Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity (Spin-off) (Details)

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Stockholders' Equity (Spin-off) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 19, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 14, 2014
Mar. 19, 2014
Mar. 17, 2014
Class of Stock [Line Items]          
Exchange ratio based on average closing price for SGI shares 0.2397amrk_EquityAwardExchangeRatioofFormerParentsAwardstoReplacementAwardsofParent        
Common stock exchange ratio   4.1717amrk_InverseEquityAwardExchangeRatioDenominator      
SGI (Former Parent)          
Class of Stock [Line Items]          
Three day weighted average share price before spin-off ( per share)     $ 3.32amrk_FormerParentThreeDayAverageSharePricesBeforeSpinoff
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= amrk_FormerParentSGIMember
   
Share price 14.00us-gaap_SharePrice
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= amrk_FormerParentSGIMember
  $ 3.37us-gaap_SharePrice
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= amrk_FormerParentSGIMember
14.00us-gaap_SharePrice
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= amrk_FormerParentSGIMember
$ 13.30us-gaap_SharePrice
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SGI          
Class of Stock [Line Items]          
Three day weighted average share price after spin-off ( per share) 13.85amrk_ParentThreeDayAverageSharePriceAfterSpinoff
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Awards assumed from SGI spin-off          
Class of Stock [Line Items]          
Grants during the period (shares) 249,846us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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Total compensation cost not yet recognized   0.4us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedStockOptions
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= amrk_AwardsAssumedfromSGIPlanrelatedtospinoffMember
     
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)          
Class of Stock [Line Items]          
Period for recognition of nonvested awards   1 year 2 months 8 days      
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | Awards assumed from SGI spin-off          
Class of Stock [Line Items]          
Grants during the period (shares) 130,646us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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    130,646us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
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= amrk_AwardsAssumedfromSGIPlanrelatedtospinoffMember
 
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, other than options   0.1us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedShareBasedAwardsOtherThanOptions
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
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= amrk_AwardsAssumedfromSGIPlanrelatedtospinoffMember
     
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | Awards assumed from SGI spin-off | Issued to A-Mark Employees          
Class of Stock [Line Items]          
Grants during the period (shares) 50,340us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) | Awards assumed from SGI spin-off          
Class of Stock [Line Items]          
Grants during the period (shares) 8,990us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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    8,990us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
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= amrk_AwardsAssumedfromSGIPlanrelatedtospinoffMember
 
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, other than options   0us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedShareBasedAwardsOtherThanOptions
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Period for recognition of nonvested awards   0 days      
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) | Awards assumed from SGI spin-off | Issued to A-Mark Employees          
Class of Stock [Line Items]          
Grants during the period (shares) 8,990us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
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Stock Options          
Class of Stock [Line Items]          
Period for recognition of nonvested awards   2 years 9 months 25 days      
Stock Options | Awards assumed from SGI spin-off | Issued to A-Mark Employees          
Class of Stock [Line Items]          
Grants during the period (shares) 216,943us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
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