Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

The purchase price allocation was as follows:

Tangible assets acquired and assumed:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	49
Accounts receivable		8
Prepaid expenses and other assets		30
Property and equipment		15
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(87	)
Customer relationships		2,400
Goodwill		6,971

Total	$	9,386

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

The pro forma financial information as presented below is for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the earliest period presented, nor does it intend to be a projection of future results .

	Pro Forma Unaudited
	Year Ended			Year Ended
	December 31, 2014			December 31, 2013

Revenues	$	91,656		$	102,965
Net (loss) income attributable to B. Riley Financial, Inc.	$	(3,938	)	$	4,594

Basic (loss) income per share	$	(0.34	)	$	0.82
Diluted (loss) income per share	$	(0.34	)	$	0.81
Weighted average basic shares outstanding		11,533,178			5,613,307
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding		11,533,178			5,674,528

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

The purchase price allocation was as follows:

Tangible assets acquired and assumed:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,667
Restricted cash		50
Securities owned		1,978
Accounts receivable		1,845
Prepaid expenses and other assets		302
Property and equipment		76
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(3,194	)
Securities sold, not yet purchased		(922	)
Deferred tax liability		(1,120	)
Customer relationships		1,200
Tradename		1,600
Goodwill		21,869

Total	$	26,351