Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) [Abstract]
Revenues, net	$ 3,552	$ 3,615
Cost of goods sold	2,598	2,428
Gross profit	954	1,187
Selling, general and administrative expenses	2,853	2,266
Loss from continuing operations before other income (expense)	(1,899)	(1,079)
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense	(1)	(1,055)
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities	0	1,099
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	(1,680)
Other income	0	5
Other expense	(13)	(100)
Total other (expense)	(14)	(1,731)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	(1,913)	(2,810)
Income tax benefit	0	397
Loss from continuing operations	(1,913)	(2,413)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(188)
Net loss	(1,913)	(2,601)
Less - Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in discontinued operations	0	(319)
Net loss attributable to RiceBran Technologies shareholders	(1,913)	(2,282)
Less - Dividends on preferred stock, beneficial conversion feature	0	778
Net loss attributable to RiceBran Technologies common shareholders	$ (1,913)	$ (3,060)
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.11)	$ (0.33)
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0.01
Basic loss per common share - RiceBran Technologies (in dollars per share)	(0.11)	(0.32)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	(0.11)	(0.33)
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0.01
Diluted loss per common share - RiceBran Technologies (in dollars per share)	$ (0.11)	$ (0.32)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	17,083,442	9,657,543
Diluted (in shares)	17,083,442	9,657,543