SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Selected Quarterly Financial Data Tables

Schedule of Selected quarterly financial data [Table Text Block]

	Quarter Ended
	March 31,			June 30,			September 30,			December 31,
	2015			2015			2015			2015
Total revenues	$	26,031		$	45,461		$	21,272		$	19,761
Operating income (loss)	$	5,462		$	14,669		$	3,277		$	(1,326	)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	5,211		$	14,254		$	3,218		$	(1,418	)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	$	(1,775	)	$	(5,685	)	$	(600	)	$	372
Net income (loss)	$	3,436		$	8,569		$	2,618		$	(1,046	)
Net income (loss) attributable to B. Riley Financial, Inc.	$	2,682		$	8,664		$	1,463		$	(1,004	)
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$	0.17		$	0.53		$	0.09		$	(0.06	)
Diluted	$	0.17		$	0.53		$	0.09		$	(0.06	)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		16,117,422			16,237,860			16,243,425			16,283,677
Diluted		16,162,304			16,310,829			16,344,649			16,283,677
	Quarter Ended
	March 31,			June 30,			September 30,			December 31,
	2014			2014			2014			2014
Total revenues	$	21,653		$	14,947		$	20,674		$	19,842
Operating loss	$	(1,258	)	$	(1,056	)	$	(1,253	)	$	(3,864	)
Loss before income taxes	$	(1,884	)	$	(1,501	)	$	(1,303	)	$	(3,993	)
Benefit for income taxes	$	814		$	594		$	387		$	1,091
Net loss	$	(1,070	)	$	(907	)	$	(916	)	$	(2,902	)
Net loss attributable to B. Riley Financial, Inc.	$	(1,334	)	$	(777	)	$	(868	)	$	(2,822	)
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$	(0.93	)	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.05	)	$	(0.18	)
Diluted	$	(0.93	)	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.05	)	$	(0.18	)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		1,434,107			4,972,203			15,911,482			15,902,607
Diluted		1,434,107			4,972,203			15,911,482			15,902,607