Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	May 05, 2015
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Trading Symbol	hgbl
Entity Registrant Name	Heritage Global Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000849145
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		28,167,408
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1