Note 16 - Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2026

Notes Tables

Schedule Of Unrestricted Common Stock And Restricted Common Stock Activity [Table Text Block]

		Common Stock
		Shares
December 31, 2025			1,750,055
Issuance of shares			188,023
Vesting of shares			135,896
Redemption of convertible non-controlling interest units			600,000
Shares withheld for employee taxes and retired			(34,141	)
June 30, 2026			2,639,833

Units Received Pursuant To Agreement [Table Text Block]

		Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2026
Issuance of shares			1,880,230
Redemption of convertible non-controlling interest units			6,000,000
Issuance as equity-based compensation			1,017,550
Total			8,897,780

Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Table Text Block]

		Six Months Ended June 30,
		2026				2025
Net income attributable to Cohen & Company Inc.		$	5,066			$	1,737
Increase in Cohen & Company Inc. paid in capital for the acquisition / (surrender) of additional units in consolidated subsidiary, net			7,187				512
Changes from net income attributable to Cohen & Company Inc. and transfers (to) from the non-controlling interest		$	12,253			$	2,249

Non-controlling Interest, Changes in Ownership Activity [Table Text Block]

		Operating LLC				Columbus Circle II SPAC				Other Consolidated Subsidiaries				Total
December 31, 2025		$	51,568			$	-			$	438			$	52,006
Non-controlling interest share of income (loss)			9,082				(2,666	)			(110	)			6,306
Other comprehensive (loss)			(63	)			-				-				(63	)
Acquisition / (surrender) of additional units of consolidated subsidiary			(7,067	)			-				-				(7,067	)
Equity-based compensation			1,912				-				-				1,912
Shares withheld for employee taxes			(443	)			-				-				(443	)
Distributions to convertible non-controlling interest of Cohen & Company Inc.			(7,072	)			-				-				(7,072	)
Redemption of convertible non-controlling interest units			(1,883	)			-				-				(1,883	)
Non-convertible non-controlling interest contributions			-				2,666				-				2,666
Non-convertible non-controlling interest distributions			-				-				(323	)			(323	)
June 30, 2026		$	46,034			$	-			$	5			$	46,039