Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
Document And Entity Information	Sep. 30, 2014	Nov. 07, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
Document Type	10-Q
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		464,482,819
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001141240
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash	$ 11,902	$ 2,062
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	63	215
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	421	412
Total current assets	12,386	2,689
Property and equipment, net	1,101	249
Patents and trademarks, net	695	764
Other assets	28	401
Total assets	14,210	4,103
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	275	361
Accrued liabilities	689	710
Deferred revenue	60
Convertible notes, net of debt discount	0	0
Embedded conversion feature liabilities on convertible notes	0	0
Total current liabilities	1,024	1,071
Long-term liabilities:
Warrant liabilities	4,981	4,921
Other long-term liabilities	856	856
Total liabilities	6,861	6,848
Stockholders' equity (deficit):
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.	0	0
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 700,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013; 464,482,819 and 375,707,190 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	464	376
Warrants	18,179	18,179
Additional paid-in capital	200,277	182,832
Accumulated deficit	(211,519)	(204,090)
Non-controlling interest in subsidiary	(52)	(42)
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)	7,349	(2,745)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)	$ 14,210	$ 4,103

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (Parentheticals) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Preferred Stock, par value (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred Stock, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred Stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	700,000,000	700,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	464,482,819	375,707,190
Common stock, shares outstanding	464,482,819	375,707,190

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Revenue
Products	$ 97	$ 456	$ 374	$ 721
Licensing and royalties			36	7
Total revenue	97	456	410	728
Cost of sales	85	396	300	589
Gross profit	12	60	110	139
Operating expenses
Selling, marketing, general and administrative	1,847	1,213	5,719	3,735
Research and development	498	368	1,224	829
Total operating expenses	2,345	1,581	6,943	4,564
Operating loss	(2,333)	(1,521)	(6,833)	(4,425)
Change in value of warrants, gain (loss)	1,595	(2,511)	(276)	(1,715)
Change in value of embedded conversion feature liabilities, gain (loss)		(2,435)		621
Debt discount amortization expense	(321)	(361)	(373)	(6,504)
Interest expense		(21)		(242)
Interest and other income	41	1	43	5
Gain on extinguishment of debt (Note 7)		91		91
Net loss	(1,018)	(6,757)	(7,439)	(12,169)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	2	32	10	40
Net loss and comprehensive loss attributable to Liquidmetal Technologies shareholders	$ (1,016)	$ (6,725)	$ (7,429)	$ (12,129)
Net loss per common share attributable to Liquidmetal Technologies shareholders, basic and diluted (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ (0.02)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.04)
Number of weighted average shares - basic and diluted (in Shares)	464,269,486	372,840,523	433,757,751	330,329,312

Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity (Deficit) (unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	Common Stock [Member]	Warrant [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Total
Balance, December 31, 2013 at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 376	$ 18,179	$ 182,832	$ (204,090)	$ (42)	$ (2,745)
Balance, December 31, 2013 (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2013	375,707,190
Common stock issuance	85		15,915			16,000
Common stock issuance (in Shares)	85,355,615
Stock option exercises	2		203			205
Stock option exercises (in Shares)	2,242,014
Warrant exercises	1		225			226
Warrant exercises (in Shares)	1,178,000
Stock-based compensation			652			652
Restricted stock issued to officer			234			234
Reclassification of warrant liability to equity upon exercise			216			216
Net loss				(7,429)	(10)	(7,439)
Balance, September 30, 2014 at Sep. 30, 2014	$ 464	$ 18,179	$ 200,277	$ (211,519)	$ (52)	$ 7,349
Balance, September 30, 2014 (in Shares) at Sep. 30, 2014	464,482,819

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Operating activities:
Net loss	$ (7,439)	$ (12,169)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	189	158
Gain on sale of fixed asset	(5)
Bad debt expense		11
Stock-based compensation	652	134
Restricted stock compensation issued to officer	234	234
Loss from change in value of warrants	276	1,715
Gain from change in value of embedded conversion feature liabilities		(621)
Gain on extinguishment of debt (Note 7)		(91)
Debt discount amortization	373	6,504
Non-cash interest expense		242
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable	152	(378)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(9)	(127)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(113)	360
Deferred revenue	60
Net cash used in operating activities	(5,630)	(4,028)
Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(957)	(172)
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	5
Investment in patents and trademarks	(9)	(13)
Net cash used in investing activities	(961)	(185)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	205	74
Proceeds from exercise of warrants	226
Proceeds from stock issuance	16,000
Net cash provided by financing activities	16,431	74
Net increase (decrease) in cash	9,840	(4,139)
Cash at beginning of period	2,062	7,162
Cash at end of period	11,902	3,023
Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Pre-installment payment of convertible debt and interest through common stock issuance		7,187
Dividends paid in common stock upon preferred stock conversion		$ 222

Note 1 - Description of Business

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]

Business Description and Basis of Presentation [Text Block]

1. Description of Business

Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) is a materials technology company that develops and commercializes products made from amorphous alloys. The Company’s family of alloys consists of a variety of proprietary bulk alloys and composites that utilize the advantages offered by amorphous alloy technology. The Company designs, develops and sells products and components from bulk amorphous alloys to customers in various industries. The Company also partners with third-party manufacturers and licensees to develop and commercialize Liquidmetal alloy products.

Amorphous alloys are, in general, unique materials that are distinguished by their ability to retain a random atomic structure when they solidify, in contrast to the crystalline atomic structures that form in other metals and alloys when they solidify. Liquidmetal alloys are proprietary amorphous alloys that possess a combination of performance, processing, and potential cost advantages that the Company believes will make them preferable to other materials in a variety of applications. The amorphous atomic structure of the Company’s alloys enables them to overcome certain performance limitations caused by inherent weaknesses in crystalline atomic structures, thus facilitating performance and processing characteristics superior in many ways to those of their crystalline counterparts. For example, in laboratory testing, zirconium-titanium Liquidmetal alloys are approximately 250% stronger than commonly used titanium alloys such as Ti-6Al-4V, but they also have some of the beneficial processing characteristics more commonly associated with plastics. The Company believes these advantages could result in Liquidmetal alloys supplanting high-performance alloys, such as titanium and stainless steel, and other incumbent materials in a variety of applications. Moreover, the Company believes these advantages could enable the introduction of entirely new products and applications that are not possible or commercially viable with other materials.

The Company’s revenues are derived from i) selling bulk Liquidmetal alloy products, which include non-consumer electronic devices, aerospace parts, medical products, automotive components, oil and gas exploration, and sports and leisure goods, ii) selling tooling and prototype parts such as demonstration parts and test samples for customers with products in development, iii) product licensing and royalty revenue, and iv) research and development revenue.

Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronoucements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

2. Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“generally accepted accounting principles”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Operating results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future periods or the year ending December 31, 2014. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2014.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized pursuant to applicable accounting standards including FASB ASC Topic 605 (“ASC 605”), Revenue Recognition. ASC 605 summarizes certain points of the SEC staff’s views in applying generally accepted accounting principles to revenue recognition in financial statements and provides guidance on revenue recognition issues in the absence of authoritative literature addressing a specific arrangement or a specific industry.

The Company’s revenue recognition policy complies with the requirements of ASC 605. Revenue is recognized when (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred, (iii) the sales price is fixed or determinable, (iv) collection is probable and (v) all obligations have been substantially performed pursuant to the terms of the arrangement. Revenues are derived primarily from the sales and prototyping of Liquidmetal mold and bulk alloys as well as licensing and royalties for the use of the Liquidmetal brand and bulk Liquidmetal alloys. Revenue is deferred and included in liabilities when the Company receives cash in advance for goods not yet delivered or if the licensing term has not begun.

License revenue arrangements in general provide for the grant of certain intellectual property rights for patented technologies owned or controlled by the Company. These rights typically include the grant of an exclusive or non-exclusive right to manufacture and/or sell products covered by patented technologies owned or controlled by the Company. The intellectual property rights granted may be perpetual in nature, extending until the expiration of the related patents, or can be granted for a defined period of time.

Licensing revenues that are one time fees upon the granting of the license are recognized when (i) the license term begins in a manner consistent with the nature of the transaction and the earnings process, (ii) collectability is reasonably assured or upon receipt of an upfront fee, and (iii) all other revenue recognition criteria have been met. Pursuant to the terms of these types of licensing agreements, the Company has no further obligation with respect to the grant of the license once the license is granted. Licensing revenues that are related to royalties are recognized as the royalties are earned over the related period.

Fair Value Measurements

The estimated fair values of amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements have been determined using available market information and valuation methodologies, as applicable. The fair value of cash, trade receivables, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximate their carrying value due to their short maturities. The fair value of non-current assets and liabilities approximate their carrying value unless otherwise stated.

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Entities are required to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value based upon the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 —

Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 —

Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and

Level 3 —

Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

The Company has one Level 2 financial instrument, that being liability classified warrants that are recorded at fair value on a periodic basis. Warrants are evaluated under the hierarchy of FASB ASC Subtopic 480-10, FASB ASC Paragraph 815-25-1 and FASB ASC Subparagraph 815-10-15-74 addressing embedded derivatives. The fair value of such warrants is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The foregoing warrants have certain anti-dilution and exercise price reset provisions which qualify the warrants to be classified as a liability under FASB ASC 815 (see note 8).

The Company had one Level 3 financial instrument during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, that being an embedded conversion feature that was accounted for as a derivative and recorded at fair value on a periodic basis. The embedded derivative was evaluated under the hierarchy of FASB ASC Subtopic 480-10, FASB ASC Paragraph 815-25-1 and FASB ASC Subparagraph 815-10-15-74 addressing embedded derivatives. The fair value of such embedded derivative was estimated using the Monte Carlo simulation model. The foregoing embedded derivative had certain anti-dilution and exercise price reset provisions which qualified the embedded derivative to be classified as a liability under FASB ASC 815. Upon the final settlement of the senior convertible notes issued in the July 2012 Private Placement (as defined below), this liability was extinguished as the underlying conversion option had been executed. As such, the fair value of the liability was reduced to zero upon conversion during the third quarter of 2013 (see note 7).

As of September 30, 2014, the following table represents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for items that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3

Warrant liabilities		4,981		-		4,981		-

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Presentation of Items Reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

In February 2013, the FASB issued an accounting standards update which requires disclosure related to items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). The guidance requires entities to present separately, for each component of other comprehensive income (“OCI”), current period reclassifications and the remainder of the current-period OCI. In addition, for certain current period reclassifications, an entity is required to disclose the effect of the item reclassified out of AOCI on the respective line item of net income. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying disclosures.

Presentation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

In July 2013, the FASB issued an accounting standards update which will require that an unrecognized tax benefit be presented on the balance sheet as a reduction of a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss or tax credit carryforward under certain circumstances. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying disclosures.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the FASB issued an accounting standards update which modifies the requirements for identifying, allocating, and recognizing revenue related to the achievement of performance conditions under contracts with customers. This update also requires additional disclosure related to the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue that is recognized under contracts with customers. This guidance is effective beginning January 1, 2017 and is required to be applied retrospectively to all revenue arrangements. The Company is currently assessing the effects this guidance may have on its consolidated financial statements.

Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

In August 2014, the FASB issued an accounting standards update which requires an assessment of an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern by incorporating and expanding upon certain principles that are currently addressed by U.S. auditing standards. This standard is effective for the fiscal years ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. The Company is currently evaluating the new guidance to determine the impact it will have on its consolidated financial statements.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the AICPA and the SEC did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company's present or future consolidated financial statements.

Note 3 - Significant Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Significant Transactions [Abstract]

Significant Transactions [Text Block]

3. Significant Transactions

2014 Stock Purchase Agreement

On August 20, 2014, the Company entered into a common stock purchase agreement (“2014 Purchase Agreement”) with Aspire Capital Fund LLC (“Aspire Capital”), which provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth therein, Aspire Capital is committed to purchase up to an aggregate of $30,000 worth of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value, over the 36 month term of the 2014 Purchase Agreement.

From time to time over the term of the 2014 Purchase Agreement, the Company may, at its sole discretion, provide Aspire Capital with a regular purchase notice (each a “Regular Purchase Notice”) directing Aspire Capital to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares, but not to exceed $400, of the Company’s common stock per trading day at a price per share equal to the lesser of (i) the lowest sale price of the Company’s common stock on the purchase date; or (ii) the arithmetic average of the three lowest closing sale prices for the Company’s common stock during the twelve consecutive trading days ending on the trading day immediately preceding the purchase date.

In addition, on any date on which the Company submits a Regular Purchase Notice to Aspire Capital for the purchase of at least 500,000 shares at a price above $0.30, the Company also has the right, in its sole discretion, to present Aspire Capital with a volume-weighted average price purchase notice (each, a “VWAP Purchase Notice”) directing Aspire Capital to purchase an amount of stock equal to up to 30% of the aggregate shares of the Company’s common stock traded on its principal market on the next trading day (the “VWAP Purchase Date”), subject to a maximum number of shares the Company may determine. The purchase price per share pursuant to such VWAP Purchase Notice is generally 95% of the volume-weighted average price for the Company’s common stock traded on its principal market on the VWAP Purchase Date.

The Company may deliver multiple Regular Purchase Notices and VWAP Purchase Notices to Aspire Capital from time to time during the term of the 2014 Purchase Agreement, so long as the most recent purchase has been completed. The 2014 Purchase Agreement provides that the Company and Aspire Capital shall not effect any sales under the 2014 Purchase Agreement on any purchase date where the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock is less than $0.10 per share. There are no trading volume requirements or restrictions under the 2014 Purchase Agreement, and the Company will control the timing and amount of sales of the Company’s common stock to Aspire Capital.

On September 9, 2014, an initial registration statement covering 75,000,000 shares issued and issuable pursuant to the 2014 Purchase Agreement was declared effective by the SEC. To date, there have been no transactions under this agreement.

2013 Stock Purchase Agreement

On November 8, 2013, the Company entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “2013 Purchase Agreement”) with Kingsbrook Opportunities Master Fund LP, Tech Opportunities LLC, and Iroquois Master Fund Ltd. (each, a “2013 Investor” and collectively, the “2013 Investors”). The 2013 Purchase Agreement provided that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, each of the 2013 Investors had committed to purchase such 2013 Investor’s pro rata portion of up to $20,000 (the “Total Commitment”) worth of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value (the “Shares”), over the 36-month term of the 2013 Purchase Agreement. In consideration for the execution and delivery of the 2013 Purchase Agreement, on November 8, 2013, the Company issued 2,666,667 shares of common stock (“the Commitment Shares”) to the 2013 Investors.

From time to time over the term of the 2013 Purchase Agreement, the Company was able to, at its sole discretion, provide each of the 2013 Investors with draw down notices (each a “Draw Down Notice”) to purchase a specified dollar amount of Shares (the “Draw Down Amount”) over a five (5) consecutive trading day period commencing on the trading day specified in the applicable Draw Down Notice (the “Pricing Period”) with each draw down subject to the limitations discussed below. The maximum amount of Shares requested to be purchased pursuant to any single Draw Down Notice could not exceed a dollar amount equal to the lesser of (i) 300% of the average trading volume of the Company’s common stock during the ten (10) trading days immediately preceding the date the applicable Draw Down Notice was delivered (the “Applicable Draw Down Exercise Date”) multiplied by the lower of (A) the closing trade price of the Company’s common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the Applicable Draw Down Exercise Date and (B) the average of the closing trade prices of our common stock for the three (3) trading days immediately preceding the Applicable Draw Down Exercise Date (such lower price, the “Reference Price”), and (ii) a specified dollar amount set forth in the 2013 Purchase Agreement based on the Reference Price as of the Applicable Draw Down Exercise Date.

Once presented with a Draw Down Notice, each of the 2013 Investors was required to purchase such 2013 Investor’s pro rata portion of the applicable Draw Down Amount on each trading day during the applicable Pricing Period on which the daily volume weighted average price for the Company’s common stock (the “VWAP”) equaled or exceeded an applicable floor price equal to the product of (i) 0.775 and (ii) the Reference Price, subject to adjustment (the “Floor Price”), provided that in no event could the Floor Price be less than $0.03875. If the VWAP fell below the applicable Floor Price on any trading day during the applicable Pricing Period, the 2013 Purchase Agreement provided that the 2013 Investors would not be required to purchase their pro rata portions of the applicable Draw Down Amount allocated to that trading day. The per share purchase price for the Shares subject to a Draw Down Notice was equal to 90% of the lowest daily VWAP that equaled or exceeded the applicable Floor Price during the applicable Pricing Period. Each purchase pursuant to a draw down reduced, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, the Total Commitment under the 2013 Purchase Agreement.

The Company was prohibited from issuing a Draw Down Notice if (i) the amount requested in such Draw Down Notice exceeded the Maximum Draw Down Amount, (ii) the sale of Shares pursuant to such Draw Down Notice caused the Company to issue or sell or the 2013 Investors to acquire or purchase an aggregate dollar value of Shares that exceeded the Total Commitment, (iii) the sale of Shares pursuant to the Draw Down Notice caused the Company to sell or the 2013 Investors to purchase an aggregate number of shares of the Company’s common stock which resulted in the collective beneficial ownership by the 2013 Investors of more than 9.99% of the Company’s common stock (as calculated pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder), or (iv) the applicable Floor Price was less than $0.03875 on the Applicable Draw Down Exercise Date. The Company could not make more than one draw down in any Pricing Period and must have allowed two (2) trading days to elapse between the completion of the settlement of any one draw down and the commencement of a Pricing Period for any other draw down.

On February 11, 2014, an initial registration statement covering 96,555,893 shares issued and issuable pursuant to the 2013 Purchase Agreement was declared effective by the SEC.

As of September 30, 2014, the Company had received an aggregate of $16,000 under the 2013 Purchase Agreement through the issuance of 85,355,615 shares of its common stock at a weighted average price of $0.19 per share. On August 22, 2014, the Company voluntarily terminated the 2013 Purchase Agreement, effective August 25, 2014.

July 2012 Private Placement

On July 2, 2012, the Company entered into a private placement transaction (the “July 2012 Private Placement”) pursuant to which the Company issued $12,000 in principal amount of senior convertible notes that were due on September 1, 2013. The notes were convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $0.352 per share. The notes bore interest at 8% per annum and were payable in twelve equal monthly installments of principal and interest beginning on October 1, 2012. Each monthly installment payment was payable in cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination thereof. If paid in shares, such shares were valued at the lower of (i) the then applicable conversion price or (ii) a price that was 87.5% of the arithmetic average of the ten (or in some cases fewer) lowest weighted average prices of the Company’s common stock during the twenty trading day period ending two trading days before the payment date or the date on which the Company elected to pay in shares, whichever was lower. As of July 17, 2013, the Company had issued 163,641,547 shares of common stock in full satisfaction of the notes (see note 7).

As a part of the July 2012 Private Placement, the Company issued warrants to purchase 18,750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.384 per share (reduced to $0.19 per share under the anti-dilution and price reset provisions of the warrants, see note 8), and such warrants first became exercisable on January 2, 2013 which was six months after the issuance date thereof. In the event that the Company issues or sells shares of the Company’s common stock at a price per share that is less than the exercise price then in effect, the exercise price of the warrants will be reduced based on a weighted-average formula. In addition, on the two year anniversary of the issuance date, the then applicable exercise price was reset to equal 87.5% of the arithmetic average of the ten lowest weighted average prices of the common stock during the twenty trading day period ending two trading days immediately preceding the reset date. All of the warrants will expire on July 2, 2017 (see note 8).

June 2012 Visser MTA Agreement

On June 1, 2012, the Company entered into a Master Transaction Agreement (the “Visser MTA Agreement”) with Visser Precision Cast, LLC (“Visser”) relating to a strategic transaction for manufacturing services and financing.

Under the manufacturing and service component of the Visser MTA Agreement, the Company had agreed to engage Visser as a perpetual, exclusive manufacturer of non-consumer electronic products and to not, directly or indirectly, conduct manufacturing operations, subcontract for the manufacture of products or components or grant a license to any other party to conduct manufacturing operations, except for certain limited exceptions. Under the financing component of the Visser MTA Agreement, the Company issued and sold to Visser in a private placement transaction (i) 30,000,000 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.10 per share resulting in proceeds of $3,000, (ii) warrants to purchase 15,000,000 shares of common stock at an original exercise price of $0.22 per share which were to expire on June 1, 2017 and (iii) a secured convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $2,000. No borrowings were made by the Company under the promissory note, and the deadline for making borrowings under the facility expired on November 15, 2012.

In November 2013, the Company and Visser entered into arbitration proceedings to resolve disputes associated with the Visser MTA Agreement.

On May 20, 2014, the Company and Visser entered into a settlement under which they agreed to terminate the existing arbitration proceedings, release each other from all claims they may have had against each other and substantially change the business relationship that had been reflected in the original Visser MTA Agreement. As part of the settlement, the parties have amended and restated the sublicense and financing components of the Visser MTA Agreement. Additionally, the manufacturing services component and remaining considerations of the Visser MTA Agreement were terminated.

Under the amended and restated sublicense agreement, the Company has granted to Visser a fully paid-up, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, non-transferable, nonexclusive sublicense to all of the Company’s intellectual property developed on or prior to May 20, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), for all fields of use other than certain excluded fields as set forth therein. Visser does not have any rights, now or in the future, to intellectual property of the Company developed after the Effective Date of the agreement. The license to the Company’s intellectual property developed on or prior to the Effective Date does not include the right to use the “Liquidmetal” trademark or any of the Company’s other trademarks, except in certain defined situations, as set forth in the amended and restated agreement.

With the foregoing revised arrangements, the Company is no longer required to use Visser as its exclusive manufacturer and is free to license other manufacturers on a non-exclusive basis in any industry or geographic market as to which the Company has not previously granted an exclusive license to a third party. Any such manufacturers licensed by the Company in the future will be able both to manufacture parts for the Company and the Company’s customers, and manufacture and sell products for their own account for such industries or markets as the Company may agree, subject to whatever royalty arrangements the Company may negotiate. The Company has not yet licensed any manufacturers other than Visser. Visser will also have the right to manufacture and sell products under the amended and restated sublicense agreement.

The settlement amends and restates two warrants the Company issued to Visser in June 2012 to purchase 15,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.22 per share. Those warrants contained anti-dilution mechanisms under which the number of shares issuable upon exercise of those warrants would be increased, and the exercise price for such shares would be reduced if the Company issued shares of its common stock at prices less than the warrants’ exercise price. The amended and restated warrant agreement includes the effect of such anti-dilution adjustments and is exercisable for 18,611,079 shares of common stock (increased further to 18,706,235 shares under the anti-dilution provisions of the warrants, see note 8) at an exercise price of $0.18 per share. The amended and restated warrant agreement continues to contain comparable anti-dilution adjustment mechanisms. The amended and restated warrant agreement also removes certain lock-up provisions that were included in the original warrants.

Apple License Transaction

On August 5, 2010, the Company entered into a license transaction with Apple Inc. (“Apple”) pursuant to which (i) the Company contributed substantially all of its intellectual property assets to a newly organized special-purpose, wholly-owned subsidiary, called Crucible Intellectual Property, LLC (“CIP”), (ii) CIP granted to Apple a perpetual, worldwide, fully-paid, exclusive license to commercialize such intellectual property in the field of consumer electronic products, as defined in the license agreement, in exchange for a license fee, and (iii) CIP granted back to the Company a perpetual, worldwide, fully-paid, exclusive license to commercialize such intellectual property in all other fields of use. Additionally, in connection with the license transaction, Apple required the Company to complete a statement of work related to the exchange of Liquidmetal intellectual property information. The Company recognized a portion of the one-time license fee upon receipt of the initial payment and completion of the foregoing requirements under the license transaction. The remaining portion of the one-time license fee was recognized at the completion of the required statement of work.

Under the agreements relating to the license transaction with Apple, the Company was obligated to contribute, to CIP, all intellectual property that it developed through February 2012. Subsequently, this obligation has been extended to apply to all intellectual property developed through February 2015. The Company is also obligated to maintain certain limited liability company formalities with respect to CIP at all times after the closing of the license transaction.

Other License Transactions

On January 31, 2012, the Company entered into a Supply and License Agreement for a five year term with Engel Austria Gmbh (“Engel”) whereby Engel was granted a non-exclusive license to manufacture and sell injection molding machines to the Company’s licensees. Since that time, the Company and Engel have agreed on an injection molding machine configuration that can be commercially supplied and supported by Engel. On December 6, 2013, the companies entered into an Exclusive License Agreement for a 10 year term whereby Engel was granted an exclusive license to manufacture and sell injection molding machines to the Company’s licensees in exchange for certain royalties to be paid by Engel to the Company based on a percentage of the net sales price of such injection molding machines.

The Company’s Liquidmetal Golf subsidiary has the exclusive right and license to utilize the Company’s Liquidmetal alloy technology for purposes of golf equipment applications. This right and license is set forth in an intercompany license agreement between Liquidmetal Technologies and Liquidmetal Golf. This license agreement provides that Liquidmetal Golf has a perpetual and exclusive license to use Liquidmetal alloy technology for the purpose of manufacturing, marketing, and selling golf club components and other products used in the sport of golf. The Company owns 79% of the outstanding common stock of Liquidmetal Golf.

In June 2003, the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement with LLPG, Inc. (“LLPG”). Under the terms of the agreement, LLPG has the right to commercialize Liquidmetal alloys, particularly precious-metal based compositions, in jewelry and high-end luxury product markets. The Company, in turn, will receive royalty payments over the life of the contract on all Liquidmetal products produced and sold by LLPG. The exclusive license agreement with LLPG expires on December 31, 2021.

In March 2009, the Company entered into a license agreement with Swatch Group, Ltd. (“Swatch”) under which Swatch was granted a perpetual non-exclusive license to the Company’s technology to produce and market watches and certain other luxury products. In March 2011, this license agreement was amended to grant Swatch exclusive rights as to watches, and the Company’s license agreement with LLPG was simultaneously amended to exclude watches from LLPG’s rights. The Company will receive royalty payments over the life of the contract on all Liquidmetal products produced and sold by Swatch. The license agreement with Swatch will expire on the expiration date of the last licensed patent.

Note 4 - Liquidity and Capital Resources

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Liquidityand Capital Resource [Abstract]

Liquidityand Capital Resource [Text Block]

4. Liquidity and Capital Resources

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company’s cash used in operations was $5,630, cash used in investing activities was $961, primarily consisting of capital expenditures to support the manufacturing efforts of the Company, and cash provided by financing activities was $16,431. As of September 30, 2014, the Company’s cash balance was $11,902.

On August 20, 2014, the Company entered into the 2014 Purchase Agreement which allows it to raise up to $30,000 through periodic issuances of common stock over a three year period. As of September 30, 2014, the Company has not executed any transactions under this agreement.

On November 8, 2013, the Company entered into the 2013 Purchase Agreement which allowed it to raise up to $20,000 through periodic issuances of common stock over a three year period. Throughout 2014, the Company received an aggregate of $16,000 under the 2013 Purchase Agreement through the issuance of 85,355,615 shares of its common stock at a weighted average price of $0.19 per share. This agreement was effectively terminated on August 25, 2014.

The Company anticipates that its current capital resources, when considering expected losses from operations, will be sufficient to fund the Company’s operations through the end of 2015. The Company has a relatively limited history of producing bulk amorphous alloy components and products on a mass-production scale. Furthermore, the ability of future contract manufacturers to produce the Company’s products in desired quantities and at commercially reasonable prices is uncertain and is dependent on a variety of factors that are outside of the Company’s control, including the nature and design of the component, the customer’s specifications, and required delivery timelines. These factors will likely require that the Company make future equity sales under the 2014 Purchase Agreement, raise additional funds by other means, or pursue other strategic initiatives to support its operations beyond the end of 2015. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to make equity sales under the 2014 Purchase Agreement or raise additional funds by other means on acceptable terms, if at all. If the Company were to make equity sales under the 2014 Purchase Agreement or to raise additional funds through other means by issuing securities, existing stockholders may be diluted. If funding is insufficient at any time in the future, the Company may be required to alter or reduce the scope of its operations or to cease operations entirely.

Note 6 - Patents and Trademarks, net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]

Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

6. Patents and Trademarks, net

Net patents and trademarks totaled $695 and $764 as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, and primarily consisted of purchased patent rights and internally developed patents.

Purchased patent rights represent the exclusive right to commercialize the bulk amorphous alloy and other amorphous alloy technology acquired from California Institute of Technology (“Caltech”), through a license agreement with Caltech and other institutions. All fees and other amounts payable by the Company for these rights and licenses have been paid or accrued in full, and no further royalties, license fees or other amounts will be payable in the future under the license agreement.

In addition to the purchased and licensed patents, the Company has internally developed patents. Internally developed patents include legal and registration costs incurred to obtain the respective patents. The Company currently holds various patents and numerous pending patent applications in the United States, as well as numerous foreign counterparts to these patents outside of the United States.

The Company amortizes capitalized patents and trademarks over an average of 10 to 17 year periods. Amortization expense for patents and trademarks was $78 and $90 for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Note 7 - Convertible Note and Embedded Conversion Feature Liability

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

7. Convertible Note and Embedded Conversion Feature Liability

On July 2, 2012, the Company entered into the July 2012 Private Placement pursuant to which it issued $12,000 in principal amount of Senior Convertible Notes (“Senior Convertible Notes”) that were due on September 1, 2013 (see note 3). Pursuant to ASC 815-40, due to the anti-dilution provision of the Senior Convertible Notes, the conversion feature of the Senior Convertible Notes is not indexed to the Company’s own stock and should be bifurcated and recognized as a derivative liability in the consolidated balance sheets and measured at fair value. The Senior Convertible Notes bore interest at 8% per annum and were payable in twelve equal monthly installments of principal and interest beginning on October 1, 2012.

The embedded conversion feature liability and warrants issued in connection with the Senior Convertible Notes were valued utilizing the Monte Carlo simulation and Black Sholes pricing model at $8,865 and $5,053, respectively, totaling $13,918 as of July 2, 2012. $12,000 of this total was recorded as debt discount and the excess of the face value of the embedded conversion feature liability and warrants of $1,918 was booked to debt discount amortization on July 2, 2012.

Pursuant to the terms of the Senior Convertible Notes, the Company opted to pay the first eleven monthly installment payments due prior to June 30, 2013 with shares of the Company’s common stock. On July 17, 2013, the Company and each of the holders of the Senior Convertible Notes agreed to cause all remaining principal and interest under the Senior Convertible Notes to be converted into an aggregate of 18,679,584 shares of the Company’s common stock in full satisfaction of the notes. As a result of this conversion, the Senior Convertible Notes were paid off in full and are no longer outstanding as of the conversion date. As the final conversion occurred pursuant to terms that were not included in the original terms of the Senior Convertible Notes, the Company recorded a gain on extinguishment of debt in the amount of $91 which consisted of the write-off of unamortized debt discount, unamortized debt issuance costs, embedded conversion feature liabilities, and the difference between the reacquisition price of the shares issued and the contractual conversion price of the Senior Convertible Notes.

Upon final settlement, the Company had issued 163,641,547 shares of common stock, at a weighted average conversion price of $0.0774, for the twelve installment payments due under the Senior Convertible Notes, consisting of $12,000 principal and $680 of interest.

Interest expense on the Senior Convertible Notes was $0 and $221 for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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Note 8 - Warrant Liability

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]

Derivatives and Fair Value [Text Block]

8. Warrant Liability

Pursuant to FASB ASC 815, the Company is required to report the value of certain warrants as a liability at fair value and record the changes in the fair value of the warrant liabilities as a gain or loss in its statement of operations due to the price-based anti-dilution rights of the warrants.

During June 2012, the Company issued warrants to purchase a total of 15,000,000 shares of common stock to Visser under the Visser MTA Agreement (see note 3). These warrants had an original exercise price of $0.22 per share, expire on June 1, 2017 and were originally valued at $4,260. These warrants have certain anti-dilution provisions which qualify the warrants to be classified as a liability under FASB ASC 815. As a result of paying down the Senior Convertible Notes with common stock and stock issuances under the 2013 Purchase Agreement, which resulted in an anti-dilution impact, the exercise price of these warrants was reduced to $0.18 as of both September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. In addition, the number of shares to be issued under the warrants as a result of the anti-dilution provisions increased to 18,706,235 as of September 30, 2014 and 18,562,825 as of December 31, 2013. As of September 30, 2014, these warrants were valued at $2,592 under the Black Sholes valuation model utilizing the following assumptions: (i) expected life of 2.67 years, (ii) volatility of 119%, (iii) risk-free interest rate of 1.07%, and (iv) dividend rate of 0. The change in warrant value for these warrants for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was a loss of $33.

On July 2, 2012, the Company issued warrants to purchase a total of 18,750,000 shares of common stock related to the July 2012 Private Placement (see note 3). These warrants have an exercise price of $0.384 per share, expire on July 2, 2017 and were originally valued at $5,053. The foregoing warrants have certain anti-dilution and exercise price reset provisions which qualify the warrants to be classified as a liability under FASB ASC 815. As a result of executed draw-downs under the 2013 Purchase Agreement, which resulted in an anti-dilution impact, as well as contractually defined price resets following the second anniversary of the July 2012 Private Placement, the exercise price of these warrants was reduced to $0.19 as of September 30, 2014. As of September 30, 2014, these warrants were valued at $2,389 under the Black Sholes valuation model utilizing the following assumptions: (i) expected life of 2.75 years, (ii) volatility of 117%, (iii) risk-free interest rate of 1.07%, and (iv) dividend rate of 0. The change in warrant value for these warrants for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was a loss of $243.

On July 8, 2014, an investor party to the July 2012 Private Placement exercised 1,178,000 warrants at an exercise price of $0.19 per share. Upon exercise, the Company received $226, and the associated warrant liability of $216 was reclassified to additional paid in capital.

The following table summarizes the change in the Company’s warrant liability as of September 30, 2014:

	Visser MTA		July 2, 2012
	Agreement		Private Placement			Total

Beginning Balance - December 31, 2013	$	2,559	$	2,362			4,921
Change in value of warrant liability, loss	$	33	$	243			276
Reclassification to equity upon warrant exercise		-		(216	)		(216	)
Ending Balance - September 30, 2014	$	2,592	$	2,389		$	4,981

The Company had warrants to purchase 66,057,792 and 67,092,382 shares of common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Of these, warrants to purchase 36,278,235 shares were valued and classified as a liability under FASB ASC 815.

Note 9 - Other Long-term Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Other Liabilities and Financial Instruments Subject to Mandatory Redemption [Abstract]

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

9. Other Long-term Liabilities

Other long-term liabilities balance was $856 as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and consisted of long-term, aged payables to vendors, individuals, and other third parties that have been outstanding for more than 5 years. The Company is in the process of researching and resolving the balances for settlement and/or write-off in accordance with applicable accounting rules.

Note 10 - Stock Compensation Plan

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

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

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

10. Stock Compensation Plan

Under the Company’s 2002 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2002 Plan”), which provided for the grant of stock options to officers, employees, consultants and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries, the Company granted options to purchase the Company’s common stock. A total of 10,000,000 shares of our common stock were available for issuance under the 2002 Plan. The 2002 Plan expired by its terms in April 2012, but it will remain in effect only with respect to the equity awards that had been granted prior to its expiration. The Company had outstanding grants of options to purchase 1,733,000 and 2,607,000 shares of the Company’s common stock under the 2002 Plan as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

On June 28, 2012, the Company adopted the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, with the approval of the stockholders, which provides for the grant of stock options to officers, employees, consultants and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries. A total of 30,000,000 shares of our common stock are available for issuance under the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan. All options granted under this plan have exercise prices that are equal to the fair market value on the dates of grant. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company granted options to purchase 15,292,914 shares of common stock under this plan. Under this plan, the Company has outstanding grants of options to purchase 25,917,066 and 13,127,500 shares of the Company’s common stock as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

Stock based compensation expense attributable to these plans was $226 and $652 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, compared to $50 and $134 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. The increase was due to higher grant date fair values associated with 2014 stock option grants.

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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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Note 11 - Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

11. Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

Common stock

In June 2012, the Company issued 30,000,000 shares of common stock to Visser in connection with the Visser MTA Agreement (see note 3).

Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Senior Convertible Notes issued in the July 2012 Private Placement, the Company opted to pay the twelve monthly installment payments prior to the September 1, 2013 maturity date with shares of the Company’s common stock. Upon final settlement, the Company had issued 163,641,547 shares of common stock at a weighted average conversion price of $0.0774, for the twelve installment payments due under the notes, consisting of $12,000 principal and $680 of interest (see notes 3 and 7).

During the year ended December 31, 2013, the holders of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock converted all of the outstanding 506,936 shares of Series A Preferred Stock into 16,896,070 shares of the Company’s common stock (see “Preferred stock” below). After giving effect to such conversion, the Company has no shares of preferred stock outstanding.

On February 28, 2013, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock from 400 million shares to 500 million shares.

On October 24, 2013, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock from 500 million shares to 700 million shares.

In connection with the execution of the 2013 Purchase Agreement, the Company issued to each of the 2013 Investors a pro rata portion of 2,666,667 shares of the Company’s common stock. As of September 30, 2014, the Company had received an aggregate of $16,000 under the 2013 Purchase Agreement through the issuance of 85,355,615 share of its common stock at a weighted average issuance price of $0.19 (see note 3).

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company issued 2,242,014 shares of common stock and received $205 in connection with stock options that were exercised by certain employees of the Company at a weighted average exercise price of $0.09.

Preferred stock

On May 1, 2009, pursuant to a Securities Purchase and Exchange Agreement, the Company issued 500,000 shares of convertible Series A-1 Preferred Stock with an original issue price of $5.00 per share and 2,625,000 shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock with an original issue price of $5.00 per share as part of a financing transaction (The Series A-1 Preferred Stock and the Series A-2 Preferred Stock are referred to collectively herein as the “Series A Preferred Stock”). In connection with this Series A Preferred Stock issuance, the Company issued warrants to purchase 42,329,407 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share, which was subsequently adjusted to $0.49 per share due to an anti-dilution calculation. These warrants expire on July 15, 2015.

In October 2009, the Company entered into an agreement with various investors to issue 180,000 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock with identical terms as the Series A-1 Preferred Stock issued on May 1, 2009. In connection with this issuance, the Company issued warrants to purchase up to 4,500,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.50 per share, which was subsequently adjusted to $0.49 per share due to an anti-dilution calculation. These warrants also expire on July 15, 2015.

The Series A Preferred Stock and any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon was convertible, at the option of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, into common stock of the Company at a conversion price of $0.10 per share in the case of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock and a conversion price of $0.22 per share in the case of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock (in both cases subject to adjustments for any stock dividends, splits, combinations and similar events).

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the holders of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock converted 792,215 shares of Series A Preferred Stock into 25,669,752 shares of the Company’s common stock. As of December 31, 2012, the Company had 506,936 shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding, consisting of 105,231 and 401,705 shares of Series A-1 and Series A-2 Preferred Stock, respectively. Accrued dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock as of December 31, 2012 were $222.

During the year ended December 31, 2013, all of the holders of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock converted all of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and accrued dividends into 16,896,070 shares of the Company’s common stock. Therefore, as of December 31, 2013, the Company no longer had any outstanding Series A Preferred Stock and the related $222 of accrued dividends were reclassified to additional paid-in capital as of December 31, 2013.

Warrants

In connection with the Series A Preferred Stock issuances, warrants to purchase 29,779,557 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Due to extension of the expiration date of these warrants, they no longer contain anti-dilution provisions and are reflected as equity as they do not meet the criteria under FASB ASC 815 for liability treatment. Warrants classified as equity were recorded at $18,179 as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Such warrants have exercise prices ranging between $0.48 and $0.49 and expire on July 15, 2015.

Non-Controlling Interest

The Company’s Liquidmetal Golf subsidiary has the exclusive right and license to utilize the Company’s Liquidmetal alloy technology for purposes of golf equipment applications. Liquidmetal Technologies owns 79% of the outstanding common stock of Liquidmetal Golf. As of September 30, 2014, non-controlling interest was a deficit of $52. The December 31, 2013 non-controlling interest was a deficit of $42.

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Note 12 - Loss Per Common Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

12. Loss Per Common Share

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing earnings (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the applicable periods. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings.

Options to purchase 27,650,066 shares of common stock, at prices ranging from $0.08 to $2.33 per share, were outstanding at September 30, 2014, but were not included in the computation of diluted EPS for the same period as the inclusion would have been antidilutive, given the Company’s net loss. Warrants to purchase 66,057,792 shares of common stock, with prices ranging from $0.18 to $0.49 per share, outstanding at September 30, 2014 were not included in the computation of diluted EPS for the same period as the inclusion would have been antidilutive, given the Company’s net loss.

Options to purchase 15,397,500 shares of common stock, at prices ranging from $0.08 to $2.49 per share, were outstanding at September 30, 2013, but were not included in the computation of diluted EPS for the same period as the inclusion would have been antidilutive, given the Company’s net loss. Warrants to purchase 67,069,319 shares of common stock, with prices ranging from $0.18 to $0.49 per share, outstanding at September 30, 2013 were not included in the computation of diluted EPS for the same period as the inclusion would have been antidilutive, given the Company’s net loss.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for earnings per share.

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Note 13 - Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

13. Commitments and Contingencies

Operating Lease Commitments

The Company leases its office and warehouse facility under a lease agreement that expires on April 30, 2016. Rent payments are subject to escalations through the end of the lease term. Rent expense was $50 and $150 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. Rent expense was $50 and $150 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

During October 2014 this lease agreement was amended to extend through July 2023 (see footnote 15).

- Definition

The entire disclosure for commitments and contingencies.

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Note 14 - Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

14. Related Party Transactions

The Company entered into a license agreement (the “IMG License Agreement”) with Innovative Materials Group, LLC (“IMG”), a California limited liability company which is majority owned by Mr. Kang, a former Chief Executive Officer and former Chairman of the Company, to license certain patents and technical information for the limited purpose of manufacturing certain licensed products with the Company’s first generation die cast machines. The IMG License Agreement granted a non-exclusive license to certain product categories and obligated IMG to pay the Company a running royalty based on its sales of licensed products through August 5, 2021. The Company recognized $5 and $0 in royalty revenues from IMG during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, respectively.

On February 1, 2012, Mr. Tony Chung, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, converted his 10,000 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock into a total of 565,344 shares of the Company’s common stock, including dividends received in the form of common stock.

In February 2013, Mr. Abdi Mahamedi, the Company’s Chairman, converted his 58,600 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock and 260,710 shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock into a total of 10,387,883 shares of the Company’s common stock, including dividends received in the form of common stock.

Mr. Thomas Steipp, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, sold an aggregate of 400,000 shares of the common stock of the Company on August 5, 2013 pursuant to a trading plan that Mr. Steipp previously adopted under SEC Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Mr. Steipp adopted the trading plan on March 22, 2013 for the purpose of providing him with funds to satisfy certain tax liabilities as a result of the vesting on August 3, 2013 of 1,200,000 shares of Company restricted common stock held by Mr. Steipp. The restricted shares were granted to Mr. Steipp in 2010 under a previously disclosed Restricted Stock Award Agreement, dated August 3, 2010, between Mr. Steipp and the Company. On March 27, 2014, Mr. Steipp adopted a new 10b5-1 trading plan that allowed for the sale of 500,000 shares of common stock of the Company on August 4, 2014, and will allow for future sales of 500,000 shares of common stock of the Company on August 4, 2015.

In September 2013, the Company entered into Change of Control Agreements with Ricardo A. Salas, the Company’s Executive Vice President, Tony Chung, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, and certain other executive officers who are not named executive officers of the Company for SEC reporting purposes. The Change of Control Agreements provide that if the executive officer’s employment with the Company is terminated without cause during the one-year period after a change of control of the Company, then the terminated officer will receive lump sum severance compensation in an amount equal to twelve months of his then-current base salary. Under the agreements, each of the executive officers will also be entitled to the above-described severance compensation in the event he terminates his own employment within one year after a change of control because of a salary decrease or assignment to a lower-level position. In addition, upon termination, all unvested stock options related to these officers will automatically and immediately vest and shall thereafter be exercisable in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable award agreements.

The Company has an exclusive license agreement with LLPG, Inc. (“LLPG”), a corporation owned principally by Jack Chitayat, a former director of the Company. Under the terms of the agreement, LLPG has the right to commercialize Liquidmetal alloys, particularly precious-metal based compositions, in jewelry and high-end luxury product markets. The Company, in turn, will receive royalty payments over the life of the contract on all Liquidmetal products produced and sold by LLPG. The exclusive license agreement with LLPG expires on December 31, 2021. There were no revenues recognized from product sales and licensing fees from LLPG during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 or 2013.

On February 27, 2013, Mr. Chitayat converted his 28,928 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock and 109,528 shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock into a total of 4,626,840 shares of the Company’s common stock, including dividends received in the form of common stock.

On June 1, 2012, the Company entered into the Visser MTA Agreement relating to a strategic transaction for manufacturing services and financing. In November 2013, the Company and Visser entered into arbitration proceedings to resolve disputes associated with this agreement. As part of the May 2014 settlement of these proceedings, the Company has granted to Visser a fully paid-up, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, non-transferable, nonexclusive sublicense to all of the Company’s intellectual property developed on or prior to May 20, 2014, for all fields of use other than certain excluded fields as set forth therein. Visser does not have any rights, now or in the future, to intellectual property of the Company developed after the Effective Date of the agreement. The license to the Company’s intellectual property does not include the right to use the “Liquidmetal” trademark or any of the Company’s other trademarks, except in certain defined situations, as set forth in the amended and restated agreement entered into in connection with the settlement (see note 3).

- Definition

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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Accounting Policies, by Policy (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurement, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Fair Value Measurements

Level 1 —

Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 —

Level 3 —

Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

As of September 30, 2014, the following table represents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for items that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3

Warrant liabilities		4,981		-		4,981		-

Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Revenue Recognition

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Presentation of Items Reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Presentation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

- Definition

Disclosure of accounting policy for revenue recognition. If the entity has different policies for different types of revenue transactions, the policy for each material type of transaction is generally disclosed. If a sales transaction has multiple element arrangements (for example, delivery of multiple products, services or the rights to use assets) the disclosure may indicate the accounting policy for each unit of accounting as well as how units of accounting are determined and valued. The disclosure may encompass important judgment as to appropriateness of principles related to recognition of revenue. The disclosure also may indicate the entity's treatment of any unearned or deferred revenue that arises from the transaction.

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Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronoucements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3

Warrant liabilities		4,981		-		4,981		-

Note 3 - Significant Transactions (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended					1 Months Ended						1 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2009	Jun. 30, 2012 Visser MTA Agreement [Member] Private Placement [Member] Convertible Notes Payable [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Visser MTA Agreement [Member] Private Placement [Member] Additional Warrants for Anti-dilution Impact [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Visser MTA Agreement [Member] Private Placement [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Visser MTA Agreement [Member] Private Placement [Member]	Aug. 20, 2014 The 2014 Purchase Agreement [Member] Regular Purchase Notice [Member] Maximum [Member]	Aug. 20, 2014 The 2014 Purchase Agreement [Member] Regular Purchase Notice [Member]	Aug. 20, 2014 The 2014 Purchase Agreement [Member] Regular Purchase Notice with Minimum Purchase Price Per Share [Member]	Aug. 20, 2014 The 2014 Purchase Agreement [Member] Minimum [Member]	Aug. 20, 2014 The 2014 Purchase Agreement [Member]	Sep. 09, 2014 The 2014 Purchase Agreement [Member]	Nov. 08, 2013 Common Stock Purchase Agreement [Member] After Sale of Shares Pursuant to Draw Down Notice [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Common Stock Purchase Agreement [Member] Weighted Average [Member]	Aug. 20, 2014 Common Stock Purchase Agreement [Member]	Nov. 08, 2013 Common Stock Purchase Agreement [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Common Stock Purchase Agreement [Member]	Feb. 11, 2014 Common Stock Purchase Agreement [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Private Placement [Member] Warrants Part of Additional Paid in Capital [Member] Convertible Notes Payable [Member] Amended Agreement [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Private Placement [Member] Warrants Part of Additional Paid in Capital [Member] Convertible Notes Payable [Member]	Jul. 02, 2012 Private Placement [Member] Convertible Notes Payable [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Private Placement [Member] Weighted Average [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Private Placement [Member]	Jul. 17, 2013 Private Placement [Member]	Jul. 02, 2012 Private Placement [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Convertible Notes Payable [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Liquidmetal Golf [Member]
Note 3 - Significant Transactions (Details) [Line Items]
Common Stock Purchase Agreement, Value of Shares Authorized to Issue and Sell to Investors (in Dollars)								$ 400				$ 30,000				$ 30,000	$ 20,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001										$ 0.001					$ 0.001
Common Stock Subscriptions Term												36 months				3 years	36 months
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance									1,000,000	500,000
Share Price (in Dollars per share)										$ 0.30	$ 0.10				$ 0.19
Common Stock Shares Covered by Registration Statement													75,000,000						96,555,893
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Other																	2,666,667
Subscription Multiplier for Price Floor																	0.775
Subscription Floor Price (in Dollars per share)																	$ 0.03875
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners														9.99%
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues (in Dollars)	16,000																	16,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues						30,000,000												85,355,615
Debt Instrument, Face Amount (in Dollars)				2,000																		12,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price (in Dollars per share)																						$ 0.352	$ 0.0774				$ 0.0774
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																						8.00%
Senior Convertible Notes Arithmetic Average, Percentage																					87.50%	87.50%
Trading Days																					20 days	20 days
Trading Day Preceding Reset, Date																					2 days	2 days
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	464,482,819	375,707,190																							163,641,547
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights	29,779,557	29,779,557	4,500,000		18,706,235	15,000,000	18,611,079														18,750,000					18,750,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per share)			$ 0.50			$ 0.22														$ 0.19	$ 0.384			$ 0.19		$ 0.384		$ 0.49	$ 0.48
Sale of Stock, Price Per Share (in Dollars per share)						$ 0.10
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock (in Dollars)	$ 16,000					$ 3,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Adjusted Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per Share)							0.18
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent																														79.00%

Note 4 - Liquidity and Capital Resources (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended					1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2014 Common Stock Purchase Agreement [Member] Weighted Average [Member]	Aug. 20, 2014 Common Stock Purchase Agreement [Member]	Nov. 08, 2013 Common Stock Purchase Agreement [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Common Stock Purchase Agreement [Member]
Note 4 - Liquidity and Capital Resources (Details) [Line Items]
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	$ (5,630)	$ (4,028)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities	(961)	(185)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities	16,431	74
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value	11,902	3,023	2,062	7,162
Common Stock Purchase Agreement, Value of Shares Authorized to Issue and Sell to Investors						30,000	20,000
Common Stock Subscriptions Term						3 years	36 months
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues	$ 16,000							$ 16,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in Shares)								85,355,615
Share Price (in Dollars per share)					$ 0.19

Note 6 - Patents and Trademarks, net (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Note 6 - Patents and Trademarks, net (Details) [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill)	$ 695		$ 764
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$ 78	$ 90
Patents [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Note 6 - Patents and Trademarks, net (Details) [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	10 years
Patents [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Note 6 - Patents and Trademarks, net (Details) [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	17 years
Trademarks [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Note 6 - Patents and Trademarks, net (Details) [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	10 years
Trademarks [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Note 6 - Patents and Trademarks, net (Details) [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	17 years

Note 7 - Convertible Note and Embedded Conversion Feature Liability (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				13 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		13 Months Ended
	Jul. 17, 2013	Jul. 02, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jul. 02, 2012 Private Placement [Member] Convertible Notes Payable [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Private Placement [Member]	Jul. 02, 2012 Private Placement [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Convertible Notes Payable [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Convertible Notes Payable [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Convertible Notes Payable [Member]
Note 7 - Convertible Note and Embedded Conversion Feature Liability (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount							$ 12,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage							8.00%
Embedded Derivatives, Addition, Original Valuation									8,865
Warrants and Rights Outstanding					18,179	18,179			5,053
Embedded Conversion Feature Liability and Warrants									13,918
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount		12,000
Change in face value of the embedded conversion feature liability and warrants		1,918
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued (in Shares)	18,679,584							163,641,547
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt	91		91	91
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities (in Shares)												163,641,547
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price (in Dollars per share)							$ 0.352					$ 0.0774
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal												12,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Interest												680
Interest Expense, Debt										$ 0	$ 221

Note 8 - Warrant Liability (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2009	Jul. 08, 2014 Private Placement [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Private Placement [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Private Placement [Member]	Jul. 02, 2012 Private Placement [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Visser MTA Agreement [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Visser MTA Agreement [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Visser MTA Agreement [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Warrants Valued As Liability [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Warrants Valued As Liability [Member]
Note 8 - Warrant Liability (Details) [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights	29,779,557		29,779,557		29,779,557	4,500,000				18,750,000	18,706,235	18,562,825	15,000,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per share)						$ 0.50		$ 0.19		$ 0.384	$ 0.18	$ 0.18	$ 0.22
Derivative Liability, Noncurrent (in Dollars)	$ 4,981		$ 4,981		$ 4,921			$ 2,389	$ 2,362	$ 5,053	$ 2,592		$ 4,260
Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term								2 years 9 months			2 years 244 days
Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate								117.00%			119.00%
Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate								1.07%			1.07%
Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate								0.00%			0.00%
Fair Value Adjustment of Warrants (in Dollars)	(1,595)	2,511	276	1,715				243			33
							1,178,000
Investment Warrants, Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)							$ 0.19
Proceeds from Warrant Exercises (in Dollars)			226				226
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Equity Component of Convertible Debt (in Dollars)			$ 216				$ 216	$ 216
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding	66,057,792		66,057,792		67,092,382									36,278,235	36,278,235

Note 8 - Warrant Liability (Details) - Warrant Liability Activity (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Visser MTA Agreement [Member]	Jul. 08, 2014 Private Placement [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Private Placement [Member]	Jul. 02, 2012 Private Placement [Member]
Note 8 - Warrant Liability (Details) - Warrant Liability Activity [Line Items]
Beginning Balance - December 31, 2013			$ 4,921		$ 2,559		$ 2,362	$ 5,053
Change in value of warrant liability, loss	(1,595)	2,511	276	1,715	33		243
Reclassification to equity upon warrant exercise			(216)			(216)	(216)
Ending Balance - September 30, 2014	$ 4,981		$ 4,981		$ 2,592		$ 2,389	$ 5,053

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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial liability or contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset, expected to be settled after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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Note 9 - Other Long-term Liabilities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Other Liabilities and Financial Instruments Subject to Mandatory Redemption [Abstract]
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent	$ 856	$ 856
Period for Outstanding Liability	5 years

Note 10 - Stock Compensation Plan (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Employee Stock Option [Member] Equity Incentive Plan 2012 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Employee Stock Option [Member] Equity Incentive Plan 2012 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 2002 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 2002 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Equity Incentive Plan 2012 [Member]
Note 10 - Stock Compensation Plan (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant							10,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number					25,917,066	13,127,500	1,733,000	2,607,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized									30,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross					15,292,914
Share-based Compensation (in Dollars)	$ 226	$ 50	$ 652	$ 134

Note 11 - Shareholders' Equity (Deficit) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			0 Months Ended				13 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	13 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 17, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Oct. 24, 2013	Feb. 28, 2013	Feb. 27, 2013	Oct. 31, 2009	May 02, 2009 Series A Preferred Stock [Member] Reduced for Anti-dilution Impact [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	May 02, 2009 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	May 01, 2009 Convertible Series A1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Oct. 31, 2009 Convertible Series A1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Convertible Series A1 Preferred Stock [Member]	May 02, 2009 Convertible Series A1 Preferred Stock [Member]	May 01, 2009 Convertible Series A2 Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Convertible Series A2 Preferred Stock [Member]	Oct. 31, 2009 Convertible Series A2 Preferred Stock [Member]	May 02, 2009 Convertible Series A2 Preferred Stock [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Private Placement [Member] Senior Convertible Notes [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Private Placement [Member] Weighted Average [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Private Placement [Member] Visser MTA Agreement [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Private Placement [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Private Placement [Member]	Jul. 02, 2012 Private Placement [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Common Stock Purchase Agreement [Member] Weighted Average [Member]	Nov. 08, 2013 Common Stock Purchase Agreement [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Common Stock Purchase Agreement [Member]	Feb. 27, 2013 Common Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Common Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Employee Stock Option [Member]	Oct. 31, 2009 Reduced for Anti-dilution Impact [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Liquidmetal Golf [Member]
Note 11 - Shareholders' Equity (Deficit) (Details) [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues												500,000										30,000,000						85,355,615		85,355,615
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued	18,679,584																						163,641,547
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price (in Dollars per share)																					$ 0.0774
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal (in Dollars)																				$ 12,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Interest (in Dollars)																				680
Conversion of Stock, Shares Converted									506,936	792,215
Conversion of Stock, Shares Issued																													4,626,840		16,896,070
Common Stock, Shares Authorized		700,000,000	700,000,000	700,000,000	500,000,000	400,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Other													180,000			2,625,000											2,666,667
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues (in Dollars)		16,000																										16,000		85
Share Price (in Dollars per share)															$ 5.00				$ 5.00							$ 0.19
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period																														2,242,014			2,242,014
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised (in Dollars)		205																												2			205
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)																																	$ 0.09
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights		29,779,557	29,779,557				4,500,000				42,329,407														18,750,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per share)							$ 0.50				$ 0.50													$ 0.19	$ 0.384										$ 0.48	$ 0.49
Class of Warrant or Right, Adjusted Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per Item)								0.49																										0.49
Convertible Preferred Stock, Conversion Price (in Dollars per share)													$ 0.10					$ 0.22
Convertible Preferred Stock, Shares Issued upon Conversion			16,896,070																													25,669,752
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding		0	0							506,936				105,231			401,705
Dividends Payable (in Dollars)										222
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Reclassification of Accrued Preferred Stock Dividends (in Dollars)			222
Warrants and Rights Outstanding (in Dollars)		18,179	18,179																						5,053
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent																																					79.00%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest (in Dollars)		$ (52)	$ (42)

Note 12 - Loss Per Common Share (Details) (USD $)						9 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
Note 12 - Loss Per Common Share (Details) (USD $)	Oct. 31, 2009	Sep. 30, 2014 Equity Option [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Equity Option [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Equity Option [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Equity Option [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Equity Option [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Equity Option [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Warrant [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Warrant [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Warrant [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Warrant [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Warrant [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Warrant [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member]
Note 12 - Loss Per Common Share (Details) [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in Shares)						27,650,066	15,397,500					66,057,792	67,069,319
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price		$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 2.33	$ 2.49
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 0.50							$ 0.18	$ 0.18	$ 0.49	$ 0.49			$ 0.48	$ 0.49

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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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Note 14 - Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Note 14 - Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 28, 2013 Convertible Series A1 Preferred Stock [Member] Board of Directors Chairman [Member]	Feb. 27, 2013 Convertible Series A1 Preferred Stock [Member] Mr. Chitayat [Member]	Feb. 02, 2012 Convertible Series A1 Preferred Stock [Member] Chief Financial Officer [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Convertible Series A2 Preferred Stock [Member] Board of Directors Chairman [Member]	Feb. 27, 2013 Convertible Series A2 Preferred Stock [Member] Mr. Chitayat [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Innovative Materials Group [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Innovative Materials Group [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Board of Directors Chairman [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Aug. 05, 2013 Chief Executive Officer [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Aug. 03, 2013 Chief Executive Officer [Member] Restricted Stock [Member]	Mar. 27, 2014 Chief Executive Officer [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 LLPG [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 LLPG [Member]	Feb. 02, 2012 Common Stock [Member] Chief Financial Officer [Member]	Feb. 27, 2013 Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Common Stock [Member]
Note 14 - Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]
Royalty Revenue (in Dollars)						$ 5,000	$ 0
Conversion of Stock, Shares Converted	58,600	28,928	10,000	260,710	109,528
Conversion of Stock, Shares Issued								10,387,883						565,344	4,626,840	16,896,070
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction									400,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period										1,200,000
Future Sale of Common Stock by Stock Holders, Shares											500,000
Revenue from Related Parties (in Dollars)												$ 0	$ 0

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Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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Note 1 - Description of Business (Details)	9 Months Ended
Note 1 - Description of Business (Details)	Sep. 30, 2014
Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]
Percentages of Stronger than Zirconium Titanium Liquidmetal Alloys	250.00%

Note 5 - Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets [Abstract]
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current	$ 421	$ 412

Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronoucements (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013
Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]
Embedded Derivative, Fair Value of Embedded Derivative Liability	$ 0