Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,040	$ 3,329
Restricted cash	1,919	2,118
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $518 and $323 (variable interest entity restricted $2,505 at December 31, 2012)	3,487	3,702
Inventories	1,994	2,297
Deferred tax asset	234	159
Income and operating taxes recoverable	1,167	1,659
Deposits and other current assets	975	1,049
Note receivable, current portion	0	700
Total current assets	10,816	15,013
Property, net (variable interest entity restricted, $5,757 at December 31, 2012)	28,457	27,995
Goodwill	4,773	5,240
Intangible assets, net	2,575	3,928
Other long-term assets	385	56
Total assets	47,006	52,232
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	3,021	2,995
Accrued expenses	4,509	4,202
Current maturities of long-term debt(variable interest entity nonrecourse, $7,013 at December 31, 2012)	8,003	6,792
Pre-petition liabilities	0	1,615
Total current liabilities	15,533	15,604
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt, less current portion (variable interest entity nonrecourse, $7,454 at December 31, 2012)	11,581	7,933
Deferred tax liability	1,674	3,767
Derivative warrant liabilities	4,520	1,296
Total liabilities	33,308	28,600
Commitments and contingencies
Temporary Equity: Redeemable noncontrolling interest in Nutra SA	9,262	9,918
Equity attributable to RiceBran Technologies shareholders::
Preferred stock, 20,000,000 shares authorized and none issued	0	0
Common stock, no par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 207,616,097 and 201,264,622 shares issued and outstanding	210,396	209,613
Accumulated deficit	(204,420)	(194,911)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,540)	(988)
Total equity attributable to RiceBran Technologies shareholders	4,436	13,714
Total liabilities, temporary equity and equity	$ 47,006	$ 52,232