Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Revenues
Net revenue	$ 7,391	$ 10,932	$ 21,968	$ 30,371
Cost of goods sold (sales)	1,270	2,950	3,923	6,549
Gross profit	6,121	7,982	18,045	23,822
Operating costs and expenses
Salaries, benefits and employment taxes	2,968	4,045	9,798	12,038
Other design and marketing costs	706	797	2,336	2,352
Other selling, general and administrative expenses	1,642	1,356	5,027	4,014
(Recovery of) costs in connection with potential acquisition	(189)	126	(210)	231
Stock-based compensation	49	295	780	777
Depreciation and amortization	1,437	991	4,069	2,939
Government assistance - Paycheck Protection Program and other	(176)	0	(1,816)	0
Property and equipment impairment	31	0	113	0
Total operating costs and expenses	6,468	7,610	20,097	22,351
Other income	46	0	46	2,850
Operating (loss) income	(301)	372	(2,006)	4,321
Interest and finance expense
Interest expense and other finance charges	304	330	897	968
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0	0	189
Total interest and finance expense	304	330	897	1,157
(Loss) income before income taxes	(605)	42	(2,903)	3,164
Income tax (benefit) provision	(145)	137	(269)	1,280
Net (loss) income	(460)	(95)	(2,634)	1,884
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(26)	0	(95)	0
Net (loss) income attributable to Xcel Brands, Inc. stockholders	$ (434)	$ (95)	$ (2,539)	$ 1,884
(Loss) earnings per share attributable to Xcel Brands, Inc. common stockholders:
Basic net (loss) income per share:	$ (0.02)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.13)	$ 0.10
Diluted net (loss) income per share:	$ (0.02)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.13)	$ 0.10
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	19,231,040	18,975,265	19,078,453	18,839,424
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	19,231,040	18,975,265	19,078,453	18,840,149
Net licensing revenue
Revenues
Net revenue	$ 5,236	$ 6,428	$ 15,378	$ 21,094
Net sales revenue
Revenues
Net revenue	$ 2,155	$ 4,504	$ 6,590	$ 9,277