Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 11, 2014 Voting common stock	Mar. 11, 2014 Non-voting common stock
Entity Registrant Name	BROADWAY FINANCIAL CORP \DE\
Entity Central Index Key	0001001171
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Public Float		$ 1,088,000
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			19,526,482	698,200
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY