Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,249	$ 3,610
Restricted cash	1,920	1,920
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $512 and $574 (variable interest entity restricted $1,727 and $1,980)	2,703	3,055
Inventories	4,270	3,508
Income and operating taxes recoverable	745	737
Deferred tax asset	171	171
Deposits and other current assets	909	1,071
Total current assets	11,967	14,072
Property, net (variable interest entity restricted $2,945 and $3,727)	21,436	24,753
Goodwill	3,796	4,431
Intangible assets, net	2,298	2,740
Other long-term assets	158	88
Total assets	39,655	46,084
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	3,300	3,286
Accrued salary, wages and benefits	2,258	2,206
Accrued expenses	4,652	4,257
Other liabilities	716	573
Current maturities of debt (variable interest entity nonrecourse $3,877 and $4,758)	3,931	4,808
Total current liabilities	14,857	15,130
Long-term debt, less current portion (variable interest entity nonrecourse $5,022 and $6,203)	10,297	11,288
Deferred tax liability	391	396
Derivative warrant liabilities	782	955
Total liabilities	26,327	27,769
Commitments and contingencies
Temporary equity:
Temporary Equity - Redeemable noncontrolling interest in Nutra SA	1,376	2,643
Equity attributable to RiceBran Technologies shareholders:
Preferred stock, 20,000,000 shares authorized and none issued	0	0
Common stock, no par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, 9,386,822 and 9,383,571 shares issued and outstanding	261,518	261,299
Accumulated deficit	(245,472)	(242,470)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(4,094)	(3,157)
Total equity attributable to RiceBran Technologies shareholders	11,952	15,672
Total liabilities, temporary equity and equity	$ 39,655	$ 46,084