively; aggregate liquidation preference of $35,000 as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	`PreferredStockRedemptionAmount`	$9.40M	USD	Point-in-time
Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; stated value $100 per share; 350,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively; aggregate liquidation preference of $35,000 as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	`PreferredStockRedemptionAmount`	$8.09M	USD	Point-in-time
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding	`PreferredStockValue`	-	USD	Point-in-time
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding	`PreferredStockValue`	-	USD	Point-in-time
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 49,306,137 and 50,370,987 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	`CommonStockValue`	$49.00K	USD	Point-in-time
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 49,306,137 and 50,370,987 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	`CommonStockValue`	$50.00K	USD	Point-in-time
Treasury stock, at cost, 4,604,365 and 2,919,828 shares as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	`TreasuryStockValue`	$39.27M	USD	Point-in-time
Treasury stock, at cost, 4,604,365 and 2,919,828 shares as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	`TreasuryStockValue`	$43.27M	USD	Point-in-time
Additional paid-in capital	`AdditionalPaidInCapital`	$652.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Additional paid-in capital	`AdditionalPaidInCapital`	$650.84M	USD	Point-in-time
Accumulated deficit	`RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit`	$-439.66M	USD	Point-in-time
Accumulated deficit	`RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit`	$-444.80M	USD	Point-in-time
Total Acacia Research Corporation stockholders' equity	`StockholdersEquity`	$162.82M	USD	Point-in-time
Total Acacia Research Corporation stockholders' equity	`StockholdersEquity`	$173.12M	USD	Point-in-time
Noncontrolling interests	`MinorityInterest`	$1.83M	USD	Point-in-time
Noncontrolling interests	`MinorityInterest`	$1.83M	USD	Point-in-time
Total stockholders' equity	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$181.62M	USD	Point-in-time
Total stockholders' equity	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$186.83M	USD	Point-in-time
Total stockholders' equity	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$191.24M	USD	Point-in-time
Total stockholders' equity	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$174.96M	USD	Point-in-time
Total stockholders' equity	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$161.79M	USD	Point-in-time
Total stockholders' equity	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$164.66M	USD	Point-in-time
Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock, and stockholders' equity	`LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity`	$218.16M	USD	Point-in-time
Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock, and stockholders' equity	`LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity`	$394.15M	USD	Point-in-time

Income Statement 128 line items

Line Item	Tag	Value	Unit	Period
Revenues	`RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax`	$5.93M	USD	2 Qtrs
Revenues	`RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax`	$8.85M	USD	2 Qtrs
Revenues	`RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax`	$5.46M	USD	1 Quarter
Revenues	`RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax`	$2.12M	USD	1 Quarter
Inventor royalties	`RoyaltyExpense`	$645.00K	USD	1 Quarter
Inventor royalties	`RoyaltyExpense`	$3.98M	USD	2 Qtrs
Inventor royalties	`RoyaltyExpense`	$2.62M	USD	1 Quarter
Inventor royalties	`RoyaltyExpense`	$1.07M	USD	2 Qtrs
Contingent legal fees	`ContingentLegalFees`	$12.00K	USD	1 Quarter
Contingent legal fees	`ContingentLegalFees`	$375.00K	USD	1 Quarter
Contingent legal fees	`ContingentLegalFees`	$552.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Contingent legal fees	`ContingentLegalFees`	$246.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Litigation and licensing expenses - patents	`LitigationAndLicensingExpensesPatents`	$2.50M	USD	2 Qtrs
Litigation and licensing expenses - patents	`LitigationAndLicensingExpensesPatents`	$5.66M	USD	2 Qtrs
Litigation and licensing expenses - patents	`LitigationAndLicensingExpensesPatents`	$1.85M	USD	1 Quarter
Litigation and licensing expenses - patents	`LitigationAndLicensingExpensesPatents`	$1.46M	USD	1 Quarter
Amortization of patents	`AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets`	$2.35M	USD	2 Qtrs
Amortization of patents	`AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets`	$1.47M	USD	2 Qtrs
Amortization of patents	`AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets`	$1.30M	USD	1 Quarter
Amortization of patents	`AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets`	$818.00K	USD	1 Quarter
General and administrative expenses	`GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense`	$10.40M	USD	2 Qtrs
Other portfolio expenses (income)	`OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet`	$74.00K	USD	1 Quarter
General and administrative expenses	`GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense`	$7.42M	USD	2 Qtrs
General and administrative expenses	`GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense`	$5.52M	USD	1 Quarter
Other portfolio expenses (income)	`OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet`	$-650.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
General and administrative expenses	`GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense`	$3.76M	USD	1 Quarter
Other portfolio expenses (income)	`OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet`	-	USD	1 Quarter
Other portfolio expenses (income)	`OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet`	$308.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Total portfolio operations	`CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold`	$5.85M	USD	2 Qtrs
Total portfolio operations	`CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold`	$3.35M	USD	1 Quarter
Total portfolio operations	`CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold`	$12.31M	USD	2 Qtrs
Total portfolio operations	`CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold`	$5.67M	USD	1 Quarter
Net portfolio income (loss)	`NetPortfolioIncomeLoss`	$80.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Net portfolio income (loss)	`NetPortfolioIncomeLoss`	$-3.46M	USD	2 Qtrs
Net portfolio income (loss)	`NetPortfolioIncomeLoss`	$-1.23M	USD	1 Quarter
Net portfolio income (loss)	`NetPortfolioIncomeLoss`	$-211.00K	USD	1 Quarter
General and administrative expenses(1)	`GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense`	$10.40M	USD	2 Qtrs
General and administrative expenses(1)	`GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense`	$7.42M	USD	2 Qtrs
General and administrative expenses(1)	`GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense`	$5.52M	USD	1 Quarter
General and administrative expenses(1)	`GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense`	$3.76M	USD	1 Quarter
Operating loss	`OperatingIncomeLoss`	$-6.75M	USD	1 Quarter
Operating loss	`OperatingIncomeLoss`	$-10.88M	USD	2 Qtrs
Operating loss	`OperatingIncomeLoss`	$-10.32M	USD	2 Qtrs
Operating loss	`OperatingIncomeLoss`	$-3.97M	USD	1 Quarter
Change in fair value of investment, net (Note 5)	`UnrealizedGainLossOnInvestments`	$6.79M	USD	2 Qtrs
Change in fair value of investment, net (Note 5)	`UnrealizedGainLossOnInvestments`	$6.98M	USD	1 Quarter
Change in fair value of investment, net (Note 5)	`UnrealizedGainLossOnInvestments`	$2.68M	USD	1 Quarter
Change in fair value of investment, net (Note 5)	`UnrealizedGainLossOnInvestments`	$13.89M	USD	2 Qtrs
Gain (loss) on sale of investment (Note 5)	`GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments`	$-7.23M	USD	2 Qtrs
Gain (loss) on sale of investment (Note 5)	`GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments`	$-1.64M	USD	1 Quarter
Gain (loss) on sale of investment (Note 5)	`GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments`	$-2.76M	USD	2 Qtrs
Gain (loss) on sale of investment (Note 5)	`GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments`	$554.00K	USD	1 Quarter
Impairment of other investment	`ImpairmentOfInvestments`	$8.20M	USD	2 Qtrs
Impairment of other investment	`ImpairmentOfInvestments`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Impairment of other investment	`ImpairmentOfInvestments`	$8.20M	USD	1 Quarter
Impairment of other investment	`ImpairmentOfInvestments`	-	USD	1 Quarter
Change in fair value of the Series A and B warrants and embedded derivatives	`DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet`	$-62.90M	USD	1 Quarter
Change in fair value of the Series A and B warrants and embedded derivatives	`DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet`	-	USD	1 Quarter
Change in fair value of the Series A and B warrants and embedded derivatives	`DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Change in fair value of the Series A and B warrants and embedded derivatives	`DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet`	$-67.28M	USD	2 Qtrs
Change in fair value of equity securities derivative and forward contract	`IncreaseDecreaseInEquitySecuritiesFvNi`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Change in fair value of equity securities derivative and forward contract	`IncreaseDecreaseInEquitySecuritiesFvNi`	$81.55M	USD	2 Qtrs
Change in fair value of equity securities derivative and forward contract	`IncreaseDecreaseInEquitySecuritiesFvNi`	-	USD	1 Quarter
Change in fair value of equity securities derivative and forward contract	`IncreaseDecreaseInEquitySecuritiesFvNi`	$81.55M	USD	1 Quarter
Change in fair value of trading securities	`DebtSecuritiesTradingUnrealizedGainLoss`	$-61.00K	USD	1 Quarter
Change in fair value of trading securities	`DebtSecuritiesTradingUnrealizedGainLoss`	$3.52M	USD	1 Quarter
Change in fair value of trading securities	`DebtSecuritiesTradingUnrealizedGainLoss`	$-2.59M	USD	2 Qtrs
Change in fair value of trading securities	`DebtSecuritiesTradingUnrealizedGainLoss`	$614.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Gain (loss) on sale of trading securities	`AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet`	$-7.12M	USD	1 Quarter
Gain (loss) on sale of trading securities	`AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet`	$-7.01M	USD	2 Qtrs
Gain (loss) on sale of trading securities	`AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet`	$31.00K	USD	1 Quarter
Gain (loss) on sale of trading securities	`AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet`	$-12.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Loss on foreign currency exchange	`ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax`	-	USD	1 Quarter
Loss on foreign currency exchange	`ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax`	$-4.89M	USD	2 Qtrs
Loss on foreign currency exchange	`ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax`	$-4.89M	USD	1 Quarter
Loss on foreign currency exchange	`ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Interest expense on Senior Secured Notes	`InterestExpenseDebt`	$768.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Interest expense on Senior Secured Notes	`InterestExpenseDebt`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Interest expense on Senior Secured Notes	`InterestExpenseDebt`	-	USD	1 Quarter
Interest expense on Senior Secured Notes	`InterestExpenseDebt`	$768.00K	USD	1 Quarter
Interest income and other	`InterestAndOtherIncome`	$801.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Interest income and other	`InterestAndOtherIncome`	$1.98M	USD	2 Qtrs
Interest income and other	`InterestAndOtherIncome`	$266.00K	USD	1 Quarter
Interest income and other	`InterestAndOtherIncome`	$1.11M	USD	1 Quarter
Total other income (expense)	`NonoperatingIncomeExpense`	$3.83M	USD	2 Qtrs
Total other income (expense)	`NonoperatingIncomeExpense`	$-1.77M	USD	1 Quarter
Total other income (expense)	`NonoperatingIncomeExpense`	$12.89M	USD	1 Quarter
Total other income (expense)	`NonoperatingIncomeExpense`	$1.05M	USD	2 Qtrs
Income (loss) before income taxes	`IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest`	$-5.75M	USD	1 Quarter
Income (loss) before income taxes	`IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest`	$6.15M	USD	1 Quarter
Income (loss) before income taxes	`IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest`	$-6.48M	USD	2 Qtrs
Income (loss) before income taxes	`IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest`	$-9.83M	USD	2 Qtrs
Income tax benefit (expense)	`IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit`	$-2.00K	USD	1 Quarter
Income tax benefit (expense)	`IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit`	$323.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Income tax benefit (expense)	`IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit`	$-1.34M	USD	2 Qtrs
Income tax benefit (expense)	`IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit`	$9.00K	USD	1 Quarter
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	`IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$-5.14M	USD	2 Qtrs
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	`IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$-10.15M	USD	2 Qtrs
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	`IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$-5.76M	USD	1 Quarter
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	`IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$6.15M	USD	1 Quarter
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	`NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	-	USD	1 Quarter
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	`NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$-14.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	`NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	-	USD	1 Quarter
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	`NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Net income (loss) attributable to Acacia Research Corporation	`NetIncomeLoss`	$-10.14M	USD	2 Qtrs
Net income (loss) attributable to Acacia Research Corporation	`NetIncomeLoss`	$-5.76M	USD	1 Quarter
Net income (loss) attributable to Acacia Research Corporation	`NetIncomeLoss`	$6.15M	USD	1 Quarter
Net income (loss) attributable to Acacia Research Corporation	`NetIncomeLoss`	$-5.14M	USD	2 Qtrs
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - basic and diluted	`NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic`	$-7.11M	USD	2 Qtrs
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - basic and diluted	`NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic`	$-10.14M	USD	2 Qtrs
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - basic and diluted	`NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic`	$-5.76M	USD	1 Quarter
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - basic and diluted	`NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic`	$4.20M	USD	1 Quarter
Basic net income (loss) per common share	`EarningsPerShareBasic`	$-0.20	USD	2 Qtrs
Basic net income (loss) per common share	`EarningsPerShareBasic`	$-0.14	USD	2 Qtrs
Basic net income (loss) per common share	`EarningsPerShareBasic`	$-0.12	USD	1 Quarter
Basic net income (loss) per common share	`EarningsPerShareBasic`	$0.09	USD	1 Quarter
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic	`WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic`	49.70M	shares	1 Quarter
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic	`WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic`	49.68M	shares	2 Qtrs
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic	`WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic`	48.46M	shares	1 Quarter
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic	`WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic`	49.17M	shares	2 Qtrs
Diluted net income (loss) per common share	`EarningsPerShareDiluted`	$-0.14	USD	2 Qtrs
Diluted net income (loss) per common share	`EarningsPerShareDiluted`	$-0.20	USD	2 Qtrs
Diluted net income (loss) per common share	`EarningsPerShareDiluted`	$-0.12	USD	1 Quarter
Diluted net income (loss) per common share	`EarningsPerShareDiluted`	$0.09	USD	1 Quarter
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted	`WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding`	49.70M	shares	1 Quarter
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted	`WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding`	49.17M	shares	2 Qtrs
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted	`WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding`	49.68M	shares	2 Qtrs
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted	`WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding`	49.03M	shares	1 Quarter

Cash Flow Statement 86 line items

Line Item	Tag	Value	Unit	Period
Net loss including noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	`IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$-5.14M	USD	2 Qtrs
Net loss including noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	`IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$-10.15M	USD	2 Qtrs
Net loss including noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	`IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$-5.76M	USD	1 Quarter
Net loss including noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	`IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$6.15M	USD	1 Quarter
Change in fair value of investment, net (Note 5)	`UnrealizedGainLossOnInvestments`	$6.79M	USD	2 Qtrs
Change in fair value of investment, net (Note 5)	`UnrealizedGainLossOnInvestments`	$6.98M	USD	1 Quarter
Change in fair value of investment, net (Note 5)	`UnrealizedGainLossOnInvestments`	$2.68M	USD	1 Quarter
Change in fair value of investment, net (Note 5)	`UnrealizedGainLossOnInvestments`	$13.89M	USD	2 Qtrs
Loss on sale of investment (Note 5)	`LossOnSaleOfInvestments`	$7.23M	USD	2 Qtrs
Loss on sale of investment (Note 5)	`LossOnSaleOfInvestments`	$2.76M	USD	2 Qtrs
Impairment of other investment	`ImpairmentOfInvestments`	$8.20M	USD	2 Qtrs
Impairment of other investment	`ImpairmentOfInvestments`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Impairment of other investment	`ImpairmentOfInvestments`	$8.20M	USD	1 Quarter
Impairment of other investment	`ImpairmentOfInvestments`	-	USD	1 Quarter
Depreciation and amortization	`DepreciationAndAmortization`	$2.40M	USD	2 Qtrs
Depreciation and amortization	`DepreciationAndAmortization`	$1.48M	USD	2 Qtrs
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs	`AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs	`AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts`	$270.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Loss on foreign currency exchange	`ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax`	-	USD	1 Quarter
Loss on foreign currency exchange	`ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax`	$-4.89M	USD	2 Qtrs
Loss on foreign currency exchange	`ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax`	$-4.89M	USD	1 Quarter
Loss on foreign currency exchange	`ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Change in fair value of Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock embedded derivative	`ChangeInFairValueOfSeriesRedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockEmbeddedDerivative`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Change in fair value of Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock embedded derivative	`ChangeInFairValueOfSeriesRedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockEmbeddedDerivative`	$-11.54M	USD	2 Qtrs
Change in fair value of Series A warrants	`UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives`	$-3.38M	USD	2 Qtrs
Change in fair value of Series A warrants	`UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Change in fair value of Series B warrants	`UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives1`	$-52.36M	USD	2 Qtrs
Change in fair value of Series B warrants	`UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives1`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Non-cash stock compensation	`ShareBasedCompensation`	$755.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Non-cash stock compensation	`ShareBasedCompensation`	$453.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Change in fair value of trading securities	`TradingSecuritiesUnrealizedHoldingGainLoss`	$-2.59M	USD	2 Qtrs
Change in fair value of trading securities	`TradingSecuritiesUnrealizedHoldingGainLoss`	$1.00M	USD	2 Qtrs
Loss on sale of trading securities	`DebtSecuritiesRealizedGainLoss`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Loss on sale of trading securities	`DebtSecuritiesRealizedGainLoss`	$-7.01M	USD	2 Qtrs
Change in fair value of equity securities derivative and forward contract	`IncreaseDecreaseInEquitySecuritiesFvNi`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Change in fair value of equity securities derivative and forward contract	`IncreaseDecreaseInEquitySecuritiesFvNi`	$81.55M	USD	2 Qtrs
Change in fair value of equity securities derivative and forward contract	`IncreaseDecreaseInEquitySecuritiesFvNi`	-	USD	1 Quarter
Change in fair value of equity securities derivative and forward contract	`IncreaseDecreaseInEquitySecuritiesFvNi`	$81.55M	USD	1 Quarter
Accounts receivable	`IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable`	$882.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Accounts receivable	`IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable`	$-17.58M	USD	2 Qtrs
Prepaid expenses and other assets	`IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets`	$-877.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Prepaid expenses and other assets	`IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets`	$1.59M	USD	2 Qtrs
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	`IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities`	$-1.59M	USD	2 Qtrs
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	`IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities`	$1.61M	USD	2 Qtrs
Royalties and contingent legal fees payable	`IncreaseDecreaseInRoyaltiesAndContingentLegalFeesPayable`	$-35.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Royalties and contingent legal fees payable	`IncreaseDecreaseInRoyaltiesAndContingentLegalFeesPayable`	$-12.17M	USD	2 Qtrs
Net cash used in operating activities	`NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities`	$-7.14M	USD	2 Qtrs
Net cash used in operating activities	`NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities`	$-2.27M	USD	2 Qtrs
Patent acquisition costs	`PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets`	$13.78M	USD	2 Qtrs
Patent acquisition costs	`PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets`	$4.42M	USD	2 Qtrs
Sale of investment at fair value (Note 5)	`ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfOtherInvestments`	$1.46M	USD	2 Qtrs
Sale of investment at fair value (Note 5)	`ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfOtherInvestments`	$5.04M	USD	2 Qtrs
Purchases of trading securities	`PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments`	$31.32M	USD	2 Qtrs
Purchases of trading securities	`PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments`	$75.15M	USD	2 Qtrs
Maturities and sales of trading securities	`ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfAvailableForSaleSecurities`	$11.40M	USD	2 Qtrs
Maturities and sales of trading securities	`ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfAvailableForSaleSecurities`	$299.23M	USD	2 Qtrs
Purchases of prepaid investment	`PaymentsToAcquireInvestments`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Purchases of prepaid investment	`PaymentsToAcquireInvestments`	$282.33M	USD	2 Qtrs
Equity securities derivative and forward contract acquisition cost	`PaymentsForHedgeInvestingActivities`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Equity securities derivative and forward contract acquisition cost	`PaymentsForHedgeInvestingActivities`	$3.99M	USD	2 Qtrs
Purchases of property and equipment	`PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment`	$148.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Purchases of property and equipment	`PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Net cash used in investing activities	`NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities`	$-63.13M	USD	2 Qtrs
Net cash used in investing activities	`NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities`	$-30.87M	USD	2 Qtrs
Repurchase of common stock	`PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock`	$4.00M	USD	2 Qtrs
Repurchase of common stock	`PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Issuance of Senior Secured Notes, net of lender fee	`ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt`	$110.44M	USD	2 Qtrs
Issuance of Senior Secured Notes, net of lender fee	`ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Senior Secured Notes issuance costs paid to other parties	`RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt`	$496.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Senior Secured Notes issuance costs paid to other parties	`RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Dividend on Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock	`PaymentsOfDividends`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Dividend on Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock	`PaymentsOfDividends`	$653.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Issuance of Series B warrants	`ProceedsFromIssuanceOfWarrants`	$4.60M	USD	2 Qtrs
Issuance of Series B warrants	`ProceedsFromIssuanceOfWarrants`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	`ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised`	$48.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	`ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised`	$79.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Net cash provided by financing activities	`NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities`	$109.94M	USD	2 Qtrs
Net cash provided by financing activities	`NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities`	$79.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	`CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseExcludingExchangeRateEffect`	$71.92M	USD	2 Qtrs
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	`CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseExcludingExchangeRateEffect`	$-65.32M	USD	2 Qtrs
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning	`CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents`	$92.36M	USD	Point-in-time
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning	`CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents`	$128.81M	USD	Point-in-time
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, ending	`RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue`	$164.28M	USD	Point-in-time
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, ending	`RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue`	$63.49M	USD	Point-in-time
Acquisition of prepaid investment securities	`AcquisitionOfPrepaidInvestmentSecurities`	$183.59M	USD	2 Qtrs
Acquisition of prepaid investment securities	`AcquisitionOfPrepaidInvestmentSecurities`	-	USD	2 Qtrs

Stockholders Equity 34 line items

Line Item	Tag	Value	Unit	Period
Beginning balance, value	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$181.62M	USD	Point-in-time
Beginning balance, value	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$186.83M	USD	Point-in-time
Beginning balance, value	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$191.24M	USD	Point-in-time
Beginning balance, value	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$174.96M	USD	Point-in-time
Beginning balance, value	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$161.79M	USD	Point-in-time
Beginning balance, value	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$164.66M	USD	Point-in-time
Net loss attributable to Acacia Research Corporation	`NetIncomeLoss`	$-10.14M	USD	2 Qtrs
Net loss attributable to Acacia Research Corporation	`NetIncomeLoss`	$-5.76M	USD	1 Quarter
Net loss attributable to Acacia Research Corporation	`NetIncomeLoss`	$6.15M	USD	1 Quarter
Net loss attributable to Acacia Research Corporation	`NetIncomeLoss`	$-5.14M	USD	2 Qtrs
Accretion of Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock to redemption value	`AccretionOfSeriesRedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockToRedemptionValue`	$-680.00K	USD	1 Quarter
Accretion of Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock to redemption value	`AccretionOfSeriesRedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockToRedemptionValue`	$-1.31M	USD	2 Qtrs
Dividend on Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock	`DividendsPreferredStockStock`	$652.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Dividend on Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock	`DividendsPreferredStockStock`	$389.00K	USD	1 Quarter
Stock options exercised	`StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised`	$79.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Stock options exercised	`StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised`	$48.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Stock options exercised	`StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised`	$48.00K	USD	1 Quarter
Stock options exercised	`StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised`	$79.00K	USD	1 Quarter
Compensation expense for share-based awards, net of forfeitures	`StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation`	$461.00K	USD	1 Quarter
Compensation expense for share-based awards, net of forfeitures	`StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation`	$755.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Compensation expense for share-based awards, net of forfeitures	`StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation`	$423.00K	USD	1 Quarter
Compensation expense for share-based awards, net of forfeitures	`StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation`	$453.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Repurchase of common stock	`StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue`	$2.69M	USD	1 Quarter
Repurchase of common stock	`StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue`	$4.00M	USD	2 Qtrs
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	`NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	-	USD	1 Quarter
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	`NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$-14.00K	USD	2 Qtrs
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	`NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	-	USD	1 Quarter
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	`NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	-	USD	2 Qtrs
Ending balance, value	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$181.62M	USD	Point-in-time
Ending balance, value	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$186.83M	USD	Point-in-time
Ending balance, value	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$191.24M	USD	Point-in-time
Ending balance, value	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$174.96M	USD	Point-in-time
Ending balance, value	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$161.79M	USD	Point-in-time
Ending balance, value	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$164.66M	USD	Point-in-time

Data is extracted from SEC EDGAR XBRL filings. Values shown are as reported in the filing.