Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Aug. 06, 2013
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2013
Trading Symbol	crbn
Entity Registrant Name	Counsel RB Capital Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000849145
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		28,166,728
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2