Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 10,051	$ 9,659
Cost of goods sold	7,814	8,605
Gross profit	2,237	1,054
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	3,379	3,487
Depreciation and amortization	348	505
Total operating expenses	3,727	3,992
Loss from operations	(1,490)	(2,938)
Other income (expense):
Interest income	33	49
Interest expense - accreted on debt	(292)	(208)
Interest expense - other	(799)	(591)
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities	811	173
Gain on resolution of Irgovel purchase litigation	1,598	0
Foreign currency exchange, net	66	(219)
Other income	1	157
Other expense	(66)	(75)
Total other income (expense)	1,352	(714)
Loss before income taxes	(138)	(3,652)
Income tax benefit	0	6
Net loss	(138)	(3,646)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in Nutra SA	438	644
Net income (loss) attributable to RiceBran Technologies shareholders	300	(3,002)
Dividends on preferred stock-beneficial conversion feature	(551)	0
Net loss attributable to RiceBran Technologies common shareholders	$ (251)	$ (3,002)
Loss per share attributable to RiceBran Technologies common shareholders
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.33)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.33)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
Basic (in shares)	9,215,684	9,154,134
Diluted (in shares)	9,215,684	9,154,134