Note 1 - Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]	NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared by Cadiz Inc., also referred to as “Cadiz” or “the Company”, without audit and should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Basis of Presentation The foregoing Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which management considers necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the periods presented and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material to the financial statements. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013, are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2013. Liquidity The financial statements of the Company have been prepared using accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which assumes realization of assets and settlement of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company incurred losses of $7.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, and $4.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The Company had working capital of $9.6 million at March 31, 2013, and used cash in operations of $6.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, and $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012. Cash requirements during the three months ended March 31, 2013, primarily reflect: (i) certain administrative costs related to the Company’s water development efforts; (ii) litigation costs; and (iii) a $3.3 million cash payment related to the lease agreement with the Arizona & California Railroad Company to use a portion of the railroad’s right-of-way to construct and operate a water conveyance pipeline. Currently, the Company’s sole focus is the development of its land and water assets. In June 2006, the Company raised $36.4 million through the private placement of a five year zero coupon convertible term loan with Peloton Partners LLP (“Peloton”), as administrative agent, and an affiliate of Peloton and another investor, as lenders (the “Term Loan”). The proceeds of the new term loan were partially used to repay the Company’s prior term loan facility with ING Capital LLC (“ING”). On April 16, 2008, the Company was advised that Peloton’s interest in the Term Loan had been assigned to an affiliate of Lampe, Conway & Company LLC (“Lampe Conway”), and Lampe Conway subsequently replaced Peloton as administrative agent of the loan. On June 4, 2009, the Company completed arrangements to amend the Term Loan and extend its maturity to June of 2013. This facility was further modified as to certain of its conversion features on October 19, 2010, in connection with a new $10 million working capital facility with its existing lenders. On October 30, 2012, the Company increased the capacity of its existing Term Loan facility with an additional $5 million facility. On March 5, 2013, the Company completed arrangements with its senior lenders to refinance its then existing $66 million Term Loan. Under the terms of the new arrangements, the existing lenders hold $30 million of non-convertible secured debt, with the balance of the Company’s outstanding debt of approximately $36 million held in a convertible bond instrument. Further, the Company increased the capacity of the convertible bond instrument with an additional $17.5 million to be used for working capital purposes. See Note 3, “Long-Term Debt”. In June 2011, the Company filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 registering the sale of up to $50 million of the Company’s common stock in one or more public offerings. The registration statement was declared effective on June 10, 2011. On July 8, 2011, the Company raised $4 million with the sale of 363,636 shares at $11 per share by way of a takedown from this shelf registration. The proceeds were used to replace the unutilized portion of its working capital facility and for general corporate purposes. On December 14, 2011, the Company sold 570,000 shares of Common Stock from the shelf registration at a price of $9 per share for total proceeds of $5.1 million. There is approximately $40 million in additional capacity currently available under this shelf registration. On November 30, 2011, the Company raised $6 million in a private placement of 666,667 shares of Common Stock at a price of $9 per share. For every three (3) shares of Common Stock issued, the Company issued (1) Common Stock purchase warrant (collectively, the “Warrants”) entitling the holder to purchase, commencing 90 days from the date of the issuance and prior to December 8, 2014, one (1) share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $13 per share. These shares were registered through the Company’s prospectus filing on March 28, 2012. The $17.5 million in additional working capital, as discussed above, provides the Company with sufficient funds to meet its expected working capital needs until mid 2014. Based upon the Company’s current and anticipated usage of cash resources, it will require additional working capital during 2014 to meet its cash resource needs, or to fund any capital requirements in connection with implementation of the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project (“Water Project” or “Project”). The Company will evaluate the amount of cash needed, and the manner in which such cash will be raised, on an ongoing basis. The Company may meet any future cash requirements through a variety of means, including equity or debt placements, or through the sale or other disposition of assets. Equity placements would be undertaken only to the extent necessary, so as to minimize the dilutive effect of any such placements upon our existing stockholders. Limitations on the Company’s liquidity and ability to raise capital may adversely affect it. Sufficient liquidity is critical to meet its resource development activities. Although the Company currently expects its sources of capital to be sufficient to meet its near-term liquidity needs, there can be no assurance that its liquidity requirements will continue to be satisfied. If the Company cannot raise needed funds, it might be forced to make substantial reductions in its operating expenses, which could adversely affect its ability to implement its current business plan and ultimately its viability as a company. Principles of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Cadiz Inc. and all subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers all short-term deposits with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company invests its excess cash in deposits with major international banks, government agency notes and short-term commercial paper, and therefore, bears minimal risk. Such investments are stated at cost, which approximates fair value, and are considered cash equivalents for purposes of reporting cash flows. Short-Term Investments The Company considers all short-term deposits with an original maturity greater than three months, but no greater than one year, to be short-term investments. The Company had no short-term investments at March 31, 2013, or December 31, 2012. Supplemental Cash Flow Information No cash payments, including interest, are due on the corporate term debt prior to its maturity on March 5, 2016, or the convertible bond prior to its maturity on March 5, 2018. The Company recorded non-cash additions to fixed assets of $923,000 at March 31, 2013, and $1,090,000 at December 31, 2012, which were accrued at the respective period ends, for the costs directly attributable to the development of the Water Project. Recent Accounting Pronouncements Offsetting Assets and Liabilities In December 2011 and December 2012, the FASB issued accounting standards updates modifying the disclosure requirements about the nature of an entity's rights of offsetting assets and liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet under master netting agreements and related arrangements associated with financial and derivative instruments. The guidance requires increased disclosure of the gross and net recognized assets and liabilities, collateral positions and narrative descriptions of setoff rights. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying disclosures. Presentation of Items Reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income In February 2013, the FASB issued an accounting standards update which requires disclosure related to items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI). The guidance requires entities to present separately, for each component of other comprehensive income (OCI), current period reclassifications and the remainder of the current-period OCI. In addition, for certain current period reclassifications, an entity is required to disclose the effect of the item reclassified out of AOCI on the respective line item of net income. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying disclosures. Joint and Several Liabilities In February 2013, the FASB issued an accounting standard update which modifies the requirements for the recognition, measurement, and disclosure of obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation is fixed at the reporting date. The guidance requires companies to measure these obligations as the sum of the amount the company has agreed with co-obligors to pay and any additional amount it expects to pay on behalf of one or more co-obligors. This guidance is effective for all fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 31, 2013. The Company does not expect this guidance to have a material impact on results of operations.

Note 1 - Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared by Cadiz Inc., also referred to as “Cadiz” or “the Company”, without audit and should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Basis of Presentation

The foregoing Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which management considers necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the periods presented and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material to the financial statements. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013, are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.

Liquidity

The financial statements of the Company have been prepared using accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which assumes realization of assets and settlement of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company incurred losses of $7.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, and $4.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The Company had working capital of $9.6 million at March 31, 2013, and used cash in operations of $6.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, and $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

Cash requirements during the three months ended March 31, 2013, primarily reflect: (i) certain administrative costs related to the Company’s water development efforts; (ii) litigation costs; and (iii) a $3.3 million cash payment related to the lease agreement with the Arizona & California Railroad Company to use a portion of the railroad’s right-of-way to construct and operate a water conveyance pipeline. Currently, the Company’s sole focus is the development of its land and water assets.

In June 2006, the Company raised $36.4 million through the private placement of a five year zero coupon convertible term loan with Peloton Partners LLP (“Peloton”), as administrative agent, and an affiliate of Peloton and another investor, as lenders (the “Term Loan”). The proceeds of the new term loan were partially used to repay the Company’s prior term loan facility with ING Capital LLC (“ING”). On April 16, 2008, the Company was advised that Peloton’s interest in the Term Loan had been assigned to an affiliate of Lampe, Conway & Company LLC (“Lampe Conway”), and Lampe Conway subsequently replaced Peloton as administrative agent of the loan. On June 4, 2009, the Company completed arrangements to amend the Term Loan and extend its maturity to June of 2013. This facility was further modified as to certain of its conversion features on October 19, 2010, in connection with a new $10 million working capital facility with its existing lenders. On October 30, 2012, the Company increased the capacity of its existing Term Loan facility with an additional $5 million facility.

On March 5, 2013, the Company completed arrangements with its senior lenders to refinance its then existing $66 million Term Loan. Under the terms of the new arrangements, the existing lenders hold $30 million of non-convertible secured debt, with the balance of the Company’s outstanding debt of approximately $36 million held in a convertible bond instrument. Further, the Company increased the capacity of the convertible bond instrument with an additional $17.5 million to be used for working capital purposes. See Note 3, “Long-Term Debt”.

In June 2011, the Company filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 registering the sale of up to $50 million of the Company’s common stock in one or more public offerings. The registration statement was declared effective on June 10, 2011. On July 8, 2011, the Company raised $4 million with the sale of 363,636 shares at $11 per share by way of a takedown from this shelf registration. The proceeds were used to replace the unutilized portion of its working capital facility and for general corporate purposes. On December 14, 2011, the Company sold 570,000 shares of Common Stock from the shelf registration at a price of $9 per share for total proceeds of $5.1 million. There is approximately $40 million in additional capacity currently available under this shelf registration.

On November 30, 2011, the Company raised $6 million in a private placement of 666,667 shares of Common Stock at a price of $9 per share. For every three (3) shares of Common Stock issued, the Company issued (1) Common Stock purchase warrant (collectively, the “Warrants”) entitling the holder to purchase, commencing 90 days from the date of the issuance and prior to December 8, 2014, one (1) share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $13 per share. These shares were registered through the Company’s prospectus filing on March 28, 2012.

The $17.5 million in additional working capital, as discussed above, provides the Company with sufficient funds to meet its expected working capital needs until mid 2014. Based upon the Company’s current and anticipated usage of cash resources, it will require additional working capital during 2014 to meet its cash resource needs, or to fund any capital requirements in connection with implementation of the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project (“Water Project” or “Project”). The Company will evaluate the amount of cash needed, and the manner in which such cash will be raised, on an ongoing basis. The Company may meet any future cash requirements through a variety of means, including equity or debt placements, or through the sale or other disposition of assets. Equity placements would be undertaken only to the extent necessary, so as to minimize the dilutive effect of any such placements upon our existing stockholders. Limitations on the Company’s liquidity and ability to raise capital may adversely affect it. Sufficient liquidity is critical to meet its resource development activities. Although the Company currently expects its sources of capital to be sufficient to meet its near-term liquidity needs, there can be no assurance that its liquidity requirements will continue to be satisfied. If the Company cannot raise needed funds, it might be forced to make substantial reductions in its operating expenses, which could adversely affect its ability to implement its current business plan and ultimately its viability as a company.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Cadiz Inc. and all subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all short-term deposits with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company invests its excess cash in deposits with major international banks, government agency notes and short-term commercial paper, and therefore, bears minimal risk. Such investments are stated at cost, which approximates fair value, and are considered cash equivalents for purposes of reporting cash flows.

Short-Term Investments

The Company considers all short-term deposits with an original maturity greater than three months, but no greater than one year, to be short-term investments. The Company had no short-term investments at March 31, 2013, or December 31, 2012.

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

No cash payments, including interest, are due on the corporate term debt prior to its maturity on March 5, 2016, or the convertible bond prior to its maturity on March 5, 2018.

The Company recorded non-cash additions to fixed assets of $923,000 at March 31, 2013, and $1,090,000 at December 31, 2012, which were accrued at the respective period ends, for the costs directly attributable to the development of the Water Project.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

In December 2011 and December 2012, the FASB issued accounting standards updates modifying the disclosure requirements about the nature of an entity's rights of offsetting assets and liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet under master netting agreements and related arrangements associated with financial and derivative instruments. The guidance requires increased disclosure of the gross and net recognized assets and liabilities, collateral positions and narrative descriptions of setoff rights. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying disclosures.

Presentation of Items Reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

In February 2013, the FASB issued an accounting standards update which requires disclosure related to items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI). The guidance requires entities to present separately, for each component of other comprehensive income (OCI), current period reclassifications and the remainder of the current-period OCI. In addition, for certain current period reclassifications, an entity is required to disclose the effect of the item reclassified out of AOCI on the respective line item of net income. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying disclosures.

Joint and Several Liabilities

In February 2013, the FASB issued an accounting standard update which modifies the requirements for the recognition, measurement, and disclosure of obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation is fixed at the reporting date. The guidance requires companies to measure these obligations as the sum of the amount the company has agreed with co-obligors to pay and any additional amount it expects to pay on behalf of one or more co-obligors. This guidance is effective for all fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 31, 2013. The Company does not expect this guidance to have a material impact on results of operations.

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