Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	$ 267,388	$ 146,852
Restricted cash		1,255	100,475
Due from clearing brokers		45,380	30,713
Securities and other investments owned, at fair value	[1]	242,352	282,325
Securities borrowed		72,320	43,022
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $6,022 and $6,100 as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively		61,233	68,653
Due from related parties		185	189
Loans receivable, at fair value		48,980	90,103
Prepaid expenses and other assets (includes $75 and $3,449 from related parties as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively)	[1]	219,972	242,916
Operating lease right-of-use assets		40,178	51,509
Property and equipment, net		18,452	18,679
Goodwill		392,687	392,687
Other intangible assets, net		131,320	146,446
Deferred income taxes		1,300	13,598
Total assets		1,545,223	1,783,263
Liabilities:
Accounts payable		35,081	51,238
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	[1]	175,144	185,745
Deferred revenue		53,499	58,148
Deferred income taxes		2,264	5,462
Due to related parties and partners		1,198	3,404
Securities sold not yet purchased		12,347	5,675
Securities loaned		54,588	27,942
Operating lease liabilities		48,714	58,499
Notes payable		0	28,021
Loan participations sold		10,475	6,000
Revolving credit facility		12,075	16,329
Term loans, net		124,584	199,429
Senior notes payable, net		1,323,727	1,530,561
Total liabilities		1,854,526	2,239,279
Commitments and contingencies
B. Riley Financial, Inc. equity (deficit):
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 4,563 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively; and liquidation preference of $118,112 and $114,082 as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively		0	0
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 30,597,066 and 30,499,931 issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively		3	3
Additional paid-in capital		595,432	589,387
Accumulated deficit		(941,243)	(1,070,996)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(5,898)	(6,569)
Total B. Riley Financial, Inc. stockholders’ deficit		(351,706)	(488,175)
Noncontrolling interest	[1]	42,403	32,159
Total deficit		(309,303)	(456,016)
Total liabilities and deficit		1,545,223	1,783,263
Disposal Group, Held-for-Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Assets:
Assets held for sale		0	84,723
Liabilities:
Liabilities held for sale		0	41,505
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Assets:
Assets of discontinued operations		2,221	70,373
Liabilities:
Liabilities of discontinued operations		$ 830	$ 21,321

[1] At June 30, 2025, the balance sheet includes cash of $365, securities and other investments owned, at fair value of $503, prepaid and other expenses of $3,800, accrued expenses and other liabilities of $253 and noncontrolling interest of $3,826 of consolidated variable interest entities (Note 2 (o)).