Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Revenues:
Services and fees	$ 21,150	$ 20,669	$ 82,176	$ 48,001
Sale of goods	122	5	10,588	9,273
Total revenues	21,272	20,674	92,764	57,274
Operating expenses:
Direct cost of services	$ 5,213	5,135	20,530	17,001
Cost of goods sold		1,747	3,071	10,811
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$ 12,782	12,497	$ 45,755	30,481
Restructuring charge		2,548		2,548
Total operating expenses	$ 17,995	21,927	$ 69,356	60,841
Operating income (loss)	3,277	(1,253)	23,408	(3,567)
Other income (expense):
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 (loss) 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)
Basic income (loss) per share	$ 0.09	$ (0.05)	$ 0.79	$ (0.40)
Diluted income (loss) per share	0.09	$ (0.05)	0.79	$ (0.40)
Cash dividends paid per share	$ 0.2		$ 0.26
Weighted average basic shares outstanding	16,243,425	15,911,482	16,199,931	7,492,295
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding	16,344,649	15,911,482	16,272,953	7,492,295