BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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  September 30,						Nine Months Ended  September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Auction and Liquidation reportable segment:
Revenues - Services and fees	$	5,727		$	3,397		$	28,861		$	14,627
Revenues - Sale of goods		122			5			10,588			9,273
Total revenues		5,849			3,402			39,449			23,900
Direct cost of services		(1,722	)		(1,670	)		(10,642	)		(6,708	)
Cost of goods sold		—			(1,747	)		(3,071	)		(10,811	)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(1,260	)		(1,460	)		(7,725	)		(7,292	)
Restructuring charge		—			(1,339	)		—			(1,339	)
Depreciation and amortization		(45	)		(19	)		(147	)		(92	)
Segment income (loss)		2,822			(2,833	)		17,864			(2,342	)
Valuation and Appraisal reportable segment:
Revenues - Services and fees		7,945			7,764			22,972			23,499
Direct cost of services		(3,491	)		(3,465	)		(9,888	)		(10,293	)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(2,000	)		(2,091	)		(6,434	)		(7,304	)
Restructuring charge		—			(203	)		—			(203	)
Depreciation and amortization		(35	)		(40	)		(104	)		(116	)
Segment income		2,419			1,965			6,546			5,583
Capital markets reportable segment:
Revenues - Services and fees		7,478			9,508			30,343			9,875
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(7,310	)		(6,527	)		(23,234	)		(7,046	)
Depreciation and amortization		(134	)		(83	)		(384	)		(94	)
Segment income		34			2,898			6,725			2,735
Consolidated operating income from reportable segments		5,275			2,030			31,135			5,976
Corporate and other expenses (includes restucturing charge of $1,006 in each of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014)		(1,998	)		(3,283	)		(7,727	)		(9,543	)
Interest income		5			3			10			9
Interest expense		(64	)		(53	)		(735	)		(1,130	)
Income (loss) before income taxes		3,218			(1,303	)		22,683			(4,688	)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		(600	)		387			(8,060	)		1,795
Net income (loss)		2,618			(916	)		14,623			(2,893	)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		1,155			(48	)		1,814			86
Net income (loss) attributable to B. Riley Financial, Inc.	$	1,463		$	(868	)	$	12,809		$	(2,979	)
Capital expenditures:
Auction and Liquidation segment	$	—		$	2		$	—		$	38
Valuation and Appraisal segment		7			—			24			1
Capital Markets segment		—			99			108			104
Corporate and Other		18			—			64			—
Total	$	25		$	101		$	196		$	143

	As of  September 30, 2015		As of  December 31, 2014
Total assets:
Auction and Liquidation segment	$	25,415	$	41,360
Valuation and Appraisal segment		10,575		9,527
Capital markets segment		64,069		48,878
Corporate and other		42,310		39,225
Total	$	142,369	$	138,990