Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Asset
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 41,909	$ 70,927
Restricted cash		1,221	61,881
Investment banking fees receivable		5,608	6,647
Marketable securities owned (includes $78,557 and $18,484 at fair value at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)		92,190	18,874
Other investments		23,447	16,124
Loans held for investment, net of allowance for loan losses		4,962	29,608
Loans collateralizing asset-backed securities issued, net of allowance for loan losses			1,161,463
Interest receivable		311	3,004
Fixed assets, net		2,575	2,351
Operating lease right-of-use asset		22,104
Other assets		27,438	20,363
Total assets		221,765	1,391,242
Liabilities:
Marketable securities sold, but not yet purchased, at fair value		2,696	4,626
Accrued compensation		5,647	41,609
Asset-backed securities issued, net of debt issuance costs			1,112,342
Interest payable		1,035	11,210
Note payable		829	829
CLO warehouse credit facilities			22,500
Bond payable (net of debt issuance costs of $2,325 and $2,428 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)		83,600	83,497
Operating lease liability		27,470
Other liabilities		14,041	17,423
Total liabilities		135,318	1,294,036
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 16)
JMP Group LLC Shareholders' Equity
Common shares, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 22,780,052 shares issued at both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018; 21,210,107 and 21,319,720 shares outstanding at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively		23	23
Additional paid-in capital		134,234	134,129
Treasury shares at cost, 1,569,945 and 1,460,332 shares at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively		(8,328)	(7,932)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(782)
Accumulated deficit		(38,514)	(42,513)
Total JMP Group LLC shareholders' equity		86,633	83,707
Non-controlling interest, at carrying value		(186)	13,499
Total equity		86,447	97,206
Total liabilities and equity		221,765	1,391,242
Restricted cash		1,221	61,881
Loans collateralizing asset-backed securities issued, net of allowance for loan losses			1,161,463
Interest receivable		311	3,004
Other investments		23,447	16,124
Other assets		27,438	20,363
Total assets		221,765	1,391,242
Asset-backed securities issued, net of debt issuance costs			1,112,342
Interest payable		1,035	11,210
Other liabilities		14,041	17,423
Total liabilities		135,318	1,294,036
Variable Interest Entity (VIE) or Potential VIE, Information Unavailability [Member]
Asset
Restricted cash			50,456
Other investments			821
Loans collateralizing asset-backed securities issued, net of allowance for loan losses			1,161,463
Interest receivable			2,711
Other assets			67
Total assets			1,215,518
Liabilities:
Asset-backed securities issued, net of debt issuance costs	[1]		1,122,187
Interest payable			10,132
Other liabilities			1,877
Total liabilities			1,134,196
JMP Group LLC Shareholders' Equity
Restricted cash			50,456
Loans collateralizing asset-backed securities issued, net of allowance for loan losses			1,161,463
Interest receivable			2,711
Other investments			821
Other assets			67
Total assets			1,215,518
Asset-backed securities issued, net of debt issuance costs	[1]		1,122,187
Interest payable			10,132
Other liabilities			1,877
Total liabilities			$ 1,134,196

[1] Includes $9.8 million of debt held by the Company which is eliminated on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.