Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	May 05, 2014 Voting common stock	May 05, 2014 Non-voting common stock
Entity Registrant Name	BROADWAY FINANCIAL CORP \DE\
Entity Central Index Key	0001001171
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		19,548,959	698,200
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1