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Document Entity Information Document	12 Months Ended
Document Entity Information Document	Dec. 31, 2016 shares
Document Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Sphere 3D Corp.
Entity Central Index Key	0001591956
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	20-F
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	66,565,000
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 5,056	$ 8,661
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,648 and $1,567, respectively	11,591	13,401
Inventory, Net	10,002	11,326
Investment	1,500	0
Other Assets, Current	2,121	3,155
Assets, Current	30,270	36,543
Property and Equipment, Net	3,058	3,972
Intangible Assets, Net	47,728	54,019
Goodwill	11,068	44,132
Other Assets	432	445
Total Assets	92,556	139,111
Accounts Payable	10,561	10,855
Accrued Liabilities	3,619	4,326
Accrued Payroll and Employee Compensation	2,227	2,625
Deferred Revenue	5,338	6,150
Debt, Related Parties	2,294	10,000
Debt, Current	17,300	7,391
Other Liabilities, Current	1,515	5,050
Liabilities, Current	42,854	46,397
Deferred Revenue, long-term	1,051	1,675
Long-term Debt, Related Parties	24,401	19,500
Long-term Deferred Tax Liabilities	3,100	2,755
Other Long-term Liabilities	704	644
Total Liabilities	72,110	70,971
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 15)
Common shares, no par value; 66,565 and 45,198 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively	157,254	136,058
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	(1,565)	(1,135)
Accumulated Deficit	(135,243)	(66,783)
Total Shareholders' Equity	20,446	68,140
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ 92,556	$ 139,111

Consolidated Balance Sheets Consolidated Balance Sheets Parenthetical Data - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ / shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current	$ 1,648	$ 1,567
Common Stock, No Par Value	$ 0	$ 0
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	66,565	45,198
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	66,565	45,198

Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Product Revenue	$ 68,065	$ 65,514	$ 12,201
Service Revenue	8,328	10,651	1,268
Revenue, Net	76,393	76,165	13,469
Cost of Product Revenue	50,434	48,825	7,536
Cost of Service Revenue	3,620	4,721	597
Gross Profit	22,339	22,619	5,336
Selling and Marketing Expense	22,243	23,569	5,153
Research and Development Expense	8,794	9,916	655
General and Administrative Expense	20,728	23,271	11,567
Impairment of Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets	34,398	10,702	0
Operating Expenses	86,163	67,458	17,375
Loss from Operations	(63,824)	(44,839)	(12,039)
Interest Expense, Related Party	(3,106)	(2,710)	(207)
Interest Expense	(1,981)	(355)	(240)
Other Income (Expense), net	1,276	(689)	(194)
Loss before Income Taxes	(67,635)	(48,593)	(12,680)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	825	(1,366)	42
Net Loss	$ (68,460)	$ (47,227)	$ (12,722)
Loss Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Abstract]
Basic and Diluted	$ (1.38)	$ (1.24)	$ (0.53)
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted [Abstract]
Basic and Diluted	49,736	37,957	24,131

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss Statement - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Net Loss	$ (68,460)	$ (47,227)	$ (12,722)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax [Abstract]
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(430)	286	(1,285)
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	(430)	286	(1,285)
Comprehensive Loss	$ (68,890)	$ (46,941)	$ (14,007)

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity Statement - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Shares [Member]	Common Shares Including Additional Paid in Capital [Member]	AOCI [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]
Shares, Issued, period start at Dec. 31, 2013		21,098
Total Shareholders' Equity, period start at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 7,437		$ 14,407	$ (136)	$ (6,834)
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions		8,557
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Acquisitions	68,627		68,627
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues		3,423
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues	11,901		11,901
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Purchase of Assets		1,090
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Purchase of Assets	6,454		6,454
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities		333
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Conversion of Convertible Securities	2,500		2,500
Common Shares Returned for Related Party Loan Payment, Shares		(194)
Common Shares Returned for Related Party Loan Payment, value	(1,513)		(1,513)
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Share-based Compensation, Gross		247
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised	148		148
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Requisite Service Period Recognition	3,593		3,593
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	(1,285)			(1,285)
Net Loss	(12,722)				(12,722)
Shares, Issued, period end at Dec. 31, 2014		34,554
Total Shareholders' Equity, period end at Dec. 31, 2014	85,140		106,117	(1,421)	(19,556)
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions		1,529
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Acquisitions	6,147		6,147
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues		6,916
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues	13,697		13,697
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Related Party Interest Expense		668
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Related Party Interest Expense	1,560		1,560
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Share-based Compensation, Gross		1,531
Restricted Stock, Value, Shares Issued Net of Tax Withholdings	(6)		(6)
Adjustments to additional paid in capital, related party warrants	1,380		1,380
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Requisite Service Period Recognition	7,163		7,163
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	286			286
Net Loss	(47,227)				(47,227)
Shares, Issued, period end at Dec. 31, 2015		45,198
Total Shareholders' Equity, period end at Dec. 31, 2015	68,140		136,058	(1,135)	(66,783)
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues		10,472
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues	5,707		5,707
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Purchase of Assets		3,947
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Purchase of Assets	1,500		1,500
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Related Party Interest Expense		4,215
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Related Party Interest Expense	1,859		1,859
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Share-based Compensation, Gross		2,032
Restricted Stock, Value, Shares Issued Net of Tax Withholdings	(11)		(11)
Adjustments to additional paid in capital, related party warrants	485		485
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Warrant Issued	1,994		1,994
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services		701
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Issued for Services	531		531
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Requisite Service Period Recognition	9,131		9,131
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	(430)			(430)
Net Loss	(68,460)				(68,460)
Shares, Issued, period end at Dec. 31, 2016		66,565
Total Shareholders' Equity, period end at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 20,446		$ 157,254	$ (1,565)	$ (135,243)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Operating Activities [Abstract]
Net Loss	$ (68,460)	$ (47,227)	$ (12,722)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities:
Impairment of Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets	34,398	10,702	0
Depreciation and Amortization	6,187	7,450	3,453
Share-based Compensation	9,131	7,154	3,253
Provision for Doubtful Accounts	715	1,567	0
Deferred Income Tax Provision (Benefit)	349	(1,632)	(3)
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs	1,453	727	3
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt	502	0	0
Fair Value Adjustment of Warrants	(1,248)	(478)	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (net of effects of acquisition):
Accounts Receivable	(1,185)	(1,499)	(4,827)
Inventories	1,282	6	(424)
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities	1,066	1,984	3,311
Accrued Payroll and Employee Compensation	(377)	(1,187)	951
Deferred Revenue	(1,344)	(1,901)	57
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net	58	1,177	(1,597)
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities	(17,473)	(23,157)	(8,545)
Investing activities:
Purchase of Fixed Assets	(237)	(415)	(487)
Development costs capitalized as intangible assets	0	(108)	(1,499)
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets	0	(60)	(4,013)
Loan to Related Party	0	0	(7,750)
Proceeds Received from Related Party Loan	0	0	2,500
Cash Acquired from Acquisition	0	0	2,312
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	(237)	(583)	(8,937)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from Debt	18,195	0	0
Repayments of Debt	(7,391)	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of common shares and warrants	5,831	16,812	12,092
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs	0	(1,009)	(868)
Proceeds from Related Party Debt	2,500	10,000	5,000
Repayments of Related Party Debt	(5,000)	0	0
Proceeds from Credit Facility, Net	0	2,501	141
Proceeds from Exercise of Stock Options	0	225	148
Payment for restricted stock units tax liability on net settlement	(12)	(231)	0
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities	14,123	28,298	16,513
Effect of Exchange Rate on Cash	(18)	(155)	10
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(3,605)	4,403	(959)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period	8,661	4,258	5,217
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period	$ 5,056	$ 8,661	$ 4,258

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental Cash Flows Disclosures - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Income Taxes Paid	$ 228	$ 54	$ 30
Interest Paid	946	647	23
Cash Flow, Noncash Investing and Financing Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Issuance of common shares for cost-method investment	1,500	0	0
Issuance of common shares for acquisition	0	6,147	68,627
Issuance of common shares for related party interest expense	1,859	1,560	0
Issuance of warrants in relation to related party credit facility	485	1,380	0
Issuance of Warrants	1,995	(1,925)	0
Contingent liability for the acquisition of intangible assets	0	(2,500)	2,500
Issuance of common shares for technology	0	0	6,454
Issuance of common shares for conversion of convertible notes	0	0	2,500
Issuance of common shares for settlement of liabilities	531	0	677
Common shares received for settlement of related party debt	$ 0	$ 0	$ (1,513)

Organization and Business	12 Months Ended
Organization and Business	Dec. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]	Organization and Business Sphere 3D Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) on May 2, 2007 as T.B. Mining Ventures Inc. On March 24, 2015, the Company completed a short-form amalgamation with a wholly-owned subsidiary. In connection with the short-form amalgamation, the Company changed its name to “Sphere 3D Corp.” The Company delivers data management, and desktop and application virtualization solutions via hybrid Cloud, Cloud and on-premise implementations through its global reseller network. The Company achieves this through a combination of containerized applications, virtual desktops, virtual storage and physical hyper-converged platforms. The Company’s products allow organizations to deploy a combination of public, private or hybrid cloud strategies while backing them up with the latest storage solutions. The Company has a portfolio of brands including Glassware 2.0™, NEO^®, RDX^®, SnapCLOUD™, SnapServer^®, SnapSync™ and V3^®. These consolidated statements include the financial statements of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Overland Storage, Inc. (“Overland”), V3 Systems Holdings, Inc., and Sphere 3D Inc. The Company has projected that cash on hand will not be sufficient to allow the Company to continue operations beyond June 30, 2017 if the Company is unable to amend or refinance our credit facility with Opus Bank. As a result, the Company expects to need to refinance the short term portions of its existing debt and/or continue to raise additional debt, equity or equity-linked financing in the near future, but such financing may not be available on favorable terms on a timely basis or at all. Significant changes from the Company’s current forecasts, including but not limited to: (i) failure to comply with the financial covenants in our credit facility; (ii) shortfalls from projected sales levels; (iii) unexpected increases in product costs; (iv) increases in operating costs; (v) changes in the historical timing of collecting accounts receivable; and (vi) inability to gain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement of the NASDAQ Capital Market and/or inability to maintain listing with the NASDAQ Capital market could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s ability to access the level of funding necessary to continue its operations at current levels. If any of these events occurs or the Company is unable to generate sufficient cash from operations or financing sources, the Company may be forced to make further reductions in spending, extend payment terms with suppliers, liquidate assets where possible and/or curtail, suspend or cease planned programs or operations generally or possibly seek bankruptcy protection, which would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, financial position and liquidity. The Company incurred losses from operations and negative cash flows from operating activities for the 12 months ended December 31, 2016, and such losses might continue for a period of time. Based upon the Company's current expectations and projections for the next year, the Company believes that it may not have sufficient liquidity necessary to sustain operations beyond June 30, 2017 due to the maturity dates of the existing debt facilities. These factors, among others, raise doubt that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern. The Company’s recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.

Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared by management in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), applied on a basis consistent for all periods. These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly owned. All intercompany balances and transactions have been appropriately eliminated in consolidation.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior periods’ amounts to conform to the current period’s presentation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate to the determination of provisions for litigation claims; deferred revenue; allowance for doubtful receivables; inventory valuation; warranty provisions; deferred income taxes; and impairment assessments of goodwill, other indefinite-lived intangible assets and long-lived assets. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Foreign Currency Translation

The financial statements of foreign subsidiaries, for which the functional currency is the local currency, are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate at the consolidated balance sheet date for assets and liabilities and a weighted-average exchange rate during the year for revenue, expenses, gains and losses. Translation adjustments are recorded as other comprehensive income (loss) within shareholders’ equity. Gains or losses from foreign currency transactions are recognized in the consolidated statements of operations. Such transactions resulted in a minimal loss in 2016, and a loss of $1.7 million and $0.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Cash Equivalents

Highly liquid investments with insignificant interest rate risk and original maturities of three months or less, when purchased, are classified as cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are composed of money market funds. The carrying amounts approximate fair value due to the short maturities of these instruments.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable is recorded at the invoiced amount and is non-interest bearing. We estimate our allowance for doubtful accounts based on an assessment of the collectability of specific accounts and the overall condition of the accounts receivable portfolio. When evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts, we analyze specific trade and other receivables, historical bad debts, customer credits, customer concentrations, customer credit-worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customers’ payment terms and/or patterns. We review the allowance for doubtful accounts on a quarterly basis and record adjustments as considered necessary. Customer accounts are written-off against the allowance for doubtful accounts when an account is considered uncollectable. At both December 31, 2016 and 2015, allowance for doubtful accounts of $1.6 million was recorded.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market using the first-in-first-out method. We assess the value of inventories periodically based upon numerous factors including, among others, expected product or material demand, current market conditions, technological obsolescence, current cost, and net realizable value. If necessary, we write down its inventory for obsolete or unmarketable inventory by an amount equal to the difference between the cost of the inventory and the estimated market value.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the remaining estimated useful life of the asset or the term of the lease.

Expenditures for normal maintenance and repair are charged to expense as incurred, and improvements are capitalized. Upon the sale or retirement of property or equipment, the asset cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts and any gain or loss is included in the results of operations.

Estimated useful lives are typically as follows:



Building	40 years
Machinery and equipment	3-5 years
Furniture and fixtures	5 years
Computer equipment and software	1-5 years

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the excess of consideration paid over the value assigned to the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired. For intangible assets purchased in a business combination, the estimated fair values of the assets received are used to establish their recorded values. For intangible assets acquired in a non-monetary exchange, the estimated fair values of the assets transferred (or the estimated fair values of the assets received, if more clearly evident) are used to establish their recorded values. Valuation techniques consistent with the market approach, income approach and/or cost approach are used to measure fair value.

Purchased intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their economic lives of 25 years for channel partner relationships, four to nine years for developed technology, eight years for capitalized development costs, and five to 25 years for customer relationships as this method most closely reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the assets will be consumed.

Impairment of Goodwill, Other Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets and Long-Lived Assets

Goodwill and other indefinite-lived assets are tested for impairment on an annual basis at December 31, or more frequently if there are indicators of impairment. Triggering events for impairment reviews may be indicators such as adverse industry or economic trends, restructuring actions, lower projections of profitability, or a sustained decline in our market capitalization. Other indefinite-lived intangible assets are quantitatively assessed for impairment, if necessary, by comparing their estimated fair values to their carrying values. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, the difference is recorded as an impairment. See Note 6 - Intangible Assets and Goodwill for further information on impairment.

Long-lived assets, such as property and equipment and intangible assets subject to amortization, are reviewed for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Our consideration includes, but is not limited to: (i) significant under-performance relative to historical or projected future operating results; (ii) significant changes in the manner of use of the assets or the strategy for the Company’s overall business; (iii) significant decrease in the market value of the assets; and (iv) significant negative industry or economic trends. When the carrying value is not considered recoverable, an impairment loss for the amount by which the carrying value of a long-lived asset exceeds its fair value is recognized, with an offsetting reduction in the carrying value of the related asset. See Note 6 - Intangible Assets and Goodwill for further information on impairment.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue from sales of products is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, collectability is reasonably assured and delivery has occurred. Under this policy, revenue on direct product sales, excluding sales to distributors, is recognized upon shipment of products to customers. These customers are not entitled to any specific right of return or price protection, except for any defective product that may be returned under our standard product warranty. Revenue from services, such as extended product warranties, are deferred and recognized over the period of the service agreement.

Title and risk of loss transfer to the customer when the product leaves the Company’s dock, except for one subsidiary where title and risk of loss transfer to the customer when the product arrives at the customer’s location. Product sales to distribution customers are subject to certain rights of return, stock rotation privileges and price protection. Because we are unable to estimate its exposure for returned product or price adjustments, revenue from shipments to these customers is not recognized until the related products are in turn shipped to the ultimate customer by the distributor. For products for which software is more than an incidental component, we recognize revenue in accordance with current authoritative guidance for software revenue recognition.

The Company enters into revenue arrangements that may consist of multiple deliverables of its product and service offerings, such as for sales of hardware devices and extended warranty services. The Company allocates revenue to deliverables in multiple element arrangements based on relative selling prices. The Company determines its vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) based on its normal pricing and discounting practices for the specific product or service when sold separately. When the Company is not able to establish VSOE for all deliverables in an arrangement with multiple elements, the Company attempts to determine the selling price of each element based on third party evidence of selling price, or based on the Company’s actual historical selling prices of similar items, whichever management believes provides the most reliable estimate of expected selling prices.

Warranty and Extended Warranty

We record a provision for standard warranties provided with all products. If future actual costs to repair were to differ significantly from estimates, the impact of these unforeseen costs or cost reductions would be recorded in subsequent periods.

Separately priced extended on-site warranties and service contracts are offered for sale to customers on all product lines. We contract with third party service providers to provide service relating to on-site warranties and service contracts. Extended warranty and service contract revenue and amounts paid in advance to outside service organizations are deferred and recognized as service revenue and cost of service, respectively, over the period of the service agreement.

Shipping and Handling

Amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling are included in product revenue, and costs incurred related to shipping and handling are included in cost of product revenue.

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expenses were $2.5 million, $1.6 million and $0.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Research and Development Costs

Research and development expenses include payroll, employee benefits, share-based compensation expense, and other headcount-related expenses associated with product development. Research and development expenses also include third party development and programming costs, localization costs incurred to translate software for international markets, and the amortization of purchased software code and services content. Such costs related to software development are included in research and development expense until the point that technological feasibility is reached, which for our software products, is generally shortly before the products are released to manufacturing. Once technological feasibility is reached, such costs are capitalized and amortized to cost of revenue over the estimated lives of the products. During 2016, no development costs were capitalized. During 2015 and 2014, the Company capitalized $0.1 million and $1.8 million, respectively, of development costs.

Segment Information

We report segment data based on the management approach. The management approach designates the internal reporting that is used by management for making operating and investment decisions and evaluating performance as the source of our reportable segments. We use one measurement of profitability and do not disaggregate our business for internal reporting. We operate in one segment providing data management, and desktop and application virtualization solutions for small and medium businesses and distributed enterprises. We disclose information about products and services, geographic areas, and major customers.

Income Taxes

We provide for income taxes utilizing the asset and liability approach of accounting for income taxes. Under this approach, deferred taxes represent the future tax consequences expected to occur when the reported amounts of assets and liabilities are recovered or paid. The provision for income taxes generally represents income taxes paid or payable for the current year plus the change in deferred taxes during the year. Deferred taxes result from differences between the financial and tax basis of our assets and liabilities and are adjusted for changes in tax rates and tax laws when changes are enacted. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets when a judgment is made that it is considered more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. A decision to record a valuation allowance results in an increase in income tax expense or a decrease in income tax benefit. If the valuation allowance is released in a future period, income tax expense will be reduced accordingly.

The calculation of tax liabilities involves evaluating uncertainties in the application of complex global tax regulations. The impact of an uncertain income tax position is recognized at the largest amount that is “more likely than not” to be sustained upon audit by the relevant taxing authority. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized if it has less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained. If the estimate of tax liabilities proves to be less than the ultimate assessment, a further charge to expense would result.

Comprehensive Loss

Comprehensive loss and its components encompasses all changes in equity other than those arising from transactions with shareholders, including net loss and foreign currency translation adjustments, and is disclosed in a separate consolidated statement of comprehensive loss.

Concentration of Credit Risks

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of trade accounts receivable, which are generally not collateralized. To reduce credit risk, we perform ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and maintain allowances for potential credit losses for estimated bad debt losses.

At December 31, 2016 and 2015, there was one customer that made up 13.0% and 17.5%, respectively, of accounts receivable. There were no customers for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 that made up 10% or more of net revenue.

Share-based Compensation

We account for share-based awards, and similar equity instruments, granted to employees, non-employee directors, and consultants under the fair value method. Share-based compensation award types include stock options and restricted stock. We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of option awards on the measurement date, which generally is the date of grant. The expense is recognized over the requisite service period (usually the vesting period) for the estimated number of instruments for which service is expected to be rendered. The fair value of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) is estimated based on the market value of the Company’s common shares on the date of grant. The fair value of options granted to non-employees is estimated at the measurement date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the unvested options remeasured at each reporting date, with changes in fair value recognized in expense in the consolidated statement of operations.

Share-based compensation expense for options with graded vesting is recognized pursuant to an accelerated method. Share-based compensation expense for RSUs is recognized over the vesting period using the straight-line method. Share-based compensation expense for an award with performance conditions is recognized when the achievement of such performance conditions are determined to be probable. If the outcome of such performance condition is not determined to be probable or is not met, no compensation expense is recognized and any previously recognized compensation expense is reversed.

We have not recognized, and do not expect to recognize in the near future, any tax benefit related to share-based compensation cost as a result of the full valuation allowance of our net deferred tax assets and its net operating loss carryforward.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. If not discussed, the Company believes that the impact of recently issued standards, which are not yet effective, will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

In January 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) - Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment (“ASU 2017-04”). ASU 2017-04 simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. An entity should perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, and recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit's fair value, if applicable. The loss
recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. The same impairment test also applies to any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount. An entity still has the option to perform the qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the quantitative impairment test is necessary. ASU 2017-04 is effective for annual reporting periods, including interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2019, on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017. We do not expect the adoption of ASU 2017-04 to have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (“ASU 2016-15”). ASU 2016-15 addresses eight cash flow classification issues and how they should be reported in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-15 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted for all companies in any interim or annual period. We are currently evaluating the effect that the updated standard will have on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10, Revenue From Contracts With Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing (“ASU 2016-10”). ASU 2016-10 clarifies the following two aspects of Topic 606: identifying performance obligations and the licensing implementation guidance, while retaining the related principles for those areas. The effective date of ASU 2016-10 will coincide with ASU 2014-09 and, as described below, ASU 2014-09 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows as a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-10 has not yet been determined.

In March 2016, the 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”). ASU 2016-08 amends the principal-versus-agent implementation guidance in ASU 2014-09. ASU 2016-08 clarifies the principal-versus-agent guidance in Topic 606 and requires an entity to determine whether the nature of its promise to provide goods or services to a customer is performed in a principal or agent capacity and to recognize revenue in a gross or net manner based on its principal/agent designation. The effective date of ASU 2016-08 will coincide with ASU 2014-09 and, as described below, ASU 2014-09 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows as a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-08 has not yet been determined.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718) (“ASU 2016-09”). ASU 2016-09 simplifies the accounting for several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted for any entity in any interim or annual period. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. An entity that elects early adoption must adopt all of the amendments in the same period. We have not yet selected a transition method and we are still evaluating any potential impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-09 may have on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02 Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”). ASU 2016-02 increases transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and requires disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. An entity will be required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. We are still evaluating any potential impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-02 may have on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory. ASU 2015-11 requires that for entities that measure inventory using the first-in, first-out method, inventory should be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Topic 330, Inventory, currently requires an entity to measure inventory at the lower of cost or market. Market could be replacement cost, net realizable value, or net realizable value less an approximately normal profit margin. Net realizable value is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. ASU 2015-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments should be applied prospectively with earlier application permitted as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. The impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows as a result of the adoption of ASU 2015-11 has not yet been determined.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ASU 2014-09 outlines a single comprehensive model for accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance. ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 as amended is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Entities can transition to the standard either retrospectively or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. We have not yet selected a transition method and the impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows as a result of the adoption of ASU 2014-09 has not yet been determined.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes (“ASU 2015-17”). ASU 2015-17 requires companies to classify all deferred tax assets and liabilities as non-current on the balance sheet instead of separating deferred taxes into current and non-current amounts. For public business entities, the guidance is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted for all companies in any interim or annual period. The guidance may be adopted on either a prospective or retrospective basis. We have adopted this guidance prospectively as of December 31, 2016. Therefore, prior periods have not been adjusted to reflect this adoption. This change in accounting principle does not change our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-16, Business Combinations (Topic 805). ASU No. 2015-16 requires that an acquirer recognizes adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. This guidance requires that the acquirer record, in the same period’s financial statements, the effect on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization, or other income effects, if any, as a result of the change in provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. This guidance requires an entity to present separately on the face of the income statement or disclose in the notes the portion of the amount recorded in current-period earnings by line item that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods if the adjustment to the provisional amounts had been recognized as of the acquisition date. ASU No. 2015-16 is effective beginning fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows as a result of the adoption of ASU 2015-16 was not material.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. ASU 2015-03 requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from that debt liability, consistent with the presentation of a debt discount. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs is not affected by ASU 2015-03. ASU 2015-03 is effective fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted. The impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows as a result of the adoption of ASU 2015-03 was not material.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern. ASU 2014-15 provides that in connection with preparing financial statements for each annual and interim reporting period, an entity’s management should evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or within one year after the date that the financial statements are available to be issued when applicable). ASU 2014-15 will be effective for the annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual and interim periods thereafter. Early application is permitted. The impact on our consolidated financial disclosures as a result of the adoption of ASU 2014-15 was not material.

Business Combinations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

Business Combinations

RDX^® Asset Acquisition

In August 2015, the Company completed an acquisition of assets related to the RDX^® removable disk product lines and related inventory from Imation Corp. (“Imation”). The Company issued 1,529,126 common shares with an approximate value of $6.1 million, and a warrant exercisable for 250,000 additional common shares in connection with certain purchase price adjustments under the asset purchase agreement. In February 2016, Imation exercised the warrant and the Company issued 250,000 common shares at $0.01.

In addition, the Company and Imation entered into that certain Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of August 10, 2015, which imposed limitations on the transfer and sale of the common shares issued to Imation at closing and requires that Imation vote its shares in accordance with any recommendation of the Company’s board of directors for a designated period of time.

The asset purchase agreement also terminated an existing license agreement and settled all disputes between the parties. We incurred acquisition related expenses of $0.2 million which consisted primarily of due diligence, legal and other one-time charges and are included in general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

A summary of the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is as follows (in thousands):



Inventory	$	1,673
Other current assets	100
Property and equipment	789
Identifiable intangible assets	670
Total identifiable assets acquired	3,232
Contingent liability	(2,376		)
Other liabilities	(20		)
Net identifiable assets acquired	836
Goodwill	5,311
Net assets acquired	$	6,147

Goodwill is comprised of realization of expanded market share which provides greater control over the backup appliance components that form a key part of Sphere 3D’s strategy to deliver comprehensive virtualization, storage and data management for on premise, cloud and hybrid infrastructures. In December 2015, goodwill increased by $2.4 million, related to contingent consideration to Imation. The above table reflects such adjustment.

The fair value estimates for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the acquisition were based on estimates and analysis, including work performed by third party valuation specialists. The goodwill recognized upon acquisition is deductible for tax purposes.

The results of operations related to this acquisition have been included in our consolidated statements of operations from the acquisition date. Pro forma results of operations have not been presented because at this time it is impracticable to provide as the information is not available at the level of detail required.

The identified intangible assets as of the date of acquisition consisted of the following (in thousands):



	Estimated Fair Value		Weighted- Average Useful Life (years)
Developed technology	$	190	0.5
Customer relationships	480		21.3
Total identified intangible assets	$	670	15.4

Overland Acquisition

On December 1, 2014, the Company completed its acquisition of Overland for a purchase price of $69.7 million. Included in this amount are 8.6 million common shares valued as of December 1, 2014 at $7.71 per share, $3.2 million of equity awards for which vesting accelerated upon consummation of the acquisition, as well as other consideration of $0.5 million. The acquisition was carried out pursuant to the terms and conditions contained in an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 15, 2014 (as amended, the “merger agreement”). The integration of Overland and Sphere 3D positions the Company to address the rapidly growing cloud, virtualization, and data storage markets.

As per the terms of the merger agreement, Overland became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sphere 3D, and Overland’s common stock ceased to be traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Sphere 3D issued a total of 8,556,865 common shares for all of the outstanding Overland shares on the basis of one Overland share for 0.46385 common shares. In addition, the Company issued warrants to purchase up to 1,323,897 of our common shares, options to purchase up to 168,488 common shares and 673,776 restricted share units, calculated on the basis of the exchange ratio.

A summary of the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the closing date is as follows (in thousands):



Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,312
Accounts receivable	10,558
Inventories	9,387
Property and equipment	4,117
Identifiable intangible assets	60,376
Other assets	2,364
Total identifiable assets acquired	89,114
Current liabilities	(28,133		)
Debt - current	(4,749		)
Debt - long term	(17,000		)
Other liabilities	(3,990		)
Deferred tax liabilities	(4,412		)
Total identifiable liabilities assumed	(58,284		)
Net identifiable net assets acquired	30,830
Goodwill	38,821
Net assets acquired	$	69,651

Goodwill is comprised of expected synergies from combining Overland’s operations with that of the Company, including: (i) the creation of a larger and more diverse combined company to gain the scale, infrastructure and resources required to become a global virtualization company and to strengthen the Company’s ability to service and support partners and customers globally; (ii) the ability to better leverage Overland’s existing global distribution network of reseller, integrators and Tier One OEM’s, along with Overland’s global manufacturing, delivery and support networks; and (iii) the complementary nature of the respective products brings together next generation technologies for virtualization and cloud computing coupled with end-to-end scalable storage offerings enabling the combined company to address the larger and growing virtualization and cloud markets.

The fair value estimates for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the acquisition were based on estimates and analysis, including work performed by third party valuation specialists. None of the goodwill recognized upon acquisition is deductible for tax purposes.

The identified intangible assets as of the date of acquisition consisted of the following (in thousands):



	Estimated Fair Value		Weighted- Average Useful Life (years)
Channel partner relationships	$	17,000	25.0
Developed technology	15,590		7.9
Customer relationships	816		9.0
Total finite lived intangible assets	33,406		16.6
Indefinite live intangible assets - trade names	26,970		n/a
Total identified intangible assets	$	60,376

The following unaudited pro forma combined financial information gives effect to the acquisition as if it were consummated on January 1, 2014 (the beginning of the earliest fiscal period presented). The unaudited pro forma combined financial information is presented for informational purposes only, is not intended to represent or be indicative of the results of operations of us that would have been reported had the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2014, and should not be taken as representative of future consolidated results of operations of the combined company (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31, 2014
Net revenue	$	93,591
Net loss	$	(35,709	)
Net loss per share	$	(1.12	)

In 2014, we incurred acquisition related expenses of $2.2 million, which consisted primarily of due diligence, legal and other one-time charges, and are included in general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for a business combination (or series of individually immaterial business combinations) completed during the period, including background, timing, and recognized assets and liabilities. The disclosure may include leverage buyout transactions (as applicable).

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Investment	12 Months Ended
Investment	Dec. 31, 2016
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]
Cost-method Investments, Description [Text Block]	Investment On December 30, 2016, the Company acquired 19.9% of the outstanding equity securities and membership interests of Unified ConneXions, Inc. (“UCX”) and HVE ConneXions, LLC (“HVE”), respectively, for the purchase price of $1.5 million. The Company issued 3,947,368 shares of its common shares in satisfaction of payment. The investment is accounted for using the cost-method of accounting. There are no known identified events or changes in circumstances that may have a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment at December 31, 2016.

Certain Balance Sheet Items

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]

Supplemental Balance Sheet Disclosures [Text Block]

Certain Balance Sheet Items

The following table summarizes inventories (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2016		2015
Raw materials	$	1,697	$	1,734
Work in process	2,673		2,483
Finished goods	5,632		7,109
	$	10,002	$	11,326

The following table summarizes property and equipment (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2016			2015
Building	$	1,646		$	1,667
Computer equipment	1,864			1,636
Machinery and equipment	1,062			1,116
Leasehold improvements	1,100			1,126
Furniture and fixtures	83			89
	5,755			5,634
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(2,697		)	(1,662		)
	$	3,058		$	3,972

Depreciation and amortization expense for property and equipment was $1.1 million, $1.3 million and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Intangible Assets and Goodwill

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Intangible Assets and Goodwill

The following table summarizes intangible assets, net (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2016			2015
Developed technology	$	23,685		$	23,684
Channel partner relationships⁽¹⁾	11,989			12,039
Capitalized development costs⁽¹⁾	2,937			2,856
Customer relationships⁽¹⁾	1,171			1,194
	39,782			39,773
Accumulated amortization:
Developed technology	(11,234		)	(7,078		)
Channel partner relationships⁽¹⁾	(565		)	(68		)
Capitalized development costs⁽¹⁾	(958		)	(589		)
Customer relationships⁽¹⁾	(207		)	(99		)
	(12,964		)	(7,834		)
Total finite-lived assets, net	26,818			31,939
Indefinite lived intangible assets - trade names	20,910			22,080
Total intangible assets, net	$	47,728		$	54,019

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(1)	Includes the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

Amortization expense of intangible assets was $5.1 million, $6.1 million and $3.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for intangible assets is approximately $5.1 million, $3.4 million, $2.4 million, $2.4 million and $2.0 million in fiscal 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively.

The Company tests the carrying amount of other indefinite-lived assets for impairment on an annual basis at December 31 of each year and during an interim period if an event occurs or circumstances change that would warrant impairment testing. During the third quarter of 2016, as a result of the Company’s declining market capitalization it was determined the carrying value exceeded its estimated fair value. In measuring fair value, the Company used income and market approaches. The Company compared the indicated fair value to the carrying value of its indefinite-lived assets, and as a result of the analysis, an impairment charge of $1.2 million was recorded to indefinite-lived trade names for the year ended December 31, 2016.

During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company concluded that its lower net revenue due to timing of projected growth of products and integration of channel partner relationships from the acquisition of Overland could be indicators of impairment and, therefore, had a third party impairment analysis performed. At December 31, 2015, as a result of the analysis, the Company recorded an impairment of $10.7 million of which $1.7 million related to developed technology, $4.1 million related to channel partner relationships, and $4.9 million related to trade names.

On March 21, 2014, the Company acquired from V3 Systems certain Virtual Desktop Implementation (“VDI”) technology, including V3 Desktop Cloud Orchestrator^® software, which allows administrators to manage local, cloud hosted, or hybrid virtual desktop deployments, and purpose-built, compact, efficient and easy-to-manage servers. On closing, the purchase price for the acquired assets was $14.4 million, which was paid with a combination of $4.2 million in cash and the issuance of 1,089,867 common shares at $5.92 per share. The identified intangible assets as of the date of the purchase agreement consisted of $14.4 million of developed technology with a useful life of four years. In addition, the Company was subject to an earn-out, based on the achievement of certain milestones in revenue and gross margin related to the VDI technology, of up to an additional $5.0 million. The estimated earn-out liability was $2.5 million as of December 31, 2014, and was included in other current liabilities. The earn-out period expired on June 21, 2015 and the estimated earn-out liability of $2.5 million was reversed with an offsetting reduction to developed technology.

Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were as follows (in thousands):



Balance as of January 1, 2015	$	38,821
Goodwill acquired	5,311
Balance as of December 31, 2015	44,132
Goodwill acquired	164
Impairment loss	(33,228		)
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$	11,068

The Company tests the carrying amount of goodwill for impairment on an annual basis at December 31 of each year and during an interim period if an event occurs or circumstances change that would warrant impairment testing. During the third quarter of 2016, as a result of the Company’s declining market capitalization it was determined the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeded its estimated fair value. In measuring fair value, the Company used income and market approaches. The Company compared the implied fair value of the goodwill to the carrying value of the goodwill, and as a result of the analysis, an impairment charge of $33.2 million was recorded for the year ended December 31, 2016.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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Debt	12 Months Ended
Debt	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]	Debt Convertible Notes - Related Party In December 2014, in connection with the acquisition of Overland, the existing debt of Overland and the remaining debt of the Company were amended and restated into a $19.5 million convertible note held by FBC Holdings (an affiliate of Cyrus Capital Partners, a related party). In April 2016, the Company modified its convertible note with FBC Holdings, pursuant to which the holder made an additional advance and principal amount under the convertible note amount was increased to $24.5 million. The convertible note is scheduled to mature March 31, 2018 and bears interest at an 8.0% simple annual interest rate, payable semi-annually. The obligations under the convertible note are secured by substantially all assets of the Company. At December 31, 2016, the Company had $24.2 million, net of unamortized debt costs of $0.3 million, outstanding on the convertible note. The Company has the option to pay accrued and outstanding interest either entirely in cash or common shares. If the Company choses to pay the interest in common shares, the calculation is based upon the number of common shares that may be issued as payment of interest on the convertible note and will be determined by dividing the amount of interest due by current market price as defined in the convertible note agreement. The convertible note was originally convertible into common shares at a price equal to $7.50 per share in the case of $10 million of the convertible note and $8.50 per share in the case of $9.5 million of the convertible note. In November 2015, the convertible note was modified and the conversion prices of $7.50 per share and $8.50 per share were adjusted to $3.00 per share. In February 2016, in connection with the November 2015 modification and certain specified terms, the Company issued to the holder of the convertible note a warrant to purchase 500,000 common shares of the Company at a price of $1.62. At the option of the Company, the convertible note is convertible into common shares at the conversion price at any time that the weighted average trading price for the common shares exceeds 150% of the conversion price (i.e. exceeds $4.50 per share), for 10 consecutive trading days on its principal stock exchange that the common shares trade. The convertible note contains customary covenants, including covenants that limit or restrict the Company’s ability to incur liens, incur indebtedness, or make certain restricted payments. Upon the occurrence of an event of default under the convertible note, the Holder may declare all amounts outstanding to be immediately due and payable. The convertible note specifies a number of events of default (some of which are subject to applicable grace or cure periods), including, among other things, non-payment defaults, covenant defaults, cross-defaults to other materials indebtedness, bankruptcy and insolvency defaults, and material judgment defaults. As of December 31, 2016, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of the convertible note. For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, interest expense, including amortization of debt costs, on the convertible note was $2.1 million, $1.6 million and $0.4 million, respectively. Term Loan - Related Party In September 2016, the Company entered into a $2.5 million term loan agreement with FBC Holdings. The term loan has a maturity date of January 31, 2018 and bears interest at a 20.0% simple annual interest rate, payable monthly in arrears. Monthly payments of principal on the term loan began on January 31, 2017, in 13 equal installments. The Company has the option to pre-pay the outstanding balance of the term loan, plus any accrued interest, at any time. The obligations of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Loan Parties”) under the term loan agreement and related documents will be secured by substantially all assets of the Loan Parties. For the year ended December 31, 2016, interest expense, including amortization of debt costs, on the term loan was $0.1 million. Opus Bank Credit Agreement In April 2016, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement with Opus Bank for a term loan in the amount of $10.0 million and a credit facility in the amount of up to $10.0 million. A portion of the proceeds were used to pay off the Company’s then outstanding credit facilities with FBC Holdings and Silicon Valley Bank. The remainder of the proceeds were used for working capital and general business requirements. At December 31, 2016, the outstanding balance of the term loan was $9.1 million, net of unamortized debt costs of $0.9 million, and the outstanding balance of the credit facility was $8.2 million. The term loan and credit facility contain customary covenants, including covenants that limit or restrict the Company’s ability to incur liens, incur indebtedness, or make certain restricted payments. Upon the occurrence of an event of default under the term loan, the holder may declare all amounts outstanding to be immediately due and payable. The term loan and credit facility specify a number of events of default (some of which are subject to applicable grace or cure periods), including, among other things, non-payment defaults, covenant defaults, cross-defaults to other materials indebtedness, bankruptcy and insolvency defaults, and material judgment defaults. As of December 31, 2016, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of the term loan and credit facility. On December 30, 2016, the term loan and credit facility maturity dates were accelerated, in accordance with the terms of the agreement, to March 31, 2017, and the credit facility was reduced to $8.2 million. The obligations under the term loan and credit facility are secured by substantially all assets of the Company other than the stock of its subsidiaries organized outside of the U.S. and Canada that are pledged to secure the Company’s obligations under the Company’s convertible note. At December 31, 2016, the interest rate on the term loan and credit facility was 6.5%. In December 2016, as a condition of the extension of credit to the Company under the Credit Agreement, the Company issued to Opus Bank a warrant for the purchase of up to 862,068 common shares of the Company at an exercise price of $0.01 per common share. The warrant is immediately exercisable and has a six-year term. The December 2016 warrant replaced the warrant that was previously issued in April 2016. For the year ended December 31, 2016, interest expense, including amortization of debt costs, on the Opus facilities was $1.8 million. On March 12, 2017, the Company and Opus Bank entered into an Amendment Number Two to Credit Agreement, Amendment Number One to Amendment Number 1, Waiver and Reaffirmation (the “Second Amendment”). On March 22, 2017, the Company and Opus Bank entered into an Amendment Number Three to Credit Agreement, further amending the Second Amendment. Under the terms of the Second Amendment, as modified by the Third Amendment, (i) the maturity date for the revolving and term loan credit facilities were amended to be the earlier of (a) the maturity date in the Debenture or (b) June 30, 2017 if the Maturity Extension Trigger Date occurs on or before March 31, 2017, (ii) the Lender granted a waiver of specified defaults under the Credit Agreement relating to obligations to deliver to the Lender an executed letter of intent with respect to refinancing the credit facility, and (iii) certain other terms of the Credit Agreement were amended, including but not limited to terms related to collateral coverage, milestone deliverables, and financial covenants. We met the requirements of the Maturity Extension Trigger Date on March 29, 2017. In the event of certain specified events of default, including failure to meet certain monthly revenue and EBITDA targets, to enter into a term sheet with a new lender by April 28, 2017, or to enter into a letter of intent with respect to a financing or retain a financial advisor with respect to a sale of a significant portion of the Company’s assets, all amounts under the Credit Agreement may be accelerated and become immediately payable. Further, as a condition of the entry into the Second Amendment, the Company issued to Opus Bank (i) a warrant, exercisable in the event that we have not repaid all outstanding amounts due under the Credit Agreement on or prior to April 17, 2017, for the purchase of the number of common shares equivalent to $75,000 at an exercise price of $0.01 per common share and (ii) a warrant, exercisable in the event that we have not repaid all outstanding amounts due under the Credit Agreement on or prior to May 31, 2017, for the purchase of the number of common shares equivalent to $100,000 at an exercise price of $0.01 per common share. Terminated Credit Facility In December 2014, in connection with the acquisition of Overland, the Company assumed the existing credit facility of Overland. The credit facility was originally entered into in August 2011, as amended, and allowed for revolving cash borrowings up to $8.0 million, which included a $3.75 million sublimit for advances to one of the Company’s subsidiaries. In April 2016, the credit facility was terminated upon repayment of the outstanding balance. For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, interest expense, including amortization of issuance costs, for the credit facility was $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively. Terminated Related Party Credit Facility In December 2014, the Company entered into a revolving credit agreement with FBC Holdings for a revolving credit facility of $5.0 million. In July 2015, the credit facility was amended to extend the scheduled maturity date to May 2016 with an automatic extension to November 2016, and the aggregate borrowing amount was increased to $10.0 million. In April 2016, the credit facility was terminated upon repayment of the outstanding balance. For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, interest expense for the credit facility was $0.9 million and $1.2 million, respectively, which included $0.7 million of amortization of issuance costs in both of the years ended 2016 and 2015. At December 31, 2016 and 2015, there was zero and $0.1 million, respectively, in accrued liabilities related to interest expense and fees.

Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]

Fair Value Measurements

The authoritative guidance for fair value measurements establishes a three tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. 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.

Assets and Liabilities that are Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Our financial instruments include cash equivalents, investment, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, accounts payable, accrued expenses, credit facilities, and related party long-term debt. Fair value estimates of these instruments are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information. These estimates may be subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore cannot be determined with precision. The carrying amount of cash equivalents, investment, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, accounts payable and accrued expenses are generally considered to be representative of their respective fair values because of the short-term nature of those instruments. The carrying amount of the credit facilities borrowings approximate their fair value as the interest rate of the credit facilities are substantially comparable to rates offered for similar debt instruments. The carrying value of long-term debt approximates its fair value as the borrowing rates are substantially comparable to rates available for loans with similar terms.

The following table provides information by level for liabilities that are measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) (in thousands):



Warrant liability as of January 1, 2015	$	—
Additions to warrant liability	1,925
Change in fair value of warrants	(478		)
Warrant liability as of December 31, 2015	1,447
Change in fair value of warrants	(1,248		)
Reclassification to equity	1
Warrant liability as of December 31, 2016	$	200

The Company determined the estimated fair value of the warrant liability using a Black-Scholes model using similar assumptions as disclosed in Note 10 - Equity Incentive Plan.

Assets and Liabilities that are Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

The Company's non-financial assets such as goodwill, intangible assets and property and equipment are recorded at fair value when an impairment is recognized or at the time acquired in a business combination. As discussed in Note 3 - Business Combinations, the Company acquired assets related to the RDX^® removable disk product lines during 2015 and recorded the acquired assets and liabilities, including goodwill, intangible assets and property and equipment at their estimated fair value. The determination of the estimated fair value of such assets required the use of significant unobservable inputs which would be considered Level 3 fair value measurements. As discussed in Note 6 - Intangible Assets and Goodwill, at December 31, 2016, the Company recorded impairment charges associated with goodwill and acquired intangible assets, and reduced the carrying amount of such assets subject to the impairment to their estimated fair value. At December 31, 2015, the Company recorded impairment charges associated with intangible assets and reduced the carrying amount of such assets subject to the impairment to their estimated fair value.

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The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Share Capital

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

hares of common shares at no par value. The share capital activity was as follows (in thousands):



	Number of Shares	Amount
Shares issued during the year ended December 31, 2014:
Common shares issued	11,108	$	85,257
Common shares issued for warrants exercised	2,101	$	2,712
Shares issued under equity incentive plan	247	$	148
Shares issued during the year ended December 31, 2015:
Common shares issued	8,764	$	20,139
Common shares issued for warrants exercised	349	$	1,265
Shares issued under equity incentive plan	1,531	$	(6	)
Shares issued during the year ended December 31, 2016:
Common shares issued	15,126	$	5,414
Common shares issued for warrants exercised	3,508	$	3,652
Shares issued under equity incentive plan	2,733	$	520

At December 31, 2016, the Company had the following outstanding warrants to purchase common shares (in thousands):



Date issued	Contractual life (years)	Exercise price		Number outstanding		Expiration
February 2015	3	$4.50		100		February 20, 2018
March 2015	3	$7.21		100		March 6, 2018
March 2015	3	$5.02		100		March 20, 2018
May 2015	5	$4.00		840		May 31, 2020
October 2015	5	$2.33		402		October 14, 2020
December 2015	3	$1.54		500		December 21, 2018
December 2015	5	$2.50		1,028		December 15, 2020
December 2015	5	$1.08	(1)	1,500	(2)	December 4, 2020
February 2016	3	$1.62		500		February 26, 2019
March 2016	5	$2.50		30		March 4, 2021
March 2016	5	$1.22		4,168		March 25, 2021
November 2016	3	$2.00		25		November 8, 2019
January 2016	3	$2.06		88		November 30, 2018
December 2016	6	$0.01		862		December 30, 2022
				10,243	(3)

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(1)	These warrants to purchase common shares include a one-time adjustment provision, as defined in the agreement, which provided that the exercise price will be automatically adjusted, if the adjustment price as calculated on May 28, 2016, is less than $2.50. On May 28, 2016, the exercise price was adjusted to $1.08 for the one-time adjustment provision.


(2)	If the Company or any subsidiary thereof, at any time while this warrant is outstanding, enters into a Variable Rate Transaction (“VRT”) (as defined in the purchase agreement) and the issue price, conversion price or exercise price per share applicable thereto is less than the warrant exercise price then in effect, the exercise price shall be reduced to equal the VRT price.


(3)	Includes 6.8 million of warrants to purchase common shares, in the aggregate, issued to related parties.

Related Party Warrant Exchange Agreement

In March 2016, the Company entered into a warrant exchange agreement with MF Ventures, LLC (“MF Ventures”), a related party, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue a warrant (the “New Warrant”) for the purchase of up to 7,199,216 common shares (the “Warrant Shares”) in exchange for the surrender and cancellation of previously outstanding warrants for the purchase of up to, in aggregate, 3,031,249 common shares (the “Previously Outstanding Warrants”). The terms of the New Warrant are substantially similar to the Previously Outstanding Warrants except the exercise price has changed to $1.22 per common share. On March 25, 2016, MF Ventures exercised 3,031,249 of the Warrant Shares for 3,031,249 common shares pursuant to which the Company received $3.7 million in proceeds. The expiration date for the remaining balance of the New Warrant is March 25, 2021.

Private Placement

Between December 2016 and March 16, 2017, the Company completed a private placement and issued a total of 18,139,998 “Units” at a purchase price of $0.30 per Unit. Each Unit consisted of one common share and one warrant from each of two series of warrants, as described below. The Company received gross proceeds of $5.4 million in connection with the sale of the Units.

The first series of warrants is exercisable to purchase 18,139,998 common shares in the aggregate and has an exercise price of $0.40 per share, a one-year term, and is exercisable in whole or in part at any time prior to expiration. The second series of warrants is exercisable for 18,139,998 common shares in the aggregate and has an exercise price of $0.55 per share, a five-year term, and is exercisable in whole or in part at any time prior to expiration.

MF Ventures, a related party, participated in the private placement and acquired 8,333,333 common shares and warrants to purchase 16,666,666 shares.

Lynn Factor and Sheldon Inwentash, a married couple and related party, participated in the private placement by acquiring 5,325,000 common shares and warrants to purchase 10,650,000 shares. An additional 700,000 common shares and warrants to purchase 1,400,000 shares were acquired by ThreeD Capital Inc. Mr. Inwentash is the Chief Executive Officer of ThreeD Capital Inc.

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The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, including other comprehensive income. Includes, but is not limited to, balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings, accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and amount of comprehensive income.

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Equity Incentive Plan

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

Equity Incentive Plans

In June 2015, the shareholders approved the adoption of our 2015 Performance Incentive Plan (“2015 Plan”). The 2015 Plan, as amended, authorizes the board of directors to grant stock and options awards of up to 10.1 million common shares to directors, employees and consultants. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had 3.0 million share-based awards available for future grant.

In June 2015, the shareholders approved the adoption of our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”), authorizing the purchase of up to 2.0 million common shares by employees under the plan. As of December 31, 2016, there were no offering periods available to employees.

Stock Options

The fair value of each option is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which uses the weighted-average assumptions noted in the following table:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Expected volatility	93.0	%	93.0	%	97.0	%
Risk-free interest rate	1.5	%	1.5	%	1.7	%
Dividend yield	—		—		—
Expected term (in years)	4.7		4.7		3.0

The expected volatility was based on the Company’s historical share price. The Company applies a forfeiture rate based on historical pre-vesting option cancellations. The risk-free interest rate is determined based upon a constant maturity U.S. Treasury security with a contractual life approximating the expected term of the option. The expected term of options granted is estimated based on a number of factors, including but not limited to the vesting term of the award, historical employee exercise behavior, the expected volatility of the Company’s common shares and an employee’s average length of service.

Options typically vest over a three year period from the original grant date. The exercise price of each award is based on the market price of the Company’s common shares at the date of grant. Option awards can be granted for a maximum term of up to 10 years. Option activity is summarized below (shares and aggregate intrinsic value in thousands):



	Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding at January 1, 2014	2,810		$	1.11
Granted	735		$	7.08
Options assumed from acquisition	168		$	17.19
Exercised	(246	)	$	0.58
Forfeited	(74	)	$	4.51
Options outstanding at December 31, 2014	3,393		$	3.08
Granted	770		$	2.71
Exercised	(293	)	$	0.77
Forfeited	(156	)	$	13.26
Options outstanding at December 31, 2015	3,714		$	2.43
Granted	12		$	1.39
Exercised	—		$	—
Forfeited	(471	)	$	4.52
Options outstanding at December 31, 2016	3,255		$	2.17	5.9	$	—
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2016	3,225		$	2.16	5.9	$	—
Exercisable at December 31, 2016	2,711		$	2.05	5.8	$	—

The following table summarizes information about the Company’s stock options (in thousands, except per share amounts):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Weighted-average grant date fair value per share	$	0.97	$	1.89	$	5.51
Intrinsic value of options exercised	$	—	$	1,053	$	1,641
Cash received upon exercise of options	$	—	$	225	$	148

Restricted Stock Units

In December 2014, in connection with the acquisition of Overland, the Company assumed 673,776 RSUs, of which 359,482 units became vested at the close of the acquisition and were included in the purchase price. These 359,482 units were released in 2015.

The following table summarizes information about RSU activity (in thousands, except per share amounts):



	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding — January 1, 2014	—		$	—
Awards assumed from acquisition	674		7.71
Forfeited	(1	)	7.71
Outstanding — December 31, 2014	673		7.71
Granted	6,391		3.56
Vested and released	(1,308	)	5.27
Forfeited	(138	)	4.71
Outstanding — December 31, 2015	5,618		3.66
Granted	1,638		0.82
Vested and released	(2,038	)	3.32
Forfeited	(1,454	)	3.39
Outstanding — December 31, 2016	3,764		$	2.58

The estimated fair value of RSUs was based on the market value of the Company’s common shares on the date of grant. RSUs typically vest over a three year period from the original date of grant. The fair value of RSUs vested during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was approximately $1.7 million, $2.3 million and $1.6 million, respectively. The total intrinsic value of RSUs vested during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was approximately zero, $14,000 and zero, respectively.

Outside of 2015 Equity Incentive Plan

In January 2017, the Company granted 5,156,030 RSUs to certain employees. The RSUs have an estimated fair value of $0.35 per unit and vest over one to three years.

Restricted Stock Awards

During 2016, the Company granted restricted stock awards (“RSA”) to certain consultants in lieu of cash payment for services performed. There were no such awards in prior years. The estimated fair value of the RSAs was based on the market value of the Company’s common shares on the date of grant. The RSAs were fully vested on the date of grant. The fair value of the RSAs vested during the year ended December 31, 2016 was approximately $0.5 million.

The following table summarizes information about RSA activity (in thousands, except per share amounts):



	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding — January 1, 2016	—		$	—
Granted	701		0.76
Vested	(701	)	0.76
Outstanding — December 31, 2016	—		$	—

Share-Based Compensation Expense

The Company recorded the following compensation expense related to its share-based compensation awards (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Cost of sales	$	366	$	183	$	—
Sales and marketing	2,773		3,090		1,072
Research and development	1,779		1,050		22
General and administrative	4,213		2,831		2,159
Total share-based compensation expense	$	9,131	$	7,154	$	3,253

There was zero, $9,000 and $347,000 of share-based compensation capitalized as development costs for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. As of December 31, 2016, there was a total of $7.3 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested equity-based compensation awards. The expense associated with non-vested restricted stock units and options awards granted as of December 31, 2016 is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.1 years.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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Net Loss Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

Net Loss per Share

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss applicable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. For all periods presented, there is no difference in the number of shares used to calculate basic and diluted shares outstanding due to the Company’s net loss position.

Anti-dilutive common share equivalents excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share were as follows (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2016	2015	2014
Common share purchase warrants	10,243	9,078	2,419
Convertible notes	8,167	6,500	2,451
Convertible notes interest	8,144	2,316	657
Restricted stock not yet vested or released	3,764	5,618	673
Options outstanding	3,255	3,714	3,393
VDI earn-out liability	—	—	1,051

Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

Income Taxes

The Company recognizes the impact of an uncertain income tax position on its income tax return at the largest amount that is “more likely than not” to be sustained upon audit by the relevant taxing authority. An uncertain tax position will not be recognized if it has less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained.

The following is a summary of the changes in the amount of unrecognized tax benefits (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2016			2015
Unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning of the period	$	673		$	673
Decrease related to prior periods	(267		)	—
Unrecognized tax benefits	$	406		$	673

At December 31, 2016, there was $0.4 million of unrecognized tax benefits presented as a reduction of the related deferred tax asset for which there is full valuation allowance, and the entire amount of the unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2016 will affect the effective tax rate if recognized. However, the portion that would be recognized as an increase to deferred tax assets may result in a corresponding increase in the valuation allowance at the time of recognition resulting in no net effect to the effective tax rate, depending upon the Company’s assessment of the likelihood of realization of the tax benefits at the time they are recognized.

The Company believes it is reasonably possible that, within the next 12 months, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits may remain unchanged. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in its provision for income taxes. The Company had no material accrual for interest and penalties on its consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2016 and 2015, and recognized no interest and/or penalties in the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014.

The Company is subject to taxation in Canada and also in certain foreign tax jurisdictions. The Company's tax returns for calendar year 2011 and forward are subject to examination by the Canadian tax authorities. The Company's tax returns for fiscal year 2005 and forward are subject to examination by the U.S. federal and state tax authorities.

The components of loss before income taxes were as follows (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
Domestic	$	(8,937	)	$	(8,549	)	$	(11,038	)
Foreign	(58,698		)	(40,044		)	(1,642		)
Total	$	(67,635	)	$	(48,593	)	$	(12,680	)

The provision for income taxes includes the following (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015			2014
Current:
Federal	$	—	$	—		$	—
State	—		—			—
Foreign	476		266			45
Total current	476		266			45
Deferred:
Federal	—		—			—
Foreign	349		(1,632		)	(3		)
Total deferred	349		(1,632		)	(3		)
Provision for income taxes	$	825	$	(1,366	)	$	42

A reconciliation of income taxes computed by applying the federal statutory income tax rate of 26.5% to loss before income taxes to the total income tax (benefit) provision reported in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations is as follows (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
Income tax at statutory rate	$	(17,923	)	$	(12,877	)	$	(3,360	)
Foreign rate differential	(1,652		)	(2,038		)	(354		)
Change in valuation allowance	(34,477		)	12,689			2,952
Share-based compensation expense	2,130			1,567			812
Goodwill impairment	8,699			—			—
Section 382 limitation	41,044			—			—
Other differences	3,004			(707		)	(8		)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	$	825		$	(1,366	)	$	42

Deferred income taxes reflect the net effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are shown below. A valuation allowance has been recorded, as realization of such assets is uncertain. Deferred income taxes are comprised as follows (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2016			2015
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforward	$	48,138		$	82,636
Intangible assets	2,791			2,535
Tax credits	2,133			3,380
Inventory	1,906			2,344
Share-based compensation	920			852
Warranty and extended warranty	550			1,198
Other	2,708			1,325
Deferred tax asset, gross	59,146			94,270
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	(59,039		)	(93,516		)
Deferred tax asset, net of valuation allowance	107			754
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangible assets	(3,063		)	(3,366		)
Property and equipment	(144		)	(143		)
Deferred tax liabilities	(3,207		)	(3,509		)
Net deferred tax asset (liabilities)	$	(3,100	)	$	(2,755	)

At December 31, 2016, the Company had Canadian net operating loss carryforwards of $18.5 million. These carryforwards will begin expiring in 2030, unless previously utilized.

At December 31, 2016, the Company had U.S. federal and state net operating loss carryforwards of $108.9 million and $79.6 million, respectively. These amounts include share-based compensation deductions of $1.0 million that will be recorded to contributed capital when realized. The remaining federal net operating loss will begin expiring in 2023, unless previously utilized. State net operating loss carryforwards generally begin expiring in 2017, unless previously utilized.

The Company’s ability to use its U.S. federal and state net operating loss and research and development credit carryforwards may be substantially limited due to ownership change limitations that may have occurred or that could occur in the future, as required by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as well as similar state provisions. The Company has completed a study through December 31, 2014, to assess whether an ownership change has occurred or whether there have been multiple ownership changes since the Company became a “loss corporation” under the definition of Section 382. Due to the existence of the valuation allowance, it is not expected that any possible limitation will have an impact on the results of operations or financial position of the Company.

At December 31, 2016, the Company had California research and development tax credit carryforwards totaling $3.4 million. The California research credit may be carried forward indefinitely. The Company has federal alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards totaling $0.2 million which can be carried forward indefinitely.

Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions	Dec. 31, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	Related Party Transactions In July 2013, the Company entered into a supply agreement, and a technology license agreement, with Overland. As payments under the supply agreement, and prior to the acquisition of Overland in December 2014, Sphere 3D issued common shares with a value as of the date of issuance equal to $0.5 million to Overland during the year ended December 31, 2014. The Company made purchases of $1.4 million from Overland related to the supply agreement prior to the acquisition of Overland on December 1, 2014. In September 2014, the Company entered into a commercial relationship with a third party customer to sell a license to its Glassware product. The customer required that the Glassware product be provided through one of its preapproved distribution partners. The Company did not have a relationship with such distribution partner and in order to facilitate such transaction on a timely basis, the Company and Overland agreed that Overland would purchase the Glassware product from the Company and resell it to the distribution partner, with whom Overland had a preexisting relationship. The Company recognized no revenue related to these agreements during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, and $0.8 million in revenue during the year ended December 31, 2014. Prior to the acquisition of Overland in December 2014, the Company recognized $0.2 million in interest income from a promissory note due from Overland during the year ended December 31, 2014. Professional services of $1.0 million, $0.5 million and $0.1 million were provided by affiliates of the Company during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, accounts payable and accrued liabilities included $17,000 and $163,000, respectively, due to related parties.

401K Plan	12 Months Ended
401K Plan	Dec. 31, 2016
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans [Text Block]	401K Plan The Company maintains an employee savings and retirement plan (the “401(k) Plan”) covering all of the Company’s employees. The 401(k) Plan permits but does not require matching contributions by the Company on behalf of participants. The Company does not make matching contributions.

Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

The Company leases various office space, production facilities, and vehicles under non-cancelable operating leases that expire in various years through 2021. Future minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2016 under these arrangements are as follows (in thousands):



	Minimum Lease Payments
2017	$	1,331
2018	943
2019	774
2020	197
2021	26
Thereafter	—
Total	$	3,271

Rent expense under non-cancelable operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the respective lease terms and was $1.8 million, $2.1 million and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Letters of credit

During the ordinary course of business, the Company provides standby letters of credit to third parties as required for certain transactions initiated by the Company. As of December 31, 2016, the Company’s had standby letters of credit of $0.4 million that were not recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

Warranty and Extended Warranty

The Company had $0.5 million and $0.6 million in deferred costs included in other current and non-current assets related to deferred service revenue at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Changes in the liability for product warranty and deferred revenue associated with extended warranties and service contracts were as follows (in thousands):



	Product Warranty			Deferred Revenue
Liability at January 1, 2015	$	1,437		$	8,948
Liabilities assumed from acquisition	20			—
Settlements made during the period	(224		)	(8,952		)
Change in liability for warranties issued during the period	398			7,047
Change in liability for pre-existing warranties	(602		)	—
Liability at December 31, 2015	1,029			7,043
Settlements made during the period	(54		)	(7,040		)
Change in liability for warranties issued during the period	634			5,429
Change in liability for pre-existing warranties	(558		)	—
Liability at December 31, 2016	$	1,051		$	5,432
Current liability	$	812		$	4,414
Non-current liability	239			1,018
Liability at December 31, 2016	$	1,051		$	5,432

Litigation

The Company is, from time to time, subject to claims and suits arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate resolution of such pending proceedings will not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Patent Litigation Funding Agreement

In December 2010, Overland entered into a litigation funding agreement (the “Funding Agreement”) with Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P., Special Situations Private Equity Fund, L.P., Special Situations Technology Fund, L.P., and Special Situations Technology Fund II, L.P. (collectively, the “Special Situations Funds”) pursuant to which the Special Situations Funds agreed to fund certain patent litigation brought by Overland. In May 2014, the Special Situations Funds filed a complaint against Overland in the Supreme Court for New York County, alleging breach of the Funding Agreement. The Special Situations Funds allege that Overland’s January 2014 acquisition of Tandberg Data entitled the Special Situation Funds to a $6.0 million payment under the Funding Agreement, and therefore Overland’s refusal to make the payment constitutes a breach of the Funding Agreement by Overland. In November 2014, the Special Situations Funds amended their complaint to allege that Overland breached the Funding Agreement’s implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing by settling the patent litigation with BDT in bad faith to avoid a payment obligation under the Funding Agreement. The Special Situations Funds are seeking $6.0 million in contractual damages as well as costs and fees. We believe the lawsuit to be without merit and intend to vigorously defend against the action. The parties have briefed cross- motions for summary judgment and are awaiting a decision from the Court.

Patent Infringement

In May 2013, Safe Storage LLC (“Safe Storage”), a Delaware limited liability company, filed a complaint against Overland in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,978,346 by our products. In February 2017, Overland and Safe Storage entered into a settlement agreement, pursuant to which the claim was dismissed.

Other

In April 2015, we filed a proof of claim in connection with bankruptcy proceedings of V3 Systems, Inc. (“V3”) based on breaches by V3 of the Asset Purchase Agreement entered into between V3 and the Company dated February 11, 2014 (the “APA”). On October 6, 2015, UD Dissolution Liquidating Trust (“UD Trust”), the apparent successor to V3, filed a complaint against us and certain of our current and former directors in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah Central Division objecting to our proof of claim and asserting claims for affirmative relief against us and our directors. This complaint alleges, among other things, that Sphere breached the APA and engaged in certain other actions and/or omissions that caused V3 to be unable to timely sell the Sphere common shares received by V3 pursuant to the APA. The plaintiff seeks, among other things, monetary damages for the loss of the potential earn-out consideration, the value of the common shares held back by us pursuant to the APA and costs and fees. We believe the lawsuit to be without merit and intend to vigorously defend against the action.

On December 23, 2015, we filed a motion seeking to dismiss the majority of the claims asserted by the UD Trust. On January 13, 2016, we filed a counterclaim against the UD Trust in which we allege that V3 breached numerous provisions of the APA. On July 22, 2016, we filed a motion seeking to transfer venue of this action to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The Bankruptcy Court granted our motion to transfer venue on August 30, 2016, and the case was formally transferred to the Delaware Court on October 11, 2016. There is currently no hearing set on our motion to dismiss.

Segment Disclosure

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

Segment Disclosure

The Company reports segment information as a single reportable business segment based upon the manner in which related information is organized, reviewed, and managed. The Company operates in one segment providing data storage and desktop virtualization solutions for small and medium businesses and distributed enterprises. The Company conducts business globally, and its sales and support activities are managed on a geographic basis. Our management reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis, accompanied by disaggregated information it receives from its internal management system about revenues by geographic region, based on the location from which the customer relationship is managed, for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance.

Information about Products and Services

The following table summarizes net revenue (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Disk systems	$	46,795	$	39,836	$	8,518
Tape automation systems	10,297		12,764		1,868
Tape drives and media	10,973		12,914		1,815
Service	8,328		10,651		1,268
	$	76,393	$	76,165	$	13,469

Information about Geographic Areas

The Company markets its products domestically and internationally, with its principal international market being Europe. Revenue is attributed to the location to which the product was shipped. The Company divides its worldwide sales into three geographical regions: Americas, consisting of U.S., Canada and Latin America; EMEA, consisting of Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and APAC, consisting of Asia Pacific countries.

The following table summarizes net revenue by geographic area (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
EMEA	$	39,719	$	39,331	$	7,172
Americas	23,043		25,284		4,749
APAC	13,631		11,550		1,548
Total	$	76,393	$	76,165	$	13,469

During 2016, 2015 and 2014, there were two geographic areas with specific concentrations of net revenue greater than 10%. Revenues from customers in the U.S. comprised $20.1 million, $19.1 million and $3.8 million of Americas net revenue during the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Revenue from customers in Germany accounted for $19.6 million, $17.2 million and $1.9 million of EMEA’s net revenue during the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The following table presents property and equipment information for geographic areas based on the physical location of the assets (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
EMEA	$	1,703	$	1,779	$	2,038
Americas	937		1,584		1,340
APAC	418		609		1,049
Total	$	3,058	$	3,972	$	4,427

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The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Subsequent Events (Notes)	12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Notes)	Dec. 31, 2016
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	Subsequent Events On January 27, 2017, the Company acquired 80.1% of the outstanding equity securities and membership interests of UCX and HVE, respectively, for $1.1 million in cash and issued 2,205,883 common shares for an approximate value of $0.8 million. UCX and HVE provide information technology consulting services and hardware solutions around cloud computing, data storage and server virtualization to corporate, government, and educational institutions primarily in the southern central United States. By adding UCX’s products, technologies, professional services and engineering talent, and HVE’s engineering and virtualization expertise, the Company intends to expand its virtualization practice as well as enhance its ability to accelerate the delivery of hybrid cloud solutions to customers. The Company is preparing the fair value estimates for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. On March 24, 2017, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain investors party thereto, pursuant to which the Company issued to the investors, in the aggregate, 20,454,546 of the Company’s common shares for gross proceeds of $4.5 million. The securities purchase agreement also provided for the concurrent private placement of warrants exercisable to purchase up to 20,454,546 common shares. Each warrant has an initial exercise price of $0.30 per warrant share. The warrants are exercisable for cash immediately or on a cashless basis commencing on a date which is the earlier of (i) six months from the date of the effective date of the offering or (ii) the date on which we fail to fulfill our obligations to register the common shares underlying the warrants under the registration rights agreements and expiring on a date which is no more than five years from the date of the effective date of the offering. If at any time while the Warrants are outstanding, the Company sells or grants options to purchase, reprice or otherwise issue any common shares or securities convertible into common shares at a price less than the initial exercise price of $0.30, then the exercise price for the warrants will be reduced to such price, subject to certain limitations. MF Ventures, LLC, a related party, participated in the offering by acquiring 4,545,454 common shares and warrants to purchase 4,545,454 shares.

Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	Dec. 31, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Principles of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared by management in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), applied on a basis consistent for all periods. These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly owned. All intercompany balances and transactions have been appropriately eliminated in consolidation.
Reclassification, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Reclassifications Certain reclassifications have been made to prior periods’ amounts to conform to the current period’s presentation.
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Use of Estimates The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate to the determination of provisions for litigation claims; deferred revenue; allowance for doubtful receivables; inventory valuation; warranty provisions; deferred income taxes; and impairment assessments of goodwill, other indefinite-lived intangible assets and long-lived assets. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy [Policy Text Block]	Foreign Currency Translation The financial statements of foreign subsidiaries, for which the functional currency is the local currency, are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate at the consolidated balance sheet date for assets and liabilities and a weighted-average exchange rate during the year for revenue, expenses, gains and losses. Translation adjustments are recorded as other comprehensive income (loss) within shareholders’ equity. Gains or losses from foreign currency transactions are recognized in the consolidated statements of operations.
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Cash Equivalents Highly liquid investments with insignificant interest rate risk and original maturities of three months or less, when purchased, are classified as cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are composed of money market funds. The carrying amounts approximate fair value due to the short maturities of these instruments.
Trade and Other Accounts Receivable, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Accounts Receivable Accounts receivable is recorded at the invoiced amount and is non-interest bearing. We estimate our allowance for doubtful accounts based on an assessment of the collectability of specific accounts and the overall condition of the accounts receivable portfolio. When evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts, we analyze specific trade and other receivables, historical bad debts, customer credits, customer concentrations, customer credit-worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customers’ payment terms and/or patterns. We review the allowance for doubtful accounts on a quarterly basis and record adjustments as considered necessary. Customer accounts are written-off against the allowance for doubtful accounts when an account is considered uncollectable. At both December 31, 2016 and 2015, allowance for doubtful accounts of $1.6 million was recorded.
Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Inventories Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market using the first-in-first-out method. We assess the value of inventories periodically based upon numerous factors including, among others, expected product or material demand, current market conditions, technological obsolescence, current cost, and net realizable value. If necessary, we write down its inventory for obsolete or unmarketable inventory by an amount equal to the difference between the cost of the inventory and the estimated market value.
Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Property and Equipment Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the remaining estimated useful life of the asset or the term of the lease. Expenditures for normal maintenance and repair are charged to expense as incurred, and improvements are capitalized. Upon the sale or retirement of property or equipment, the asset cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts and any gain or loss is included in the results of operations.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill represents the excess of consideration paid over the value assigned to the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired. For intangible assets purchased in a business combination, the estimated fair values of the assets received are used to establish their recorded values. For intangible assets acquired in a non-monetary exchange, the estimated fair values of the assets transferred (or the estimated fair values of the assets received, if more clearly evident) are used to establish their recorded values. Valuation techniques consistent with the market approach, income approach and/or cost approach are used to measure fair value. Purchased intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their economic lives of 25 years for channel partner relationships, four to nine years for developed technology, eight years for capitalized development costs, and five to 25 years for customer relationships as this method most closely reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the assets will be consumed.
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Including Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Impairment of Goodwill, Other Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets and Long-Lived Assets Goodwill and other indefinite-lived assets are tested for impairment on an annual basis at December 31, or more frequently if there are indicators of impairment. Triggering events for impairment reviews may be indicators such as adverse industry or economic trends, restructuring actions, lower projections of profitability, or a sustained decline in our market capitalization. Other indefinite-lived intangible assets are quantitatively assessed for impairment, if necessary, by comparing their estimated fair values to their carrying values. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, the difference is recorded as an impairment. See Note 6 - Intangible Assets and Goodwill for further information on impairment. Long-lived assets, such as property and equipment and intangible assets subject to amortization, are reviewed for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Our consideration includes, but is not limited to: (i) significant under-performance relative to historical or projected future operating results; (ii) significant changes in the manner of use of the assets or the strategy for the Company’s overall business; (iii) significant decrease in the market value of the assets; and (iv) significant negative industry or economic trends. When the carrying value is not considered recoverable, an impairment loss for the amount by which the carrying value of a long-lived asset exceeds its fair value is recognized, with an offsetting reduction in the carrying value of the related asset.
Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Revenue Recognition Revenue from sales of products is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, collectability is reasonably assured and delivery has occurred. Under this policy, revenue on direct product sales, excluding sales to distributors, is recognized upon shipment of products to customers. These customers are not entitled to any specific right of return or price protection, except for any defective product that may be returned under our standard product warranty. Revenue from services, such as extended product warranties, are deferred and recognized over the period of the service agreement. Title and risk of loss transfer to the customer when the product leaves the Company’s dock, except for one subsidiary where title and risk of loss transfer to the customer when the product arrives at the customer’s location. Product sales to distribution customers are subject to certain rights of return, stock rotation privileges and price protection. Because we are unable to estimate its exposure for returned product or price adjustments, revenue from shipments to these customers is not recognized until the related products are in turn shipped to the ultimate customer by the distributor. For products for which software is more than an incidental component, we recognize revenue in accordance with current authoritative guidance for software revenue recognition. The Company enters into revenue arrangements that may consist of multiple deliverables of its product and service offerings, such as for sales of hardware devices and extended warranty services. The Company allocates revenue to deliverables in multiple element arrangements based on relative selling prices. The Company determines its vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) based on its normal pricing and discounting practices for the specific product or service when sold separately. When the Company is not able to establish VSOE for all deliverables in an arrangement with multiple elements, the Company attempts to determine the selling price of each element based on third party evidence of selling price, or based on the Company’s actual historical selling prices of similar items, whichever management believes provides the most reliable estimate of expected selling prices.
Standard Product Warranty, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Warranty and Extended Warranty We record a provision for standard warranties provided with all products. If future actual costs to repair were to differ significantly from estimates, the impact of these unforeseen costs or cost reductions would be recorded in subsequent periods.
Extended Product Warranty, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Separately priced extended on-site warranties and service contracts are offered for sale to customers on all product lines. We contract with third party service providers to provide service relating to on-site warranties and service contracts. Extended warranty and service contract revenue and amounts paid in advance to outside service organizations are deferred and recognized as service revenue and cost of service, respectively, over the period of the service agreement.
Shipping and Handling Cost, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Shipping and Handling Amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling are included in product revenue, and costs incurred related to shipping and handling are included in cost of product revenue.
Advertising Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Advertising Costs Advertising costs are expensed as incurred.
Research and Development Expense, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Research and Development Costs Research and development expenses include payroll, employee benefits, share-based compensation expense, and other headcount-related expenses associated with product development. Research and development expenses also include third party development and programming costs, localization costs incurred to translate software for international markets, and the amortization of purchased software code and services content. Such costs related to software development are included in research and development expense until the point that technological feasibility is reached, which for our software products, is generally shortly before the products are released to manufacturing. Once technological feasibility is reached, such costs are capitalized and amortized to cost of revenue over the estimated lives of the products.
Segment Reporting, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Segment Information We report segment data based on the management approach. The management approach designates the internal reporting that is used by management for making operating and investment decisions and evaluating performance as the source of our reportable segments. We use one measurement of profitability and do not disaggregate our business for internal reporting. We operate in one segment providing data management, and desktop and application virtualization solutions for small and medium businesses and distributed enterprises. We disclose information about products and services, geographic areas, and major customers.
Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Income Taxes We provide for income taxes utilizing the asset and liability approach of accounting for income taxes. Under this approach, deferred taxes represent the future tax consequences expected to occur when the reported amounts of assets and liabilities are recovered or paid. The provision for income taxes generally represents income taxes paid or payable for the current year plus the change in deferred taxes during the year. Deferred taxes result from differences between the financial and tax basis of our assets and liabilities and are adjusted for changes in tax rates and tax laws when changes are enacted. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets when a judgment is made that it is considered more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. A decision to record a valuation allowance results in an increase in income tax expense or a decrease in income tax benefit. If the valuation allowance is released in a future period, income tax expense will be reduced accordingly. The calculation of tax liabilities involves evaluating uncertainties in the application of complex global tax regulations. The impact of an uncertain income tax position is recognized at the largest amount that is “more likely than not” to be sustained upon audit by the relevant taxing authority. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized if it has less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained. If the estimate of tax liabilities proves to be less than the ultimate assessment, a further charge to expense would result.
Comprehensive Income, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Comprehensive Loss Comprehensive loss and its components encompasses all changes in equity other than those arising from transactions with shareholders, including net loss and foreign currency translation adjustments, and is disclosed in a separate consolidated statement of comprehensive loss.
Concentration Risk, Credit Risk, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Concentration of Credit Risks Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of trade accounts receivable, which are generally not collateralized. To reduce credit risk, we perform ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and maintain allowances for potential credit losses for estimated bad debt losses.
Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy [Policy Text Block]	Share-based Compensation We account for share-based awards, and similar equity instruments, granted to employees, non-employee directors, and consultants under the fair value method. Share-based compensation award types include stock options and restricted stock. We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of option awards on the measurement date, which generally is the date of grant. The expense is recognized over the requisite service period (usually the vesting period) for the estimated number of instruments for which service is expected to be rendered. The fair value of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) is estimated based on the market value of the Company’s common shares on the date of grant. The fair value of options granted to non-employees is estimated at the measurement date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the unvested options remeasured at each reporting date, with changes in fair value recognized in expense in the consolidated statement of operations. Share-based compensation expense for options with graded vesting is recognized pursuant to an accelerated method. Share-based compensation expense for RSUs is recognized over the vesting period using the straight-line method. Share-based compensation expense for an award with performance conditions is recognized when the achievement of such performance conditions are determined to be probable. If the outcome of such performance condition is not determined to be probable or is not met, no compensation expense is recognized and any previously recognized compensation expense is reversed.
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. If not discussed, the Company believes that the impact of recently issued standards, which are not yet effective, will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Property and equipment, useful life [Table Text Block]

Estimated useful lives are typically as follows:



Building	40 years
Machinery and equipment	3-5 years
Furniture and fixtures	5 years
Computer equipment and software	1-5 years

Business Combinations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

A summary of the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is as follows (in thousands):



Inventory	$	1,673
Other current assets	100
Property and equipment	789
Identifiable intangible assets	670
Total identifiable assets acquired	3,232
Contingent liability	(2,376		)
Other liabilities	(20		)
Net identifiable assets acquired	836
Goodwill	5,311
Net assets acquired	$	6,147

A summary of the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the closing date is as follows (in thousands):



Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,312
Accounts receivable	10,558
Inventories	9,387
Property and equipment	4,117
Identifiable intangible assets	60,376
Other assets	2,364
Total identifiable assets acquired	89,114
Current liabilities	(28,133		)
Debt - current	(4,749		)
Debt - long term	(17,000		)
Other liabilities	(3,990		)
Deferred tax liabilities	(4,412		)
Total identifiable liabilities assumed	(58,284		)
Net identifiable net assets acquired	30,830
Goodwill	38,821
Net assets acquired	$	69,651

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]

The identified intangible assets as of the date of acquisition consisted of the following (in thousands):



	Estimated Fair Value		Weighted- Average Useful Life (years)
Developed technology	$	190	0.5
Customer relationships	480		21.3
Total identified intangible assets	$	670	15.4

The identified intangible assets as of the date of acquisition consisted of the following (in thousands):



	Estimated Fair Value		Weighted- Average Useful Life (years)
Channel partner relationships	$	17,000	25.0
Developed technology	15,590		7.9
Customer relationships	816		9.0
Total finite lived intangible assets	33,406		16.6
Indefinite live intangible assets - trade names	26,970		n/a
Total identified intangible assets	$	60,376

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

The unaudited pro forma combined financial information is presented for informational purposes only, is not intended to represent or be indicative of the results of operations of us that would have been reported had the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2014, and should not be taken as representative of future consolidated results of operations of the combined company (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31, 2014
Net revenue	$	93,591
Net loss	$	(35,709	)
Net loss per share	$	(1.12	)

Certain Balance Sheet Items (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes property and equipment (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2016			2015
Building	$	1,646		$	1,667
Computer equipment	1,864			1,636
Machinery and equipment	1,062			1,116
Leasehold improvements	1,100			1,126
Furniture and fixtures	83			89
	5,755			5,634
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(2,697		)	(1,662		)
	$	3,058		$	3,972

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes inventories (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2016		2015
Raw materials	$	1,697	$	1,734
Work in process	2,673		2,483
Finished goods	5,632		7,109
	$	10,002	$	11,326

Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes intangible assets, net (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2016			2015
Developed technology	$	23,685		$	23,684
Channel partner relationships⁽¹⁾	11,989			12,039
Capitalized development costs⁽¹⁾	2,937			2,856
Customer relationships⁽¹⁾	1,171			1,194
	39,782			39,773
Accumulated amortization:
Developed technology	(11,234		)	(7,078		)
Channel partner relationships⁽¹⁾	(565		)	(68		)
Capitalized development costs⁽¹⁾	(958		)	(589		)
Customer relationships⁽¹⁾	(207		)	(99		)
	(12,964		)	(7,834		)
Total finite-lived assets, net	26,818			31,939
Indefinite lived intangible assets - trade names	20,910			22,080
Total intangible assets, net	$	47,728		$	54,019

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(1)	Includes the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were as follows (in thousands):



Balance as of January 1, 2015	$	38,821
Goodwill acquired	5,311
Balance as of December 31, 2015	44,132
Goodwill acquired	164
Impairment loss	(33,228		)
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$	11,068

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

The following table provides information by level for liabilities that are measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) (in thousands):



Warrant liability as of January 1, 2015	$	—
Additions to warrant liability	1,925
Change in fair value of warrants	(478		)
Warrant liability as of December 31, 2015	1,447
Change in fair value of warrants	(1,248		)
Reclassification to equity	1
Warrant liability as of December 31, 2016	$	200

Share Capital (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Share Capital [Table Text Block]

The Company has unlimited authorized shares of common shares at no par value. The share capital activity was as follows (in thousands):



	Number of Shares	Amount
Shares issued during the year ended December 31, 2014:
Common shares issued	11,108	$	85,257
Common shares issued for warrants exercised	2,101	$	2,712
Shares issued under equity incentive plan	247	$	148
Shares issued during the year ended December 31, 2015:
Common shares issued	8,764	$	20,139
Common shares issued for warrants exercised	349	$	1,265
Shares issued under equity incentive plan	1,531	$	(6	)
Shares issued during the year ended December 31, 2016:
Common shares issued	15,126	$	5,414
Common shares issued for warrants exercised	3,508	$	3,652
Shares issued under equity incentive plan	2,733	$	520

Schedule of Warrants [Table Text Block]

At December 31, 2016, the Company had the following outstanding warrants to purchase common shares (in thousands):



Date issued	Contractual life (years)	Exercise price		Number outstanding		Expiration
February 2015	3	$4.50		100		February 20, 2018
March 2015	3	$7.21		100		March 6, 2018
March 2015	3	$5.02		100		March 20, 2018
May 2015	5	$4.00		840		May 31, 2020
October 2015	5	$2.33		402		October 14, 2020
December 2015	3	$1.54		500		December 21, 2018
December 2015	5	$2.50		1,028		December 15, 2020
December 2015	5	$1.08	(1)	1,500	(2)	December 4, 2020
February 2016	3	$1.62		500		February 26, 2019
March 2016	5	$2.50		30		March 4, 2021
March 2016	5	$1.22		4,168		March 25, 2021
November 2016	3	$2.00		25		November 8, 2019
January 2016	3	$2.06		88		November 30, 2018
December 2016	6	$0.01		862		December 30, 2022
				10,243	(3)

_______________


(1)	These warrants to purchase common shares include a one-time adjustment provision, as defined in the agreement, which provided that the exercise price will be automatically adjusted, if the adjustment price as calculated on May 28, 2016, is less than $2.50. On May 28, 2016, the exercise price was adjusted to $1.08 for the one-time adjustment provision.


(2)	If the Company or any subsidiary thereof, at any time while this warrant is outstanding, enters into a Variable Rate Transaction (“VRT”) (as defined in the purchase agreement) and the issue price, conversion price or exercise price per share applicable thereto is less than the warrant exercise price then in effect, the exercise price shall be reduced to equal the VRT price.


(3)	Includes 6.8 million of warrants to purchase common shares, in the aggregate, issued to related parties.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of warrants or rights issued. Warrants and rights outstanding are derivative securities that give the holder the right to purchase securities (usually equity) from the issuer at a specific price within a certain time frame. Warrants are often included in a new debt issue to entice investors by a higher return potential. The main difference between warrants and call options is that warrants are issued and guaranteed by the company, whereas options are exchange instruments and are not issued by the company. Also, the lifetime of a warrant is often measured in years, while the lifetime of a typical option is measured in months. Disclose the title of issue of securities called for by warrants and rights outstanding, the aggregate amount of securities called for by warrants and rights outstanding, the date from which the warrants or rights are exercisable, and the price at which the warrant or right is exercisable.

+ References + Details

Equity Incentive Plan (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

The fair value of each option is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which uses the weighted-average assumptions noted in the following table:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Expected volatility	93.0	%	93.0	%	97.0	%
Risk-free interest rate	1.5	%	1.5	%	1.7	%
Dividend yield	—		—		—
Expected term (in years)	4.7		4.7		3.0

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

Option activity is summarized below (shares and aggregate intrinsic value in thousands):



	Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding at January 1, 2014	2,810		$	1.11
Granted	735		$	7.08
Options assumed from acquisition	168		$	17.19
Exercised	(246	)	$	0.58
Forfeited	(74	)	$	4.51
Options outstanding at December 31, 2014	3,393		$	3.08
Granted	770		$	2.71
Exercised	(293	)	$	0.77
Forfeited	(156	)	$	13.26
Options outstanding at December 31, 2015	3,714		$	2.43
Granted	12		$	1.39
Exercised	—		$	—
Forfeited	(471	)	$	4.52
Options outstanding at December 31, 2016	3,255		$	2.17	5.9	$	—
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2016	3,225		$	2.16	5.9	$	—
Exercisable at December 31, 2016	2,711		$	2.05	5.8	$	—

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes information about the Company’s stock options (in thousands, except per share amounts):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Weighted-average grant date fair value per share	$	0.97	$	1.89	$	5.51
Intrinsic value of options exercised	$	—	$	1,053	$	1,641
Cash received upon exercise of options	$	—	$	225	$	148

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Units Award Activity [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes information about RSU activity (in thousands, except per share amounts):



	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding — January 1, 2014	—		$	—
Awards assumed from acquisition	674		7.71
Forfeited	(1	)	7.71
Outstanding — December 31, 2014	673		7.71
Granted	6,391		3.56
Vested and released	(1,308	)	5.27
Forfeited	(138	)	4.71
Outstanding — December 31, 2015	5,618		3.66
Granted	1,638		0.82
Vested and released	(2,038	)	3.32
Forfeited	(1,454	)	3.39
Outstanding — December 31, 2016	3,764		$	2.58

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Awards [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes information about RSA activity (in thousands, except per share amounts):



	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding — January 1, 2016	—		$	—
Granted	701		0.76
Vested	(701	)	0.76
Outstanding — December 31, 2016	—		$	—

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]

The Company recorded the following compensation expense related to its share-based compensation awards (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Cost of sales	$	366	$	183	$	—
Sales and marketing	2,773		3,090		1,072
Research and development	1,779		1,050		22
General and administrative	4,213		2,831		2,159
Total share-based compensation expense	$	9,131	$	7,154	$	3,253

Net Loss Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

Anti-dilutive common share equivalents excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share were as follows (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2016	2015	2014
Common share purchase warrants	10,243	9,078	2,419
Convertible notes	8,167	6,500	2,451
Convertible notes interest	8,144	2,316	657
Restricted stock not yet vested or released	3,764	5,618	673
Options outstanding	3,255	3,714	3,393
VDI earn-out liability	—	—	1,051

Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

The following is a summary of the changes in the amount of unrecognized tax benefits (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2016			2015
Unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning of the period	$	673		$	673
Decrease related to prior periods	(267		)	—
Unrecognized tax benefits	$	406		$	673

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

The components of loss before income taxes were as follows (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
Domestic	$	(8,937	)	$	(8,549	)	$	(11,038	)
Foreign	(58,698		)	(40,044		)	(1,642		)
Total	$	(67,635	)	$	(48,593	)	$	(12,680	)

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

The provision for income taxes includes the following (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015			2014
Current:
Federal	$	—	$	—		$	—
State	—		—			—
Foreign	476		266			45
Total current	476		266			45
Deferred:
Federal	—		—			—
Foreign	349		(1,632		)	(3		)
Total deferred	349		(1,632		)	(3		)
Provision for income taxes	$	825	$	(1,366	)	$	42

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
Income tax at statutory rate	$	(17,923	)	$	(12,877	)	$	(3,360	)
Foreign rate differential	(1,652		)	(2,038		)	(354		)
Change in valuation allowance	(34,477		)	12,689			2,952
Share-based compensation expense	2,130			1,567			812
Goodwill impairment	8,699			—			—
Section 382 limitation	41,044			—			—
Other differences	3,004			(707		)	(8		)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	$	825		$	(1,366	)	$	42

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

A valuation allowance has been recorded, as realization of such assets is uncertain. Deferred income taxes are comprised as follows (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2016			2015
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforward	$	48,138		$	82,636
Intangible assets	2,791			2,535
Tax credits	2,133			3,380
Inventory	1,906			2,344
Share-based compensation	920			852
Warranty and extended warranty	550			1,198
Other	2,708			1,325
Deferred tax asset, gross	59,146			94,270
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	(59,039		)	(93,516		)
Deferred tax asset, net of valuation allowance	107			754
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangible assets	(3,063		)	(3,366		)
Property and equipment	(144		)	(143		)
Deferred tax liabilities	(3,207		)	(3,509		)
Net deferred tax asset (liabilities)	$	(3,100	)	$	(2,755	)

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

Future minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2016 under these arrangements are as follows (in thousands):



	Minimum Lease Payments
2017	$	1,331
2018	943
2019	774
2020	197
2021	26
Thereafter	—
Total	$	3,271

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

Changes in the liability for product warranty and deferred revenue associated with extended warranties and service contracts were as follows (in thousands):



	Product Warranty			Deferred Revenue
Liability at January 1, 2015	$	1,437		$	8,948
Liabilities assumed from acquisition	20			—
Settlements made during the period	(224		)	(8,952		)
Change in liability for warranties issued during the period	398			7,047
Change in liability for pre-existing warranties	(602		)	—
Liability at December 31, 2015	1,029			7,043
Settlements made during the period	(54		)	(7,040		)
Change in liability for warranties issued during the period	634			5,429
Change in liability for pre-existing warranties	(558		)	—
Liability at December 31, 2016	$	1,051		$	5,432
Current liability	$	812		$	4,414
Non-current liability	239			1,018
Liability at December 31, 2016	$	1,051		$	5,432

Segment Disclosure (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes net revenue (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Disk systems	$	46,795	$	39,836	$	8,518
Tape automation systems	10,297		12,764		1,868
Tape drives and media	10,973		12,914		1,815
Service	8,328		10,651		1,268
	$	76,393	$	76,165	$	13,469

Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes net revenue by geographic area (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
EMEA	$	39,719	$	39,331	$	7,172
Americas	23,043		25,284		4,749
APAC	13,631		11,550		1,548
Total	$	76,393	$	76,165	$	13,469

Long-lived Assets by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]

The following table presents property and equipment information for geographic areas based on the physical location of the assets (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
EMEA	$	1,703	$	1,779	$	2,038
Americas	937		1,584		1,340
APAC	418		609		1,049
Total	$	3,058	$	3,972	$	4,427

Significant Accounting Policies (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Significant Accounting Policies (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Foreign Currency Transaction Loss	$ 0	$ 1,700	$ 200
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current	1,648	1,567
Advertising Expense	2,500	1,600	700
Capitalized Development Costs	$ 0	$ 100	$ 1,800
Number of Operating Segments	1

Significant Accounting Policies Property and Equipment (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Building [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	40 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	3 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years
Computer Equipment and Software [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	1 year
Computer Equipment and Software [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years

Significant Accounting Policies Intangible Assets (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Channel partner relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	25 years
Developed Technology Rights [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	4 years
Developed Technology Rights [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	9 years
Capitalized Development [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	8 years
Customer Relationships [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	5 years
Customer Relationships [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	25 years

Significant Accounting Policies Concentration of Credit Risks (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	10.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Customer	1	1
Concentration Risk, Percentage	13.00%	17.50%
Sales Revenue, Net [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Customer	0	0	0
Concentration Risk, Percentage	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%

Business Combinations (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Feb. 16, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options Assumed in Acquisition			168,000
RSU Assumed in Acquisition, Nonvested, Number			673,776
RDX Asset acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares	250,000	1,529,126
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable		$ 6,100
Class of Warrant, Number of Securities Called by Warrants		250,000
Shares Issued, Price Per Share				$ 0.01
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs		$ 200
Business Combination, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Financial Liabilities		2,400
Goodwill		$ 5,311
Overland [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares			8,556,865
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable			$ 69,700
Class of Warrant, Number of Securities Called by Warrants			1,323,897
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs			$ 2,200
Goodwill			$ 38,821
Business Acquisition, Share Price			$ 7.71
Share-based Payment Award Accelerated Compensation Cost			$ 3,200
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Other			$ 500
Business Combination, Control Obtained Description			one Overland share for 0.46385 common shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options Assumed in Acquisition			168,488
RSU Assumed in Acquisition, Nonvested, Number			673,776

Business Combinations RDX Asset Acquisition (Details) - RDX Asset acquisition [Member] $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory	$ 1,673
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Other	100
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	789
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	670
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets	3,232
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability	(2,376)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	(20)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net	836
Goodwill	5,311
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	$ 6,147

Business Combinations RDX Identifiable Intangible Assets (Details) - RDX Asset acquisition [Member] $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	15 years 5 months
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 670
Customer-Related Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	$ 480
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	21 years 4 months
Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	$ 190
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	6 months

Business Combinations Overland Acquisition (Details) - Overland [Member] $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	$ 2,312
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables	10,558
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory	9,387
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	4,117
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	60,376
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Other	2,364
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets	89,114
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(28,133)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Debt - current	(4,749)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt	(17,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	(3,990)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent	(4,412)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities	58,284
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net	30,830
Goodwill	38,821
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	$ 69,651

Business Combinations Overland Identifiable Intangible Assets (Details) - Overland [Member] $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	$ 33,406
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	16 years 7 months
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	$ 26,970
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	60,376
Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	$ 15,590
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	7 years 11 months
Customer-Related Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	$ 816
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	9 years
Channel partner relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	$ 17,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	25 years

Business Combinations Proforma Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue	$ 93,591
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Loss	$ (35,709)
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Loss Per Share, basic and diluted \| $ / shares	$ (1.12)

Investment (Details) - HVE-UCX [Member] $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Investment (Details) - HVE-UCX [Member] $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]
Cost Method Investments, Additional Information	19.9% of the outstanding equity securities and membership interests
Cost Method Investments, Original Cost \| $	$ 1.5
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Purchase of Investment \| shares	3,947,368

Certain Balance Sheet Items (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]
Depreciation and Amortization	$ 1.1	$ 1.3	$ 0.3

Certain Balance Sheet Items Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory, Raw Materials, Net of Reserves	$ 1,697	$ 1,734
Inventory, Work in Process, Net of Reserves	2,673	2,483
Inventory, Finished Goods, Net of Reserves	5,632	7,109
Inventory, Net	$ 10,002	$ 11,326

Certain Balance Sheet Items Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Building	$ 1,646	$ 1,667
Computer equipment	1,864	1,636
Machinery and Equipment	1,062	1,116
Leasehold Improvements	1,100	1,126
Furniture and Fixtures	83	89
Property and Equipment, Gross	5,755	5,634
Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	(2,697)	(1,662)
Property and Equipment, Net	$ 3,058	$ 3,972

Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$ 5.1	$ 6.1	$ 3.1
Amortization Expense 2017	5.1
Amortization Expense 2018	3.4
Amortization Expense 2019	2.4
Amortization Expense 2020	2.4
Amortization Expense 2021	$ 2.0

Intangible Assets and Goodwill Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross

$ 39,782

$ 39,773

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization

(12,964)

(7,834)

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net

26,818

31,939

Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)

20,910

22,080

Intangible Assets, Net

47,728

54,019

Developed Technology Rights [Member]

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross

23,685

23,684

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization

(11,234)

(7,078)

Channel partner relationships [Member]

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross

^[1]

11,989

12,039

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization

^[1]

(565)

(68)

Capitalized Development [Member]

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross

^[1]

2,937

2,856

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization

^[1]

(958)

(589)

Customer Relationships [Member]

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross

^[1]

1,171

1,194

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization

^[1]

$ (207)

$ (99)

[1]	(1)Includes the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

Intangible Assets and Goodwill Impairments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived Trade Names	$ 1,200
Impairment of Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets	34,398	$ 10,702	$ 0
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	$ 33,228
Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets		1,700
Channel partner relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets		4,100
Trade Names [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets		$ 4,900

Intangible Assets and Goodwill VDI Acquired Assets (Details) - Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member] $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	$ 14.4
Payments for Purchase of Other Assets	$ 4.2
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Purchase of Assets \| shares	1,089,867
Shares Issued, Price Per Share \| $ / shares	$ 5.92
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	4 years
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High	$ 5.0
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability	$ 2.5

Intangible Assets and Goodwill Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill, period start	$ 44,132	$ 38,821
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	164	5,311
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	(33,228)
Goodwill, period end	$ 11,068	$ 44,132

Debt Convertible Notes - Related Party (Details) - Cyrus Purchasers [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Convertible Debt Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible Debt	$ 24.5	$ 19.5
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Mar. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.00%
Convertible Debt, Noncurrent	$ 24.2
Debt Instrument, Debt Issuance Costs, Net	$ 0.3
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price	$ 3.00
Class of Warrant, Number of Securities Called by Warrants	500,000
Class of Warrant, Exercise Price of Warrants	$ 1.62
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Percentage of Stock Price Trigger	150.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Stock Price Trigger	$ 4.50
Debt Instrument, Number of Trading Days Before Conversion	10 days
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance	in compliance
Interest Expense, Debt, including amortization of debt costs	$ 2.1	$ 1.6	$ 0.4
Debt - Tranche One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible Debt	$ 10.0
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price	$ 7.50
Debt - Tranche Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible Debt	$ 9.5
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price	$ 8.50

Debt Term Loan - Related Party (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Payment Terms	13 equal installments.
Notes Payable to Related Party [Member] \| Cyrus Purchasers [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 2.5
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jan. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	20.00%
Interest Expense, Debt, including amortization of debt costs	$ 0.1
Convertible Debt Securities [Member] \| Cyrus Purchasers [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Mar. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.00%
Debt Instrument, Date of First Required Payment	Jan. 31, 2017
Interest Expense, Debt, including amortization of debt costs	$ 2.1	$ 1.6	$ 0.4

Debt Opus Bank Credit Agreement (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt Opus Bank Credit Agreement (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 22, 2017	Apr. 06, 2016
Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		Mar. 31, 2017
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date		Mar. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 10,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 8,200,000		$ 10,000,000
Debt Instrument, Current, Net		9,100,000
Debt Instrument, Debt Issuance Costs, Net		900,000
Line of Credit, Current		$ 8,200,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance		in compliance
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End		6.50%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		6.50%
Class of Warrant, Number of Securities Called by Warrants		862,068
Class of Warrant, Exercise Price of Warrants		$ 0.01
Warrant Term		6 years
Interest Expense, Debt, including amortization of debt costs		$ 1,800,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Debt - Period One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount			$ 75,000
Class of Warrant, Exercise Price of Warrants			$ 0.01
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Debt - Period Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount			$ 100,000
Class of Warrant, Exercise Price of Warrants			$ 0.01

Debt Terminated Credit Facilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Foreign Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility sub-limit for subsidiary		$ 3,750
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		8,000
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	Apr. 05, 2016
Interest Expense, Debt, including amortization of debt costs	$ 100	300
Cyrus Purchasers [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		10,000	$ 5,000
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	Apr. 05, 2016
Interest Expense, Debt, including amortization of debt costs	$ 900	1,200
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)	700	700
Due to Related Parties, Current	$ 0	$ 100

Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Warrant liability, period start	$ 1,447	$ 0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Liability, Transfers Into Level 3		1,925
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss)	(1,248)	(478)
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Instruments Classified in Shareholders' Equity, Transfers out of Level 3	1
Warrant liability, period end	$ 200	$ 1,447

Share Capital (Details) - $ / shares $ / shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Equity [Abstract]
Common Stock, Shares Authorized, Unlimited	Unlimited
Common Stock, No Par Value	$ 0	$ 0

Share Capital Share Capital Summary (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Period Increase (Decrease)	15,126	8,764	11,108
Aggregate common shares issued in period, value	$ 5,414	$ 20,139	$ 85,257
Common Stock Issued, Warrants Exercised	3,508	349	2,101
Shares Issued For Warrants Exercised, Value	$ 3,652	$ 1,265	$ 2,712
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Share-based Compensation	2,733	1,531	247
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Share-based Compensation	$ 520	$ (6)	$ 148

Share Capital Warrants Outstanding (Details)
shares in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

$ / shares

February 20, 2018 [Member]

Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]

Warrant Term

3 years

Class of Warrant, Exercise Price of Warrants | $ / shares

$ 4.50

Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding

100

Warrant expiration date

Feb. 20, 2018

March 6, 2018 [Member]

Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]

Warrant Term

3 years

Class of Warrant, Exercise Price of Warrants | $ / shares

$ 7.21

Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding

100

Warrant expiration date

Mar. 06, 2018

March 20, 2018 [Member]

Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]

Warrant Term

3 years

Class of Warrant, Exercise Price of Warrants | $ / shares

$ 5.02

Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding

100

Warrant expiration date

Mar. 20, 2018

May 31, 2020 [Member]

Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]

Warrant Term

5 years

Class of Warrant, Exercise Price of Warrants | $ / shares

$ 4.00

Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding

840

Warrant expiration date

May 31, 2020

October 14, 2020 [Member]

Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]

Warrant Term

5 years

Class of Warrant, Exercise Price of Warrants | $ / shares

$ 2.33

Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding

402

Warrant expiration date

Oct. 14, 2020

December 21, 2018 [Member]

Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]

Warrant Term

3 years

Class of Warrant, Exercise Price of Warrants | $ / shares

$ 1.54

Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding

500

Warrant expiration date

Dec. 21, 2018

December 15, 2020 [Member]

Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]

Warrant Term

5 years

Class of Warrant, Exercise Price of Warrants | $ / shares

$ 2.50

Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding

1,028

Warrant expiration date

Dec. 15, 2020

December 4, 2020 [Member]

Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]

Warrant Term

5 years

Class of Warrant, Exercise Price of Warrants | $ / shares

$ 1.08

^[1]

Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding

1,500

^[2]

Warrant expiration date

Dec. 04, 2020

February 26, 2019 [Member]

Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]

Warrant Term

3 years

Class of Warrant, Exercise Price of Warrants | $ / shares

$ 1.62

Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding

500

Warrant expiration date

Feb. 26, 2019

March 4, 2021 [Member]

Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]

Warrant Term

5 years

Class of Warrant, Exercise Price of Warrants | $ / shares

$ 2.50

Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding

Warrant expiration date

Mar. 04, 2021

March 25, 2021 [Member]

Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]

Warrant Term

5 years

Class of Warrant, Exercise Price of Warrants | $ / shares

$ 1.22

Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding

4,168

Warrant expiration date

Mar. 25, 2021

November 8, 2019 [Member]

Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]

Warrant Term

3 years

Class of Warrant, Exercise Price of Warrants | $ / shares

$ 2.00

Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding

Warrant expiration date

Nov. 08, 2019

November 30, 2018 [Member]

Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]

Warrant Term

3 years

Class of Warrant, Exercise Price of Warrants | $ / shares

$ 2.06

Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding

Warrant expiration date

Nov. 30, 2018

December 30, 2022 [Member]

Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]

Warrant Term

6 years

Class of Warrant, Exercise Price of Warrants | $ / shares

$ 0.01

Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding

862

Warrant expiration date

Dec. 30, 2022

Warrant [Member]

Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]

Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding

10,243

^[3]

Related Party [Member]

Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]

Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding

6,800

[1]	These warrants to purchase common shares include a one-time adjustment provision, as defined in the agreement, which provided that the exercise price will be automatically adjusted, if the adjustment price as calculated on May 28, 2016, is less than $2.50. On May 28, 2016, the exercise price was adjusted to $1.08 for the one-time adjustment provision.
[2]	If the Company or any subsidiary thereof, at any time while this warrant is outstanding, enters into a Variable Rate Transaction (“VRT”) (as defined in the purchase agreement) and the issue price, conversion price or exercise price per share applicable thereto is less than the warrant exercise price then in effect, the exercise price shall be reduced to equal the VRT price.
[3]	Includes 6.8 million of warrants to purchase common shares, in the aggregate, issued to related parties.

Share Capital Related Party Warrant Exchange (Details) - Warrant [Member] - MF Ventures - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Class of Warrant, Number of Securities Called by Warrants	7,199,216	3,031,249
Class of Warrant, Exercise Price of Warrants	$ 1.22
Shares Issued, Warrants Exercised	3,031,249
Proceeds From Warrant Exchange	$ 3.7
Warrant expiration date	Mar. 25, 2021

Share Capital Dec 2016 to March 2017 Placement (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2017	Mar. 16, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 24, 2017
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Period Increase (Decrease)			15,126,000	8,764,000	11,108,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| MF Ventures
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Class of Warrant, Number of Securities Called by Warrants						4,545,454
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Private Placement [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Period Increase (Decrease)	18,139,998
Shares Issued, Price Per Share	$ 0.30
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock		$ 5.4
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Private Placement [Member] \| MF Ventures
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Class of Warrant, Number of Securities Called by Warrants	16,666,666
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues		8,333,333
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Private Placement [Member] \| Factor and Inwentash
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Class of Warrant, Number of Securities Called by Warrants	10,650,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues		5,325,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Private Placement [Member] \| ThreeD Capital
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Class of Warrant, Number of Securities Called by Warrants	1,400,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues		700,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Private Placement [Member] \| One-Year Warrants [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Class of Warrant, Number of Securities Called by Warrants	18,139,998
Class of Warrant, Exercise Price of Warrants	$ 0.40
Warrant Term		1 year
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Private Placement [Member] \| Five-Year Warrants [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Class of Warrant, Number of Securities Called by Warrants	18,139,998
Class of Warrant, Exercise Price of Warrants	$ 0.55
Warrant Term		5 years

Equity Incentive Plan (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized	10.1
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant	3.0
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Shares Authorized	2.0
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs, Capitalized Amount	$ 0	$ 9,000	$ 347,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$ 7,300,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	1 year 1 month

Equity Incentive Plan Weighted Average Assumptions (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	93.00%	93.00%	97.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	1.50%	1.50%	1.70%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term	4 years 8 months	4 years 8 months	3 years

Equity Incentive Plan Stock Options Outstanding (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Options, Outstanding, Number, period start	3,714	3,393	2,810
Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, period start	$ 2.43	$ 3.08	$ 1.11
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross	12	770	735
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.39	$ 2.71	$ 7.08
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options Assumed in Acquisition			168
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Options Assumed in Acquisition, Weighted Average Exercise Price			$ 17.19
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period	0	(293)	(246)
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0.00	$ 0.77	$ 0.58
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period	(471)	(156)	(74)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 4.52	$ 13.26	$ 4.51
Options, Outstanding, Number, period end	3,255	3,714	3,393
Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price, period end	$ 2.17	$ 2.43	$ 3.08
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	5 years 11 months
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Number	3,225
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 2.16
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	5 years 11 months
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number	2,711
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 2.05
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	5 years 10 months
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 0

Equity Incentive Plan Options Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	3 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 0.97	$ 1.89	$ 5.51
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value	$ 0	$ 1,053	$ 1,641
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Cash Received from Exercise of Stock Options	$ 0	$ 225	$ 148
Option awards maximum term	10 years

Equity Incentive Plan RSUs Outstanding (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSU Assumed in Acquisition, Nonvested, Number			673,776
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Outstanding, Number, period start	5,618,000	673,000	0
Outstanding, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, period start	$ 3.66	$ 7.71	$ 0.00
RSU Assumed in Acquisition, Nonvested, Number			674,000
RSU Assumed in Acquisition, Nonvested, Grant Date Fair Value			$ 7.71
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period	(1,454,000)	(138,000)	(1,000)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeitures, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 3.39	$ 4.71	$ 7.71
Grants in Period	1,638,000	6,391,000
Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 0.82	$ 3.56
Vested and Released in Period	(2,038,000)	(1,308,000)
Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 3.32	$ 5.27
Outstanding, Number, period end	3,764,000	5,618,000	673,000
Outstanding, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, period end	$ 2.58	$ 3.66	$ 7.71

Equity Incentive Plan RSUs textuals (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Equity Incentive Plan RSUs textuals (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSU Assumed in Acquisition, Nonvested, Number			673,776
RSU Assumed in Acquisition, Vested, Number			359,482
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	3 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSU Assumed in Acquisition, Nonvested, Number			674,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	3 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value	$ 1,700,000	$ 2,300,000	$ 1,600,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Vested	$ 0	$ 14,000	$ 0

Equity Incentive Plan Outside of 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (Details) - $ / shares	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period		3 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants in Period		1,638,000	6,391,000
Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		$ 0.82	$ 3.56
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period		3 years
Outside of 2015 Plan [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants in Period	5,156,030
Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 0.35
Outside of 2015 Plan [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	1 year
Outside of 2015 Plan [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	3 years

Equity Incentive Plan RSAs Outstanding (Details) - Restricted Stock [Member] $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Outstanding, Number, period start \| shares	0
Outstanding, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, period start \| $ / shares	$ 0.00
Grants in Period \| shares	701
Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares	$ 0.76
Vested and Released in Period \| shares	(701)
Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares	$ 0.76
Outstanding, Number, period end \| shares	0
Outstanding, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, period end \| $ / shares	$ 0.00
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Share-based Liabilities Paid \| $	$ 0.5

Equity Incentive Plan Share-based Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 9,131	$ 7,154	$ 3,253
Cost of Sales [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	366	183	0
Selling and Marketing Expense [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	2,773	3,090	1,072
Research and Development Expense [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	1,779	1,050	22
General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 4,213	$ 2,831	$ 2,159

Net Loss Per Share Net Loss Per Share (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Warrant [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	10,243	9,078	2,419
Convertible Notes Payable [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	8,167	6,500	2,451
Restricted Stock [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	3,764	5,618	673
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	3,255	3,714	3,393
Convertible notes interest [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	8,144	2,316	657
Other Liabilities [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	0	0	1,051

Income Taxes (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	$ 18.5
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards, Alternative Minimum Tax	0.2
Share-based compensation [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	$ 1.0
Canada Revenue Agency [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2030
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	$ 108.9
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2023
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	$ 79.6
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2017
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] \| Research Tax Credit Carryforward [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount	$ 3.4

Income Taxes Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, period start	$ 673	$ 673
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Decrease Resulting from Prior Period Tax Positions	267	0
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, period end	406	673	$ 673
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued	0	0
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

Income Taxes Components of Loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic	$ (8,937)	$ (8,549)	$ (11,038)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign	(58,698)	(40,044)	(1,642)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, before Income Taxes	$ (67,635)	$ (48,593)	$ (12,680)

Income Taxes Provision for Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Current Federal Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Current State Tax Expense (Benefit)	0	0	0
Current Foreign Tax Expense (Benefit)	476	266	45
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	476	266	45
Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	0	0	0
Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	349	(1,632)	(3)
Deferred Federal, State and Local, Tax Expense (Benefit)	349	(1,632)	(3)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	$ 825	$ (1,366)	$ 42

Income Taxes Rate Reconciliation for Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Abstract]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent	26.50%	26.50%	26.50%
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Amount	$ (17,923)	$ (12,877)	$ (3,360)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential, Amount	(1,652)	(2,038)	(354)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance, Amount	(34,477)	12,689	2,952
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Share-based Compensation Cost, Amount	2,130	1,567	812
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Impairment Losses, Amount	8,699	0	0
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Section 382 limitation	41,044	0	0
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Adjustments, Amount	3,004	(707)	(8)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	$ 825	$ (1,366)	$ 42

Income Taxes Deferred Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards	$ 48,138	$ 82,636
Deferred Tax Assets, Goodwill and Intangible Assets	2,791	2,535
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards	2,133	3,380
Deferred Tax Assets, Inventory	1,906	2,344
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Compensation and Benefits, Share-based Compensation Cost	920	852
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Reserves and Accruals, Accrued Liabilities	550	1,198
Deferred Tax Assets, Other	2,708	1,325
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross	59,146	94,270
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance	(59,039)	(93,516)
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance	107	754
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Intangible Assets	(3,063)	(3,366)
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Property, Plant and Equipment	(144)	(143)
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross	(3,207)	(3,509)
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	$ (3,100)	$ (2,755)

Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	$ 1,000,000	$ 500,000	$ 100,000
Due to Related Parties	17,000	163,000
Overland [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction			500,000
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party			1,400,000
Revenue from Related Parties	$ 0	$ 0	800,000
Interest Income, Related Party			$ 200,000

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	$ 1.8	$ 2.1	$ 0.3
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	0.4
Deferred Costs, Service Revenue	0.5	$ 0.6
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value	$ 6.0

Commitments and Contingencies Minimum Lease Payments (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, 2017	$ 1,331
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, 2018	943
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, 2019	774
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, 2020	197
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, 2021	26
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due Thereafter	0
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due	$ 3,271

Commitments and Contingencies Warranty and Extended Warranty (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Product Warranty Accrual, Current	$ 812
Deferred revenue extended warranties, current	4,414
Product Warranty Accrual, Noncurrent	239
Deferred revenue extended warranties, noncurrent	1,018
Warranty Reserves [Member]
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Liability, period start	1,029	$ 1,437
Product warranty, liabilities assumed from acquisition		20
Standard and Extended Product Warranty Accrual, Decrease for Payments	(54)	(224)
Standard and Extended Product Warranty Accrual, Increase for Warranties Issued	634	398
Standard and Extended Product Warranty Accrual, Increase (Decrease) for Preexisting Warranties	(558)	(602)
Liability, period end	1,051	1,029
Deferred revenue [Member]
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Deferred Revenue, period start	7,043	8,948
Product warranty, liabilities assumed from acquisition		0
Standard and Extended Product Warranty Accrual, Decrease for Payments	(7,040)	(8,952)
Standard and Extended Product Warranty Accrual, Increase for Warranties Issued	5,429	7,047
Standard and Extended Product Warranty Accrual, Increase (Decrease) for Preexisting Warranties	0	0
Deferred Revenue, period end	$ 5,432	$ 7,043

Segment Disclosure (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Segment Disclosure (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	10.00%
UNITED STATES
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 20.1	$ 19.1	$ 3.8
GERMANY
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 19.6	$ 17.2	$ 1.9

Segment Disclosure Products and Service (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	$ 76,393	$ 76,165	$ 13,469
Disk-based products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	46,795	39,836	8,518
Tape-base products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	10,297	12,764	1,868
Tape drives and media [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	10,973	12,914	1,815
Service
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 8,328	$ 10,651	$ 1,268

Segment Disclosure Revenue by Region (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	$ 76,393	$ 76,165	$ 13,469
EMEA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	39,719	39,331	7,172
Americas [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	23,043	25,284	4,749
APAC [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 13,631	$ 11,550	$ 1,548

Segment Disclosure Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-Lived Assets	$ 3,058	$ 3,972	$ 4,427
EMEA [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-Lived Assets	1,703	1,779	2,038
Americas [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-Lived Assets	937	1,584	1,340
APAC [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-Lived Assets	$ 418	$ 609	$ 1,049

Subsequent Events Acquisition (Details) - Subsequent Event [Member] $ in Millions	Jan. 27, 2017 USD ($) shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	80.10%
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 1.1
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares \| shares	2,205,883
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable	$ 0.8

Subsequent Events Securities Purchase Agreement (Details) - Subsequent Event [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2017	Mar. 24, 2017
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity Placement, Shares Issued	20,454,546
Equity Placement, Value	$ 4.5
MF Ventures
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity Placement, Shares Issued	4,545,454
Class of Warrant, Number of Securities Called by Warrants		4,545,454
Warrant [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Class of Warrant, Number of Securities Called by Warrants		20,454,546
Class of Warrant, Exercise Price of Warrants		$ 0.30