BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

The following is a summary of certain financial data for each of the Company’s reportable segments:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Auction and Liquidation reportable segment:
Revenues - Services and fees	$	18,012		$	6,085		$	23,134		$	11,230
Revenues - Sale of goods		6,019			—			10,466			9,268
Total revenues		24,031			6,085			33,600			20,498
Direct cost of services		(5,337	)		(2,333	)		(8,920	)		(5,038	)
Cost of goods sold		(2,181	)		—			(3,071	)		(9,064	)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(4,501	)		(3,092	)		(6,465	)		(5,832	)
Depreciation and amortization		(93	)		(31	)		(102	)		(73	)
Segment income (loss)		11,919			629			15,042			491
Valuation and Appraisal reportable segment:
Revenues - Services and fees		7,773			8,495			15,027			15,735
Direct cost of services		(3,202	)		(3,474	)		(6,397	)		(6,828	)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(2,246	)		(2,638	)		(4,434	)		(5,213	)
Depreciation and amortization		(35	)		(38	)		(69	)		(76	)
Segment income		2,290			2,345			4,127			3,618
Capital markets reportable segment:
Revenues - Services and fees		13,657			367			22,865			367
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(9,429	)		(519	)		(15,924	)		(519	)
Depreciation and amortization		(143	)		(11	)		(250	)		(11	)
Segment income		4,085			(163	)		6,691			(163	)
Consolidated operating income from reportable segments		18,294			2,811			25,860			3,946
Corporate and other expenses		(3,625	)		(3,867	)		(5,729	)		(6,260	)
Interest income		3			4			5			6
Interest expense		(418	)		(449	)		(671	)		(1,077	)
Income (loss) before income taxes		14,254			(1,501	)		19,465			(3,385	)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		(5,685	)		594			(7,460	)		1,408
Net income (loss)		8,569			(907	)		12,005			(1,977	)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(95	)		(130	)		659			134
Net income (loss) attributable to B. Riley Financial, Inc.	$	8,664		$	(777	)	$	11,346		$	(2,111	)
Capital expenditures:
Auction and Liquidation segment	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	36
Valuation and Appraisal segment		10			1			17			1
Capital Markets segment		—			5			108			5
Corporate and Other		32			—			46			—
Total	$	42		$	6		$	171		$	42

	As of		As of
	June 30,		December 31,
	2015		2014
Total assets:
Auction and Liquidation segment	$	33,281	$	41,360
Valuation and Appraisal segment		12,318		9,527
Capital markets segment		65,946		48,878
Corporate and other		35,800		39,225
Total	$	147,345	$	138,990