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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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LAST OUT TERM LOANS (Details) - USD ($)	May 14, 2020	Jan. 31, 2020	Jul. 23, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 08, 2020	Oct. 31, 2018
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Effective interest rate					7.53%		7.53%
Amended Credit Agreement
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A&R Credit Agreement
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Fixed rate per annum	12.00%
B. Riley Financial, Inc.
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Common stock issued equitization agreement (in shares)					1,192,371		1,192,371			1,700,000
Last Out Term Loan Tranche A-3
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Effective interest rate					12.00%		12.00%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt prepayment amount			$ 39,700,000
Borrowings under last out term loans							$ 141,400,000
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Proceeds from related party							150,000,000
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Installment proceeds							35,000,000
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Last Out Term Loan Tranche A-1 \| B. Riley Financial, Inc. \| Amended Credit Agreement
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Last Out Term Loan Tranche A-2 \| B. Riley Financial, Inc. \| Amended Credit Agreement
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Last Out Term Loan Tranche A-7 \| B. Riley Financial, Inc. \| A&R Credit Agreement
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Line of Credit
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Line of Credit \| Last Out Term Loan Tranche A-3
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Line of Credit \| Last Out Term Loan Tranche A-4
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