Note 18 - Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Notes Tables

Schedule Of Unrestricted Common Stock And Restricted Common Stock Activity [Table Text Block]

	Common Stock
	Shares
December 31, 2019		1,119,909
Vesting of shares		55,278
Shares withheld for employee taxes and retired		(15,043	)
Repurchase and retirement of Common Stock		(42,600	)
September 30, 2020		1,117,544

Units Received Pursuant To Agreement Table [Table Text Block]

	Operating LLC
	Membership Units
Units related to UIS Agreement		402,350
Units surrendered from retirement of Common Stock		(426,000	)
Total		(23,650	)

Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Table Text Block]

	Nine Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2020			September 30, 2019
Net income / (loss) attributable to Cohen & Company Inc.	$	(546	)	$	(2,828	)
Transfers (to) from the non-controlling interest:
Increase / (decrease) in Cohen & Company, Inc. paid in capital for the acquisition / (surrender) of additional units in consolidated subsidiary, net		(417	)		133
Changes from net income / (loss) attributable to Cohen & Company Inc. and transfers (to) from the non-controlling interest	$	(963	)	$	(2,695	)