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D - INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATES (Details 2) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Total assets | $ 20,728,000 us-gaap_Assets |  |  |  | $ 27,970,000 us-gaap_Assets |  |  |  | $ 20,728,000 us-gaap_Assets | $ 27,970,000 us-gaap_Assets |
Regulatory minimum net capital requirement | 250,000 us-gaap_MinimumNetCapitalRequired1 |  |  |  | 250,000 us-gaap_MinimumNetCapitalRequired1 |  |  |  | 250,000 us-gaap_MinimumNetCapitalRequired1 | 250,000 us-gaap_MinimumNetCapitalRequired1 |
Total revenue | 4,975,000 us-gaap_Revenues | 3,454,000 us-gaap_Revenues | 3,705,000 us-gaap_Revenues | 3,718,000 us-gaap_Revenues | 4,191,000 us-gaap_Revenues | 3,666,000 us-gaap_Revenues | 4,278,000 us-gaap_Revenues | 4,266,000 us-gaap_Revenues | 15,815,000 us-gaap_Revenues | 16,401,000 us-gaap_Revenues | 20,983,000 us-gaap_Revenues
Net income | 948,000 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | (1,456,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | (6,077,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | 28,000 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | (1,546,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | (1,644,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | (1,353,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | (1,369,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | (6,557,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | (5,912,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | (171,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Siebert, Brandford, Shank Financial LLC and Subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,806,000 us-gaap_Revenues / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsFinancialMember |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 171,000 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsFinancialMember |  |
SBS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 28,518,000 us-gaap_Assets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsMember |  |  |  | 22,999,000 us-gaap_Assets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsMember |  |  |  | 28,518,000 us-gaap_Assets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsMember | 22,999,000 us-gaap_Assets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsMember |
Total liabilities | 12,458,000 us-gaap_Liabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsMember |  |  |  | 7,083,000 us-gaap_Liabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsMember |  |  |  | 12,458,000 us-gaap_Liabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsMember | 7,083,000 us-gaap_Liabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsMember |
Total members' capital | 16,060,000 us-gaap_Capital / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsMember |  |  |  | 15,916,000 us-gaap_Capital / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsMember |  |  |  | 16,060,000 us-gaap_Capital / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsMember | 15,916,000 us-gaap_Capital / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsMember |
Regulatory minimum net capital requirement | 250,000 us-gaap_MinimumNetCapitalRequired1 / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsMember |  |  |  | 250,000 us-gaap_MinimumNetCapitalRequired1 / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsMember |  |  |  | 250,000 us-gaap_MinimumNetCapitalRequired1 / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsMember | 250,000 us-gaap_MinimumNetCapitalRequired1 / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsMember |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,965,000 us-gaap_Revenues / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsMember | 28,246,000 us-gaap_Revenues / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsMember
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 193,000 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsMember | 1,579,000 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsMember
SBSFPC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 26,000 us-gaap_Assets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsfpcMember |  |  |  | 584,000 us-gaap_Assets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsfpcMember |  |  |  | 26,000 us-gaap_Assets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsfpcMember | 584,000 us-gaap_Assets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsfpcMember |
Total liabilities | 26,000 us-gaap_Liabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsfpcMember |  |  |  | 15,000 us-gaap_Liabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsfpcMember |  |  |  | 26,000 us-gaap_Liabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsfpcMember | 15,000 us-gaap_Liabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsfpcMember |
Total members' capital | 0 us-gaap_Capital / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsfpcMember |  |  |  | 569,000 us-gaap_Capital / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsfpcMember |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_Capital / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsfpcMember | 569,000 us-gaap_Capital / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsfpcMember |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_Revenues / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsfpcMember | (222,000)us-gaap_Revenues / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsfpcMember | 293,000 us-gaap_Revenues / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsfpcMember
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (51,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsfpcMember | $ (478,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsfpcMember | $ 98,000 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = SIEB_SbsfpcMember

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