FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

The following presents fair value measurements, as of December 31, 2015, and June 30, 2015, for the major categories of U.S. Global’ s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	December 31, 2015
			Significant		Significant
	Quoted Prices		Other Inputs		Unobservable Inputs		Total
(dollars in thousands)	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Trading securities
Offshore fund	$	-	$	348	$	-	$	348
Mutual funds - Fixed income		12,868		-		-		12,868
Mutual funds - Domestic equity		355		-		-		355
Other		-		-		-		-
Total trading securities		13,223		348		-		13,571
Available-for-sale securities
Common stock - Domestic	$	104	$	-	$	-	$	104
Common stock - International		646		-		-		646
Corporate debt		-		231		912		1,143
Mutual funds - Fixed income		1,206		-		-		1,206
Mutual funds - Domestic equity		394		-		-		394
Other		155		-		-		155
Total available-for-sale securities		2,505		231		912		3,648
Total	$	15,728	$	579	$	912	$	17,219

	June 30, 2015
			Significant		Significant
	Quoted Prices		Other Inputs		Unobservable Inputs		Total
(dollars in thousands)	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Trading securities
Offshore Fund	$	-	$	481	$	-	$	481
Mutual funds - Fixed income		14,754		-		-		14,754
Mutual funds - Domestic equity		405		-		-		405
Other		-		-		-		-
Total trading securities		15,159		481		-	$	15,640
Available-for-sale securities
Common stock - Domestic	$	842	$	-	$	-	$	842
Common stock - International		965		-		-		965
Corporate debt		-		77		539		616
Mutual funds - Fixed income		1,214		-		-		1,214
Mutual funds - Domestic equity		463		-		-		463
Other		163		-		-		163
Total available-for-sale securities		3,647		77		539		4,263
Total	$	18,806	$	558	$	539	$	19,903

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The following table is a reconciliation of investments for which unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value during the six months ended December 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014:

Changes in Level 3 Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
	December 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
(dollars in thousands)	Corporate Debt			Corporate Debt
Beginning Balance	$	539		$	250
Return of capital		(13	)		(12	)
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized)
Included in earnings (investment income)		(23	)		-
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)		409			-
Purchases		-			-
Sales		-			-
Transfers into Level 3		-			-
Transfers out of Level 3		-			-
Ending Balance	$	912		$	238