Principles of Consolidation and Nature of Operations	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Principles of Consolidation and Nature of Operations	(2) Principles of Consolidation and Nature of Operations DGSE, through it’s trade names Dallas Gold and Silver Exchange and Charleston Gold and Diamond Exchange (“DGSE”), buys and sells jewelry and bullion products to both retail and wholesale customers throughout the United States through its facilities in South Carolina and Texas, and through its various internet sites. The Company also, through an asset purchase on May 20, 2019 (the “Echo Transaction”), as initially reported on Form 8-K filed May 24, 2019 and subsequent 8-K/A filed August 5, 2019, formed two new companies, Echo Environmental Holdings, LLC and ITAD USA, LLC (the “Echo Entities”), to process, recycle and resell electronic components. Based on the terms of the purchase, the Company has concluded the Echo Transaction represents a business combination pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations, or ASC 805. The Company has determined that the assets purchased and the liabilities assumed, through the Echo Transaction, have an approximate fair value due to the their short-term nature. We have engaged a third party to conduct an independent valuation of the Echo Transaction to be completed by the end of the year. The Company now includes segment information, in the notes to the financial statements, due to the addition of the Echo Entities. The object of segment reporting is to provide a manage approach that identifies different types of businesses within the Company and how we have organized the segments to make financial decisions. We consider the Company in the repurpose business and we have organized two different segments within our business and presented the performance of each seperately. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

Principles of Consolidation and Nature of Operations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Principles of Consolidation and Nature of Operations

(2) Principles of Consolidation and Nature of Operations

DGSE, through it’s trade names Dallas Gold and Silver Exchange and Charleston Gold and Diamond Exchange (“DGSE”), buys and sells jewelry and bullion products to both retail and wholesale customers throughout the United States through its facilities in South Carolina and Texas, and through its various internet sites.

The Company also, through an asset purchase on May 20, 2019 (the “Echo Transaction”), as initially reported on Form 8-K filed May 24, 2019 and subsequent 8-K/A filed August 5, 2019, formed two new companies, Echo Environmental Holdings, LLC and ITAD USA, LLC (the “Echo Entities”), to process, recycle and resell electronic components.

Based on the terms of the purchase, the Company has concluded the Echo Transaction represents a business combination pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations, or ASC 805. The Company has determined that the assets purchased and the liabilities assumed, through the Echo Transaction, have an approximate fair value due to the their short-term nature. We have engaged a third party to conduct an independent valuation of the Echo Transaction to be completed by the end of the year.

The Company now includes segment information, in the notes to the financial statements, due to the addition of the Echo Entities. The object of segment reporting is to provide a manage approach that identifies different types of businesses within the Company and how we have organized the segments to make financial decisions. We consider the Company in the repurpose business and we have organized two different segments within our business and presented the performance of each seperately.

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.