SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	6 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	Jun. 30, 2024
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Brands Transaction On October 25, 2024, our wholly-owned subsidiary, B. Riley Brand Management LLC (“B. Riley Brand Management”), entered into a transfer and contribution agreement, dated October 25, 2024 (the “Transfer and Contribution Agreement”), by and between B. Riley Brand Management and BR Funding Holdings 2024-1, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and, prior to the consummation of the transactions described herein, wholly-owned subsidiary of B. Riley Brand Management (“Holdings”), pursuant to which, among other things, B. Riley Brand Management transferred and contributed its limited liability company interests in (i) BR Brand Holdings LLC, a New York limited liability company, (ii) HRLY Brand Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (iii) Justice Brand Management LLC, a New York limited liability company, and (iv) S&S Brand Management LLC, a New York limited liability company (such limited liability interests collectively, the “Brands Interests,” and such transfer, the “Transfer”). In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transfer and Contribution Agreement, Holdings transferred and contributed the Brand Interests to its subsidiary, BR Funding 2024-1, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and securitization financing vehicle (“Issuer”) and Issuer issued notes and preferred stock secured by the Brands Interests (the “Secured Financing”) to a third party purchaser, HBN 101, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Purchaser"), the proceeds of which were used to fund an upfront payment to the Company of approximately $189,300. Additionally, in connection with the Transfer and Contribution Agreement, bebe stores, inc., a California corporation and majority owned subsidiary of the Company (“bebe”), entered into a membership interest purchase agreement, dated October 25, 2024 (the “bebe Purchase Agreement”), by and among bebe, HBN 120, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”), BB Brand Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“BB Brand Holdings”), and BKST Brand Management LLC, a New York limited liability company (“BKST Brand Management” and together with BB Brand Holdings, the “bebe Brands”), pursuant to which, among other things, bebe sold its limited liability company interests in the bebe Brands to Buyer, an affiliate of the Purchaser for approximately $46,624 in net proceeds (such sale, the “Sale”). Upon closing of the Sale proceeds of $22,188 was used to pay off the then outstanding balance of the bebe Credit Agreement in full (see Note 10) and $224 of loan related pay off expenses. The Sale by bebe resulted in a fair value adjustment at September 30, 2024 in the amount of approximately $(20,043) that was recorded in the quarter ended September 30, 2024. In addition, upon completion of the Secured Financing of the Brand Interests, the Company will deconsolidate the ownership of the Brand Interests and the Company’s ownership in the Brand Interest will be reported as a non-controlling equity method investment that is estimated to have nominal value as a result of the liquidation preferences and notes that were issued as part of the Secured Financing. The Brands Interests transaction resulted in a fair value adjustment at September 30, 2024 in the amount of approximately $(133,000) was recorded in the quarter ending September 30, 2024. Great American Group Transaction On November 15, 2024 the Company and BR Financial Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“BR Financial”), consummated the transactions contemplated by an equity purchase agreement, dated October 13, 2024 (the “Equity Purchase Agreement”), by and among OCM SSF III Great American PT, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Investor 1”), Opps XII Great American Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Investor 2”), and VOF Great American Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Investor 3,” and, together with Investor 1 and Investor 2, the “Investors”), Great American Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Great American NewCo”), and certain other parties identified therein, with respect to the ownership of Great American NewCo by the Investors and the Company. The Investors are affiliates of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. Pursuant to, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in, the Equity Purchase Agreement, the Company conducted an internal reorganization and contributed all of the interests in the Company’s Appraisal and Valuation Services, Retail, Wholesale & Industrial Solutions and Real Estate businesses (collectively, the “Great American Group”), to Great American NewCo. At the Closing, (i) the Investors received (a) all of the outstanding class A preferred limited liability units of Great American NewCo (which will have a 7.5% cash coupon and a 7.5% payment-in-kind coupon) (the “Class A Preferred Units”) and (b) common limited liability units of Great American NewCo (the “Common Units”) representing 52.6% of the issued and outstanding common limited liability units in Great American NewCo for a purchase price of approximately $203,000 (with an initial liquidation preference of approximately $203,000). BR Financial retains (a) 93.2% of the issued and outstanding class B preferred limited liability company units of Great American NewCo (which will have a 2.3% payment-in-kind coupon and an initial aggregate liquidation preference of approximately $183,000) (the “Class B Preferred Units”) and (b) 44.2% of the issued and outstanding Common Units. The remaining 6.8% of issued and outstanding Class B Preferred Units and 3.2% of issued and outstanding Common Units will be held by certain minority investors. The investors in Great American NewCo will also be entitled to certain quarterly tax distributions pursuant to the Great American NewCo LLCA (defined below). At the closing, (i) BR Financial, the Investors and the other minority investors entered into an Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Great American NewCo (the “Great American NewCo LLCA”), (ii) BR Financial and Great American NewCo entered into a Transition Services Agreement, pursuant to which BR Financial will provide certain transition services to Great American NewCo relating for the Great American Group for a period of up to one year from the Closing, subject to certain exceptions, and (iii) an affiliate of the Company, Great American NewCo and certain subsidiary guarantors of Great American NewCo entered into a credit agreement, pursuant to which an affiliate of the Company, as lender, will provide to Great American NewCo, as borrower, a first lien secured revolving credit facility of up to $25,000 for general corporate purposes, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, which had an outstanding balance of $1,751 at closing, and (iv) entered into promissory notes which totaled $15,332 related to capital requirements for certain retail liquidation engagements that were ongoing as of closing. Under the Great American NewCo LLCA, Great American NewCo will initially have a five-member board of directors that will oversee the day-to-day management of Great American NewCo, subject to certain approval rights reserved for the Investors and/or BR Financial, as applicable. The Investors will be entitled to appoint a majority of the directors of the board for so long as they collectively hold at least 25% of their combined amount of Common Units owned immediately following the Closing. The Great American NewCo LLCA will also contain certain protections for BR Financial, including, but not limited to, requiring BR Financial approval for certain fundamental actions. The Investors will have certain drag-along rights following the second-year anniversary of the Closing Date and certain call rights exercisable starting on the fifth-year anniversary of the Closing Date. The Great American NewCo LLCA sets forth distribution mechanics pursuant to which Great American NewCo will make distributions in cash and payment-in-kind at any time the board of directors may authorize, with the Class A Preferred Units having priority in any such distribution over Class B Preferred Units. In addition, the Great American NewCo LLCA will contain certain transfer restrictions and other transfer rights and obligations that apply to BR Financial, the Investors and other unitholders, as applicable, in certain circumstances. Upon closing the Equity Purchase Agreement on November 15, 2024, B. Riley will record a gain of approximately $235,000 and the operations of Great American NewCo will be deconsolidated since B. Riley will no longer have control and will a non-controlling equity investment ownership interest of 44.2% of the common units along with the Preferred B units described above. Wealth Management On October 31, 2024, the Company signed a definitive agreement to sell a portion of the Company’s traditional (W-2) Wealth Management business to Stifel for estimated net consideration of $27,000 to $35,000 in cash. Subject to the terms of the agreement, the final consideration will be based on the number of advisors that join Stifel at closing, among other things. The transaction is expected to include up to 15% of the wealth management advisors, along with the associated customer accounts. The accounts managed by these advisors represents up to $4.5 billion total assets under management (AUM) as of September 30, 2024. The transaction has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company and is subject to the receipt of required regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. It is expected to close early in the second quarter of 2025.