Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Nov. 05, 2014 Voting common stock	Nov. 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	Sep. 30, 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		21,405,188	7,671,520
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3