Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 10,545	$ 11,405	$ 20,596	$ 21,065
Cost of goods sold	8,561	9,170	16,375	17,775
Gross profit	1,984	2,235	4,221	3,290
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	4,338	3,352	7,717	6,840
Depreciation and amortization	308	429	656	934
Goodwill impairment	3,024	0	3,024	0
Total operating expenses	7,670	3,781	11,397	7,774
Loss from operations	(5,686)	(1,546)	(7,176)	(4,484)
Other income (expense):
Interest income	(23)	19	10	68
Interest expense - accreted on debt	(111)	(130)	(403)	(338)
Interest expense - other	(630)	(745)	(1,429)	(1,335)
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities	(1,663)	384	(852)	557
Gain on resolution of Irgovel purchase litigation	0	0	1,598	0
Foreign currency exchange, net	72	32	138	(188)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	(1,904)	0	(1,904)
Other income	0	8	1	166
Other expense	(75)	(82)	(141)	(158)
Total other (expense) income	(2,430)	(2,418)	(1,078)	(3,132)
Loss before income taxes	(8,116)	(3,964)	(8,254)	(7,616)
Income tax benefit	0	6	0	13
Net loss	(8,116)	(3,958)	(8,254)	(7,603)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in Nutra SA	1,508	432	1,946	1,076
Net loss attributable to RiceBran Technologies shareholders	(6,608)	(3,526)	(6,308)	(6,527)
Dividend on preferred stock-beneficial conversion feature	0	0	(551)	0
Net loss attributable to RiceBran Technologies common shareholders	$ (6,608)	$ (3,526)	$ (6,859)	$ (6,527)
Loss per share attributable to RiceBran Technologies common shareholders
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.72)	$ (0.38)	$ (0.74)	$ (0.71)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.72)	$ (0.38)	$ (0.74)	$ (0.71)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
Basic (in shares)	9,231,619	9,167,789	9,223,651	9,160,999
Diluted (in shares)	9,231,619	9,167,789	9,223,651	9,160,999