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Preferred stock, shares issued

10,000,000

Preferred stock, shares outstanding

Common stock, par value

$ 0.0005

Common stock, shares authorized

^[1]

200,000,000

Common stock, shares issued

61,631,573

53,717,996

Common stock, shares outstanding

61,279,050

53,557,761

Treasury stock, shares

352,523

160,235

[1]	All share data have been retroactively restated to reflect cogint’s one-for-five Reverse Split, which was effective on March 19, 2015, as discussed above.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Income Statement [Abstract]

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

$ 220,268

$ 186,836

$ 14,091

Costs and expenses:

147,407

133,798

10,253

Sales and marketing expenses

20,570

16,296

2,925

General and administrative expenses

76,990

54,094

44,472

14,193

12,631

841

Contingent earn-out costs

3,626

4,055

Total costs and expenses

262,786

220,874

58,491

Loss from operations

(42,518)

(34,038)

(44,400)

Other expense:

Interest expense, net

(9,683)

(7,593)

(468)

(14,300)

Other expenses, net

(1,005)

(1,497)

Total other expense

^[1]

(10,688)

(9,090)

(14,768)

Loss before income taxes

(53,206)

(43,128)

(59,168)

Income taxes

(14,042)

(16,583)

Net loss from continuing operations

(53,206)

(29,086)

(42,585)

Discontinued operations:

Pretax loss from operations of discontinued operations

(1,236)

Pretax loss on disposal of discontinued operations

(41,095)

Income taxes

127

Net loss from discontinued operations

(42,458)

Less: Non-controlling interests

(508)

Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to cogint

(41,950)

Basic and diluted, Continuing operations

$ (53,206)

$ (29,086)

$ (84,535)

Loss per share:

^[2]

$ (0.96)

$ (0.65)

$ (3.27)

Basic and diluted, Discontinued operations

^[2]

(3.22)

Total Net Loss, Basic and Diluted

^[2]

$ (0.96)

$ (0.65)

$ (6.48)

Weighted average number of shares outstanding:

Basic and diluted

55,648,235

44,536,906

13,036,082

Comprehensive loss:

Foreign currency translation adjustment:

$ (53,206)

$ (29,086)

$ (84,535)

Unrealized

(130)

Realized upon the disposal of discontinued operations

130

Net comprehensive loss attributable to cogint

$ (53,206)

$ (29,086)

$ (84,535)

[1]	Other expense, primarily represents non-operating income and expense, including interest expense, net, and other expenses, net, which the Company does not allocate into segments
[2]	Loss per share tables may contain summation differences due to rounding.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Promissory Note [Member]	Institutional Investor [Member]	Certain Investors [Member]	Best One Inc [Member]	Fluent Acquisition [Member]	Q Interactive, LLC [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Convertible Series A preferred stock [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Convertible Series B preferred stock [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Convertible Series B preferred stock [Member] Promissory Note [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Convertible Series B preferred stock [Member] Certain Investors [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Convertible Series B preferred stock [Member] Fluent Acquisition [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Institutional Investor [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Certain Investors [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Best One Inc [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Q Interactive, LLC [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Promissory Note [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Institutional Investor [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Certain Investors [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Best One Inc [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Fluent Acquisition [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Q Interactive, LLC [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Non-controlling Interests [Member]
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 12,107												$ 3						$ 12,714								$ (610)
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2014								4,965,302					6,597,155
Issuance of shares as a result of acquisition					$ 44,112	$ 123,766										$ 4							$ 44,108	$ 123,766
Issuance of shares as a result of acquisition, shares												300,037				7,291,299
Additions as a result of the reverse acquisition	425																											$ 425
Conversion of Series A preferred stock into common stock, shares								(93,500)					93,500
Issuance of common shares to vendors for services rendered	433																		433
Issuance of common shares to vendors for services rendered, shares													45,000
Issuance of common shares upon cashless exercise of warrants, shares													20,122
Vesting of restricted stock units, shares													382,300
Issuance of shares, net of offering costs		$ 413	$ 9,400	$ 49,780										$ 1						$ 413	$ 9,399	$ 49,780
Issuance of shares, net of offering costs, shares										1,000	149,925			1,280,410
Share-based compensation	34,533																		34,533
Contingent earn-out costs	14,300																		14,300
Warrants issued in relation to term loan	1,586																		1,586
Net loss attributable to cogint	(84,535)																										(84,535)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests	(508)																											(508)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(130)																									$ (130)
Changes as a result of the disposal of discontinued operations	213																									$ 130		$ 83
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2015	205,895												$ 8						291,032								(85,145)
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2015								4,871,802	450,962				15,709,786
Issuance of contingent earn-out shares								1,800,220					900,108
Issuance of shares as a result of acquisition							$ 11,206										$ 1								$ 11,205
Issuance of shares as a result of acquisition, shares																	2,369,190
Conversion of Series A preferred stock into common stock													$ 3						(3)
Conversion of Series A preferred stock into common stock, shares								(6,672,022)					6,672,022
Conversion of Series B preferred stock into common stock													$ 11						(11)
Conversion of Series B preferred stock into common stock, shares									(450,962)				22,548,100
Issuance of common shares to vendors for services rendered	146																		146
Issuance of common shares to vendors for services rendered, shares													14,500
Issuance of common shares upon cashless exercise of warrants	1,273												$ 1						1,272
Issuance of common shares upon cashless exercise of warrants, shares													1,069,728
Vesting of restricted stock units													$ 1						(1)
Vesting of restricted stock units, shares													1,434,562
Issuance of shares, net of offering costs				$ 10,079											$ 2							$ 10,077
Issuance of shares, net of offering costs, shares															3,000,000
Increase in treasury stock resulting from shares withheld to pay statutory taxes in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units	(1,193)																	$ (1,193)
Increase in treasury stock resulting from shares withheld to pay statutory taxes in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units, shares																		360,235
Sales of treasury stock	600																	$ 662	(62)
Sales of treasury stock, shares																		(200,000)
Share-based compensation	30,237																		30,237
Warrants issued in relation to term loan	492																		492
Net loss attributable to cogint	(29,086)																										(29,086)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2016	229,649												$ 27					$ (531)	344,384								(114,231)
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2016													53,717,996					160,235
Exercise of warrants by certain warrantholders	3,485												$ 1						3,484
Exercise of warrants by certain warrant, shares													1,161,769
Amendments of warrants issued previously to certain warrants holders	655																		655
Issuance of shares as a result of acquisition							$ 10,225										$ 1								$ 10,224
Issuance of shares as a result of acquisition, shares																	2,750,000
Vesting of restricted stock units													$ 2						(2)
Vesting of restricted stock units, shares													4,001,808
Increase in treasury stock resulting from shares withheld to pay statutory taxes in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units	(743)																	$ (743)
Increase in treasury stock resulting from shares withheld to pay statutory taxes in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units, shares																		192,288
Share-based compensation	35,292																		35,292
Classification of puttable common stock that may require cash settlement as liabilities	(1,350)																		(1,350)
Net loss attributable to cogint	(53,206)																										(53,206)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 224,007												$ 31					$ (1,274)	$ 392,687								$ (167,437)
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2017													61,631,573					352,523

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Institutional Investor [Member]
Issuance costs		$ 600
Certain Investors [Member]
Issuance costs	$ 923	$ 220

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss attributable to cogint	$ (53,206)	$ (29,086)	$ (84,535)
Less: Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0	(41,950)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	14,193	12,631	841
Non-cash interest expenses and related amortization	3,027	2,519	151
Share-based compensation expense	33,996	29,249	34,160
Non-cash contingent earn-out costs			14,300
Non-cash loss on amendments of warrants	1,005	1,273
Write-off of long-lived assets	3,626	4,055
Provision for bad debts	2,020	772	213
Deferred income tax benefit		(14,129)	(16,460)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(8,990)	(5,833)	(893)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(371)	2,095	(1,574)
Other non-current assets	397	(1,359)	(513)
Trade accounts payable	(3,140)	3,565	142
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	9,815	(3,136)	1,642
Amounts due to related parties			(66)
Deferred revenue	(20)	(517)	306
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations	2,352	2,099	(10,336)
Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations			(337)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	2,352	2,099	(10,673)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment	(1,247)	(762)	(662)
Purchase of intangible assets			(250)
Capitalized costs included in intangible assets	(6,880)	(10,164)	(3,065)
Proceeds from reverse acquisition			3,569
Acquisition, net of cash acquired		(50)	(93,276)
Deposits as collateral		(1,050)
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations	(8,127)	(12,026)	(93,684)
Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations			(121)
Net cash used in investing activities	(8,127)	(12,026)	(93,805)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of shares, net of issuance costs		10,079	59,180
Proceeds from exercise of warrants by certain warrant holders	3,485
Proceeds from debt obligations, net of debt costs	13,883	(682)	52,764
Repayments of long-term debt	(4,310)	(2,250)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of vesting of restricted stock units	(743)	(1,193)
Sale of treasury stock		600
Net cash provided by financing activities	12,315	6,554	111,944
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	6,540	(3,373)	7,466
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	10,089	13,462	5,996
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	16,629	10,089	13,462
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE INFORMATION
Cash paid for interest	6,706	3,795	3
Cash paid (refunded) for income taxes		87	(123)
Share-based compensation capitalized in intangible assets	1,296	1,154	363
Issuance of common stock to a vendor for services rendered		146
Debt issuance costs - amendment of warrants in connection with the term loans	(350)
Classification of puttable common stock that may require cash settlement as liabilities	1,350
Warrants issued in relation to the term loans		492	1,586
Series B Preferred issued in relation to the promissory notes			413
Reverse Acquisition Transaction [Member]
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE INFORMATION
Fair value of acquisition consideration			44,112
Fluent Acquisition [Member]
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	15,134
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE INFORMATION
Fair value of acquisition consideration			$ 123,766
Q Interactive Acquisition [Member]
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE INFORMATION
Issuance of common stock to settle acquisition consideration payable in connection with Q Interactive acquisition	$ 10,225
Fair value of acquisition consideration		$ 21,431

Principal Activities and Organization	12 Months Ended
Principal Activities and Organization	Dec. 31, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Principal activities and organization	1. Principal activities and organization (a) Principal activities Cogint, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” “cogint,” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, is a data and analytics company providing cloud-based mission-critical information and performance marketing solutions to enterprises in a variety of industries. Our mission is to transform data into intelligence utilizing our proprietary technology platforms to solve complex problems for our clients. Harnessing the power of data fusion and powerful analytics, we transform data into intelligence, in a fast and efficient manner, so that our clients can spend their time on what matters most, running their organizations with confidence. Through our intelligent platforms, CORE™ and Agile Audience Engine™, we uncover the relevance of disparate data points to deliver end-to-end, ROI-driven results for our customers. Our analytical capabilities enable us to build comprehensive datasets in real-time and provide insightful views of people, businesses, assets and their interrelationships. We empower clients across markets and industries to better execute all aspects of their business, from managing risk, identifying fraud and abuse, ensuring legislative compliance, and debt recovery, to identifying and acquiring new customers. With the goal of reducing the cost of doing business and enhancing the consumer experience, our solutions enable our clients to optimize overall decision-making and to have a holistic view of their customers. We provide unique and compelling solutions essential to the daily workflow of organizations within both the public and private sectors. Our cloud-based data fusion and customer acquisition technology platforms, combined with our massive database consisting of public-record, proprietary and publicly- available data, as well as a unique repository of self-reported information on millions of consumers, enables the delivery of differentiated products and solutions used for a variety of essential functions. These essential functions include identification and authentication, investigation and validation, and customer acquisition and retention. The Company operates through two reportable segments: (i) Information Services and (ii) Performance Marketing. (b) Organization Tiger Media Previously, we provided advertising services in the out-of-home advertising industry in China under the name Tiger Media, Inc. (“Tiger Media”), a Cayman Islands exempted company. On June 30, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the plan to discontinue its Advertising Business (defined below). In 2015, the Company disposed of all assets and liabilities related to its Advertising Business. TBO The Best One, Inc. (“TBO”), now known as IDI Holdings (defined below), is a holding company incorporated on September 22, 2014 in the State of Florida, which was formed to be engaged in the acquisition of operating businesses and the acquisition and development of valuable and proprietary technology assets across various industries. On October 2, 2014, TBO acquired 100% of the membership interests of Interactive Data, LLC (“Interactive Data”), a Georgia limited liability company and Interactive Data became a wholly-owned subsidiary of TBO (“Interactive Data Acquisition”). Interactive Data is a data solutions provider, historically delivering data products and services to the Accounts Receivable Management industry for location and identity verification, legislative compliance and debt recovery. TBO Merger with Tiger Media On March 21, 2015 (the “Effective Date of TBO Merger”), Tiger Media and TBO Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tiger Media (“TBO Merger Sub”), completed a merger (the “TBO Merger”) with TBO, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, as amended (the “TBO Merger Agreement”) dated as of December 14, 2014. Before the TBO Merger, on March 19, 2015, Tiger Media effected a one-for-five reverse stock split (the “Reverse Split”). The principal effect of the Reverse Split was to decrease the number of outstanding shares of each of Tiger Media’s ordinary shares. Except for de minimus adjustments for the treatment of fractional shares, the Reverse Split did not have any dilutive effect on Tiger Media shareholders and the relative voting and other rights that accompany the shares were not affected by the Reverse Split. In addition, the proportion of shares owned by shareholders relative to the number of shares authorized for issuance remained the same because the authorized number of shares was decreased in proportion to the Reverse Split from 1,000,000,000 shares to 200,000,000 shares. The authorized number of preferred shares was not affected by the Reverse Split and remained at 10,000,000. Also before the TBO Merger, on March 20, 2015, Tiger Media completed its domestication from the Cayman Islands to Delaware as a Delaware corporation (the “Domestication”). Following the Domestication and the Reverse Split, on March 21, 2015, TBO merged into TBO Merger Sub, with TBO Merger Sub continuing as the surviving company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tiger Media. On April 8, 2015, TBO Merger Sub’s entity name was changed to IDI Holdings, LLC (“IDI Holdings”), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. For accounting purposes, the Company recognized the TBO Merger in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805-40, “Reverse Acquisitions.” Accordingly, the Company has been recognized as the accounting acquiree in the TBO Merger, with IDI Holdings being the accounting acquirer, and the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the reporting periods from January 1, 2015 through March 21, 2015 being those of IDI Holdings, rather than those of the Company. The Company’s consolidated financial statements for the periods since March 22, 2015, the day after which the TBO Merger was consummated, recognize Tiger Media and IDI Holdings as a consolidated group for accounting and reporting purposes, albeit with a carryover capital structure inherited from Tiger Media (attributable to the legal structure of the transaction). On April 30, 2015, Tiger Media changed its name to IDI, Inc., and on September 26, 2016, IDI, Inc changed its name to Cogint, Inc. Disposal of Advertising Business As a result of the TBO Merger, and although it was the Company’s intention to continue to operate and further develop its Advertising Business (as defined below) both in China and the United States as of the Effective Date of TBO Merger, on June 30, 2015, in connection with the continuing shift in the Company’s focus towards the data fusion industry via its consolidated subsidiaries, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a plan under which the Company discontinued the operations of its Chinese and British Virgin Islands based subsidiaries (collectively, the “Advertising Business”). The purpose of the plan was to focus the Company’s resources on the data fusion industry, where the Company believes the opportunities for future growth are substantially greater. Additionally, due to the continuing negative cash flow from operations of the Advertising Business, the Company elected not to invest further in this business. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had disposed of all assets and liabilities related to its Advertising Business. Fluent Acquisition On December 8, 2015 (the “Effective Date of Fluent Acquisition”), the Company completed the acquisition of Fluent Inc (the “Fluent Acquisition”), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Fluent Merger Agreement”) entered into on November 16, 2015. On December 9, 2015, Fluent Acquisition II, LLC, the surviving entity during the Fluent Acquisition, changed its name to Fluent, LLC (“Fluent”). The Company is the legal and accounting acquirer of the Fluent Acquisition. Fluent is a leader in people-based digital marketing and customer acquisition. Q Interactive Acquisition On June 8, 2016 (the “Effective Date of Q Interactive Acquisition”), the Company completed the acquisition of Q Interactive, LLC (“Q Interactive”) (the “Q Interactive Acquisition”), pursuant to a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with Selling Source, LLC (“Selling Source”), the seller, pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Q Interactive. Q Interactive, a Delaware limited liability company, provides performance based digital marketing solutions for advertisers and publishers. During the first quarter of 2017, Q Interactive’s business was merged and fully integrated into Fluent, as a result of the Q Interactive Integration, as defined in Note 4, “Acquisitions.” Q Interactive became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fluent. Refer to Note 4, “Acquisitions,” and Note 5, “Discontinued Operations,” to the consolidated financial statements for the details of the acquisitions and disposal of Advertising Business, respectively. All share data have been retroactively restated to reflect cogint’s one-for-five Reverse Split, which was effective on March 19, 2015, as discussed above.

Summary of significant accounting policies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of significant accounting policies

2. Summary of significant accounting policies

(a) Basis of preparation and liquidity

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”).

The Company reported a net loss of $53,206, $29,086 and $42,585 from continuing operations, and a net loss of $0, $0 and $41,950 from discontinued operations, for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Net cash provided by operating activities was $2,352 and $2,099 for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, while net cash used in operating activities was $10,673 for the year ended December 31, 2015. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $167,437.

As of December 31, 2017, the Company had available cash of $16,629, an increase of $6,540 from $10,089 as of December 31, 2016. Based on this available cash, and the projections of growth in revenue and operating results in the coming year, and the January 2018 Registered Direct Offering of $13,500, as defined in Note 20, “Subsequent events,” the Company believes that it will have sufficient cash resources to finance its operations and expected capital expenditures for the next twelve months. The Company will contribute $20.0 million in cash to Red Violet upon completion of the Spin-off (as defined in Note 18, “Spin-off of Red Violet and Business Combination Agreement”).

Reclassifications

The Company has reclassified the cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) amounts from the gross profit section to the costs and expenses section of the consolidated statements of operations for each period presented and the gross profit subtotal has been removed. As a result, total costs and expenses have increased from $87,076 and $48,238 to $220,874 and $58,491 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Principles of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant transactions among the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated upon consolidation.

(b) Use of estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with US GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions relating to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the allowance for doubtful accounts, useful lives of intangible assets, recoverability of the carrying amount of goodwill and intangible assets, and income tax provision. These estimates are often based on complex judgments and assumptions that management believes to be reasonable but are inherently uncertain and unpredictable. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and bank deposits with original maturities of three months or less, which are unrestricted as to withdrawal and use.

The Company’s cash and bank deposits were held in major financial institutions located in the United States, which management believes have high credit ratings. The cash and bank deposits held in the United States, denominated in USD, amounted to $16,629 and $10,089 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. As of December 31, 2017, among the total cash and cash equivalents, $15,134 was held by Fluent and a portion of this cash may be used by Fluent only for general operating purposes.

Financial instruments and related items, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of cash investments. The Company places its temporary cash instruments with well-known financial institutions within the United States, and, at times, may maintain balances in United States banks in excess of the $250 thousand dollar US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit. The Company monitors the credit ratings of the financial institutions to mitigate this risk.

(d) Accounts receivable

Accounts receivable are due from customers and are generally unsecured, which consist of amounts earned but not yet collected. None of the Company’s accounts receivable bear interest.

The allowance for doubtful accounts is management’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the Company’s existing accounts receivable. Management determines the allowance based on reviews of customer-specific facts and economic conditions. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. The Company does not have any off-balance-sheet credit exposure related to its customers. The amount of the allowance for doubtful accounts was $1,852 and $790 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

(e) Property and equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation or amortization. Expenditures for maintenance, repairs, and minor renewals are charged to expense in the period incurred. Betterments and additions are capitalized. Property and equipment are depreciated on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or lease terms that are reasonably assured. The estimated useful lives of property and equipment are as follows:



Computer and network equipment			5-7 years
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment			3-5 years
Leasehold improvements			4-7 years

When items of property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, loss/income is charged or credited for the difference between the net book value and proceeds received thereon.

(f) Business combination

The Company records acquisitions pursuant to ASC 805 – Business Combinations. We allocate the fair value of purchase consideration to the tangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed and intangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair values. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair values of these identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill. Such valuations require management to make significant estimates and assumptions especially with respect to intangible assets. Significant estimates in valuing certain intangible assets include, but are not limited to, future expected cash flows from acquired intangible assets, useful lives and discount rates. Management’s estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions we believe to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain and unpredictable and, as a result, actual results may differ from estimates. During the measurement period, we may record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to earnings.

(g) Intangible assets other than goodwill

The Company’s intangible assets are initially recorded at the capitalized actual costs incurred, their acquisition cost, or fair value if acquired as part of a business combination, and amortized on a straight-line basis over their respective estimated useful lives, which are the periods over which the assets are expected to contribute directly or indirectly to the future cash flows of the Company. The Company’s intangible assets represent purchased intellectual property and capitalized litigation costs, software developed for internal use, acquired proprietary technology, customer relationships, trade names, domain names, databases and non-competition agreements, including those resulting from the acquisitions. Intangible assets have estimated useful lives of 2-20 years.

We capitalize related legal and other costs incurred and paid in defending our claims to the intellectual property when a successful outcome in the litigation case is probable, and additionally, we believe the value of the intellectual property involved in the lawsuit is greater than the costs associated with this lawsuit as a result of a successful outcome. The recovery of costs upon a successful outcome will reduce the capitalized litigation costs carrying value. If the Company is ultimately unsuccessful, the costs would be charged to expense. In 2016, the Company wrote off the remaining balance of Purchased IP, as defined in Note 8, “Intangible assets, net,” and capitalized litigation costs of $4,055, which is reflected in costs and expenses as write-off of long-lived assets in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2016, as a result of an unfavorable ruling in relation to the litigation.

In accordance with ASC 350-40, “Software — internal use software,” the Company capitalizes eligible costs, including salaries and staff benefits, share-based compensation expense, travel expenses incurred by relevant employees, and other relevant costs of developing internal-use software that are incurred in the application development stage when developing or obtaining software for internal use. Once the software developed for internal use is ready for its intended use, it is amortized on a straight-line basis over its useful life.

(h) Goodwill

Goodwill represents the difference between the purchase price and the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired when accounted for by the acquisition method of accounting. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the goodwill balance relates to the October 2, 2014 acquisition of Interactive Data by IDI Holdings, the Fluent Acquisition effective on December 8, 2015, and the Q Interactive Acquisition effective on June 8, 2016.

In accordance with ASC 350, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other,” goodwill is tested at least annually for impairment, or when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable, by assessing qualitative factors or performing a quantitative analysis in determining whether it is more likely than not that its fair value exceeds the carrying value. A quantitative step one assessment involves determining the fair value of each reporting unit using market participant assumptions. If we believe that the carrying value of a reporting unit with goodwill exceeds its estimated fair value, we will perform a quantitative step two assessment. Step two compares the carrying value of the reporting unit to the fair value of all of the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit (including any unrecognized intangibles) as if the reporting unit was acquired in a business combination. On October 1, 2017, the Company early adopted ASU 2017-04, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment,” which eliminates step two from the goodwill impairment test. Under ASU 2017-04, an entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value up to the amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.

On October 1, 2017 and 2016, we performed a quantitative step one assessment on both of our reporting units. The results of our step one assessment proved that the estimated fair value of the reporting units exceed their carrying value. We concluded that goodwill was not impaired as of December 31, 2017 and 2016.

For purposes of reviewing impairment and the recoverability of goodwill, we must make various assumptions regarding estimated future cash flows and other factors in determining the fair values, including market multiples, discount rates, etc.

(i) Impairment of long-lived assets

Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their respective useful lives and, along with other long-lived assets, are evaluated for impairment periodically whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their related carrying amounts may not be recoverable in accordance with ASC 360-10-15, “Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” In evaluating long-lived assets for recoverability, including finite-lived intangibles and property and equipment, the Company uses its best estimate of future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and eventual disposition in accordance with ASC 360-10-15. To the extent that estimated future undiscounted cash inflows attributable to the asset, less estimated future undiscounted cash outflows, are less than the carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to the difference between the carrying value of such asset and its fair value. Assets to be disposed of and for which there is a committed plan of disposal, whether through sale or abandonment, are reported at the lower of carrying value or fair value less costs to sell. Due to the continued losses, the Company evaluated its long-lived assets for recoverability and determined no impairment was necessary.

Asset recoverability is an area involving management judgment, requiring assessment as to whether the carrying value of assets can be supported by the undiscounted future cash flows. In calculating the future cash flows, certain assumptions are required to be made in respect of highly uncertain matters such as revenue growth rates, gross margin percentages and terminal growth rates.

In September 2016, the Company wrote off the remaining balance of Purchased IP and capitalized litigation costs of $4,055, as a result of an unfavorable ruling in relation to a litigation matter. In the first quarter of 2017, the Company wrote off the remaining balance of long-lived assets of $3,626, relating primarily to the acquired proprietary technology and trade names acquired in the Q Interactive Acquisition, into the total costs and expenses as a write-off of long-lived assets, as a result of the Q Interactive Integration.

We concluded there was no impairment as of December 31, 2017 and 2016.

(j) Fair value of financial instruments

ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three levels based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market.

These tiers include:

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Level 1 – defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

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Level 2 – defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and

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Level 3 – defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

The fair value of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, and receivables and payables approximate their carrying amount because of the short-term nature of these instruments. We regard the fair value of the long-term debt to approximate their carrying amounts as of December 31, 2017 based on the facts that the Term Loans have a variable interest rate, and interest rates have been relatively stable. This fair value assessment represents Level 2 measurements. As of December 31, 2016, the net balance of acquisition consideration payable in stock of $10,225 was recognized in relation to the Fluent Acquisition. We used the probability-weighted method to determine the fair value of the acquisition consideration payable in stock, and this fair value assessment represents Level 3 measurements. It was classified as a non-current liability in the December 31, 2016 consolidated balance sheet because this liability will be settled with the Company’s common stock. On November 3, 2017, the Company issued a total of 2,750,000 shares of common stock to settle the acquisition consideration payable in stock.

(k) Revenue recognition

The Company provides information services and performance marketing services, and generally recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or a service has been rendered, the price is fixed or determinable and collection is reasonably assured.

Information services revenue is generated from the risk management industry and consumer marketing industry. Information service revenue generated from the risk management industry is generally recognized on (a) a transactional basis determined by the customers’ usage, (b) a monthly fee or (c) a combination of both. Revenue pursuant to contracts containing a monthly fee is recognized ratably over the contract period, which is generally 1 year. Revenue pursuant to transactions determined by the customers’ usage is recognized when the transaction is complete. Information service revenue generated from consumer marketing industry is generally recognized when related services are delivered, in accordance with terms detailed in the agreements. These terms typically call for a transactional unit price per record delivered based on predefined qualifying characteristics specified by the customer. These records are tracked in real time by the Company’s systems, reported, recorded, and regularly reconciled against advertiser data either in real time or at various contractually defined periods, whereupon the number of qualified records during such specified period are finalized and adjustments, if any, to revenue are made. Additional revenue is generated through revenue-sharing agreements with marketers who target offers to users provided by the Company from its owned and operated sites.

Performance marketing revenue is recognized when the conversions are generated based on predefined user actions (for example, a click, a registration, an app install or a coupon print) subject to certain qualifying characteristics specified by the customer, in accordance with terms detailed in advertiser agreements and/or the attendant insertion orders. These terms typically call for a specific transactional unit price per conversion generated. These conversions are tracked in real time by the Company’s systems, reported, recorded, and regularly reconciled against advertiser data either in real time or at various contractually defined periods, whereupon the number of qualified conversions during such specified period are finalized and adjustments, if any, to revenue are made.

Costs associated with separately priced customer service contracts are expensed as incurred.

Customer payments received in excess of the amount of revenue recognized are recorded as deferred revenue in the consolidated balance sheets, and are recognized as revenue when the services are rendered. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, deferred revenue totaled $298 and $318, respectively, all of which is expected to be realized in the following year.

(l) Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

Our cost of revenue primarily includes data acquisition costs and media costs. Data acquisition costs consist primarily of the cost to acquire data either on a transactional basis or through flat-fee data licensing agreements, including unlimited usage agreements, and is used primarily to power solutions in our Information Services segment. Media costs consist primarily of the cost to acquire traffic through the purchase of impressions or clicks from publishers or third-party intermediaries, such as advertising exchanges, and is used primarily to power solutions in our Performance Marketing segment. Other cost of revenue includes expenses related to third-party infrastructure fees.

(m) Advertising and promotion costs

Advertising and promotion costs are charged to operations as incurred. Advertising and promotion costs, included in sales and marketing expenses amounted to $2,818, $4,027 and $388 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

(n) Share-based compensation

The Company accounts for share-based compensation to employees in accordance with ASC 718, “Compensation—Stock Compensation.” Under ASC 718, the Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award and generally recognizes the costs on a straight-line basis over the period the employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award, which generally is the vesting period. For awards with performance conditions, we begin recording share-based compensation when achieving the performance criteria is probable.

The estimated number of stock awards that will ultimately vest requires judgment, and to the extent actual results or updated estimates differ from our current estimates, such amount will be recorded as a cumulative adjustment in the period estimates are revised. Changes in our estimates and assumptions may cause us to realize material changes in share-based compensation expense in the future. During the first quarter of 2017, we adopted ASU 2016-09, “Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvement to Employee Share-based Payment Accounting,” which simplifies the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, and the Company elected the option to recognize gross share-based compensation expense with actual forfeitures recognized as they occur, on a retrospective basis.

The Company accounts for share-based compensation to non-employees in accordance with ASC 505-50, “Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees.” Under ASC 505-50, share-based payment transactions with non-employees shall be measured at the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. In the event that the fair value of the equity instruments issued in a share-based payment transaction with non-employees is more reliably measurable than the fair value of the consideration received, the transaction shall be measured based on the fair value of the equity instruments issued by the Company. Fair value of the consideration is updated each reporting period until the performance required to receive the award is complete. We recognize the fair value as expense on a straight-line basis over the expected service period.

(o) Income taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires the use of the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.

The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates or laws is recognized in income in the period that the change in tax rates or laws is enacted. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the amount of deferred tax assets if it is considered more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

On December 22, 2017, the tax reform legislation commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”) was enacted, resulting in significant modifications to existing law, including lowering the U.S. corporate statutory income tax rate to 21%, among other changes. As a full valuation allowance was recognized in the current period, the Act does not have any material net impact on our consolidated financial statements, however, certain income tax disclosures, including the re-measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities and related valuation allowance, and the effective income tax rate reconciliation, are affected. The Company follows the guidance in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 118 (“SAB 118”), which provides additional clarification regarding the application of ASC 740 in situations where the Company does not have the necessary information available, prepared, or analyzed in reasonable detail to complete the accounting for certain income tax effects of the Act for the reporting period in which the Act was enacted. SAB 118 provides for a measurement period beginning in the reporting period that includes the Act’s enactment date and ending when the Company has obtained, prepared, and analyzed the information needed in order to complete the accounting requirements but in no circumstances should the measurement period extend beyond one year from the enactment date. Due to certain ambiguities in the Act, the Company is still evaluating the impact of changes to Code Section 162(m) on our consolidated financial statements. It is the intention of the Company to complete the necessary analysis within the measurement period, upon receiving further clarifying guidance from U.S. Department of the Treasury, no later than December 31, 2018.

ASC 740 clarifies the accounting for uncertain tax positions. This interpretation requires that an entity recognizes in the consolidated financial statements the impact of a tax position, if that position is more likely than not of being sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. The Company’s accounting policy is to accrue interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, if and when required, as interest expense and a component of other expenses, respectively, in the consolidated statements of operations.

(p) Loss per share

Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods. Diluted loss per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock and is calculated using the treasury stock method for stock options and unvested shares. Common equivalent shares are excluded from the calculation in the loss periods as their effects would be anti-dilutive.

On March 19, 2015, the Company effected the Reverse Split. The principal effect of the Reverse Split was to decrease the number of outstanding shares of the Company’s common shares. All per share amounts and shares outstanding up to the date of the Reverse Split have been adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split.

(q) Contingencies

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is subject to loss contingencies that cover a wide range of matters. An estimated loss from a loss contingency such as a legal proceeding or claim is accrued if it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. In determining whether a loss should be accrued, the Company evaluates, among other factors, the degree of probability and the ability to make a reasonable estimate of the amount of loss.

(r) Segment reporting

The Company has two operating segments, Information Services and Performance Marketing, as defined by ASC 280, “Segment Reporting.” As of December 31, 2015, the Company has disposed of all assets and liabilities related to its Advertising Business, and the related results of operations were recorded as discontinued operations.

(s) Significant concentrations and risks

Concentration of Credit Risk

Assets that potentially subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, and accounts receivable. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were deposited in financial institutions located in the United States, which management believes are of high credit quality. Accounts receivable are typically unsecured and are derived from revenue earned from customers. The risk with respect to accounts receivable is mitigated by credit evaluations the Company performs on its customers and its ongoing monitoring process of outstanding balances.

Concentration of Customers

For the year ended December 31, 2017, there was no individual customer that accounted for more than 10% of the total revenue. For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized revenue from one major customer, accounting for 12% and 14% of the total consolidated revenue, respectively. Such customer, however, manages the ad platforms of leading search engines and represents a consortium of advertisers, which limits overall concentration risk.

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, there was no individual customer that accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s accounts receivable, net.

Concentration of Suppliers

There was no individual supplier that accounted for more than 10% of the total cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) for the year ended December 31, 2017. One media supplier accounted for 15% and 11% of the total cost of revenue for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

As of December 31, 2017, there was one media supplier that accounted for 11% of the Company’s total trade accounts payable. As of December 31, 2016, there was no individual vendor that accounted for more than 10% of the of the Company’s total trade accounts payable.

(t) Recently issued accounting standards

In May 2014, Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09 (“ASU 2014-09”), “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).” The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In August 2015, FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date,” which delays the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year. FASB also agreed to allow entities to choose to adopt the standard as of the original effective date. In March 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net)” (“ASU 2016-08”), which clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. The guidance includes indicators to assist an entity in evaluating whether it controls the good or the service before it is transferred to the customer. The new revenue recognition standard will be effective for public entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods therein, that is, the first quarter of 2018. The new standard also permits two methods of adoption: retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented (full retrospective method), or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance recognized at the date of initial application (the modified retrospective method). We plan to adopt ASU 2014-09 for the first quarter of 2018, and we anticipate adopting the standard using the modified retrospective method. Based on our assessment, we concluded that the guidance will not have any material impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In February 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02 (“ASU 2016-02”), “Leases (Topic 842),” which generally requires companies to recognize operating and financing lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use assets on the balance sheet. This guidance will be effective for public entities in the first quarter of 2019, on a modified retrospective basis and early adoption is permitted. We do not plan to early adopt ASU 2016-02. We are still evaluating the effect that this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In August 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15 (“ASU 2016-15”), “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments,” which provides guidance for certain cash flow issues, including contingent consideration payments made after a business combination and debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, etc. The guidance will be effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years, and early adoption is permitted. We plan to adopt ASU 2016-15 for the first quarter of 2018 and we do not expect ASU 2016-15 will have any material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-04 (“ASU 2017-04”), “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment,” which eliminates step two from the goodwill impairment test. Under ASU 2017-04, an entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value up to the amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. This guidance will be effective for us in the first quarter of 2020 on a prospective basis, and early adoption is permitted. The Company early adopted ASU 2017-04 on October 1, 2017, and the standard does not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Loss per share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Loss per share

3. Loss per share

The information related to basic and diluted loss per share for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands, except share data)	2017			2016			2015
Numerator:
Net loss from continuing operations	$	(53,206	)	$	(29,086	)	$	(42,585	)
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to cogint		-			-			(41,950	)
Net loss attributable to cogint	$	(53,206	)	$	(29,086	)	$	(84,535	)
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic and diluted		55,648,235			44,536,906			13,036,082
Loss per share:⁽¹⁾
Basic and diluted:
Continuing operations	$	(0.96	)	$	(0.65	)	$	(3.27	)
Discontinued operations		-			-			(3.22	)
Basic and diluted:	$	(0.96	)	$	(0.65	)	$	(6.48	)

⁽¹⁾	Loss per share tables may contain summation differences due to rounding.

Acquisitions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisitions

4. Acquisitions

Q Interactive Acquisition

To expand and strengthen the Company’s business in the consumer marketing industry, on June 8, 2016, the Company entered into and consummated the transactions contemplated by a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with Selling Source, pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the membership interests in Q Interactive.

As consideration for the Membership Interests, after preliminary adjustment for Q Interactive’s net working capital at closing, the Company issued to Selling Source 2,369,190 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0005 per share. Selling Source may receive additional consideration for the Membership Interests if 2016 gross revenue of Q Interactive equals or exceeds $25,000 (the “Q Interactive Earn-out Target”). Such additional consideration, if earned, would be paid in either of the following ways, at the seller’s option, no earlier than the one-year anniversary of the closing date (the “Q Interactive Earn-out Shares”): (i) 1,200,000 shares of common stock (subject to adjustment for certain capital events) or (ii) that number of shares of common stock equal to $10,000, in the aggregate, as determined by the volume weighted average price of the common stock for the ten trading days immediately preceding Selling Source’s receipt of a statement prepared by the Company stating the Q Interactive Earn-out Target has been achieved. As of December 31, 2016, after certain measurement period adjustments, the net balance of acquisition consideration payable in stock of $10,225 was recognized. We used the probability-weighted method to determine the fair value of the acquisition consideration payable in stock, and this fair value assessment represents Level 3 measurements. It was classified as a non-current liability in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016 because this liability would be settled with the Company’s common stock. It was concluded that the Q Interactive Earn-out Target had been met during the first quarter of 2017. On November 3, 2017, the Company issued a total of 2,750,000 shares of common stock to settle the acquisition consideration payable in stock.

The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation and the fair value of the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed (marked to market), and the resulting amount of goodwill in the Q Interactive Acquisition (the legal and accounting acquiree) at the Effective Date of the Q Interactive Acquisition.

(In thousands)
Assets acquired:
Accounts receivable	$	4,673
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		213
Property and equipment		73
Intangible assets:
Customer relationships		4,900
Trade names		1,700
Acquired proprietary technology		2,150
Databases		4,800
Non-competition agreements		1,040
Total intangible assets		14,590
Total assets acquired		19,549
Liabilities assumed:
Trade accounts payable		2,297
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		1,153
Deferred revenue		52
Total liabilities assumed		3,502
Goodwill		5,384
Total consideration	$	21,431

The intangible assets acquired in the Q Interactive Acquisition are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives. The useful lives for customer relationships, trade names, proprietary technology, databases and non-competition agreements are 10 years, 20 years, 5 years, 5 years and 2 years, respectively, and the weighted average useful life for these acquired intangible assets with definite useful lives is 8 years.

Goodwill from the Q Interactive Acquisition principally relates to intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, including the assembled workforce and synergies. Goodwill is tax deductible for income tax purposes and was assigned to the Information Services and Performance Marketing reporting segments in the amount of $1,765 and $3,619, respectively.

Q Interactive Integration

On January 18, 2017, the Company’s management and Board of Directors approved a plan to merge and fully integrate Q Interactive’s business into Fluent (the “Q Interactive Integration”). As a result, Q Interactive became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fluent.

During the year ended December 31, 2017, an aggregate of $780 in restructuring costs associated with the Q Interactive Integration was recognized in general and administrative expenses, with $237 and $543 assigned to the Information Services and Performance Marketing segments, respectively. Also, we wrote off the remaining balance of certain long-lived assets of $3,626, primarily relating to trade names and acquired proprietary technology acquired in the Q Interactive Acquisition, in the first quarter of 2017, and recognized it in costs and expenses as a write-off of long-lived assets.

Fluent Acquisition

To accelerate the Company’s strategy to apply its next generation data fusion technology to not only the risk management industry, but also as an advanced data analytics platform to the consumer marketing industry, on December 8, 2015, the Company completed the Fluent Acquisition, pursuant to the Fluent Merger Agreement.

Cogint, Inc. is the legal and accounting acquirer in the Fluent Acquisition.

Pursuant to the Fluent Merger Agreement, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of Fluent from the sellers for the following consideration: (i) 15,001,850 shares of the Company’s common stock, as converted, par value $0.0005, with the fair value of $123.8 million, determined by multiplying the Company’s market stock price by the total shares of common stock, and (ii) approximately $99.3 million in cash. The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation and the fair value of the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed (marked to market), and the resulting amount of goodwill in the Fluent Acquisition at the Effective Date of Fluent Acquisition.

(In thousands)
Assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,013
Accounts receivable		20,250
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		691
Property and equipment		242
Intangible assets:
Customer relationships		30,086
Trade names		16,357
Domain names		191
Proprietary technology		11,382
Databases		26,492
Non-competition agreements		728
Total intangible assets		85,236
Other non-current assets		763
		113,195
Liabilities assumed:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		10,653
Liability for employee incentive-based compensation plan		4,000
Deferred revenue		314
Deferred tax liabilities		30,800
		45,767
Goodwill		155,645
Total consideration	$	223,073
Including:
Cash consideration	$	99,266
Fair value of common stock, as converted, issued		123,807
Total consideration	$	223,073

The intangible assets acquired in the Fluent Acquisition are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives. The useful lives for customer relationships, trade names, domain names, proprietary technology, databases and non-competition agreements are 7 years, 20 years, 20 years, 5 years, 10 years, and 5 years, respectively, and the weighted average useful life for these acquired intangible assets is 10 years.

Goodwill from the Fluent Acquisition principally relates to intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, including the assembled workforce and synergies. Goodwill is not tax deductible for income tax purposes and was assigned to the Information Services and Performance Marketing reporting segments of $37,185 and $118,461, respectively.

TBO Merger with Tiger Media

To expand Tiger Media’s business into data and analytics industry, on March 21, 2015, the Effective Date of TBO Merger, Tiger Media and TBO Merger Sub, completed the merger with TBO, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the TBO Merger Agreement, as specified in Note 1(b), “Organization.”

For accounting purposes, the Company recognized the TBO Merger in accordance with ASC 805-40, “Reverse Acquisitions.”

Under the acquisition method of accounting, the assets (including identifiable intangible assets) and liabilities of Tiger Media prior to the TBO Merger as of the Effective Date were recorded at their respective fair values and added to those of IDI Holdings. Any excess of purchase price over the fair value of the net assets were recorded as goodwill. Financial statements of the Company issued after the TBO Merger would reflect these fair values and would not be restated retroactively to reflect the historical financial position or results of operations of Tiger Media.

Under the reverse acquisition, the accounting acquiree, the Company, issued equity shares to the owners of the accounting acquirer, IDI Holdings. The consideration transferred by IDI Holdings for its interest in the Company is based on the number of equity interests IDI Holdings would have had to issue to give the owners of the Company the same percentage equity interest in the combined entity that results from the reverse acquisition. The fair value of the number of equity interests calculated in that way can be used as the fair value of consideration transferred in exchange for the Company. Certain shareholders of IDI Holdings also have the right to receive additional Earn-out Shares subject to an earn-out (as defined in Note 13 below). The earn-out conditions were deemed probable upon the Effective Date of the Fluent Acquisition. As the measurement period had closed, the Company recorded a non-cash charge of $14,300 in other expense as contingent earn-out shares, during the year ended December 31, 2015.

The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation and the fair value of the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed (marked to market), and the resulting amount of goodwill in the acquisition of Tiger Media (the accounting acquiree) at the Effective Date of TBO Merger.

(In thousands)
Assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,569
Accounts receivable		1,808
Other current assets		326
Property and equipment		1,419
Intangible assets, net		4,280
Long-term deferred expenses		586
		11,988
Liabilities assumed:
Accounts payable		1,519
Accrued expenses and other payables		736
Acquisition consideration payable		464
Amounts due to related parties		124
Deferred revenue		80
		2,923
Non-controlling interests		425
Goodwill		35,472
Total consideration	$	44,112

Goodwill from the acquisition principally relates to the assembled workforce and the synergy effects.

As all assets and liabilities related to the Advertising Business have been disposed as of December 31, 2015 for $0, all goodwill was written off in 2015.

Discontinued operations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Discontinued Operations And Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Discontinued operations

5. Discontinued operations

As discussed in Note 1(b), “Organization,” on June 30, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the plan to discontinue the Advertising Business. The Company recognized the transactions in accordance with ASC 205-20, “Discontinued Operations.” The Company has disposed of all assets and liabilities related to its Advertising Business, by the disposal of its equity interests in the Advertising Business to an independent third party in 2015 for $0.

The following financial information presents the results of operations of the Advertising Business for the year ended December 31, 2015.

	Year Ended
(In thousands)	December 31, 2015
Revenue	$	218
Pretax loss from operations of discontinued operations	$	(1,236	)
Pretax loss on disposal of discontinued operations		(41,095	)
Income tax expense		127
Less: Non-controlling interests		(508	)
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to cogint	$	(41,950	)

Included in the net loss from discontinued operations, the Company recorded a loss on disposal of the Advertising Business of $41,095 for the year ended December 31, 2015, the majority of which are non-cash charges, pursuant to the following:

	Year Ended
(In thousands)	December 31, 2015
Write-off of goodwill	$	(35,472	)
Write-off of intangible assets		(4,080	)
Write-off of long-term deferred assets		(517	)
Lease agreements early termination compensation expenses		(1,211	)
Employee severance compensation expenses		(191	)
Gain on write-off of acquisition consideration payable		463
Loss on disposal of equity interests		(87	)
Loss on disposal of discontinued operations	$	(41,095	)

Accounts receivable, net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Receivables [Abstract]

Accounts receivable, net

6. Accounts receivable, net

Accounts receivable, net consist of the following:

(In thousands)	December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Accounts receivable	$	39,780		$	31,748
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts		(1,852	)		(790	)
Total accounts receivable, net	$	37,928		$	30,958

The movement of allowance for doubtful accounts is shown below:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Beginning balance		790			318			105
Charges to expenses		2,020			772			213
Write-offs		(958	)		(300	)		-
Ending balance	$	1,852		$	790		$	318

Provision for bad debts of $2,020, $772 and $213 was provided for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

The entire disclosure for claims held for amounts due a entity, excluding financing receivables. Examples include, but are not limited to, trade accounts receivables, notes receivables, loans receivables. Includes disclosure for allowance for credit losses.

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property and equipment, net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Property and equipment, net

7. Property and equipment, net

Property and equipment, net consist of the following:

(In thousands)	December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Computer and network equipment	$	1,035		$	918
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment		1,046			624
Leasehold improvements		1,075			510
Total cost of property and equipment		3,156			2,052
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,378	)		(702	)
Property and equipment, net	$	1,778		$	1,350

Depreciation of property and equipment of $753, $547 and $143 was recorded for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Intangible assets, net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

8. Intangible assets, net

Intangible assets other than goodwill consist of the following:

(In thousands)	Amortization period	December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Gross amount:
Software developed for internal use	3-10 years		19,614			11,438
Acquired proprietary technology	5 years		11,382			13,532
Customer relationships	7-10 years		34,986			34,986
Trade names	20 years		16,357			18,057
Domain names	20 years		191			191
Databases	5-10 years		31,292			31,292
Non-competition agreements	2-5 years		1,768			1,768
			115,590			111,264
Accumulated amortization:
Software developed for internal use			(1,779	)		(505	)
Acquired proprietary technology			(4,693	)		(2,660	)
Customer relationships			(9,628	)		(4,840	)
Trade names			(1,686	)		(916	)
Domain names			(20	)		(10	)
Databases			(6,964	)		(3,354	)
Non-competition agreements			(1,113	)		(448	)
			(25,883	)		(12,733	)
Net intangible assets:
Software developed for internal use			17,835			10,933
Acquired proprietary technology			6,689			10,872
Customer relationships			25,358			30,146
Trade names			14,671			17,141
Domain names			171			181
Databases			24,328			27,938
Non-competition agreements			655			1,320
		$	89,707		$	98,531

The Company recorded the intellectual property purchased by the Company’s subsidiary, TBO, from Ole Poulsen (“Purchased IP”), pursuant to the Intellectual Property Purchase Agreement dated October 14, 2014, and related legal and other costs incurred and paid in defending the Company’s claims to the Purchased IP against TransUnion Risk and Alternative Data Solutions, Inc. (“TRADS”), in intangible assets as Purchased IP and capitalized litigation costs. In 2016, the Company wrote off the remaining balance of Purchased IP and capitalized litigation costs of $4,055, which is reflected in costs and expenses as write-off of long-lived assets in the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2016, as a result of an unfavorable ruling in relation to the litigation.

As a result of the Q Interactive Integration approved on January 18, 2017, the remaining balance of long-lived assets of $3,626, relating primarily to the acquired proprietary technology and trade names acquired in the Q Interactive Acquisition, was written off to costs and expenses as a write-off of long-lived assets during the first quarter of 2017.

The gross amount associated with software developed for internal use mainly represents capitalized costs of internally developed software. The amounts relating to acquired proprietary technology, customer relationships, trade names, domain names, databases, and non-competition agreements all represent the fair values of intangible assets acquired as a result of the Fluent Acquisition and the Q Interactive Acquisition.

Amortization expenses of $13,440, $12,084 and $698 were included in depreciation and amortization expenses for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. As of December 31, 2017, intangible assets of $3,869, included in the gross amounts of software developed for internal use, have not started amortization, as they are not ready for their intended use.

The Company capitalized $8,176 and $11,318 during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, with $8,176 and $8,867 related to internally developed software, and $0 and $2,451 related to purchased intellectual property litigation costs, respectively.

As of December 31, 2017, estimated amortization expenses related to the Company’s intangible assets for 2018 through 2023 and thereafter are as follows:

(In thousands)
Year	December 31, 2017
2018	$	14,236
2019		14,307
2020		13,664
2021		10,500
2022		9,661
2023 and thereafter		27,339
Total	$	89,707

Goodwill	12 Months Ended
Goodwill	Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill	9. Goodwill Goodwill represents the cost in excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired in a business combination. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the balance of goodwill includes $5,227 as a result of the acquisition of Interactive Data effective on October 2, 2014, $155,645 as a result of the Fluent Acquisition effective on December 8, 2015, and $5,384 as a result of the Q Interactive Acquisition effective on June 8, 2016. In accordance with ASC 350, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other,” goodwill is tested at least annually for impairment, or when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable, by assessing qualitative factors or performing a quantitative analysis in determining whether it is more likely than not that its fair value exceeds the carrying value. We performed our annual goodwill impairment test on October 1, 2017 which resulted in no impairment of goodwill. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, there are no events or changes in circumstances to indicate that goodwill is impaired.

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Payables And Accruals [Abstract]

10. Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:

(In thousands)	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Employee compensation expenses	$	4,429	$	2,530
Litigation settlement payable⁽¹⁾		4,000		-
Professional fee payable		4,575		2,954
Business credit card payable		2,070		117
Puttable common stock that may require cash settlement⁽²⁾		1,350		-
Accrued interest expense		94		231
Insurance payable		138		227
Advertising and marketing expenses payable		293		174
Deferred rent		318		113
Miscellaneous expenses payable		879		635
Total	$	18,146	$	6,981

⁽¹⁾	Litigation settlement payable represents the remaining balance of payable of TRADS Litigation Settlement, as defined in Note 17(d), “Contingency,” as of December 31, 2017, which will be paid out in 2018.

⁽²⁾	As of December 31, 2017, a liability was recognized in relation to certain shares of common stock with put rights that may require cash settlement. See Note 11, “Long-term debt, net,” for details.

Long-term debt, net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-term debt, net

11. Long-term debt, net

Long-term debt, net, including promissory notes payable to certain shareholders, net, as of December 31, 2017, consist of the following:

	12% term loan,			12% incremental term loan,			10% promissory notes,
(In thousands)	due 2020			due 2020			due 2021			Total
Principal amount	$	40,688		$	14,312		$	10,000		$	65,000
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs		(2,753	)		(672	)		(312	)		(3,737	)
Add: PIK interest accrued to the principal balance		542			9			1,149			1,700
Long-term debt, net		38,477			13,649			10,837			62,963
Less: Current portion of long-term debt		(2,062	)		(688	)		-			(2,750	)
Long-term debt, net (non-current)	$	36,415		$	12,961		$	10,837		$	60,213

Long-term debt, net, including promissory notes payable to certain shareholders, net, as of December 31, 2016, consist of the following:

	12% term loan,			10% promissory notes,
(In thousands)	due 2020			due 2021			Total
Principal amount	$	42,750			10,000		$	52,750
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs		(3,964	)		(384	)		(4,348	)
Add: PIK interest accrued to the principal balance		479			1,132			1,611
Long-term debt, net		39,265			10,748			50,013
Less: Current portion of long-term debt		(4,135	)		-			(4,135	)
Long-term debt, net (non-current)	$	35,130		$	10,748		$	45,878

Term Loan

On December 8, 2015, Fluent entered into an agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with certain financial institutions and the administrative agent (collectively, “Whitehorse”), for a term loan in the amount of $45.0 million (“Term Loan”). Fluent’s obligations in respect of the Term Loan are guaranteed by the Company and substantially all of the other direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company. The obligations of Fluent and the obligations of the guarantors are secured by substantially all of such entities’ assets. The Credit Agreement has a five-year term.

Prior to the Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement entered into on January 19, 2017 (the “Amendment No. 3”), payments of principal in the amount of $563 each are due on the last day of each quarter during the term of the Credit Agreement, commencing March 31, 2016. Additionally, 50% of excess cash flow of Fluent and its subsidiaries for the immediately preceding fiscal year is required, in Whitehorse’s sole discretion, to be paid towards the Term Loan obligations, commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. As a result of the excess cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2016, we reclassified a total amount of $1,885 into current portion of long-term debt in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016. Whitehorse subsequently refused the prepayment and we reclassified the $1,885 back to non-current portion of long-term debt in the first quarter of 2017. Whitehorse also refused the prepayment of $4,608 resulting from the excess cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2017. The Credit Agreement provides for certain other customary mandatory prepayments upon certain events, and also provides for certain prepayment premiums during the first four years of the Term Loan, provided that the prepayment premiums are not applicable to scheduled payments of principal, the required excess cash flow payments and certain other required prepayments.

Incremental Term Loan

On January 19, 2017, Fluent entered into Amendment No. 3, amending Fluent's Term Loan facility dated December 8, 2015. The Amendment No. 3, among other things, provides for a new term loan in the principal amount of $15,000 ("Incremental Term Loan"), subject to the terms and conditions of the Amendment No. 3, and modifies certain other Credit Agreement provisions, including certain financial covenants and related definitions. The entire Incremental Term Loan of $14,039, net of debt issuance costs of $961, was received on February 1, 2017.

The Term Loan and Incremental Term Loan (collectively, the "Term Loans") are guaranteed by the Company and the other direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company, and are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fluent, in each case, on an equal and ratable basis. The Term Loans accrue interest at the rate of: (a) either, at Fluent's option, LIBOR (subject to a floor of 0.50%) plus 10.5% per annum, or base rate plus 9.5% per annum, payable in cash, plus (b) 1% per annum, payable, at Fluent's option, in either cash or in-kind. Payments of principal of the Term Loans are $688 per quarter, replacing the original $563 for the Term Loan, payable at the end of each calendar quarter, commencing on March 31, 2017. The Term Loans mature on December 8, 2020.

Whitehorse Warrants

In connection with the Term Loan, on December 8, 2015, the Company issued warrants to purchase, in aggregate, 200,000 shares of common stock, to Whitehorse. Such warrants are exercisable at any time (i) following the date of approval for listing of the common stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants on the NYSE MKT and (ii) prior to the 10-year anniversary of the date of issuance of such warrants at $8.00 per share. Pursuant to a Limited Consent and Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement entered into on September 30, 2016 (the “Amendment No. 2”), the exercise price of the above-mentioned warrants was amended to $5.08 from $8.00, and the Company also issued additional new warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock, with an exercise price of $5.08 per share and an expiration date of September 30, 2026. As a result of the amended and newly issued warrants, an aggregate of $492 was recognized as debt issuance costs and additional paid-in capital.

On November 3, 2017, the Company entered into warrant amendments (the "Whitehorse Warrant Amendments") with Whitehorse, regarding the warrants to purchase an aggregate of 300,000 shares of common stock (collectively, the “Whitehorse Warrants”), at an exercise price of $5.08 per share. The Company agreed to reduce the exercise price to $3.00 per share. Whitehorse exercised all the Whitehorse Warrants for 300,000 shares of common stock (the “Whitehorse Shares”) and gross proceeds of an aggregate of $900 were received in November 2017. Pursuant to the terms of the Whitehorse Warrant Amendments, Whitehorse is prohibited from engaging or otherwise agreeing to any sale, pledge, or other transfer of the Whitehorse Shares for a period of 120 days (the “Whitehorse Lock-Up Period”) following the exercise of such warrants in full. Following the Whitehorse Lock-Up Period, (i) Whitehorse may only sell such number of shares underlying the warrants representing up to 5% of the Company’s daily trading volume on the immediately prior trading day prior to a sale and (ii) Whitehorse may not transfer any of the Whitehorse Shares for less than $4.50 per share, provided that Whitehorse may not transfer any Whitehorse Shares unless the Company has an effective registration statement permitting the resale of the Whitehorse Shares. Upon either the Record Date or the termination of the Business Combination Agreement, Whitehorse can require the Company to purchase from them all the Whitehorse Shares at a price of $4.50 per share. As of December 31, 2017, a liability of $1,350 in relation to the Whitehorse Shares with put rights was classified into current liabilities.

The fair value of warrants issued to Whitehorse (collectively, the “Whitehorse Warrants”) of $492 and $1,586 were recognized as debt costs for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. A gain of $350, as a result of the Whitehorse Warrant Amendments, was capitalized as a deduction to the balance of debt costs during the year ended December 31, 2017. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the debt costs balance was $897 and $1,679, respectively. We estimate the fair value of such warrants on the date of grant or amendment using a Black-Scholes pricing model, applying the following assumptions, and amortize the fair value to interest expense over the term of the Term Loans using the interest method:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2017	2016	2015
Expected term (in years)	0.08 - 9	10	10
Risk-free interest rate	1.02% - 2.35%	1.56%	2.24%
Expected volatility	82.50%	90.47%	114.33%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

Credit Agreement

The Credit Agreement, as amended, contains customary representations and warranties, covenants (including certain financial covenants), and events of default, upon the occurrence of which Whitehorse may accelerate the obligations under the Credit Agreement. Certain restrictive covenants impose limitations on the way we conduct our business, including limitations on the amount of additional debt we can incur and restricts our ability to make certain investments and other restricted payments, including certain intercompany payments of cash and other property. The financial covenants include the requirement that the Company and its subsidiaries attain, on a quarterly basis, certain minimum EBITDA thresholds for the immediately preceding twelve-month period, Fluent and its subsidiaries attain, on a quarterly basis, certain minimum EBITDA thresholds for the immediately preceding twelve-month period, Fluent and its subsidiaries meet certain leverage ratios on a quarterly basis, Fluent and its subsidiaries meet certain fixed charge coverage ratios on a quarterly basis, and Fluent and its subsidiaries maintain at all times cash and cash equivalent balances of at least $2.0 million (or such lesser amount agreed to by Whitehorse), in the aggregate. On August 7, 2017, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into Amendment No. 4 to the Credit Agreement (“Amendment No. 4”). Amendment No. 4 provides that there shall be no requirement that the Company and its subsidiaries meet any minimum EBITDA threshold for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2017. The requirement that Fluent and its subsidiaries meet the required minimum EBITDA threshold for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2017 was not impacted by Amendment No. 4. On November 3, 2017, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into Amendment No. 5 to the Credit Agreement (“Amendment No. 5”). Amendment No. 5 provides for certain amendments to the definition of EBITDA by adding back acquisition and restructuring costs resulting from the Business Combination Transaction (as defined below), and costs relating to litigation with TRADS that we settled on July 22, 2017. Amendment No. 5 also amends the minimum EBITDA threshold for the Company and its subsidiaries beginning with the quarter ended September 30, 2017. In addition, Amendment No. 5 allows for additional transfer of cash from Fluent to the Company, provided that Fluent maintains a minimum cash balance. As of December 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with the covenants under the Credit Agreement.

Promissory Notes

On December 8, 2015, the Company entered into and consummated the promissory notes financing (the “Promissory Notes”) with each of Frost Gamma Investment Trust (“Frost Gamma”), an affiliate of Phillip Frost, M.D., the Vice Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, Michael Brauser, the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors then, and another investor (the “Promissory Note Investors”), pursuant to which the Company issued Promissory Notes of $5.0 million to Frost Gamma, $4.0 million to Michael Brauser, and $1.0 million to another investor, for an aggregate financing in the amount of $10.0 million. The Promissory Note Investors received (i) a promissory note in the principal amount equal to the amount of their respective promissory notes, with a rate of interest of 10% per annum, which interest shall be capitalized monthly by adding to the outstanding principal amount of such Promissory Notes, and (ii) a grant of 100 shares of the Company’s Series B Non-voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Series B Preferred”) for each $1.0 million increment of their respective Promissory Notes, with a total of 1,000 shares of Series B Preferred granted (“Promissory Note Shares”), pursuant to fee letter agreements. Each share of Series B Preferred automatically converted into 50 shares of common stock in February 2016.

Under the terms of the Promissory Notes, the Company is required to repay the principal and all accrued interest six months after the repayment of all amounts due under the Credit Agreement, except that the Company may repay the Promissory Notes earlier from the proceeds of a round of public equity financing. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company repaid accrued paid-in-kind (“PIK”) interest of $533, $426, and $107 to Frost Gamma, Michael Brauser and another investor, respectively.

The fair value of Promissory Note Shares of $413 was calculated by multiplying the closing common stock market price of the Company on December 8, 2015 of $8.45, with the total shares granted, as converted, which was recognized as debt costs, and the unamortized balance as at December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $284 and $350, respectively.

In connection with the Promissory Notes, on December 8, 2015, the Company, each lender under the Promissory Notes, and Whitehorse entered into a Subordination Agreement (the “Subordination Agreement”), pursuant to which the debt under the Promissory Notes was made expressly subordinate to the debt under the Credit Agreement. In addition, the Subordination Agreement restricts certain terms of the Promissory Notes. The terms of the Subordination Agreement shall remain in effect until such time that all obligations under the Credit Agreement are paid in full.

The net balance of Promissory Notes was presented as promissory notes payable to certain shareholders, net, in the consolidated balance sheets.

Maturities

Excluding potential additional principal payments due on the Term Loans based on excess cash flows for the immediately preceding fiscal year, as mentioned above, scheduled future maturities of total debts as of December 31, 2017 were as follows:

(In thousands)
Year
2018	$	2,750
2019		2,750
2020		49,500
2021		10,000
Total maturities		65,000
Add: Accrued PIK interest, added to the principal		1,700
Less: Unamortized debts issuance costs		(3,737	)
Total	$	62,963

Fair value

As mentioned above, the Company’s long-term debt outstanding as of December 31, 2017 represented 1) the Term Loans with interest at (a) either, at Fluent's option, LIBOR (subject to a floor of 0.50%) plus 10.5% per annum, or base rate plus 9.5% per annum, payable in cash, plus (b) 1% per annum, payable, at Fluent's option, in either cash or in-kind, and 2) the Promissory Notes pursuant to the agreements effective December 8, 2015, with a rate of interest of 10% per annum. Considering the Term Loans have a variable interest rate, and interest rates have been relatively stable, we regard the fair values of the long-term debt to approximate their carrying amount as of December 31, 2017. This fair value assessment represents Level 2 measurements.

Income taxes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income taxes

12. Income taxes

The Company is subject to federal and state income taxes in the United States. The benefit for income taxes on loss from continuing operations consisted of the following:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Current
Federal	$	-		$	-		$	(123	)
State		-			87			-
		-			87			(123	)
Deferred
Federal		(7,117	)		(14,278	)		(15,771	)
State		(1,855	)		(1,732	)		(689	)
Valuation allowance		8,972			1,881			-
		-			(14,129	)		(16,460	)
Income tax benefit	$	-		$	(14,042	)	$	(16,583	)

On December 22, 2017, the Act was enacted, resulting in significant modifications to existing law, including lowering the U.S. corporate statutory income tax rate to 21%, among other changes. As a full valuation allowance was provided as of December 31, 2017, the Act does not have any material net impact on our consolidated financial statements, however, certain income tax disclosures, including the re-measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities and related valuation allowance, and the effective income tax rate reconciliation, are affected. The Company follows the guidance in SAB 118, which provides additional clarification regarding the application of ASC 740 in situations where the Company does not have the necessary information available, prepared, or analyzed in reasonable detail to complete the accounting for certain income tax effects of the Act for the reporting period in which the Act was enacted. SAB 118 provides for a measurement period beginning in the reporting period that includes the Act’s enactment date and ending when the Company has obtained, prepared, and analyzed the information needed in order to complete the accounting requirements but in no circumstances should the measurement period extend beyond one year from the enactment date. Due to certain ambiguities in the Act, the Company is still evaluating the impact of changes to Code Section 162(m) on our consolidated financial statements. It is the intention of the Company to complete the necessary analysis within the measurement period, upon receiving further clarifying guidance from U.S. Department of the Treasury, no later than December 31, 2018.

The Company’s effective income tax benefit differed from the U.S. corporate statutory income tax rate of 34% for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015. For the years ended December 31, 2017, this difference is mainly the result of the valuation allowance applied against the Company’s deferred tax assets, share-based compensation tax deficiencies, deferred remeasurement for tax rate change resulting from the Act, and state income taxes. For the years ended December 31, 2016, this difference is mainly the result of the valuation allowance applied against the Company’s deferred tax assets and state income taxes. For the year ended December 31, 2015, this difference is primarily due to state income taxes and one-time contingent earn-out costs related to shares issued pursuant to the TBO Merger Agreement. A reconciliation is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2017					2016					2015
Tax on continuing operating loss before income taxes	$	(18,090	)	34.0	%	$	(14,663	)	34.0	%	$	(20,117	)	34.0	%
Effect of state taxes (net of federal tax benefit)		(1,515	)	2.8	%		(1,645	)	3.8	%		(1,800	)	3.0	%
Share-based compensation tax deficiencies		5,133		-9.6	%		-		-			-		-
Loss on amendments of warrants		342		-0.6	%		433		-1.0	%		-		-
Contingent earn-out costs		-		-			-		-			4,862		-8.2	%
Others		41		-0.1	%		(48	)	0.1	%		472		-0.8	%
Deferred remeasurement for tax rate change		5,117		-9.6	%		-		-			-		-
Valuation allowance		8,972		-16.9	%		1,881		-4.4	%		-		-
Income tax benefit	$	-		-		$	(14,042	)	32.5	%	$	(16,583	)	28.0	%

Components of deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:

(In thousands)	December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards	$	7,555		$	8,041
Share-based compensation		16,321			21,503
Accounts receivable		480			392
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities⁽¹⁾		1,128			43
Others		22			11
		25,506			29,990
Valuation allowance		(10,853	)		(1,881	)
		14,653			28,109
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangible assets	$	14,505		$	27,962
Property and equipment		148			117
Internal Revenue Code Sec. 481 adjustment		-			30
		14,653			28,109
Net deferred tax liability	$	-		$	-

⁽¹⁾	Included in deferred tax assets in relation to accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of December 31, 2017, there was deferred tax assets balance of $1,037 resulting from the unpaid TRADS Litigation Settlement of $4,000.

As of December 31, 2017, the Company had federal and state net operating loss carryforwards of $29,274 and $24,046, respectively, which begin to expire in 2034. The Company’s net operating losses may be subject to annual Section 382 limitations due to ownership changes that could impact the future realization. The Company uses ASC 740 ordering when determining when excess tax benefits have been realized.

ASC 740 requires a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if, based on the weight of the evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. On a periodic basis, management evaluates and determines the amount of valuation allowance required and adjusts such valuation allowance accordingly. Primarily due to cumulative pre-tax losses, management determined a valuation allowance of $10,853 and $1,881 was necessary as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized.

The Company assesses its income tax positions and records tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon its evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date. For those tax positions where it is more-likely-than-not that a tax benefit will be sustained, the Company has recorded the largest amount of tax benefit with a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. For those income tax positions where it is not more-likely-than-not that a tax benefit will be sustained, no tax benefit has been recognized in the Company’s financial statements.

The Company continually evaluates expiring statutes of limitations, audits, proposed settlements, changes in tax law and new authoritative rulings. All of the Company’s income tax filings since inception remain open for tax examinations.

A reconciliation of the gross amounts of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding accrued interest and penalties, for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 (no such items for the year ended December 31, 2015), is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2017			2016
Unrecognized tax benefits, opening	$	1,668		$	-
Gross increase - tax position in prior period		-			1,668
Decrease as a result of the Act		(534	)		-
Unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance	$	1,134		$	1,668

In our tax return filed for the year ended December 31, 2015, a loss of $4,375, resulted from the disposal of Advertising Business, was included. This uncertain tax position of $1,668 is reflected as a reduction in deferred tax assets, which was adjusted to $1,134 as a result of the Act as of December 31, 2017. Based on management’s assessment, no tax benefit has been recognized for the loss mentioned above. This unrecognized tax benefit, if recognized, would favorably affect the Company’s annual effective tax rate before application of any valuation allowance. The Company has not accrued any interest or penalties as of December 31, 2017 with respect to its uncertain tax positions.

The Company does not anticipate a significant increase or reduction in unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months.

Common shares, preferred shares and warrants

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Equity [Abstract]

Common shares, preferred shares and warrants

13. Common shares, preferred shares and warrants

Common stock

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the number of issued shares of common stock was 61,631,573 and 53,717,996, respectively, which included shares of treasury stock of 352,523 and 160,235, respectively.

The change in the number of issued shares of common stock during the year ended December 31, 2017 was a result of the following issuances:

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An aggregate of 4,001,808 shares of common stock were issued as a result of the vesting of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and the issuance of restricted stock, including 192,288 shares of common stock withheld to pay withholding taxes upon such vesting, which are reflected in treasury stock.

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On October 17, 2017, the Company entered into certain amendment agreements (the “Intracoastal and Anson Warrant Amendments”) with Intracoastal Capital, LLC (“Intracoastal”) and Anson Investments Master Fund LP (“Anson”), representing warrants to purchase a total of 861,769 shares of the Company’s common stock, previously granted to such warrant holders. The Company agreed to reduce the exercise price of all warrants described above to $3.00 per share. In October 2017, Intracoastal and Anson exercised such warrants and the Company issued an aggregate of 861,769 shares of common stock, and the proceeds from the exercise of $2,585 were received in October 2017.

The Intracoastal and Anson Warrant Amendments also provide that the Company deliver to Intracoastal and Anson an additional warrant for common stock equal to 25% of the number of shares exercised, that is, an aggregate of 215,443 additional warrants, at an exercise price of $5.35 per share (the “Additional Warrants”).

A loss of $1,005 was recognized into other expenses, net during the year ended December 31, 2017, as a result of the Intracoastal and Anson Warrant Amendments, using a Black-Scholes pricing model.

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On November 3, 2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 300,000 shares of common stock to Whitehorse resulting from the exercise of the Whitehorse Warrants, pursuant to the Whitehorse Warrant Amendments. Gross proceeds of $900 in total were received in November 2017. See Note 11, “Long-term debt, net,” for details. Together with the exercise of warrants by Intracoastal and Anson, as discussed above, during the year ended December 31, 2017, an aggregate of $3,485 were received as a result of the exercise of warrants to purchase 1,161,769 shares of common stock.

•

On November 3, 2017, the Company issued a total of 2,750,000 shares of common stock to settle the acquisition consideration payable in stock in relation to the Q Interactive Acquisition. See Note 4, “Acquisitions,” for details.

The change in the number of issued shares of common stock during the year ended December 31, 2016 was a result of the following issuances:

•

On February 22, 2016, the Company’s Series B Preferred, 450,962 shares in total, automatically converted into 22,548,100 shares of the Company’s common stock, by multiplying each such share of Series B Preferred by 50, pursuant to the Company’s Series B Preferred certificate of designation.

•

On March 11, 2016, the Company issued 1,800,220 shares (the “Series A Earn-out Shares”) of the Company’s Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series A Preferred”) and 900,108 shares (the “Common Earn-out Shares”, and together with Series A Earn-out Shares, the “TBO Merger Earn-out Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, which shares represent “earn-out” consideration paid in connection with the TBO Merger between Tiger Media and TBO consummated on March 21, 2015, upon a determination by the Board of Directors that certain financial targets had been achieved as set forth in the TBO Merger. In 2016, all such earn-out liabilities under the TBO Merger Agreement have been settled.

•

On March 11, 2016, the Company amended the certificate of designations of the Series A Preferred to provide for the conversion of the Series A Preferred into common stock on a one-for-one basis. Previously, the Series A Preferred were convertible in connection with a sale of any such shares to a non-affiliate of the Company. As a result, all the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred converted into 6,672,022 shares of common stock.

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During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,069,728 shares (“Exchange Shares”) of common stock in exchange for warrants previously issued to four stockholders of the Company, including Frost Gamma, resulting in a loss on the exchange of warrants of $1,273 recognized in other expenses, net. No additional consideration was paid by the warrant holders and the old warrants were cancelled. In addition, new warrants to purchase 320,102 shares of common stock (the “New Exchange Warrants”), at an exercise price of $10.00 per share, were issued to one of the warrant holders as part of the exchange of warrants.

•

During the year ended December 31, 2016, 14,500 restricted shares of common stock were issued to two vendors of the Company as additional consideration for services rendered.

•

An aggregate of 1,434,562 shares of common stock were issued as a result of the vesting of RSUs, of which, 360,235 shares of common stock were withheld to pay withholding taxes upon such vesting, which are reflected in treasury stock.

•

In December 2016, an aggregate of 200,000 shares of common stock were sold to an investor. These shares were issued out of treasury stock.

•

An aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of common stock were issued in registered direct offerings (“Registered Direct Offerings”) to certain investors, pursuant to the securities purchase agreements entered into on May 17, 2016 and November 28, 2016.

•

On June 8, 2016, an aggregate of 2,369,190 shares of common stock were issued to Selling Source in connection with the Q Interactive Acquisition.

Warrants

During the year ended December 31, 2017, as a result of certain amendments of warrants, as discussed above under common stock, the exercise price of warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,161,769 of common stock were lowered to $3.00 per share, and such warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,161,769 of common stock were subsequently exercised.

As of December 31, 2017, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,273,776 shares of common stock were outstanding, which includes:

•

Concurrent with the Registered Direct Offering in May 2016, as discussed above, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 500,000 shares of common stock were issued to five investors, including 375,000 shares to Intracoastal and Anson, with an exercise price of $8.00 per shares, which are exercisable beginning November 21, 2016, six months and one day from the date of issuance, and expire 24 months from the date they became exercisable. As a result of the Intracoastal and Anson Warrant Amendments entered into on October 17, 2017, warrants previously issued to Intracoastal and Anson were amended and exercised, with an exercise price of $3.00 per share, which resulted in remaining warrants to purchase 125,000 shares of common stock as of December 31, 2017.

•

The Intracoastal and Anson Warrant Amendments also provide that the Company deliver an aggregate of 215,443 Additional Warrants to these two investors, at an exercise price of $5.35 per share. The Additional Warrants are exercisable from the date of issuance and expire on the earlier of the close of business on the two-year anniversary of (i) the date the registration statement registering the resale of the underlying shares is declared effective by the SEC, or (ii) the commencement date that such Additional Warrant may be exercised by means of a “cashless exercise.” These Additional Warrants do not participate in the Cash Dividend or Spin-off of the Business Combination Transaction.

•

Concurrent with the Registered Direct Offering in November 2016, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,000,000 and 100,000 shares of common stock, with an exercise price of $3.75 and $5.00 per share, respectively, were issued to four investors, including Intracoastal, and related agents, respectively. These warrants issued to the four investors are exercisable beginning six months and one day from the date of issuance and expire 5 years from the date they became exercisable, while the warrants issued to related agents are exercisable beginning 6 months and one day from the date of issuance and expire 24 months from the date they became exercisable. As a result of the Intracoastal and Anson Warrant Amendments, warrants to purchase 166,667 shares of common stock, previously issued to Intracoastal, were amended and exercised, with an exercise price of $3.00 per share, which resulted in remaining warrants in aggregate to purchase 833,333 and 100,000 shares of common stock, with an exercise price of $3.75 and $5.00 per share, respectively, were issued to the remaining three investors and related agents, respectively.

As of December 31, 2016, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,220,102 shares of common stock were outstanding, which includes:

•

New Exchange Warrants to purchase 320,102 shares of common stock were issued to an institutional investor as part of the exchange of warrants, as discussed above. The New Exchange Warrants will expire twenty-four months from the date of issuance, which were subsequently amended and exercised during the year ended December 31, 2017.

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Warrants to purchase 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued as part of our Term Loan of $45 million, with the exercise price being amended to $5.08 as a result of the Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement entered into on September 30, 2016. As part of the Amendment No. 2, we issued additional New Whitehorse Warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock, with an exercise price of $5.08 per share and an expiration date of September 30, 2026. As a result of the amended and newly issued warrants, an aggregate of $492 was recognized in additional paid-in capital. Such warrants to purchase an aggregate of 300,000 shares of common stock were subsequently amended and exercised during the year ended December 31, 2017.

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Concurrent with the Registered Direct Offering in May 2016, as discussed above, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 500,000 shares of common stock were issued to five investors, with an exercise price of $8.00 per share, which are exercisable beginning six months and one day from the date of issuance and expire 24 months from the date they became exercisable.

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Concurrent with the Registered Direct Offering in November 2016, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares and 100,000 shares of common stock were issued to four investors and related agents, with an exercise price of $3.75 and $5.00 per share, respectively. These warrants issued to the four investors are exercisable beginning 6 months and one day from the date of issuance and expire 5 years from the date they became exercisable, while the warrants issued to related agents are exercisable beginning 6 months and 1 day from the date of issuance and expire 24 months from the date they became exercisable.

Preferred stock

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, we had 10.0 million shares of preferred stock with par value of $0.0001 per share authorized, and there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding. Of the authorized preferred stock, 6.8 million shares and 1.0 million shares are designated Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred, respectively.

Treasury stock

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company held 352,523 and 160,235 shares in treasury, with a cost of $1,274 and $531, respectively.

During the year ended December 31, 2017, the increase in treasury stock was due to 192,288 shares that were withheld to pay withholding taxes upon the vesting of RSUs and restricted stock.

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the increase in treasury stock was due to 360,235 shares that were withheld to pay withholding taxes upon the vesting of RSUs and restricted stock, which was decreased by the sale of 200,000 shares of treasury stock.

Share-based compensation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]

Share-based compensation

14. Share-based compensation

As of December 31, 2017, the Company maintains two share-based incentive plans: the 2008 Share Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”), which was carried forward as a result of the reverse acquisition between the Company and TBO consummated on March 21, 2015, the TBO Merger, whereby TBO became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and the Cogint, Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”), approved during the annual meeting of stockholders on June 2, 2015, which authorized the issuance of 2,500,000 shares of common stock. The total shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the 2015 Plan was increased on June 3, 2016 to 12,500,000 shares, and subsequently increased on September 6, 2017 via a written consent by the holders of a majority of shares (and which was effective January 8, 2018) to 13,500,000 shares. The primary purpose of the 2015 Plan is to attract, retain, reward and motivate certain individuals by providing them with an opportunity to acquire or increase a proprietary interest in the Company and to incentivize them to expend maximum effort for the growth and success of the Company, so as to strengthen the mutuality of the interests between such individuals and the stockholders of the Company.

As of December 31, 2017, there were 310,568 and 4,384,240 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2008 Plan and the 2015 Plan, respectively.

Shares issued outside of the 2008 Plan and 2015 Plan

The following RSUs were issued outside of the 2008 Plan and 2015 Plan:

Pursuant to a business consulting agreement (the “Business Consulting Agreement”), Marlin Capital Investments, LLC (“Marlin Capital”), a company which our Chairman Michael Brauser owns 50% and is one of two managers, holds RSUs representing the right to receive 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which RSUs are outside of the 2008 Plan and 2015 Plan, for the consulting services provided by Marlin Capital. These RSUs vest annually beginning from October 13, 2015 only if certain performance goals of the Company are met. The shares underlying such RSUs will not be delivered until October 13, 2018, unless there is a change of control of the Company, termination of the agreement by the Company without cause, or termination of the agreement by Marlin Capital for good reason. The Company determined the performance goals were met as of December 31, 2015. As of December 31, 2017, an aggregate of 1,500,000 shares have vested. On March 12, 2018, the Company terminated the Business Consulting Agreement and the outstanding 500,000 shares vested upon the termination.

Effective November 16, 2015, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Michael Brauser (the “Michael Brauser Employment Agreement”) relating to his service as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, pursuant to which, Michael Brauser will receive an annual base salary of $25 payable in accordance with the Company’s general payroll practices and RSUs outside of the 2008 Plan and 2015 Plan representing the right to receive 5,000,000 shares of common stock. The issuance of shares of common stock underlying the RSUs was approved by the stockholders at the annual meeting in 2016. These RSUs vest ratably over a four-year period; provided, however, that no portion of the RSUs shall vest unless and until the Company has gross revenue in excess of $100.0 million and positive EBITDA in any one fiscal year during the vesting period (the “Vesting Conditions”). In addition, such RSUs vest in full upon a Company change in control, termination of Michael Brauser without cause, termination by Michael Brauser for good reason, or Michael Brauser’s death or disability. The Company determined that the Vesting Conditions were met. As of December 31, 2017, an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares have vested, of which, 1,250,000 shares were delivered in 2017 and the remaining 1,250,000 shares were delivered in January 2018.

Effective on June 23, 2017, the Michael Brauser Employment Agreement was terminated. Mr. Brauser continues to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. On September 6, 2017, the Company entered into a consulting services agreement with Mr. Brauser, effective on June 23, 2017, for a term of four years (the “Consulting Agreement”), under which Mr. Brauser will serve as a strategic advisor to cogint but will receive no salary for such services. In consideration for Mr. Brauser’s services, the Consulting Agreement provides for continued vesting on all outstanding RSUs granted to Mr. Brauser before the effective date of the Consulting Agreement.

On December 8, 2015, at the time Dr. Phillip Frost joined the Board of Directors of the Company as Vice Chairman, Frost Gamma was granted 3,000,000 RSUs, outside of the 2008 Plan and 2015 Plan. The issuance of shares of common stock underlying such RSUs was approved by the stockholders at the annual meeting in 2016. These grants were fully vested on December 8, 2015 and related share-based compensation expense of $25,350 was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2015, but Frost Gamma has elected to defer delivery of any vested RSUs until Dr. Phillip Frost’s separation from service from the Company or death or disability.

Share options

Details of share options activity during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

	Number of options			Weighted average exercise price per share		Weighted average remaining contractual term		Aggregate intrinsic value
Balance as of January 1, 2015		-		$	-		-	$	-
Additions as a result of the reverse acquisition		407,000		$	9.21
Granted		85,000		$	10.39
Forfeited		(30,000	)	$	7.85
Outstanding as of December 31, 2015		462,000		$	9.52	5.3 years		$	-
Granted		30,000		$	5.04
Forfeited		(40,000	)	$	8.45
Expired		(100,000	)	$	6.02
Outstanding as of December 31, 2016		352,000		$	10.25	4.4 years		$	-
Expired		(130,000	)	$	6.25
Outstanding as of December 31, 2017		222,000		$	12.59	5.4 years		$	-
Options vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2017		222,000		$	12.59	5.4 years		$	-
Options exercisable as of December 31, 2017		174,500		$	10.05	4.7 years		$	-

The aggregate intrinsic value amounts in the table above represent the difference between the closing price of the Company’s common stock on December 31, 2017 of $4.40 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money stock options as of the same date.

The activity of unvested balance of options is shown below for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015:

	Number of options			Weighted average exercise price per share		Weighted average remaining contractual term
Unvested as of January 1, 2015		-		$	-		-
Additions as a result of the reverse acquisition		63,334		$	6.82
Granted		85,000		$	10.39
Vested		(11,667	)	$	8.10
Forfeited		(10,000	)	$	7.85
Unvested as of December 31, 2015		126,667		$	9.02	8.1 years
Granted		30,000		$	5.04
Vested		(47,917	)	$	7.16
Forfeited		(40,000	)	$	8.45
Unvested as of December 31, 2016		68,750		$	8.91	8.9 years
Vested		(21,250	)	$	8.80
Unvested as of December 31, 2017		47,500		$	8.96	7.9 years

We estimate the fair value of each stock option on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model applying the following assumptions, and amortize the fair value to expense over the option’s vesting period using the straight-line attribution approach for employees and non-employee directors, for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. There was no grant of share options for the year ended December 31, 2017.

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016	2015
Expected term (in years)	4	4
Risk-free interest rate	1.71%	1.57% - 1.66%
Expected volatility	99.27%	20.97% - 128.66%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%

We estimate the risk-free interest rate based on rates in effect for United States government bonds with terms similar to the expected terms of the stock options, at the time of grant. We estimate the volatility of our shares on the date of grant utilizing the historical volatility of our publicly-traded shares. We estimate the expected terms by taking into account the contractual terms and historical exercise patterns.

The weighted average grant-date fair value of share options granted during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was $3.55 and $7.35, respectively. There were no share option grants during the year ended December 31, 2017. There were no share options exercised for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015. The total fair value of share options vested during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $125, $272 and $61, respectively.

Compensation expense recognized from employee stock options for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $123, $110 and $28, respectively, which was recognized in general and administrative expenses and discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2017, unrecognized share-based compensation expense in respect of granted share options amounted to $243, which are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.0 years.

Restricted stock units and restricted stock

Details of unvested RSUs and restricted stock activity during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

	Number of units			Weighted average grant-date fair value
Unvested as of January 1, 2015		2,960,000		$	2.00
Additions as a result of the reverse acquisition		416,800		$	4.81
Granted		13,890,500		$	9.16
Vested and delivered		(382,300	)	$	5.55
Vested not delivered⁽¹⁾		(3,085,000	)	$	8.36
Forfeited		(79,000	)	$	5.78
Unvested as of December 31, 2015		13,721,000		$	7.78
Granted		1,339,758		$	4.17
Vested and delivered		(1,074,327	)	$	3.28
Withheld as treasury stock⁽²⁾		(360,235	)	$	1.52
Vested not delivered⁽¹⁾		(1,022,667	)	$	2.59
Forfeited		(196,500	)	$	7.16
Unvested as of December 31, 2016		12,407,029		$	8.40
Granted		2,732,000		$	5.61
Vested and delivered		(3,659,520	)	$	8.29
Withheld as treasury stock⁽²⁾		(192,288	)	$	8.48
Vested not delivered⁽¹⁾		(2,568,318	)	$	3.43
Forfeited		(567,998	)	$	5.65
Unvested as of December 31, 2017⁽³⁾		8,150,905		$	9.27

⁽¹⁾	Vested not delivered represent the vested RSUs with deferred delivery at a future time. As of December 31, 2017, the cumulative shares of RSUs included in “vested not delivered” were 6,675,985.

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As discussed in Note 13 above, the increase in treasury stock was due to shares withheld to pay statutory withholding taxes upon the vesting of RSUs during related periods, among which, 200,000 shares of treasury stock were subsequently sold to an investor in 2016. As of December 31, 2017, the cumulative shares withheld as treasury stock were 352,523.

⁽³⁾	Among the unvested shares as of December 31, 2017, there were 150,000 shares of unvested restricted stock, which were included in the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as of December 31, 2017.

The Company recognized compensation (included in sales and marketing expenses, general and administrative expenses, and discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations, and intangible assets in the consolidated balance sheets) for these RSUs and restricted stock of $35,169, $30,127 and $34,505 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The fair value of the RSUs and restricted stock was determined using the market value of the common stock on the date of grant, which was equivalent to the closing price of the common stock on the grant date.

As of December 31, 2017, unrecognized share-based compensation expense associated with the granted RSUs and restricted stock amounted to $34,878, which are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.4 years.

Shares issued to third-party vendors

The Company issues shares to certain third-party vendors from time to time in lieu of cash for services rendered. During the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, 0, 14,500 and 45,000 restricted shares of common stock were issued to certain vendors of the Company as additional consideration for services rendered, respectively. Share-based compensation expense for shares issued to third-party vendors of $0, $166 and $446 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, were recognized in general and administrative expenses.

The share-based compensation for the Company’s share options, RSUs and restricted stock were allocated to the following accounts in the consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Sales and marketing expenses	$	2,873	$	2,340	$	310
General and administrative expenses		31,123		26,909		33,850
Discontinued operations		-		-		456
		33,996		29,249		34,616
Capitalized in intangible assets		1,296		1,154		363
Total	$	35,292	$	30,403	$	34,979

Segment information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment information

15. Segment information

We currently manage our operations in two reportable segments, Information Services and Performance Marketing. The segments reflect the way the Company evaluates its business performance and manages its operations. In 2015, the Company has disposed of all assets and liabilities related to its Advertising Business and related results of operations has been recognized as discontinued operations. Therefore, no information relating to the Advertising Business is presented here.

Information regarding our Information Services and Performance Marketing segments are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Revenue:
Information Services	$	78,365		$	55,454		$	6,413
Performance Marketing		141,903			131,382			7,678
	$	220,268		$	186,836		$	14,091
Loss (income) from operations:
Information Services	$	(23,594	)	$	(25,568	)	$	(13,721	)
Performance Marketing		5,830			10,445			(16	)
		(17,764	)		(15,123	)		(13,737	)
Corporate⁽¹⁾		(24,754	)		(18,915	)		(30,663	)
	$	(42,518	)	$	(34,038	)	$	(44,400	)
Depreciation and amortization:
Information Services	$	6,739		$	5,894		$	481
Performance Marketing		7,454			6,737			360
	$	14,193		$	12,631		$	841
Write-off of long-lived assets
Information Services	$	1,189		$	4,055		$	-
Performance Marketing		2,437			-			-
	$	3,626		$	4,055		$	-
Share-based compensation expense:
Information Services	$	13,225		$	11,950		$	4,521
Performance Marketing		4,539			3,333			254
		17,764			15,283			4,775
Corporate⁽¹⁾		16,232			13,966			29,385
	$	33,996		$	29,249		$	34,160
Capital expenditure:
Information Services	$	7,117		$	9,804		$	3,977
Performance Marketing		1,010			1,122			-
	$	8,127		$	10,926		$	3,977

(In thousands)	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Assets:
Information Services	$	119,946	$	110,166
Performance Marketing		194,470		197,937
		314,416		308,103
Corporate⁽²⁾		2,583		3,808
	$	316,999	$	311,911
Intangible assets, net:
Information Services	$	52,259	$	52,424
Performance Marketing		37,448		46,107
	$	89,707	$	98,531
Goodwill:
Information Services	$	44,178	$	44,178
Performance Marketing		122,078		122,078
	$	166,256	$	166,256

⁽¹⁾	Corporate primarily represents corporate administrative costs that are not allocated to individual segments. The segment information for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

⁽²⁾	Assets of corporate primarily represents corporate’s assets that are not allocated to individual segments. The segment information as of December 31, 2016 was reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

A reconciliation of loss from operations from segments to loss before income taxes for the periods presented is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Loss from operations from segments	$	(17,764	)	$	(15,123	)	$	(13,737	)
Corporate⁽¹⁾		(24,754	)		(18,915	)		(30,663	)
Total other expense⁽²⁾		(10,688	)		(9,090	)		(14,768	)
Loss before income taxes	$	(53,206	)	$	(43,128	)	$	(59,168	)

⁽¹⁾	Corporate primarily represents corporate administrative costs that are not allocated to individual segments. The segment information for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

⁽²⁾	Other expense, primarily represents non-operating income and expense, including interest expense, net, and other expenses, net, which the Company does not allocate into segments.

Revenue by geography is based on the location of the customers. The following table sets forth revenue by geographic areas:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Revenue:
United States	$	211,307	$	167,568	$	12,816
Outside of the United States⁽¹⁾		8,961		19,268		1,275
	$	220,268	$	186,836	$	14,091

⁽¹⁾	No individual country, other than disclosed above, exceeded 10% of our total consolidated revenue for any period presented.

Related party transactions	12 Months Ended
Related party transactions	Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related party transactions	16. Related party transactions For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, material related party transactions were as follows: Interest in the TBO Merger Before the TBO Merger, but after giving effect to the Reverse Split, Frost Gamma, an affiliate of Phillip Frost, M.D., owned 2,144,275 shares of the Company, representing 29.4% of the Company’s outstanding ordinary shares. In addition, at the Effective Time of the TBO Merger, after giving effect to a TBO recapitalization, Frost Gamma owned 80,000 shares of TBO Common Stock, 640,000 shares of TBO Series C Preferred Stock, and 4,000 shares of TBO Series D Preferred Stock, which resulted in the Company issuing to Frost Gamma 2,660,309 shares of the Company’s common stock at closing, and an additional 900,108 shares of company stock subject to an earn-out. As a result, following the TBO Merger, Frost Gamma owned 34.6% of the Company’s common stock at closing and 38.6% of the Company’s common stock assuming the Common Earn-out Shares are earned. In connection with approving the TBO Merger and the related transactions, the Board of Directors of the Company and its Audit Committee reviewed and considered Frost Gamma’s interest in such transactions. Business Consulting Agreement Marlin Capital holds RSUs representing the right to receive 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, pursuant to the Business Consulting Agreement. These RSUs vest annually beginning from October 13, 2015 only if certain performance goals of the Company are met. The shares underlying such RSUs will not be delivered until October 13, 2018, unless there is a change of control of the Company. The Company determined the performance goals were met as of December 31, 2015. Share-based compensation expense of $4,272, $1,252 and $1,512 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, associated with shares under the Marlin Capital agreement, was recognized. See Note 14, “Share-based compensation,” for details. Securities Purchase Agreements with Frost Gamma On November 16, 2015, pursuant to securities purchase agreements, the Company raised approximately $10.0 million from certain investors, including $7.0 million from Frost Gamma, for the sale of an aggregate of 29,985 shares of Series B Preferred and warrants to purchase up to 749,625 shares of the Company’s common stock, with an exercise price of $6.67 per share. Frost Gamma received 20,990 shares of Series B Preferred and warrants to purchase up to 524,750 shares of common stock. On November 16, 2015, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Frost Gamma providing for the sale of 119,940 shares of Series B Preferred to Frost Gamma, in exchange for $40.0 million. Each share of Series B Preferred automatically converted into 50 shares of common stock in 2016. Promissory Notes On December 8, 2015, the Company entered into the Promissory Notes, with an interest rate of 10% per annum, with certain investors, for aggregate financing of $10.0 million, pursuant to which the Company received $5.0 million from Frost Gamma, $4.0 million from Michael Brauser, and $1.0 million from another investor. In addition, the Company also issued 500, 400 and 100 shares of Series B Preferred to Frost Gamma, Michael Brauser and another investor, respectively. As of December 31, 2017, the principal, plus accrued PIK interest, of such Promissory Notes, owing to Frost Gamma, Michael Brauser and such other investor, were $5,574, $4,460 and $1,115, respectively, while as of December 31, 2016, the principal, plus accrued PIK interest, owing to Frost Gamma, Michael Brauser and such other investor, were $5,566, $4,453 and $1,113, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company repaid $533, $426, and $107 to Frost Gamma, Michael Brauser and another investor, respectively. See Note 11, “Long-term debt, net,” for details. Conversion of Series B Preferred On February 22, 2016, the Company’s Series B Preferred, 450,962 shares in total, including 141,430 shares previously issued to Frost Gamma in relation to certain financial arrangements, as mentioned above, and 156,544 and 105,704 shares previously issued to Ryan Schulke, Chief Executive Officer of Fluent, and Matthew Conlin, President of Fluent, respectively, in connection with the Fluent Acquisition, automatically converted into the Company’s common stock, by multiplying each such shares of Series B Preferred by 50. TBO Merger Earn-out Shares On March 11, 2016, the Company issued 900,108 Common Earn-out Shares to Frost Gamma, and 1,800,220 Series A Earn-out Shares to certain investors (which were subsequently converted to 1,800,220 shares of common stock), including 567,069 shares to Grander Holdings, Inc. 401K, an entity owned by Michael Brauser, upon a Board of Directors determination that certain financial targets had been achieved as set forth in the TBO Merger Agreement effective on March 21, 2015. Appointment of Vice Chairman On December 8, 2015, Phillip Frost, M.D., was appointed as Vice Chairman of our Board of Directors to fill the board seat vacated by Daniel Brauser. At the time of his joining the Board of Directors as Vice Chairman, Frost Gamma, received a grant of 3,000,000 RSUs, which was vested immediately and subsequently approved at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders on June 3, 2016. See Note 14, “Share-based compensation,” for details. Warrant Exchange During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,069,728 shares of Exchange Shares and New Exchange Warrants to purchase up to 320,102 shares of common stock, in exchange for warrants previously issued to certain stockholders of the Company, including 524,750 shares to Frost Gamma. No additional consideration was paid by the shareholders and the warrants were cancelled upon the exchange. See Note 13, “Common shares, preferred shares and warrants,” for details. Consulting Agreement On September 6, 2017, the Company entered into the Consulting Agreement with Mike Brauser, effective on June 23, 2017, for a term of four years, under which, Mr. Brauser will serve as a strategic advisor to cogint but will receive no salary for such services. In consideration for Mr. Brauser’s services, the Consulting Agreement provides for continued vesting on all outstanding RSUs granted to Mr. Brauser before the effective date of the Consulting Agreement. Share-based compensation expense of $1,742, associated with the Consulting Agreement, was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2017. See Note 14, “Share-based compensation,” for details. Others Effective on August 1, 2015, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with DAB Management Group Inc. (“DAB”) for DAB to provide consulting services related to business development, future acquisitions and strategic transactions for a term of six months, and shall automatically renew for additional six-month periods, unless either party provides written notice to the other of its intent not to renew not fewer than 30 days prior to the expiration of the then current term (the “DAB Agreement”). DAB is owned by Daniel Brauser, a director of the Company at the time the DAB Agreement was entered into and the son of Michael Brauser, our Chairman. Under the DAB Agreement, the consulting service fee is $20 per month. The Company recognized consulting service fee of $240, $240 and $100 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. In October 2015, the Company entered into a Non-Exclusive Aircraft Dry Lease Agreement with Brauser Aviation, LLC, an affiliated entity of our Chairman, to pay a set hourly rate for Company-related usage of the aircraft. The Company recognized aircraft lease fees of $85, $216 and $94 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Commitments and contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and contingencies

17. Commitments and contingencies

(a) Operating lease commitments

The Company recorded rental expenses of $1,728, $1,378 and $365 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. As of December 31, 2017, future minimum rental payments under non-cancellable operating leases having initial or remaining lease terms of more than one year are as follows:

(In thousands)
Year	December 31, 2017
2018	$	1,895
2019		686
2020		705
2021		724
2022		743
2023 and thereafter		1,384
Total	$	6,137

(b) Capital commitment

The Company incurred data costs of $4,280, $3,200 and $924 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, under certain data licensing agreements. As of December 31, 2017, material capital commitments under certain data licensing agreements of our Information Service segment were $23,247, shown as follows:

(In thousands)
Year	December 31, 2017
2018	$	4,990
2019		5,930
2020		6,250
2021		4,775
2022		1,302
Total	$	23,247

We have employment agreements with certain executives, mainly including our Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer, etc., which provide for compensation and certain other benefits and for severance payments under certain circumstances.

(d) Contingency

On July 22, 2017, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with TransUnion and TransUnion Risk and Alternative Data Solutions, Inc. (“TRADS”), settling all litigation with TransUnion and TRADS. Company subsidiary, IDI Holdings, will pay $7,000 to TRADS over the course of one year to settle all these matters (the “TRADS Litigation Settlement”). The terms of the settlement agreement are confidential. The Company recorded the expense of $7,000 in general and administrative expenses during the second quarter of 2017. As of December 31, 2017, the remaining unpaid balance of $4,000 was reflected in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.

Following the TRADS Litigation Settlement, the Company is not currently a party to any legal proceeding, investigation or claim which, in the opinion of management, is likely to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Legal fees associated with such legal proceedings, are expensed as incurred. We review legal proceedings and claims on an ongoing basis and follow appropriate accounting guidance, including ASC 450, when making accrual and disclosure decisions. We establish accruals for those contingencies where the incurrence of a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated, and we disclose the amount accrued and the amount of a reasonably possible loss in excess of the amount accrued, if such disclosure is necessary for our financial statements to not be misleading. To estimate whether a loss contingency should be accrued by a charge to income, we evaluate, among other factors, the degree of probability of an unfavorable outcome and the ability to make a reasonable estimate of the amount of the loss. We do not record liabilities when the likelihood that the liability has been incurred is probable, but the amount cannot be reasonably estimated.

In addition to the foregoing, we may be involved in litigation from time to time in the ordinary course of business. We do not believe that the ultimate resolution of any such matters will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, the results of such matters cannot be predicted with certainty and we cannot assure you that the ultimate resolution of any legal or administrative proceeding or dispute will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Spin-off of Red Violet and Business Combination Agreement	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Spin Off And Business Combination Agreement [Abstract]
Spin-off of Red Violet and Business Combination Agreement	18. Spin-off of Red Violet and Business Combination Agreement On September 6, 2017, the Company entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with BlueFocus International Limited (“BlueFocus”), a private company limited by shares registered in Hong Kong. Under the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company would issue to BlueFocus shares of the Company’s common stock, representing 63% of the Company’s common stock on a fully diluted, post-transaction basis (the “Purchased Shares”), in consideration of the contribution of the equity interests of certain entities and $100.0 million in cash by BlueFocus (the “Business Combination Transaction”). BlueFocus would also repay, assume, or refinance indebtedness of the Company. Before closing of the Business Combination Transaction, cogint would contribute its data and analytics operations and assets into its wholly-owned subsidiary, Red Violet, Inc. (“Red Violet”), and the shares of Red Violet would be distributed as a stock dividend to cogint stockholders of record as of the record date (the “Record Date”) and to certain warrant holders (the “Spin-off”). As a condition to closing of the Business Combination Transaction, BlueFocus and the Company sought regulatory approval by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”). CFIUS has indicated its unwillingness to approve the transaction, therefore, on February 20, 2018, the parties withdrew their application with CFIUS and terminated the Business Combination Agreement in accordance with its terms. On February 12, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the plan to accelerate the Spin-off. Despite the termination of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company will continue with the accelerated Spin-off of Red Violet, which is now governed by a Separation and Distribution Agreement as well as other related agreements between cogint and Red Violet, each entered into on February 27, 2018 (collectively, the “Spin-off Agreements”). The Company will contribute $20.0 million in cash to Red Violet upon completion of the Spin-off. Red Violet has filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form 10, registering under the Exchange Act, the shares of Red Violet to be distributed in the Spin-off. As a result, upon completion of the Spin-off, cogint stockholders will hold shares of two public companies, cogint and Red Violet. cogint common stock will continue trading on The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”). On March 7, 2018, the Company announced that the Board of Directors established March 19, 2018 as the Record Date and March 26, 2018 as the distribution date (the “Distribution Date”) for the Spin-off. On March 9, 2018, in order to meet NASDAQ initial listing requirement of a minimum $4.00 bid price, the Company adjusted the Spin-off ratio so that on the Distribution Date, stockholders of the Company will receive, by way of a dividend, one share of Red Violet common stock for each 7.5 shares of cogint common stock held as of the Record Date. On March 13, 2018, NASDAQ approved Red Violet’s application to list its common stock on NASDAQ under the symbol “RDVT.” On March 8, 2018, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of cogint approved the acceleration of an aggregate of 5,222,561 shares of stock options, RSUs and restricted stock held by certain employees, consultants, and directors, including only those employees who will continue with Red Violet upon completion of the Spin-off, subject to such employees still being employed or providing services on the acceleration date. The acceleration date was subsequently determined to be March 12, 2018. The share-based compensation expense of $15.3 million resulting from the above-mentioned acceleration is expected to be recognized in discontinued operations during the first quarter of 2018.

Quarterly financial data (unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly financial data (unaudited)

19. Quarterly financial data (unaudited)

The quarterly financial data (unaudited) for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 consist of the following:

	Three Months Ended
(In thousands, except share data)	December 31, 2017			September 30, 2017			June 30, 2017			March 31, 2017
Statements of Operations:
Revenue	$	59,230		$	57,248		$	53,024		$	50,766
Loss from operations	$	(2,387	)	$	(11,669	)	$	(17,964	)	$	(10,498	)
Net loss attributable to cogint	$	(5,977	)	$	(14,095	)	$	(20,409	)	$	(12,725	)
Basic and diluted loss per share⁽¹⁾	$	(0.10	)	$	(0.25	)	$	(0.37	)	$	(0.24	)

	Three Months Ended
(In thousands, except share data)	December 31, 2016			September 30, 2016			June 30, 2016			March 31, 2016
Statements of Operations:
Revenue	$	54,193		$	52,176		$	41,043		$	39,424
Loss from operations	$	(5,653	)	$	(12,357	)	$	(7,856	)	$	(8,172	)
Net loss attributable to cogint	$	(5,386	)	$	(9,744	)	$	(7,184	)	$	(6,772	)
Basic and diluted loss per share⁽¹⁾	$	(0.10	)	$	(0.19	)	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.25	)

⁽¹⁾	The sum of quarterly loss per share amounts, may not equal amounts reported for year-to-date periods. This is due to the effects of rounding and changes in the number of weighted-average shares outstanding for each period.

Subsequent events	12 Months Ended
Subsequent events	Dec. 31, 2017
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent events	20. Subsequent events January 2018 Registered Direct Offering Pursuant to a definitive securities purchase agreement on January 10, 2018 with certain qualified institutional buyers, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,700,000 shares of common stock in a registered direct offering for gross proceeds of $13,500 (the “January 2018 Registered Direct Offering”), with a purchase price of $5.00 per share, which was received in January 2018. Simultaneously, the Company issued such institutional buyers, for no additional consideration, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,350,000 shares of common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $6.00 per share and are exercisable from the date of issuance, with a two-year exercise period. Spin-off of Red Violet and Business Combination Agreement As a condition to closing of the Business Combination Transaction, BlueFocus and the Company sought regulatory approval by CFIUS. CFIUS has indicated its unwillingness to approve the transaction, therefore, on February 20, 2018, the parties withdrew their application with CFIUS and terminated the Business Combination Agreement in accordance with its terms. On February 12, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the plan to accelerate the Spin-off of Red Violet. Despite the termination of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company will continue with the accelerated Spin-off of Red Violet, which is now governed by the Spin-off Agreements entered into on February 27, 2018. Upon the Spin-off, Red Violet expects to have approximately $20.0 million in cash and no debt. On March 7, 2018, the Company announced that the Board of Directors established March 19, 2018 as the Record Date and March 26, 2018 as the Distribution Date for the Spin-off. On March 9, 2018, in order to meet NASDAQ initial listing requirement of a minimum $4.00 bid price, the Company adjusted the Spin-off ratio so that on the Distribution Date, stockholders of the Company will receive, by way of a dividend, one share of Red Violet common stock for each 7.5 shares of cogint common stock held as of the Record Date. On March 13, 2018, NASDAQ approved Red Violet’s application to list its common stock on NASDAQ under the symbol “RDVT.”

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of preparation and liquidity

(a) Basis of preparation and liquidity

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”).

Reclassifications

Principles of consolidation

Use of estimates

(b) Use of estimates

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and bank deposits with original maturities of three months or less, which are unrestricted as to withdrawal and use.

Accounts receivable

(d) Accounts receivable

Accounts receivable are due from customers and are generally unsecured, which consist of amounts earned but not yet collected. None of the Company’s accounts receivable bear interest.

Property and equipment

(e) Property and equipment



Computer and network equipment			5-7 years
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment			3-5 years
Leasehold improvements			4-7 years

When items of property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, loss/income is charged or credited for the difference between the net book value and proceeds received thereon.

Business combination

(f) Business combination

Intangible assets other than goodwill

(g) Intangible assets other than goodwill

Impairment of long-lived assets

(h) Goodwill

(i) Impairment of long-lived assets

We concluded there was no impairment as of December 31, 2017 and 2016.

Fair value of financial instruments

(j) Fair value of financial instruments

These tiers include:

•

Level 1 – defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

•

Level 2 – defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and

•

Level 3 – defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

Revenue recognition

(k) Revenue recognition

Costs associated with separately priced customer service contracts are expensed as incurred.

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

(l) Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

Advertising and promotion costs

(m) Advertising and promotion costs

Share-based compensation

(n) Share-based compensation

(o) Income taxes

(p) Loss per share

(q) Contingencies

(r) Segment reporting

Significant concentrations and risks

(s) Significant concentrations and risks

Concentration of Credit Risk

Concentration of Customers

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, there was no individual customer that accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s accounts receivable, net.

Concentration of Suppliers

Recently issued accounting standards

(t) Recently issued accounting standards

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Estimated Useful Lives of Property and Equipment

The estimated useful lives of property and equipment are as follows:



Computer and network equipment			5-7 years
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment			3-5 years
Leasehold improvements			4-7 years

Loss per share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share

The information related to basic and diluted loss per share for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands, except share data)	2017			2016			2015
Numerator:
Net loss from continuing operations	$	(53,206	)	$	(29,086	)	$	(42,585	)
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to cogint		-			-			(41,950	)
Net loss attributable to cogint	$	(53,206	)	$	(29,086	)	$	(84,535	)
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic and diluted		55,648,235			44,536,906			13,036,082
Loss per share:⁽¹⁾
Basic and diluted:
Continuing operations	$	(0.96	)	$	(0.65	)	$	(3.27	)
Discontinued operations		-			-			(3.22	)
Basic and diluted:	$	(0.96	)	$	(0.65	)	$	(6.48	)

⁽¹⁾	Loss per share tables may contain summation differences due to rounding.

Acquisitions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Q Interactive, LLC [Member]

Summary of Purchase Price Allocation

(In thousands)
Assets acquired:
Accounts receivable	$	4,673
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		213
Property and equipment		73
Intangible assets:
Customer relationships		4,900
Trade names		1,700
Acquired proprietary technology		2,150
Databases		4,800
Non-competition agreements		1,040
Total intangible assets		14,590
Total assets acquired		19,549
Liabilities assumed:
Trade accounts payable		2,297
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		1,153
Deferred revenue		52
Total liabilities assumed		3,502
Goodwill		5,384
Total consideration	$	21,431

Fluent Acquisition [Member]

Summary of Purchase Price Allocation

The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation and the fair value of the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed (marked to market), and the resulting amount of goodwill in the Fluent Acquisition at the Effective Date of Fluent Acquisition.

(In thousands)
Assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,013
Accounts receivable		20,250
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		691
Property and equipment		242
Intangible assets:
Customer relationships		30,086
Trade names		16,357
Domain names		191
Proprietary technology		11,382
Databases		26,492
Non-competition agreements		728
Total intangible assets		85,236
Other non-current assets		763
		113,195
Liabilities assumed:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		10,653
Liability for employee incentive-based compensation plan		4,000
Deferred revenue		314
Deferred tax liabilities		30,800
		45,767
Goodwill		155,645
Total consideration	$	223,073
Including:
Cash consideration	$	99,266
Fair value of common stock, as converted, issued		123,807
Total consideration	$	223,073

Tiger Media [Member]

Summary of Purchase Price Allocation

The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation and the fair value of the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed (marked to market), and the resulting amount of goodwill in the acquisition of Tiger Media (the accounting acquiree) at the Effective Date of TBO Merger.

(In thousands)
Assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,569
Accounts receivable		1,808
Other current assets		326
Property and equipment		1,419
Intangible assets, net		4,280
Long-term deferred expenses		586
		11,988
Liabilities assumed:
Accounts payable		1,519
Accrued expenses and other payables		736
Acquisition consideration payable		464
Amounts due to related parties		124
Deferred revenue		80
		2,923
Non-controlling interests		425
Goodwill		35,472
Total consideration	$	44,112

Discontinued operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Discontinued Operations And Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Disposal of Discontinued Activity

The following financial information presents the results of operations of the Advertising Business for the year ended December 31, 2015.

	Year Ended
(In thousands)	December 31, 2015
Revenue	$	218
Pretax loss from operations of discontinued operations	$	(1,236	)
Pretax loss on disposal of discontinued operations		(41,095	)
Income tax expense		127
Less: Non-controlling interests		(508	)
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to cogint	$	(41,950	)

Schedule of Gain (Loss) on Disposal Activity

	Year Ended
(In thousands)	December 31, 2015
Write-off of goodwill	$	(35,472	)
Write-off of intangible assets		(4,080	)
Write-off of long-term deferred assets		(517	)
Lease agreements early termination compensation expenses		(1,211	)
Employee severance compensation expenses		(191	)
Gain on write-off of acquisition consideration payable		463
Loss on disposal of equity interests		(87	)
Loss on disposal of discontinued operations	$	(41,095	)

Accounts receivable, net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Receivables [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable, Net

Accounts receivable, net consist of the following:

(In thousands)	December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Accounts receivable	$	39,780		$	31,748
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts		(1,852	)		(790	)
Total accounts receivable, net	$	37,928		$	30,958

Schedule of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The movement of allowance for doubtful accounts is shown below:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Beginning balance		790			318			105
Charges to expenses		2,020			772			213
Write-offs		(958	)		(300	)		-
Ending balance	$	1,852		$	790		$	318

Property and equipment, net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment, net consist of the following:

(In thousands)	December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Computer and network equipment	$	1,035		$	918
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment		1,046			624
Leasehold improvements		1,075			510
Total cost of property and equipment		3,156			2,052
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,378	)		(702	)
Property and equipment, net	$	1,778		$	1,350

Intangible assets, net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible Assets Other than Goodwill

Intangible assets other than goodwill consist of the following:

(In thousands)	Amortization period	December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Gross amount:
Software developed for internal use	3-10 years		19,614			11,438
Acquired proprietary technology	5 years		11,382			13,532
Customer relationships	7-10 years		34,986			34,986
Trade names	20 years		16,357			18,057
Domain names	20 years		191			191
Databases	5-10 years		31,292			31,292
Non-competition agreements	2-5 years		1,768			1,768
			115,590			111,264
Accumulated amortization:
Software developed for internal use			(1,779	)		(505	)
Acquired proprietary technology			(4,693	)		(2,660	)
Customer relationships			(9,628	)		(4,840	)
Trade names			(1,686	)		(916	)
Domain names			(20	)		(10	)
Databases			(6,964	)		(3,354	)
Non-competition agreements			(1,113	)		(448	)
			(25,883	)		(12,733	)
Net intangible assets:
Software developed for internal use			17,835			10,933
Acquired proprietary technology			6,689			10,872
Customer relationships			25,358			30,146
Trade names			14,671			17,141
Domain names			171			181
Databases			24,328			27,938
Non-competition agreements			655			1,320
		$	89,707		$	98,531

Schedule of Estimated Amortization Expenses

As of December 31, 2017, estimated amortization expenses related to the Company’s intangible assets for 2018 through 2023 and thereafter are as follows:

(In thousands)
Year	December 31, 2017
2018	$	14,236
2019		14,307
2020		13,664
2021		10,500
2022		9,661
2023 and thereafter		27,339
Total	$	89,707

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Payables And Accruals [Abstract]

Schedule of Account Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:

(In thousands)	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Employee compensation expenses	$	4,429	$	2,530
Litigation settlement payable⁽¹⁾		4,000		-
Professional fee payable		4,575		2,954
Business credit card payable		2,070		117
Puttable common stock that may require cash settlement⁽²⁾		1,350		-
Accrued interest expense		94		231
Insurance payable		138		227
Advertising and marketing expenses payable		293		174
Deferred rent		318		113
Miscellaneous expenses payable		879		635
Total	$	18,146	$	6,981

⁽¹⁾	Litigation settlement payable represents the remaining balance of payable of TRADS Litigation Settlement, as defined in Note 17(d), “Contingency,” as of December 31, 2017, which will be paid out in 2018.

⁽²⁾	As of December 31, 2017, a liability was recognized in relation to certain shares of common stock with put rights that may require cash settlement. See Note 11, “Long-term debt, net,” for details.

Long-term debt, net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debts, Including Promissory Notes Payable to Certain Shareholders, Net

Long-term debt, net, including promissory notes payable to certain shareholders, net, as of December 31, 2017, consist of the following:

	12% term loan,			12% incremental term loan,			10% promissory notes,
(In thousands)	due 2020			due 2020			due 2021			Total
Principal amount	$	40,688		$	14,312		$	10,000		$	65,000
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs		(2,753	)		(672	)		(312	)		(3,737	)
Add: PIK interest accrued to the principal balance		542			9			1,149			1,700
Long-term debt, net		38,477			13,649			10,837			62,963
Less: Current portion of long-term debt		(2,062	)		(688	)		-			(2,750	)
Long-term debt, net (non-current)	$	36,415		$	12,961		$	10,837		$	60,213

Long-term debt, net, including promissory notes payable to certain shareholders, net, as of December 31, 2016, consist of the following:

	12% term loan,			10% promissory notes,
(In thousands)	due 2020			due 2021			Total
Principal amount	$	42,750			10,000		$	52,750
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs		(3,964	)		(384	)		(4,348	)
Add: PIK interest accrued to the principal balance		479			1,132			1,611
Long-term debt, net		39,265			10,748			50,013
Less: Current portion of long-term debt		(4,135	)		-			(4,135	)
Long-term debt, net (non-current)	$	35,130		$	10,748		$	45,878

Schedule of Assumptions Used to Estimate Fair Value of Warrants

We estimate the fair value of such warrants on the date of grant or amendment using a Black-Scholes pricing model, applying the following assumptions, and amortize the fair value to interest expense over the term of the Term Loans using the interest method:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2017	2016	2015
Expected term (in years)	0.08 - 9	10	10
Risk-free interest rate	1.02% - 2.35%	1.56%	2.24%
Expected volatility	82.50%	90.47%	114.33%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

Scheduled Future Maturities of Total Debts

(In thousands)
Year
2018	$	2,750
2019		2,750
2020		49,500
2021		10,000
Total maturities		65,000
Add: Accrued PIK interest, added to the principal		1,700
Less: Unamortized debts issuance costs		(3,737	)
Total	$	62,963

Income taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Benefit for Income Taxes

The benefit for income taxes on loss from continuing operations consisted of the following:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Current
Federal	$	-		$	-		$	(123	)
State		-			87			-
		-			87			(123	)
Deferred
Federal		(7,117	)		(14,278	)		(15,771	)
State		(1,855	)		(1,732	)		(689	)
Valuation allowance		8,972			1,881			-
		-			(14,129	)		(16,460	)
Income tax benefit	$	-		$	(14,042	)	$	(16,583	)

Reconciliation of Effective Income Tax benefit

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2017					2016					2015
Tax on continuing operating loss before income taxes	$	(18,090	)	34.0	%	$	(14,663	)	34.0	%	$	(20,117	)	34.0	%
Effect of state taxes (net of federal tax benefit)		(1,515	)	2.8	%		(1,645	)	3.8	%		(1,800	)	3.0	%
Share-based compensation tax deficiencies		5,133		-9.6	%		-		-			-		-
Loss on amendments of warrants		342		-0.6	%		433		-1.0	%		-		-
Contingent earn-out costs		-		-			-		-			4,862		-8.2	%
Others		41		-0.1	%		(48	)	0.1	%		472		-0.8	%
Deferred remeasurement for tax rate change		5,117		-9.6	%		-		-			-		-
Valuation allowance		8,972		-16.9	%		1,881		-4.4	%		-		-
Income tax benefit	$	-		-		$	(14,042	)	32.5	%	$	(16,583	)	28.0	%

Schedule of Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Components of deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:

(In thousands)	December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards	$	7,555		$	8,041
Share-based compensation		16,321			21,503
Accounts receivable		480			392
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities⁽¹⁾		1,128			43
Others		22			11
		25,506			29,990
Valuation allowance		(10,853	)		(1,881	)
		14,653			28,109
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangible assets	$	14,505		$	27,962
Property and equipment		148			117
Internal Revenue Code Sec. 481 adjustment		-			30
		14,653			28,109
Net deferred tax liability	$	-		$	-

Schedule of Reconciliation of Gross Amounts of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Accrued Interest and Penalties

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2017			2016
Unrecognized tax benefits, opening	$	1,668		$	-
Gross increase - tax position in prior period		-			1,668
Decrease as a result of the Act		(534	)		-
Unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance	$	1,134		$	1,668

Share-based compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Share Options Activity

Details of share options activity during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

	Number of options			Weighted average exercise price per share		Weighted average remaining contractual term		Aggregate intrinsic value
Balance as of January 1, 2015		-		$	-		-	$	-
Additions as a result of the reverse acquisition		407,000		$	9.21
Granted		85,000		$	10.39
Forfeited		(30,000	)	$	7.85
Outstanding as of December 31, 2015		462,000		$	9.52	5.3 years		$	-
Granted		30,000		$	5.04
Forfeited		(40,000	)	$	8.45
Expired		(100,000	)	$	6.02
Outstanding as of December 31, 2016		352,000		$	10.25	4.4 years		$	-
Expired		(130,000	)	$	6.25
Outstanding as of December 31, 2017		222,000		$	12.59	5.4 years		$	-
Options vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2017		222,000		$	12.59	5.4 years		$	-
Options exercisable as of December 31, 2017		174,500		$	10.05	4.7 years		$	-

Unvested Balance of Options

The activity of unvested balance of options is shown below for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015:

	Number of options			Weighted average exercise price per share		Weighted average remaining contractual term
Unvested as of January 1, 2015		-		$	-		-
Additions as a result of the reverse acquisition		63,334		$	6.82
Granted		85,000		$	10.39
Vested		(11,667	)	$	8.10
Forfeited		(10,000	)	$	7.85
Unvested as of December 31, 2015		126,667		$	9.02	8.1 years
Granted		30,000		$	5.04
Vested		(47,917	)	$	7.16
Forfeited		(40,000	)	$	8.45
Unvested as of December 31, 2016		68,750		$	8.91	8.9 years
Vested		(21,250	)	$	8.80
Unvested as of December 31, 2017		47,500		$	8.96	7.9 years

Schedule of Estimated Grant Date Fair Value of Share Options, Using Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016	2015
Expected term (in years)	4	4
Risk-free interest rate	1.71%	1.57% - 1.66%
Expected volatility	99.27%	20.97% - 128.66%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%

Schedule of Restricted Share Units and Restricted Stock Activity

Details of unvested RSUs and restricted stock activity during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

	Number of units			Weighted average grant-date fair value
Unvested as of January 1, 2015		2,960,000		$	2.00
Additions as a result of the reverse acquisition		416,800		$	4.81
Granted		13,890,500		$	9.16
Vested and delivered		(382,300	)	$	5.55
Vested not delivered⁽¹⁾		(3,085,000	)	$	8.36
Forfeited		(79,000	)	$	5.78
Unvested as of December 31, 2015		13,721,000		$	7.78
Granted		1,339,758		$	4.17
Vested and delivered		(1,074,327	)	$	3.28
Withheld as treasury stock⁽²⁾		(360,235	)	$	1.52
Vested not delivered⁽¹⁾		(1,022,667	)	$	2.59
Forfeited		(196,500	)	$	7.16
Unvested as of December 31, 2016		12,407,029		$	8.40
Granted		2,732,000		$	5.61
Vested and delivered		(3,659,520	)	$	8.29
Withheld as treasury stock⁽²⁾		(192,288	)	$	8.48
Vested not delivered⁽¹⁾		(2,568,318	)	$	3.43
Forfeited		(567,998	)	$	5.65
Unvested as of December 31, 2017⁽³⁾		8,150,905		$	9.27

⁽¹⁾	Vested not delivered represent the vested RSUs with deferred delivery at a future time. As of December 31, 2017, the cumulative shares of RSUs included in “vested not delivered” were 6,675,985.

⁽²⁾

⁽³⁾	Among the unvested shares as of December 31, 2017, there were 150,000 shares of unvested restricted stock, which were included in the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as of December 31, 2017.

Schedule of Share-based Compensation

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Sales and marketing expenses	$	2,873	$	2,340	$	310
General and administrative expenses		31,123		26,909		33,850
Discontinued operations		-		-		456
		33,996		29,249		34,616
Capitalized in intangible assets		1,296		1,154		363
Total	$	35,292	$	30,403	$	34,979

Segment information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Information Regarding Services and Performance Marketing Segments

Information regarding our Information Services and Performance Marketing segments are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Revenue:
Information Services	$	78,365		$	55,454		$	6,413
Performance Marketing		141,903			131,382			7,678
	$	220,268		$	186,836		$	14,091
Loss (income) from operations:
Information Services	$	(23,594	)	$	(25,568	)	$	(13,721	)
Performance Marketing		5,830			10,445			(16	)
		(17,764	)		(15,123	)		(13,737	)
Corporate⁽¹⁾		(24,754	)		(18,915	)		(30,663	)
	$	(42,518	)	$	(34,038	)	$	(44,400	)
Depreciation and amortization:
Information Services	$	6,739		$	5,894		$	481
Performance Marketing		7,454			6,737			360
	$	14,193		$	12,631		$	841
Write-off of long-lived assets
Information Services	$	1,189		$	4,055		$	-
Performance Marketing		2,437			-			-
	$	3,626		$	4,055		$	-
Share-based compensation expense:
Information Services	$	13,225		$	11,950		$	4,521
Performance Marketing		4,539			3,333			254
		17,764			15,283			4,775
Corporate⁽¹⁾		16,232			13,966			29,385
	$	33,996		$	29,249		$	34,160
Capital expenditure:
Information Services	$	7,117		$	9,804		$	3,977
Performance Marketing		1,010			1,122			-
	$	8,127		$	10,926		$	3,977

(In thousands)	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Assets:
Information Services	$	119,946	$	110,166
Performance Marketing		194,470		197,937
		314,416		308,103
Corporate⁽²⁾		2,583		3,808
	$	316,999	$	311,911
Intangible assets, net:
Information Services	$	52,259	$	52,424
Performance Marketing		37,448		46,107
	$	89,707	$	98,531
Goodwill:
Information Services	$	44,178	$	44,178
Performance Marketing		122,078		122,078
	$	166,256	$	166,256

⁽¹⁾	Corporate primarily represents corporate administrative costs that are not allocated to individual segments. The segment information for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

⁽²⁾	Assets of corporate primarily represents corporate’s assets that are not allocated to individual segments. The segment information as of December 31, 2016 was reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Reconciliation of Loss from Operations from Segments to Loss from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

A reconciliation of loss from operations from segments to loss before income taxes for the periods presented is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Loss from operations from segments	$	(17,764	)	$	(15,123	)	$	(13,737	)
Corporate⁽¹⁾		(24,754	)		(18,915	)		(30,663	)
Total other expense⁽²⁾		(10,688	)		(9,090	)		(14,768	)
Loss before income taxes	$	(53,206	)	$	(43,128	)	$	(59,168	)

⁽¹⁾	Corporate primarily represents corporate administrative costs that are not allocated to individual segments. The segment information for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

⁽²⁾	Other expense, primarily represents non-operating income and expense, including interest expense, net, and other expenses, net, which the Company does not allocate into segments.

Schedule of Revenue by Geography Based on Customer Location

Revenue by geography is based on the location of the customers. The following table sets forth revenue by geographic areas:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Revenue:
United States	$	211,307	$	167,568	$	12,816
Outside of the United States⁽¹⁾		8,961		19,268		1,275
	$	220,268	$	186,836	$	14,091

⁽¹⁾	No individual country, other than disclosed above, exceeded 10% of our total consolidated revenue for any period presented.

Commitments and contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Future Minimum Rental Payments under Non-cancellable Operating Leases

As of December 31, 2017, future minimum rental payments under non-cancellable operating leases having initial or remaining lease terms of more than one year are as follows:

(In thousands)
Year	December 31, 2017
2018	$	1,895
2019		686
2020		705
2021		724
2022		743
2023 and thereafter		1,384
Total	$	6,137

Future Minimum Capital Payments under Certain Data Licensing Agreements

As of December 31, 2017, material capital commitments under certain data licensing agreements of our Information Service segment were $23,247, shown as follows:

(In thousands)
Year	December 31, 2017
2018	$	4,990
2019		5,930
2020		6,250
2021		4,775
2022		1,302
Total	$	23,247

Quarterly financial data (unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data

The quarterly financial data (unaudited) for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 consist of the following:

	Three Months Ended
(In thousands, except share data)	December 31, 2017			September 30, 2017			June 30, 2017			March 31, 2017
Statements of Operations:
Revenue	$	59,230		$	57,248		$	53,024		$	50,766
Loss from operations	$	(2,387	)	$	(11,669	)	$	(17,964	)	$	(10,498	)
Net loss attributable to cogint	$	(5,977	)	$	(14,095	)	$	(20,409	)	$	(12,725	)
Basic and diluted loss per share⁽¹⁾	$	(0.10	)	$	(0.25	)	$	(0.37	)	$	(0.24	)

	Three Months Ended
(In thousands, except share data)	December 31, 2016			September 30, 2016			June 30, 2016			March 31, 2016
Statements of Operations:
Revenue	$	54,193		$	52,176		$	41,043		$	39,424
Loss from operations	$	(5,653	)	$	(12,357	)	$	(7,856	)	$	(8,172	)
Net loss attributable to cogint	$	(5,386	)	$	(9,744	)	$	(7,184	)	$	(6,772	)
Basic and diluted loss per share⁽¹⁾	$	(0.10	)	$	(0.19	)	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.25	)

⁽¹⁾	The sum of quarterly loss per share amounts, may not equal amounts reported for year-to-date periods. This is due to the effects of rounding and changes in the number of weighted-average shares outstanding for each period.

Principal Activities and Organization - Additional Information (Detail)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 19, 2015

Dec. 31, 2017

Segment

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 08, 2015

Oct. 02, 2014

Organization And Principal Business [Line Items]

Number of reportable segments | Segment

Reverse stock split ratio

0.2

Common stock, shares authorized prior to the Reverse Split

1,000,000,000

Common stock, shares authorized

200,000,000

^[1]

200,000,000

^[1]

Interactive Data [Member]

10,000,000

Organization And Principal Business [Line Items]

Membership interest acquired

100.00%

Business acquisition date

Oct. 02, 2014

Fluent Acquisition [Member]

Organization And Principal Business [Line Items]

Membership interest acquired

100.00%

Business acquisition date

Dec. 08, 2015

[1]	All share data have been retroactively restated to reflect cogint’s one-for-five Reverse Split, which was effective on March 19, 2015, as discussed above.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail)				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 10, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 22, 2017	Nov. 03, 2017 shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Segment Customer Supplier	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Customer Supplier	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Customer Supplier	Feb. 27, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Net loss from continuing operations						$ (53,206,000)	$ (29,086,000)	$ (42,585,000)
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to cogint						0	0	(41,950,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities						2,352,000	2,099,000	(10,673,000)
Accumulated deficit						167,437,000	114,231,000
Cash and bank deposits						16,629,000	10,089,000	13,462,000		$ 5,996,000
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents						6,540,000	(3,373,000)	7,466,000
Costs and expenses						262,786,000	220,874,000	58,491,000
FDIC Insurance limit						250,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts						1,852,000	790,000	318,000		$ 105,000
Write-off of Purchased IP and capitalized litigation costs				$ 4,055,000	$ 3,626,000		4,055,000
Impairment of long lived assets						$ 0	0
Acquisition consideration payable in stock							10,225,000
Deferred revenue recognition period						1 year
Deferred revenue						$ 298,000	318,000
Advertising and promotion costs						$ 2,818,000	$ 4,027,000	$ 388,000
U.S. corporate statutory income tax rate		21.00%				34.00%	34.00%	34.00%
Operating segments \| Segment						2
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Sales Revenue, Net [Member] \| Customer One [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Major customers \| Customer						0	1	1
Concentration risk						10.00%	12.00%	14.00%
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Accounts Receivable [Member] \| Customer One [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Major customers \| Customer						0	0
Concentration risk						10.00%	10.00%
Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] \| Cost of Revenues [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Major customers \| Supplier						0	1	1
Concentration risk						10.00%	15.00%	11.00%
Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] \| Trade Accounts Payable [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration risk							10.00%
Number of major suppliers \| Supplier						1	0
Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] \| Trade Accounts Payable [Member] \| Media Supplier One [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration risk						11.00%
Minimum [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets						2 years
Maximum [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets						20 years
Fluent Acquisition [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Cash and bank deposits						$ 15,134,000
Q Interactive, LLC [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Acquisition consideration payable in stock							$ 10,225,000
Common stock to be issued to settle the acquisition consideration \| shares			2,750,000
United States [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Cash and bank deposits						$ 16,629,000	10,089,000
Previously Issued [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Costs and expenses							$ 87,076,000	$ 48,238,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Additional debt capital	$ 13,500,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Red Violet, Inc. [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Cash contribution will be made based upon spin-off									$ 20,000,000

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Estimated Useful Lives of Property and Equipment (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Computer and Network Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated life of property and equipment	5 years
Computer and Network Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated life of property and equipment	7 years
Furniture, Fixtures and Office Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated life of property and equipment	3 years
Furniture, Fixtures and Office Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated life of property and equipment	5 years
Leasehold Improvements [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated life of property and equipment	4 years
Leasehold Improvements [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated life of property and equipment	7 years

Loss per share - Schedule of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Detail) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Sep. 30, 2017

Jun. 30, 2017

Mar. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Sep. 30, 2016

Jun. 30, 2016

Mar. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net loss from continuing operations

$ (53,206)

$ (29,086)

$ (42,585)

Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to cogint

(41,950)

Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic and diluted

$ (5,977)

$ (14,095)

$ (20,409)

$ (12,725)

$ (5,386)

$ (9,744)

$ (7,184)

$ (6,772)

$ (53,206)

$ (29,086)

$ (84,535)

55,648,235

44,536,906

13,036,082

Basic and diluted:

Continuing operations

^[1]

$ (0.96)

$ (0.65)

$ (3.27)

Discontinued operations

^[1]

(3.22)

Total Net Loss, Basic and Diluted

$ (0.10)

^[2]

$ (0.25)

^[2]

$ (0.37)

^[2]

$ (0.24)

^[2]

$ (0.10)

^[2]

$ (0.19)

^[2]

$ (0.15)

^[2]

$ (0.25)

^[2]

$ (0.96)

^[1]

$ (0.65)

^[1]

$ (6.48)

^[1]

[1]	Loss per share tables may contain summation differences due to rounding.
[2]	The sum of quarterly loss per share amounts, may not equal amounts reported for year-to-date periods. This is due to the effects of rounding and changes in the number of weighted-average shares outstanding for each period.

Amount after tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation attributable to the parent. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2017	Jun. 08, 2016	Dec. 08, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock, par value				$ 0.0005	$ 0.0005
Acquisition consideration payable in stock					$ 10,225
Goodwill				$ 166,256	166,256
Write-off of long-lived assets				3,626	$ 4,055
Non-cash contingent earn-out costs						$ 14,300
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member] \| Advertising Business [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Assets and liabilities disposed value						$ 0
Acquired Proprietary Technology and Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Write-off of long-lived assets				3,626
General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring costs associated with Integration				780
Information Services [Member] \| General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring costs associated with Integration				237
Performance Marketing [Member] \| General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring costs associated with Integration				$ 543
Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets				20 years	20 years
Proprietary Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets				5 years	5 years
Domain Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets				20 years	20 years
Q Interactive, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Effective date of business acquisition				Jun. 08, 2016	Jun. 08, 2016
Business acquisition, common stock issued	2,750,000
Common stock, par value		$ 0.0005
Business acquisition, gross revenue earn-out target for contingent consideration		$ 25,000
Number of common stock applied for additional consideration if the seller chooses fixed shares of common stock, shares		1,200,000
Earn-out period		1 year
Number of common stock applied for additional consideration, values		$ 10,000
Common stock trading days considered to determine volume weighted average price		10 days
Acquisition consideration payable in stock					$ 10,225
Weighted average useful life of acquired intangible assets		8 years
Goodwill		$ 5,384		$ 5,384	$ 5,384
Q Interactive, LLC [Member] \| Information Services [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		1,765
Q Interactive, LLC [Member] \| Performance Marketing [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 3,619
Q Interactive, LLC [Member] \| Customer Relationship [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets		10 years
Q Interactive, LLC [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets		20 years
Q Interactive, LLC [Member] \| Proprietary Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets		5 years
Q Interactive, LLC [Member] \| Databases [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets		5 years
Q Interactive, LLC [Member] \| Non-competition Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets		2 years
Q Interactive, LLC [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, common stock issued		2,369,190
Fluent Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Effective date of business acquisition				Dec. 08, 2015	Dec. 08, 2015
Common stock, par value			$ 0.0005
Weighted average useful life of acquired intangible assets			10 years
Goodwill			$ 155,645	$ 155,645	$ 155,645
Percentage of outstanding stocks acquired			100.00%
Fair value of converted common stock			$ 123,800
Acquisition price, cash			99,266
Fluent Acquisition [Member] \| Information Services [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill			37,185
Fluent Acquisition [Member] \| Performance Marketing [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill			$ 118,461
Fluent Acquisition [Member] \| Customer Relationship [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets			7 years
Fluent Acquisition [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets			20 years
Fluent Acquisition [Member] \| Proprietary Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets			5 years
Fluent Acquisition [Member] \| Databases [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets			10 years
Fluent Acquisition [Member] \| Non-competition Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets			5 years
Fluent Acquisition [Member] \| Domain Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets			20 years
Fluent Acquisition [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, common stock issued			15,001,850

Acquisitions - Summary of Purchase Price Allocation (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 08, 2016	Dec. 08, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 21, 2015	Oct. 02, 2014
Liabilities assumed:
Goodwill			$ 166,256	$ 166,256
Q Interactive, LLC [Member]
Assets acquired:
Accounts receivable	$ 4,673
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	213
Property and equipment	73
Intangible assets, net	14,590
Total assets acquired	19,549
Liabilities assumed:
Trade accounts payable	2,297
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,153
Deferred revenue	52
Total liabilities assumed	3,502
Goodwill	5,384		5,384	5,384
Total consideration	21,431
Q Interactive, LLC [Member] \| Customer Relationship [Member]
Assets acquired:
Intangible assets, net	4,900
Q Interactive, LLC [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Assets acquired:
Intangible assets, net	1,700
Q Interactive, LLC [Member] \| Acquired Proprietary Technology [Member]
Assets acquired:
Intangible assets, net	2,150
Q Interactive, LLC [Member] \| Databases [Member]
Assets acquired:
Intangible assets, net	4,800
Q Interactive, LLC [Member] \| Non-competition Agreements [Member]
Assets acquired:
Intangible assets, net	$ 1,040
Fluent Acquisition [Member]
Assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 6,013
Accounts receivable		20,250
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		691
Property and equipment		242
Intangible assets, net		85,236
Other non-current assets		763
Total assets acquired		113,195
Liabilities assumed:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		10,653
Liability for employee incentive-based compensation plan		4,000
Deferred revenue		314
Deferred tax liabilities		30,800
Total liabilities assumed		45,767
Goodwill		155,645	155,645	155,645
Total consideration		223,073
Including:
Cash consideration		99,266
Fluent Acquisition [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Including:
Fair value of common stock, as converted, issued		123,807
Fluent Acquisition [Member] \| Customer Relationship [Member]
Assets acquired:
Intangible assets, net		30,086
Fluent Acquisition [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Assets acquired:
Intangible assets, net		16,357
Fluent Acquisition [Member] \| Domain Names [Member]
Assets acquired:
Intangible assets, net		191
Fluent Acquisition [Member] \| Proprietary Technology [Member]
Assets acquired:
Intangible assets, net		11,382
Fluent Acquisition [Member] \| Databases [Member]
Assets acquired:
Intangible assets, net		26,492
Fluent Acquisition [Member] \| Non-competition Agreements [Member]
Assets acquired:
Intangible assets, net		$ 728
Tiger Media [Member] \| Best One Inc [Member]
Assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents					$ 3,569
Accounts receivable					1,808
Other current assets					326
Property and equipment					1,419
Intangible assets, net					4,280
Long-term deferred expenses					586
Total assets acquired					11,988
Liabilities assumed:
Trade accounts payable					1,519
Accrued expenses and other payables					736
Acquisition consideration payable					464
Amounts due to related parties					124
Deferred revenue					80
Total liabilities assumed					2,923
Non-controlling interests					425
Goodwill					35,472
Including:
Total consideration					$ 44,112
Interactive Data [Member]
Liabilities assumed:
Goodwill			$ 5,227	$ 5,227		$ 5,227

Discontinued operations - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pretax gain/ (loss) on disposal of discontinued operations	$ 41,095
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of [Member] \| Advertising Business [Member]
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Assets and liabilities disposed value	0
Pretax gain/ (loss) on disposal of discontinued operations	$ 41,095

Discontinued operations - Disposal of Discontinued Activity (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pretax loss from operations of discontinued operations			$ (1,236)
Pretax loss on disposal of discontinued operations			(41,095)
Income tax expense			127
Less: Non-controlling interests			(508)
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to cogint	$ 0	$ 0	(41,950)
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of [Member] \| Advertising Business [Member]
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Revenue			218
Pretax loss from operations of discontinued operations			(1,236)
Pretax loss on disposal of discontinued operations			(41,095)
Income tax expense			127
Less: Non-controlling interests			(508)
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to cogint			$ (41,950)

Amount before tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

Amount of tax expense (benefit) related to a discontinued operation. Includes, but is not limited to, tax expense (benefit) related to income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, tax expense (benefit) related to gain (loss) on disposal, tax expense (benefit) related to gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and tax expense (benefit) related to adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

Amount after tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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+ Details

Discontinued operations - Schedule of Gain (Loss) on Disposal Activity (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Loss On Disposal Of Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss on disposal of discontinued operations	$ (41,095)
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of [Member] \| Advertising Business [Member]
Loss On Disposal Of Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Write-off of goodwill	(35,472)
Write-off of intangible assets	(4,080)
Write-off of long-term deferred assets	(517)
Lease agreements early termination compensation expenses	(1,211)
Employee severance compensation expenses	(191)
Gain on write-off of acquisition consideration payable	463
Loss on disposal of equity interests	(87)
Loss on disposal of discontinued operations	$ (41,095)

Accounts receivable, net - Accounts Receivable, Net (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Receivables [Abstract]
Accounts receivable	$ 39,780	$ 31,748
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(1,852)	(790)	$ (318)	$ (105)
Total accounts receivable, net	$ 37,928	$ 30,958

Accounts receivable, net - Allowance For Doubtful Accounts (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Receivables [Abstract]
Beginning balance	$ 790	$ 318	$ 105
Charges to expenses	2,020	772	213
Write-offs	(958)	(300)
Ending balance	$ 1,852	$ 790	$ 318

Accounts receivable, net - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Receivables [Abstract]
Provision for bad debts	$ 2,020	$ 772	$ 213

Property and equipment, net - Property and Equipment, Net (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total cost of property and equipment	$ 3,156	$ 2,052
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	(1,378)	(702)
Property and equipment, net	1,778	1,350
Computer and Network Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total cost of property and equipment	1,035	918
Furniture, Fixtures and Office Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total cost of property and equipment	1,046	624
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total cost of property and equipment	$ 1,075	$ 510

Property and equipment, net - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]
Depreciation of property and equipment	$ 753	$ 547	$ 143

Intangible assets, net - Intangible Assets Other than Goodwill (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross amount	$ 115,590	$ 111,264
Accumulated amortization	(25,883)	(12,733)
Net intangible assets	$ 89,707	98,531
Minimum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets	2 years
Maximum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets	20 years
Software Developed for Internal Use [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross amount	$ 19,614	11,438
Accumulated amortization	(1,779)	(505)
Net intangible assets	$ 17,835	$ 10,933
Software Developed for Internal Use [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets	3 years	3 years
Software Developed for Internal Use [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets	10 years	10 years
Proprietary Technology [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross amount	$ 11,382	$ 13,532
Accumulated amortization	(4,693)	(2,660)
Net intangible assets	$ 6,689	$ 10,872
Estimated useful life of intangible assets	5 years	5 years
Customer Relationship [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross amount	$ 34,986	$ 34,986
Accumulated amortization	(9,628)	(4,840)
Net intangible assets	$ 25,358	$ 30,146
Customer Relationship [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets	7 years	7 years
Customer Relationship [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets	10 years	10 years
Trade Names [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross amount	$ 16,357	$ 18,057
Accumulated amortization	(1,686)	(916)
Net intangible assets	$ 14,671	$ 17,141
Estimated useful life of intangible assets	20 years	20 years
Domain Names [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross amount	$ 191	$ 191
Accumulated amortization	(20)	(10)
Net intangible assets	$ 171	$ 181
Estimated useful life of intangible assets	20 years	20 years
Databases [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross amount	$ 31,292	$ 31,292
Accumulated amortization	(6,964)	(3,354)
Net intangible assets	$ 24,328	$ 27,938
Databases [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets	5 years	5 years
Databases [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets	10 years	10 years
Non-competition Agreements [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross amount	$ 1,768	$ 1,768
Accumulated amortization	(1,113)	(448)
Net intangible assets	$ 655	$ 1,320
Non-competition Agreements [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets	2 years	2 years
Non-competition Agreements [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of intangible assets	5 years	5 years

Intangible assets, net - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Write-off of Long-lived assets	$ 4,055	$ 3,626		$ 4,055
Amortization expenses			$ 13,440	12,084	$ 698
Internally developed software ,capitalized			8,176	11,318
Software Developed for Internal Use [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets that have not started amortization			3,869
Internally developed software ,capitalized			8,176	8,867
Purchased IP and Capitalized Litigation Costs [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Internally developed software ,capitalized			$ 0	$ 2,451

Intangible assets, net - Schedule of Estimated Amortization Expenses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
2018	$ 14,236
2019	14,307
2020	13,664
2021	10,500
2022	9,661
2023 and thereafter	27,339
Net intangible assets	$ 89,707	$ 98,531

Goodwill - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 08, 2016	Dec. 08, 2015	Oct. 02, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 166,256	$ 166,256
Impairment of goodwill	0	0
Interactive Data [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 5,227	$ 5,227			$ 5,227
Effective date of business acquisition	Oct. 02, 2014	Oct. 02, 2014
Fluent Acquisition [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 155,645	$ 155,645		$ 155,645
Effective date of business acquisition	Dec. 08, 2015	Dec. 08, 2015
Q Interactive, LLC [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 5,384	$ 5,384	$ 5,384
Effective date of business acquisition	Jun. 08, 2016	Jun. 08, 2016

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities - Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Payables And Accruals [Abstract]
Employee compensation expenses	$ 4,429	$ 2,530
Litigation settlement payable	4,000
Professional fee payable	4,575	2,954
Business credit card payable	2,070	117
Puttable common stock that may require cash settlement	1,350
Accrued interest expense	94	231
Insurance payable	138	227
Advertising and marketing expenses payable	293	174
Deferred rent	318	113
Miscellaneous expenses payable	879	635
Total	$ 18,146	$ 6,981

Long-term debts, net - Schedule of Long-term Debts, Including Promissory Notes Payable to Certain Shareholders, Net (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 65,000	$ 52,750
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs	(3,737)	(4,348)
Add: PIK interest accrued to the principal balance	1,700	1,611
Long-term debt, net	62,963	50,013
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	(2,750)	(4,135)
Long-term debt, net (non-current)	60,213	45,878
12% Term Loan, Due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	40,688	42,750
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs	(2,753)	(3,964)
Add: PIK interest accrued to the principal balance	542	479
Long-term debt, net	38,477	39,265
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	(2,062)	(4,135)
Long-term debt, net (non-current)	36,415	35,130
12% Incremental Term Loan, Due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	14,312
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs	(672)
Add: PIK interest accrued to the principal balance	9
Long-term debt, net	13,649
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	(688)
Long-term debt, net (non-current)	12,961
10% Promissory Notes, Due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	10,000	10,000
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs	(312)	(384)
Add: PIK interest accrued to the principal balance	1,149	1,132
Long-term debt, net	10,837	10,748
Long-term debt, net (non-current)	$ 10,837	$ 10,748

Long-term debts, net - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2017	Jan. 19, 2017	Dec. 08, 2015	Nov. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Nov. 02, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Feb. 01, 2017	Feb. 22, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount						$ 65,000	$ 52,750
Long-term debt						62,963	50,013
Warrants issued in relation to term loan					$ 492		492	$ 1,586
Proceeds from exercise of warrants by certain warrant holders						3,485
Put rights classified into current liabilities						$ 32,779	$ 26,159
Promissory notes			$ 10,000
Promissory notes, interest rate			10.00%			10.00%
Number of Series B Preferred Stock issued for every $1.0 million promissory note						0	0
Par value of share						$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Interest paid						$ 6,706	$ 3,795	$ 3
Closing stock market price						$ 4.40
Promissory Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt discount						$ 284	350
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Series B Preferred Stock issued for every $1.0 million promissory note			100
Par value of share			$ 0.0001
Amount of increment pursuant to issue of preferred shares			$ 1,000
Preferred stock, shares issued upon conversion			50									22,548,100
Michael Brauser, Chairman of the Board [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt						4,460	4,453
Promissory notes			$ 4,000
Number of Series B Preferred Stock issued for every $1.0 million promissory note			400
Interest paid						426
Another Investor [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt						1,115	1,113
Promissory notes			$ 1,000
Number of Series B Preferred Stock issued for every $1.0 million promissory note			100
Interest paid						107
Frost Gamma Investments Trust [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt						5,574	$ 5,566
Promissory notes			$ 5,000
Number of Series B Preferred Stock issued for every $1.0 million promissory note			500
Interest paid						533
Fluent Acquisition [Member] \| Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Financial covenant compliance, minimum cash and cash equivalent balance						$ 2,000
Common Stock [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance of common shares upon exercise of warrants, shares							1,069,728	20,122
Whitehorse Warrants [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of common stock shares that warrants to purchase			200,000		100,000	1,161,769
Warrants expiration period						10 years
Exercise price of warrants			$ 8.00		$ 5.08	$ 3.00			$ 5.08
Warrants expiration date					Sep. 30, 2026
Warrants issued in relation to term loan					$ 492
Number of warrants to purchase common stock	300,000		200,000		100,000
Proceeds from exercise of warrants by certain warrant holders	$ 900					$ 3,485
Minimum share price to transfer common stock underlying warrants	$ 4.50
Warrants exercise, lock-up period	120 days
Percentage of shares to daily trading volume	5.00%
Share price agreed upon warrant terms	$ 4.50
Fair value of warrant liability							$ 492	$ 1,586
Gain on amendment of warrants						350
Whitehorse Warrants [Member] \| Put Rights [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Put rights classified into current liabilities						$ 1,350
Whitehorse Warrants [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance of common shares upon exercise of warrants, shares				300,000		300,000
Proceeds from exercise of warrants by certain warrant holders				$ 900
Promissory Note Shares [Member] \| Promissory Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of promissory note shares			$ 413
Closing stock market price			$ 8.45
Promissory Note Shares [Member] \| Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Series B Preferred Stock issued for every $1.0 million promissory note			1,000
Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term Loan			$ 45,000
Term Loan, expiry period			5 years
Debt instrument, payment term						payments of principal in the amount of $563 each are due on the last day of each quarter
Debt instrument, periodic principal payment						$ 563
Debt instrument, percentage of excess cash flow to be paid						50.00%
Debt instrument, period with prepayment premium						four years
Additional amount reclassified into current portion of long-term debt							1,885
Non-current portion of long-term debt										$ 1,885
Prepayment refused resulting from excess cash flow						$ 4,608
Term Loans, PIK interest rate						1.00%
Unamortized debt discount						$ 897	$ 1,679
Term Loan [Member] \| Interest Rate Floor [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term Loans, Interest rate						0.50%
Term Loan [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term Loans, Interest rate						10.50%
Term Loan [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term Loans, Interest rate						9.50%
Incremental Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		$ 15,000
Long-term debt											$ 14,039
Debt issuance costs											$ 961
Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, periodic principal payment						$ 688
Term Loans, PIK interest rate		1.00%
Debt Instrument, maturity date		Dec. 08, 2020
Term Loans [Member] \| Interest Rate Floor [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term Loans, Interest rate		0.50%
Term Loans [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term Loans, Interest rate		10.50%
Term Loans [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term Loans, Interest rate		9.50%

Long-term debts, Net - Schedule of Assumptions Used to Estimate Fair Value of Warrants (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Expected term (in years)		10 years	10 years
Risk-free interest rate		1.56%	2.24%
Expected volatility	82.50%	90.47%	114.33%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Expected term (in years)	29 days
Risk-free interest rate	1.02%
Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Expected term (in years)	9 years
Risk-free interest rate	2.35%

Long-term debts, net - Scheduled Future Maturities of Total Debts (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
2018	$ 2,750
2019	2,750
2020	49,500
2021	10,000
Total maturities	65,000	$ 52,750
Add: Accrued PIK interest, added to the principal	1,700	1,611
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs	(3,737)	(4,348)
Long-term debt, net	$ 62,963	$ 50,013

Income taxes - Schedule of Benefit for Income Taxes (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current
Federal			$ (123)
State		$ 87
Current Federal, State and Local, Tax Expense (Benefit), Total		87	(123)
Deferred
Federal	$ (7,117)	(14,278)	(15,771)
State	(1,855)	(1,732)	(689)
Valuation allowance	$ 8,972	1,881
Deferred Federal, State and Local, Tax Expense (Benefit), Total		(14,129)	(16,460)
Income tax benefit		$ (14,042)	$ (16,583)

Income taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 22, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Taxes [Line Items]
U.S. corporate statutory income tax rate	21.00%		34.00%	34.00%	34.00%
Operating Loss Carryforward expiration Year			Will expire in 2034
Valuation allowance			$ 10,853,000	$ 1,881,000
Percentage of tax benefits likelihood of being realized upon settlement of tax authority				greater than 50%
Unrecognized tax benefits			1,134,000	$ 1,668,000
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of [Member] \| Advertising Business [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax loss resulted from the the disposal of discontinued operation					$ 4,375,000
Uncertain tax position, reduction in deferred tax assets					1,668,000
Unrecognized tax benefits			1,134,000
Benefit for income taxes recognized for the loss					$ 0
Accrued interest and penalties to uncertain tax positions				$ 0
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards			29,274,000
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards			$ 24,046,000
Scenario Forecast [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
U.S. corporate statutory income tax rate		21.00%

Income taxes - Effective Income Tax Benefit Differed from Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 22, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations Income Tax Reconciliation [Abstract]
Tax on continuing operating loss before income taxes		$ (18,090)	$ (14,663)	$ (20,117)
Effect of state taxes (net of federal tax benefit)		(1,515)	(1,645)	(1,800)
Share-based compensation tax deficiencies		5,133
Loss on amendments of warrants		342	433
Contingent earn-out costs				4,862
Others		41	(48)	472
Deferred remeasurement for tax rate change		5,117
Valuation allowance		$ 8,972	1,881
Income tax benefit			$ (14,042)	$ (16,583)
Tax on continuing operating loss before income taxes	21.00%	34.00%	34.00%	34.00%
Effect of state taxes (net of federal tax benefit)		2.80%	3.80%	3.00%
Share-based compensation tax deficiencies		(9.60%)
Loss on amendments of warrants		(0.60%)	(1.00%)
Contingent earn-out costs				(8.20%)
Others		(0.10%)	0.10%	(0.80%)
Deferred remeasurement for tax rate change		(9.60%)
Valuation allowance		(16.90%)	(4.40%)
Income tax benefit			32.50%	28.00%

Income taxes - Schedule of Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards	$ 7,555	$ 8,041
Share-based compensation	16,321	21,503
Accounts receivable	480	392
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,128	43
Others	22	11
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross, Total	25,506	29,990
Valuation allowance	(10,853)	(1,881)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	14,653	28,109
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangible assets	14,505	27,962
Property and equipment	148	117
Internal Revenue Code Sec. 481 adjustment		30
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross, Total	$ 14,653	$ 28,109

Income taxes - Schedule of Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Deferred tax assets		$ 14,653	$ 28,109
Litigation settlement expense	$ 7,000
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Litigation settlement expense		4,000
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities [Member] \| TransUnion Risk and Alternative Data Solutions, Inc [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Deferred tax assets		$ 1,037

Income taxes - Schedule of Reconciliation of Gross Amounts of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Accrued Interest and Penalties (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Unrecognized tax benefits, opening	$ 1,668
Gross increase - tax position in prior period		$ 1,668
Decrease as a result of the Act	(534)
Unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance	$ 1,134	$ 1,668

Common shares, preferred shares and warrants - Additional Information (Detail)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands

1 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2017

USD ($)

Jun. 08, 2016

Mar. 11, 2016

$ / shares

Feb. 22, 2016

Nov. 30, 2017

USD ($)

Oct. 31, 2017

USD ($)

$ / shares

Dec. 31, 2016

USD ($)

$ / shares

Nov. 30, 2016

$ / shares

May 31, 2016

$ / shares

Sep. 30, 2016

USD ($)

$ / shares

Dec. 31, 2017

USD ($)

$ / shares

Dec. 31, 2016

USD ($)

Stockholder

Warrantholder

$ / shares

Dec. 31, 2015

USD ($)

Nov. 02, 2017

$ / shares

Oct. 17, 2017

$ / shares

Dec. 08, 2015

USD ($)

$ / shares

Mar. 19, 2015

Common stock, shares issued

53,717,996

61,631,573

53,717,996

Treasury stock, shares

160,235

352,523

160,235

Proceeds from exercise of warrants by certain warrant holders | $

$ 3,485

Loss recognized into other expenses, net | $

$ 1,005

$ 1,497

Preferred stock, par value | $ / shares

$ 0.0001

Warrants issued in relation to term loan | $

$ 492

$ 1,586

Preferred stock, shares issued

10,000,000

Preferred stock, shares outstanding

Treasury stock, value | $

$ 531

$ 1,274

$ 531

Term Loan [Member]

Certain Investors [Member]

Term Loan | $

$ 45,000

Number of common stock shares that warrants to purchase

$ 3.00

1,161,769

Series A Earn-out Shares [Member] | Certain Investors [Member]

Common stock, shares issued

1,800,220

Common Stock [Member]

Issuance of common shares to vendors for services rendered, shares

14,500

45,000

Issuance of common shares upon exercise of warrants, shares

1,069,728

20,122

Common Stock [Member] | Certain Investors [Member]

Common Stock [Member] | Certain Investors [Member]

3,000,000

Exchangeable Shares [Member]

3,000,000

Number of common stock shares that warrants to purchase

1,069,728

320,102

Number of stockholders that the exchange warrants were previously issued to | Stockholder

Other expenses, net | $

$ 1,273

Number of new warrants holders | Warrantholder

Series B Preferred Stock [Member]

Preferred stock to be converted

450,962

Common stock, shares issued upon conversion

22,548,100

Ratio of conversion

Preferred stock, par value | $ / shares

$ 0.0001

Preferred stock, shares issued

1,000,000

100

Series A Preferred Stock [Member]

Preferred stock to be converted

6,672,022

Preferred stock, conversion basis

One-for-one basis

Series A Preferred Stock [Member] | Certain Investors [Member]

6,800,000

Common stock, shares issued upon conversion

1,800,220

Whitehorse Warrants [Member]

300,000

100,000

200,000

Proceeds from exercise of warrants by certain warrant holders | $

$ 5.08

$ 3.00

$ 5.08

$ 8.00

$ 900

$ 3,485

Number of common stock shares that warrants to purchase

100,000

1,161,769

200,000

Warrants issued in relation to term loan | $

$ 492

Warrant expiration date

Sep. 30, 2026

Whitehorse Warrants [Member] | Common Stock [Member]

Proceeds from exercise of warrants by certain warrant holders | $

$ 900

Issuance of common shares upon exercise of warrants, shares

300,000

New Warrant [Member] | Exchangeable Shares [Member]

Number of common stock shares that warrants to purchase

$ 10.00

320,102

Warrants Issued To Institutional Investor [Member]

Registered Direct Offering [Member]

2,220,102

1,273,776

2,220,102

500,000

Warrants expiration period

$ 8.00

24 months

Warrants exercise period

6 months

Registered Direct Offering [Member] | Certain Investors [Member]

1,000,000

Warrants expiration period

$ 3.75

5 years

Warrants exercise period

6 months

Registered Direct Offering [Member] | Related Agents [Member]

100,000

Warrants expiration period

$ 5.00

24 months

Warrants exercise period

6 months

Intracoastal and Anson [Member]

861,769

125,000

$ 3.00

Proceeds from exercise of warrants by certain warrant holders | $

861,769

$ 2,585

Number of common stock shares that warrants to purchase

375,000

Loss recognized into other expenses, net | $

$ 1,005

Intracoastal and Anson [Member] | Certain Investors [Member]

166,667

833,333

Intracoastal and Anson [Member] | Related Agents [Member]

$ 3.00

$ 3.75

100,000

Intracoastal and Anson [Member] | Additional Warrants [Member]

$ 5.00

Percentage of additional warrants

$ 5.35

25.00%

Number of common stock shares that warrants to purchase

215,443

Q Interactive, LLC [Member]

Q Interactive, LLC [Member] | Common Stock [Member]

2,750,000

TBO Merger [Member] | Series A Earn-out Shares [Member]

2,369,190

TBO Merger [Member] | Common Stock [Member]

1,800,220

TBO Merger [Member] | Series A Preferred Stock [Member]

900,108

Preferred stock, par value | $ / shares

$ 0.0001

Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock [Member]

Shares issued from vesting

4,001,808

Common shares withheld to pay withholding taxes

192,288

Number of units, Withheld as treasury stock

^[1]

192,288

360,235

Restricted Stock Units [Member]

Shares issued from vesting

1,434,562

Common shares withheld to pay withholding taxes

360,235

Treasury stock sold to investor, shares

200,000

Number of units, Withheld as treasury stock

192,288

360,235

Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Vendor [Member]

Issuance of common shares to vendors for services rendered, shares

14,500

[1]

Share-based compensation - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 12, 2018	Sep. 06, 2017	Dec. 08, 2015	Nov. 16, 2015	Jan. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 03, 2016	Jun. 02, 2015
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense						$ 33,996	$ 29,249	$ 34,160
Closing stock market price						$ 4.40
Share options, granted						0
Compensation cost recognized						$ 33,996	29,249	34,616
Unrecognized share-based compensation cost in respect of granted share options						243
General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation cost recognized						31,123	26,909	33,850
Michael Brauser, Chairman of the Board [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual base salary				$ 25
Consulting services agreement effective date		Jun. 23, 2017
Business consulting services agreement period		4 years
Compensation cost recognized						1,742
Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized share-based compensation cost in respect of granted share options						$ 34,878
Unrecognized share-based compensation weighted average period						1 year 4 months 24 days
Restricted stock units, compensation cost						$ 35,169	$ 30,127	$ 34,505
Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Michael Brauser, Chairman of the Board [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period				4 years
RSU vesting condition						no portion of the RSUs shall vest unless and until the Company has gross revenue in excess of $100.0 million and positive EBITDA in any one fiscal year during the vesting period (the “Vesting Conditions”).
Restricted share units, vested						2,500,000
Restricted share units, issued						1,250,000
Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Stockholder Approval [Member] \| Michael Brauser, Chairman of the Board [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issuable upon exercise of restricted stock unit				5,000,000
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share options, granted						0
Weighted average grant date fair value of share options granted							$ 3.55	$ 7.35
Number of share option, exercised						0	0	0
Fair value of option vested						$ 125	$ 272	$ 61
Compensation cost recognized						$ 123	110	28
Unrecognized share-based compensation weighted average period						2 years
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Michael Brauser, Chairman of the Board [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted share units, issued					1,250,000
Marlin Capital Investments, LLC [Member] \| Michael Brauser Managing
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by Mike Brauser in Marlin Capital Investments LLC						50.00%
Marlin Capital Investments, LLC [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of restricted stock units outstanding						2,000,000
Shares vested beginning date						Oct. 13, 2015
Share-based compensation description						These RSUs vest annually beginning from October 13, 2015 only if certain performance goals of the Company are met. The shares underlying such RSUs will not be delivered until October 13, 2018, unless there is a change of control of the Company, termination of the agreement by the Company without cause, or termination of the agreement by Marlin Capital for good reason.
Restricted share units, vested						1,500,000
Share-based compensation expense						$ 4,272	$ 1,252	1,512
Marlin Capital Investments, LLC [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted share units, vested	500,000
Frost Gamma [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense								$ 25,350
Restricted share units, granted			3,000,000
Third-party vendors [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Issuance of common shares to vendors for services rendered, shares						0	14,500	45,000
Third-party vendors [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock compensation expenses						$ 0	$ 166	$ 446
2015 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance		13,500,000							12,500,000	2,500,000
Common stock reserved for future issuance						4,384,240
2008 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock reserved for future issuance						310,568

Share-based compensation - Schedule of Stock Options Activity (Detail) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]
Number of options, Beginning Balance	352,000	462,000
Number of options, Additions as a result of the reverse acquisition			407,000
Number of options, Granted		30,000	85,000
Number of options, Forfeited		(40,000)	(30,000)
Number of options, Expired	(130,000)	(100,000)
Number of options, Ending Balance	222,000	352,000	462,000
Options vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2017	222,000
Number of options, Options Exercisable	174,500
Weighted average exercise price per share, Beginning Balance	$ 10.25	$ 9.52
Weighted average exercise price per share, Additions as a result of the reverse acquisition			$ 9.21
Weighted average exercise price per share, Granted		5.04	10.39
Weighted average exercise price per share, Forfeited		8.45	7.85
Weighted average exercise price per share, Expired	6.25	6.02
Weighted average exercise price per share, Ending Balance	12.59	$ 10.25	$ 9.52
Options vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2017	12.59
Weighted average exercise price per share, Options Exercisable	$ 10.05
Outstanding as of December 31, 2015	5 years 4 months 24 days	4 years 4 months 24 days	5 years 3 months 18 days
Options vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2017	5 years 4 months 24 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term, Options exercisable	4 years 8 months 12 days

Share-based compensation - Unvested Balance of Options (Detail) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Number of options
Unvested, Beginning balance	68,750	126,667
Additions as a result of the reverse acquisition \| shares			63,334
Granted		30,000	85,000
Vested	(21,250)	(47,917)	(11,667)
Forfeited		(40,000)	(10,000)
Unvested, Ending balance	47,500	68,750	126,667
Weighted average exercise price per share
Unvested, Beginning balance	$ 8.91	$ 9.02
Additions as a result of the reverse acquisition			$ 6.82
Granted		5.04	10.39
Vested	8.80	7.16	8.10
Forfeited		8.45	7.85
Unvested, Ending balance	$ 8.96	$ 8.91	$ 9.02
Weighted average remaining contractual term
Unvested	7 years 10 months 24 days	8 years 10 months 24 days	8 years 1 month 6 days

Share-based compensation - Schedule of Estimated Grant Date Fair Value of Share Options, Using Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model (Detail) - Employee Stock Option [Member]	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected term (in years)	4 years	4 years
Risk-free interest rate	1.71%
Expected volatility	99.27%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%
Risk-free interest rate, minimum		1.57%
Risk-free interest rate, maximum		1.66%
Expected volatility, minimum		20.97%
Expected volatility, maximum		128.66%

Share-based compensation - Schedule of Restricted Share Units and Restricted Stock Activity (Detail) - Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock [Member] - $ / shares

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]

Number of units, Beginning Balance

12,407,029

13,721,000

2,960,000

Number of units, Additions as a result of the reverse acquisition

416,800

Number of units, Granted

2,732,000

1,339,758

13,890,500

Number of units, Vested and delivered

(3,659,520)

(1,074,327)

(382,300)

Number of units, Withheld as treasury stock

^[1]

(192,288)

(360,235)

Number of units, Vested not delivered

(2,568,318)

^[2]

(1,022,667)

^[3]

(3,085,000)

^[3]

Number of units, Forfeited

(567,998)

(196,500)

(79,000)

Number of units, Ending Balance

8,150,905

^[2]

12,407,029

13,721,000

Weighted average grant-date fair value, Beginning Balance

$ 8.40

$ 7.78

$ 2.00

Weighted average grant-date fair value, Additions as a result of the reverse acquisition

4.81

Weighted average grant-date fair value, Granted

5.61

4.17

9.16

Weighted average grant-date fair value, Vested and delivered

8.29

3.28

5.55

^[3]

Weighted average grant-date fair value, Withheld as treasury stock

^[1]

8.48

1.52

Weighted average grant-date fair value, Vested not delivered

3.43

^[3]

2.59

^[3]

8.36

Weighted average grant-date fair value, Forfeited

5.65

7.16

5.78

Weighted average grant-date fair value, Ending Balance

$ 9.27

^[2]

$ 8.40

$ 7.78

[1]	As discussed in Note 13 above, the increase in treasury stock was due to shares withheld to pay statutory withholding taxes upon the vesting of RSUs during related periods, among which, 200,000 shares of treasury stock were subsequently sold to an investor in 2016. As of December 31, 2017, the cumulative shares withheld as treasury stock were 352,523.
[2]	Among the unvested shares as of December 31, 2017, there were 150,000 shares of unvested restricted stock, which were included in the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as of December 31, 2017.
[3]	Vested not delivered represent the vested RSUs with deferred delivery at a future time. As of December 31, 2017, the cumulative shares of RSUs included in “vested not delivered” were 6,675,985.

Share-based compensation - Schedule of Restricted Share Units and Restricted Stock Activity (Parenthetical) (Detail) - shares	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Treasury stock, shares	160,235	352,523	160,235
Cumulative Restricted Stock Units Under Vested Not Delivered [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Cumulative restricted stock units under vested not delivered		6,675,985
Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Treasury stock sold to investor, shares	200,000		200,000
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of restricted stock units outstanding		150,000

Share-based compensation - Share-based Compensation Expenses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expenses	$ 33,996	$ 29,249	$ 34,616
Capitalized in intangible assets	1,296	1,154	363
Share-based compensation expenses, Total	35,292	30,403	34,979
Selling and Marketing Expense [Member]
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expenses	2,873	2,340	310
General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expenses	$ 31,123	$ 26,909	33,850
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expenses			$ 456

Segment information - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
Segment information - Additional Information (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2017 Segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments	2

Segment information - Schedule of Information Regarding Services and Performance Marketing Segments (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Sep. 30, 2017

Jun. 30, 2017

Mar. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Sep. 30, 2016

Jun. 30, 2016

Mar. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Revenue:

$ 59,230

$ 57,248

$ 53,024

$ 50,766

$ 54,193

$ 52,176

$ 41,043

$ 39,424

$ 220,268

$ 186,836

$ 14,091

(2,387)

$ (11,669)

$ (17,964)

$ (10,498)

(5,653)

$ (12,357)

$ (7,856)

$ (8,172)

(42,518)

(34,038)

(44,400)

14,193

12,631

841

3,626

4,055

33,996

29,249

34,160

ASSETS:

316,999

311,911

316,999

311,911

89,707

98,531

89,707

98,531

Goodwill:

Operating Segments [Member]

166,256

Revenue:

220,268

186,836

14,091

(17,764)

(15,123)

(13,737)

14,193

12,631

841

3,626

4,055

17,764

15,283

4,775

Capital expenditure:

Capital expenditure

8,127

10,926

3,977

ASSETS:

314,416

308,103

314,416

308,103

89,707

98,531

89,707

98,531

Goodwill:

166,256

Corporate [Member]

^[1]

(24,754)

(18,915)

(30,663)

^[1]

16,232

13,966

29,385

ASSETS:

Information Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]

^[2]

2,583

3,808

2,583

3,808

Revenue:

78,365

55,454

6,413

(23,594)

(25,568)

(13,721)

6,739

5,894

481

1,189

4,055

13,225

11,950

4,521

Capital expenditure:

Capital expenditure

7,117

9,804

3,977

ASSETS:

119,946

110,166

119,946

110,166

52,259

52,424

52,259

52,424

Goodwill:

Performance Marketing [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]

44,178

Revenue:

141,903

131,382

7,678

5,830

10,445

(16)

7,454

6,737

360

2,437

4,539

3,333

$ 254

Capital expenditure:

Capital expenditure

1,010

1,122

ASSETS:

194,470

197,937

194,470

197,937

37,448

46,107

37,448

46,107

Goodwill:

Segment Reporting Reconciling Item For Operating Profit Loss From Segment To Consolidated [Line Items]

$ 122,078

[1]	Corporate primarily represents corporate administrative costs that are not allocated to individual segments. The segment information for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
[2]	Assets of corporate primarily represents corporate’s assets that are not allocated to individual segments. The segment information as of December 31, 2016 was reclassified to conform to the current period presentation

Segment information - Reconciliation of Loss from Operations from Segments to Loss from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Sep. 30, 2017

Jun. 30, 2017

Mar. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Sep. 30, 2016

Jun. 30, 2016

Mar. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Operating Segments [Member]

$ (2,387)

$ (11,669)

$ (17,964)

$ (10,498)

$ (5,653)

$ (12,357)

$ (7,856)

$ (8,172)

$ (42,518)

$ (34,038)

$ (44,400)

Total other expense

^[1]

(10,688)

(9,090)

(14,768)

Loss before income taxes

(53,206)

(43,128)

(59,168)

Segment Reporting Reconciling Item For Operating Profit Loss From Segment To Consolidated [Line Items]

Segment Reporting Reconciling Item For Operating Profit Loss From Segment To Consolidated [Line Items]

(17,764)

(15,123)

(13,737)

Corporate [Member]

^[2]

$ (24,754)

$ (18,915)

$ (30,663)

[1]	Other expense, primarily represents non-operating income and expense, including interest expense, net, and other expenses, net, which the Company does not allocate into segments
[2]	Corporate primarily represents corporate administrative costs that are not allocated to individual segments. The segment information for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Segment information - Schedule of Revenue by Geography Based on Customer Location (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Sep. 30, 2017

Jun. 30, 2017

Mar. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Sep. 30, 2016

Jun. 30, 2016

Mar. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Revenue:

$ 59,230

$ 57,248

$ 53,024

$ 50,766

$ 54,193

$ 52,176

$ 41,043

$ 39,424

$ 220,268

$ 186,836

$ 14,091

United States [Member]

Revenue:

Outside of the United States [Member]

211,307

167,568

12,816

Revenue:

^[1]

$ 8,961

$ 19,268

$ 1,275

[1]	No individual country, other than disclosed above, exceeded 10% of our total consolidated revenue for any period presented

Related party transactions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands							12 Months Ended
	Sep. 06, 2017	Mar. 11, 2016	Feb. 22, 2016	Dec. 08, 2015	Nov. 16, 2015	Aug. 01, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 21, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued							61,631,573	53,717,996
Share-based compensation expense							$ 33,996	$ 29,249	$ 34,160
Number of Series B Preferred Stock issued for every $1.0 million promissory note							0	0
Promissory notes, interest rate				10.00%			10.00%
Promissory notes				$ 10,000
Principal and accrued interest of long-term debt							$ 62,963	$ 50,013
Cash paid for interest							6,706	3,795	3
Share-based compensation expenses							33,996	29,249	34,616
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number or of warrants to purchase common stock					749,625
Certain Investors [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from preferred stock and warrants issued in relation to $10.0 million Securities Purchase Agreement					$ 10,000
Frost Gamma Investments Trust [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number or of warrants to purchase common stock					524,750
Number of Series B Preferred Stock issued for every $1.0 million promissory note					20,990
Exercise price of warrants					$ 6.67
Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Frost Gamma [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Restricted share units, granted				3,000,000
DAB Management Group Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Consulting service fee payable						$ 20	240	$ 240	100
Exchangeable Shares [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of common stock issued								1,069,728
Number of common stock shares that warrants to purchase								320,102
Michael Brauser, Chairman of the Board [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Series B Preferred Stock issued for every $1.0 million promissory note				400
Promissory notes				$ 4,000
Principal and accrued interest of long-term debt							4,460	$ 4,453
Cash paid for interest							426
Business consulting services agreement period	4 years
Consulting services agreement effective date	Jun. 23, 2017
Share-based compensation expenses							1,742
Another Investor [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Series B Preferred Stock issued for every $1.0 million promissory note				100
Promissory notes				$ 1,000
Principal and accrued interest of long-term debt							1,115	1,113
Cash paid for interest							107
Frost Gamma Investments Trust [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Shares owned										2,144,275
Ownership percentage										29.40%
Common stock, shares issued										2,660,309
Issuance of additional shares subject to earn out										900,108
Number of Series B Preferred Stock issued for every $1.0 million promissory note				500
Promissory notes				$ 5,000
Principal and accrued interest of long-term debt							5,574	$ 5,566
Cash paid for interest							$ 533
Frost Gamma Investments Trust [Member] \| Exchangeable Shares [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of common stock issued								524,750
Certain Investors [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Exercise price of warrants							$ 3.00
Number of common stock shares that warrants to purchase							1,161,769
Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Aircraft lease fee							$ 85	$ 216	94
Marlin Capital Investments, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of common stock shares to be received by RSU holder							2,000,000
Marlin Capital Investments, LLC [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares vested beginning date							Oct. 13, 2015
Share-based compensation expense							$ 4,272	$ 1,252	1,512
Frost Gamma [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense									$ 25,350
Restricted share units, granted				3,000,000
Initial Closing [Member] \| Frost Gamma Investments Trust [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage										34.60%
Earn-out Shares [Member] \| Frost Gamma Investments Trust [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage										38.60%
Common stock, shares issued		900,108
Series A Earn-out Shares [Member] \| Certain Investors [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued		1,800,220
Series A Earn-out Shares [Member] \| Grander Holdings, Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued		567,069
TBO Common Stock [Member] \| Frost Gamma Investments Trust [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of shares owned prior to merger										80,000
TBO Series C Preferred Stock [Member] \| Frost Gamma Investments Trust [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of shares owned prior to merger										640,000
TBO Series D Preferred Stock [Member] \| Frost Gamma Investments Trust [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of shares owned prior to merger										4,000
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Preferred stock conversion basis		One-for-one basis
Preferred stock to be converted		6,672,022
Series A Preferred Stock [Member] \| Certain Investors [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued upon conversion		1,800,220
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Series B Preferred Stock issued for every $1.0 million promissory note				100
Common stock, shares issued upon conversion			22,548,100	50
Preferred stock to be converted			450,962
Ratio of conversion			50
Series B Preferred Stock [Member] \| Frost Gamma Investments Trust [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from preferred stock and warrants issued in relation to $10.0 million Securities Purchase Agreement					$ 7,000
Preferred stock shares sold under $40.0 million stock purchase agreement					119,940
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock					$ 40,000
Preferred stock conversion basis					Each share of Series B Preferred automatically converted into 50 shares of common stock in 2016.
Common stock, shares issued upon conversion			50
Series B Preferred Stock [Member] \| Frost Gamma Investments Trust [Member] \| Previously Issued [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Preferred stock to be converted			141,430
Series B Preferred Stock [Member] \| Ryan Schulke, Chief Executive Officer of Fluent [Member] \| Previously Issued [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Preferred stock to be converted			156,544
Series B Preferred Stock [Member] \| Matthew Conlin, President of Fluent [Member] \| Previously Issued [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Preferred stock to be converted			105,704
Series B Preferred Stock [Member] \| Frost Gamma [Member] \| Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Preferred stock shares sold under $40.0 million stock purchase agreement					29,985

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 22, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Rental expenses			$ 1,728	$ 1,378	$ 365
Data cost incurred			4,280	$ 3,200	$ 924
Capital commitment under certain data licensing agreements, Total			23,247
Litigation settlement expense		$ 7,000
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement expense			$ 4,000
TransUnion Risk and Alternative Data Solutions, Inc [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount awarded to other party	$ 7,000
Loss contingency, settlement agreement, terms			Company subsidiary, IDI Holdings, will pay $7,000 to TRADS over the course of one year to settle all these matters (the “TRADS Litigation Settlement”).

Commitments and Contingencies - Future Minimum Rental Payments under Non-cancellable Operating Leases (Detail) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
2018	$ 1,895
2019	686
2020	705
2021	724
2022	743
2023 and thereafter	1,384
Total	$ 6,137

Commitments and Contingencies - Future Minimum Capital Payments under Certain Data Licensing Agreements (Detail) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
2018	$ 4,990
2019	5,930
2020	6,250
2021	4,775
2022	1,302
Total	$ 23,247

Spin-off of Red Violet and Business Combination Agreement (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions							3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 08, 2018	Mar. 07, 2018	Feb. 27, 2018	Feb. 20, 2018	Feb. 12, 2018	Sep. 06, 2017	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 09, 2018
Scenario Forecast [Member]
Business Acquisition And Spinoff [Line Items]
Accelerated share-based compensation expense							$ 15.3
Subsequent Event [Member]
Business Acquisition And Spinoff [Line Items]
Approved date for plan to accelerate spin-off					Feb. 12, 2018
Spin-off record date		Mar. 19, 2018
Spin-off distribution date		Mar. 26, 2018
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Red Violet, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition And Spinoff [Line Items]
Cash contribution will be made based upon spin-off			$ 20.0
Common stock, dividend shares for spin-off									1
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Red Violet, Inc. [Member] \| RSUs and Share Options {Member]
Business Acquisition And Spinoff [Line Items]
Approved accelerated aggregate number of shares, subject to certain requirement	5,222,561
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Red Violet, Inc. [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition And Spinoff [Line Items]
Bid price required to meet NASDAQ initial listing									$ 4.00
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Business Acquisition And Spinoff [Line Items]
Date of withdrawal of application and termination of business combination agreement				Feb. 20, 2018
COGINT, INC. [Member] \| Red Violet, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition And Spinoff [Line Items]
Description of spin-off dividend as shares								On March 9, 2018, in order to meet NASDAQ initial listing requirement of a minimum $4.00 bid price, the Company adjusted the Spin-off ratio so that on the Distribution Date, stockholders of the Company will receive, by way of a dividend, one share of Red Violet common stock for each 7.5 shares of cogint common stock held as of the Record Date.
COGINT, INC. [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Business Acquisition And Spinoff [Line Items]
Common stock, dividend shares for spin-off									7.5
COGINT, INC. [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Red Violet, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition And Spinoff [Line Items]
Date of Spin-off agreements			Feb. 27, 2018
BlueFocus [Member]
Business Acquisition And Spinoff [Line Items]
Business combination agreement date						Sep. 06, 2017
Cash consideration receivable						$ 100.0
BlueFocus [Member] \| COGINT, INC. [Member]
Business Acquisition And Spinoff [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests to be transferred						63.00%

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) - Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data (Detail) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Sep. 30, 2017

Jun. 30, 2017

Mar. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Sep. 30, 2016

Jun. 30, 2016

Mar. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Statements of Operations:

$ 59,230

$ 57,248

$ 53,024

$ 50,766

$ 54,193

$ 52,176

$ 41,043

$ 39,424

$ 220,268

$ 186,836

$ 14,091

Loss from operations

(2,387)

(11,669)

(17,964)

(10,498)

(5,653)

(12,357)

(7,856)

(8,172)

(42,518)

(34,038)

(44,400)