Description of Business and Principles of Consolidation	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Description of Business and Principles of Consolidation [Text Block]	Note 1 – Description of Business and Principles of Consolidation These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Heritage Global Inc. together with its subsidiaries, including Heritage Global Partners, Inc. (“HGP”), Equity Partners HG LLC (“Equity Partners”), National Loan Exchange Inc. (“NLEX”), Heritage Global LLC (“HG LLC”), C2 Communications Technologies Inc., and C2 Investments Inc. These entities, collectively, are referred to as “HGI”, the “Company”, “we” or “our” in these consolidated financial statements. These consolidated financial statements were prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), as outlined in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and include the assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses of all subsidiaries over which HGI exercises control. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. The Company’s sole operating segment is its asset liquidation business, which began operations in 2009 with the establishment of Heritage Global LLC (“HG LLC”). The business was subsequently expanded by the acquisitions of Equity Partners, HGP and NLEX in 2011, 2012 and 2014, respectively. As a result, HGI is positioned to provide an array of value-added capital asset solutions: auction and appraisal services, traditional asset disposition sales, and financial solutions for distressed businesses and properties. In addition to its asset liquidation operations, HGI owns certain patents, including two foundational patents in voice over internet protocol (“VoIP”) technology – U.S. Patent Nos. 6,243,373 (the “VoIP Patent”) and 6,438,124 (the “C2 Patent”) (together the “VoIP Patent Portfolio”), which it licenses. HGI’s target market consists of carriers, equipment manufacturers, service providers and end users in the internet protocol telephony market who are using HGI’s patented VoIP technologies by deploying VoIP networks for phone-to-phone communications.

Description of Business and Principles of Consolidation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Description of Business and Principles of Consolidation [Text Block]

Note 1 – Description of Business and Principles of Consolidation

These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Heritage Global Inc. together with its subsidiaries, including Heritage Global Partners, Inc. (“HGP”), Equity Partners HG LLC (“Equity Partners”), National Loan Exchange Inc. (“NLEX”), Heritage Global LLC (“HG LLC”), C2 Communications Technologies Inc., and C2 Investments Inc. These entities, collectively, are referred to as “HGI”, the “Company”, “we” or “our” in these consolidated financial statements. These consolidated financial statements were prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), as outlined in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and include the assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses of all subsidiaries over which HGI exercises control. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.

The Company’s sole operating segment is its asset liquidation business, which began operations in 2009 with the establishment of Heritage Global LLC (“HG LLC”). The business was subsequently expanded by the acquisitions of Equity Partners, HGP and NLEX in 2011, 2012 and 2014, respectively. As a result, HGI is positioned to provide an array of value-added capital asset solutions: auction and appraisal services, traditional asset disposition sales, and financial solutions for distressed businesses and properties.

In addition to its asset liquidation operations, HGI owns certain patents, including two foundational patents in voice over internet protocol (“VoIP”) technology – U.S. Patent Nos. 6,243,373 (the “VoIP Patent”) and 6,438,124 (the “C2 Patent”) (together the “VoIP Patent Portfolio”), which it licenses. HGI’s target market consists of carriers, equipment manufacturers, service providers and end users in the internet protocol telephony market who are using HGI’s patented VoIP technologies by deploying VoIP networks for phone-to-phone communications.