| Basic and diluted net loss per share | 
    |  |  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended June 30, |  |  
    |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  
    | Basic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
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    | Net income attributed to Live Ventures Incorporated |  | $ | 2,128,043 |  |  | $ | 13,368,197 |  |  | $ | 5,397,282 |  |  | $ | 14,762,853 |  |  
    | Less: preferred stock dividends |  |  | (479 | ) |  |  | (479 | ) |  |  | (1,438 | ) |  |  | (1,438 | ) |  
    | Net income applicable to common stock |  | $ | 2,127,564 |  |  | $ | 13,367,718 |  |  | $ | 5,395,844 |  |  | $ | 14,761,415 |  |  
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    | Weighted average common shares outstanding |  |  | 2,044,767 |  |  |  | 2,806,060 |  |  |  | 2,289,646 |  |  |  | 2,813,192 |  |  
    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | Basic earnings per share |  | $ | 1.04 |  |  | $ | 4.76 |  |  | $ | 2.36 |  |  | $ | 5.25 |  |  
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    | Diluted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
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    | Net income (loss) applicable to common stock |  | $ | 2,127,564 |  |  | $ | 13,367,718 |  |  | $ | 5,395,844 |  |  | $ | 14,761,415 |  |  
    | Add: preferred stock dividends |  |  | 479 |  |  |  | 479 |  |  |  | 1,438 |  |  |  | 1,438 |  |  
    | Net income applicable for diluted earnings per share |  | $ | 2,128,043 |  |  | $ | 13,368,197 |  |  | $ | 5,397,282 |  |  | $ | 14,762,853 |  |  
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    | Weighted average common shares outstanding |  |  | 2,044,767 |  |  |  | 2,806,060 |  |  |  | 2,289,646 |  |  |  | 2,813,192 |  |  
    | Add: Options |  |  | 35,296 |  |  |  | 21,396 |  |  |  | 53,081 |  |  |  | 19,964 |  |  
    | Add: Common Stock Warrants |  |  | – |  |  |  | 341,716 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 331,511 |  |  
    | Add: Series B Preferred Stock |  |  | 1,071,200 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 1,071,200 |  |  |  | – |  |  
    | Add: Series B Preferred Stock Warrants |  |  | 590,145 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 590,145 |  |  |  | – |  |  
    | Add: Series E Preferred Stock |  |  | 127,840 |  |  |  | 127,840 |  |  |  | 127,840 |  |  |  | 127,840 |  |  
    | Assumed weighted average common shares outstanding |  |  | 3,869,248 |  |  |  | 3,297,012 |  |  |  | 4,131,912 |  |  |  | 3,292,507 |  |  
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    | Diluted earnings per share |  | $ | 0.55 |  |  | $ | 4.05 |  |  | $ | 1.31 |  |  | $ | 4.48 |  |  |