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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
 6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE 12. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In December 2015, USGIF elected a new slate of trustees to the Board of Trustees of the Funds. The Company proposed the election of new trustees with the intention of streamlining the Company’s responsibilities, so it can better focus on strategic activities. The new Board of Trustees of USGIF adopted several new agreements. As anticipated, effective December 10, 2015, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, U.S. Global Brokerage, Inc., ceased to be the distributor for USGIF and no longer receives distribution fees and shareholder services fees from USGIF. Due to this transition, the Company is no longer responsible for paying certain distribution and shareholder servicing related expenses and is reimbursed for certain distribution expenses from the new distributor for USGIF. As a result of this change, the Company filed Form BDW, the Uniform Request Withdrawal From Broker-Dealer Registration, with FINRA, which was approved in February 2016. This constitutes a strategic shift that has had, and will continue to have, a major effect on the Company’s operating revenues and expenses.

The distribution and shareholder services revenues and the expenses associated with certain distribution operations for USGIF are reflected as discontinued operations in the Statements of Operations and are, therefore, excluded from continuing operations results. Comparative periods shown in the Statements of Operations have been adjusted to conform with this presentation. These revenues and expenses had previously been included in the investment management services segment.

The discontinued operations did not have depreciation, amortization, capital expenditures or significant non-cash operating and investing items.

There were no assets and liabilities related to discontinued operations at December 31, 2016, and June 30, 2016.

The components of loss from discontinued operations were as follows for the three and six months ended December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015:

   
Six Months Ended December 31,
    
Three Months Ended December 31,
  
(dollars in thousands)
  
2016
    
2015
    
2016
    
2015
  
Revenues
                        
  Distribution fees
  
$
-
    
$
425
    
$
-
    
$
181
  
  Shareholder services fees
    
-
      
183
      
-
      
80
  
     
-
      
608
      
-
      
261
  
Expenses
                                
  Employee compensation and benefits
    
-
      
188
      
-
      
99
  
  General and administrative
    
-
      
77
      
-
      
28
  
  Platform fees
    
-
      
347
      
-
      
152
  
  Advertising
    
-
      
14
      
-
      
7
  
     
-
      
626
      
-
      
286
  
Loss from discontinued operations of distributor before income taxes
    
-
      
(18
)
    
-
      
(25
)
Tax benefit
    
-
      
-
      
-
      
-
  
Loss from discontinued operations of distributor
  
$
-
    
$
(18
)
  
$
-
    
$
(25
)

Through December 9, 2015, USGIF paid the Company a distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.25 percent of the average daily net assets of the investor class of each of the equity funds. Effective December 10, 2015, the Company, through U.S. Global Brokerage, Inc., ceased to be the distributor for USGIF and no longer receives distribution fees directly from the Funds.

In addition, through December 9, 2015, the Company received shareholder servicing fees from USGIF based on the value of Fund assets held through broker-dealer platforms. Effective December 10, 2015, the Company ceased to be the distributor for USGIF and no longer receives shareholder services fees from the Funds.

Due to this transition, the Company is no longer responsible for paying the platform fees for the USGIF equity funds and is reimbursed for certain distribution expenses from the new distributor for USGIF.