Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 4,382	$ 2,814
Accounts receivable, net	26,245	21,734
Deferred income taxes	464	456
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	868	642
Total current assets	31,959us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	25,646us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property and equipment, net	2,175us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	2,032us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill	1,800us-gaap_Goodwill	1,800us-gaap_Goodwill
Intangible assets, net	3,149	2,259
Deferred income taxes	5,134	1,900
Other assets	353us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	641us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total assets	44,570us-gaap_Assets	34,278us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	4,011us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	4,267us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	8,149us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	5,798us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Accrued expenses due to affiliates	487us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent	560us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
Deferred income taxes	1,540us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
Customer deposits	659us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent	673us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
Lines of credit	658us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent	4,338us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent
Total current liabilities	15,504us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	15,636us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt	5,855us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	86us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Total liabilities	21,359us-gaap_Liabilities	15,722us-gaap_Liabilities
Commitments and contingencies – See Note 6
SPAR Group, Inc. equity
Preferred stock, $.01 par value: Authorized and available shares– 2,445,598 Issued and outstanding shares – None – December 31, 2014 and None – December 31, 2013
Common stock, $.01 par value: Authorized shares – 47,000,000 Issued shares – 20,680,717 – December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013	207us-gaap_CommonStockValue	207us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Treasury stock, at cost 121,663 shares – December 31, 2014 and 181,931 shares – December 31, 2013	(183)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(356)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	15,519us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital	15,339us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,556)	(1,031)
Retained earnings	4,770	1,654
Total SPAR Group, Inc. equity	18,757us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	15,813us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Non-controlling interest	4,454us-gaap_MinorityInterest	2,743us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity	23,211	18,556
Total liabilities and equity	$ 44,570	$ 34,278

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Amount due from customers, clients, or other third-parties, or arising from transactions not separately disclosed, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), net of allowances established for the purpose of reducing such receivables to an amount that approximates their net realizable value.