Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block] INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS Business Combinations [Abstract] Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions Disclosures [Text Block] ACQUISITION Earnings Per Share [Abstract] Earnings Per Share [Text Block] INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block] INCOME TAXES Line Of Credit Facility [Abstract] Short-term Debt [Text Block] WORKING CAPITAL LINE OF CREDIT Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax [Abstract] ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE GAIN LOSS [Text Block] ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE GAIN (LOSS) Leases, Capital [Abstract] Capital Leases in Financial Statements of Lessee Disclosure [Text Block] CAPITAL LEASES Notes Payable [Abstract] Debt Disclosure [Text Block] NOTES PAYABLE Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract] Concentration Risk Disclosure [Text Block] CONCENTRATIONS Other Equity Transactions [Abstract] Other equity transactions Supplemental Balance Sheet Disclosures [Text Block] OTHER EQUITY TRANSACTIONS Statement Of Financial Position [Abstract] Statement [Table] Legal Entity [Axis] Entity [Domain] Statement [Line Items] Assets [Abstract] Assets: Assets Current [Abstract] Current assets: Cash and Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period Cash and cash equivalents at end of period Short-term Investments, Total Short term investments held to maturity Accounts Receivable Net Current Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance of $239,102 and $285,348, respectively Inventory, Net, Total Inventories, net of allowance of $511,128 and $549,981, respectively Inventory net Costs in Excess of Billings, Current Costs in excess of billings Prepaid Expense and Other Assets Current Prepaid expenses and other Assets Current Total current assets Property, Plant and Equipment, Net Property and equipment, net Other Assets Noncurrent [Abstract] Other assets: Equity Method Investments Investment - equity method Equity investment in affiliate Other Intangible Assets, Net Other intangible assets, net Deposits and Other Assets Noncurrent Deposits and other Noncurrent deposits and other assets. Notes and Loans Receivable Net Noncurrent Notes receivable, net of allowance of $564,194 and $564,194, respectively Goodwill Goodwill, net Goodwill, net Assets, Noncurrent Total other assets Assets Total assets Segment assets Liabilities and Stockholders Equity [Abstract] Liabilities and Stocholders' Equity: Liabilities Current [Abstract] Current liabilities: Accounts Payable Current Accounts payable Mortgage Note Payable Current Mortgage note payable, current portion Mortgage note payable current portion. Capital Lease Obligations, Current Leases payable, current portion Current leases payable Accrued Liabilities, Current Accrued expenses Taxes Payable, Current, Total Accrued taxes payable Employee Related Liabilities Current Accrued compensation Billings in Excess of Cost, Current Billings in excess of costs Billings in excess of cost Deferred Revenue Current Unearned revenue Liabilities Current Total current liabilities Capital Lease Obligations, Noncurrent Long term leases payable Long term leases payable Derivative Liability, Noncurrent Derivative liability Notes Payable, Noncurrent, Total Long term mortgage note payable, net of current portion due of $78,764 and $76,814, respectively Long term mortgage note payable Notes Payable, Related Parties, Noncurrent Long term notes payable, related party (b) Acquisition Note Payable - related party Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Noncurrent Deferred tax liablities, net Liabilities Noncurrent Total long term liabilities Liabilities Total liabilities Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and contingencies Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] Stockholders' equity Common Stock Value Common stock, par value $0.001; 325,000,000 shares authorized; 20,634,072 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2014 and 20,566,663 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2013 Additional Paid In Capital Additional paid-in capital Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit Accumulated deficit Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Of Tax Accumulated other comprehensive gain Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss), beginning of period Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss), end of period Stockholders' Equity Attributable To Parent Total stockholders' equity Liabilities and Equity Total liabilities and stockholders' equity Accounting Policies [Abstract] Use Of Estimates Use of Estimates Consolidation Policy [Text Block] Principles of Consolidation Fair Value Of Financial Instruments Policy Fair Value of Financial Instruments Cash and Cash Equivalents Policy [Text Block] Cash and Cash Equivalents Investment, Policy [Policy Text Block] Investments Receivables Policy [Text Block] Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts Inventory Policy [Text Block] Inventory Property Plant and Equipment Policy [Text Block] Land, Buildings, Furniture, Vehicles, Equipment and Software Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block] Long-Lived Assets Identifiable Intangible Assets [Policy Text Block] Identifiable Intangible Assets Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block] Goodwill Assets Equity and Cost Method Investments Policy Investment - Equity Method Intangible Assets, Finite-Lived, Policy [Policy Text Block] Patent Costs Derivatives, Policy [Policy Text Block] Derivative Instruments Derivative Liabilities [Policy Text Block] Derivative Liabilities Disclosure of accounting policy for derivative liabilities for the reporting period. Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy [Policy Text Block] Stock-Based Compensation Revenue Recognition Policy [Text Block] Revenue Recognition Shipping and Handling Cost Policy [Text Block] Shipping and Handling Costs Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy [Policy Text Block] Foreign Currency Translation Segment Reporting Policy Policy [Text Block] Segment Reporting Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment Description Reclassification New Accounting Pronouncements Policy Policy [Text Block] Recent Accounting Pronouncements Schedule Of Useful Lives For Property Plant Equipment [Table Text Block] Estimated Useful Lives and Accumulated Depreciation for Furniture, Equipment and Software Schedule of useful lives for property plant equipment [Table Text Block] Schedule Of Estimated Useful Life [Table Text Block] Schedule of Estimated Useful Life Tabular disclosure of finite-lived and indefinite-lived intangible assets during the period. Equity Method Investments [Text Block] Summary of Unaudited Financial Statements of Affiliate Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] Schedule Of Segment Activity Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Table Text Block] Fair value of cash equivalents and marketable securities Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block] Changes in significance of unobservable inputs used to calculate credit valuation adjustment Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block] Allocation of The Purchase Price Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block] Summarizes The Unaudited Pro Forma Information Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block] Computation of basic and diluted earnings per share Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] Components of accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss) Leases [Abstract] Schedule of Capital Leased Assets [Table Text Block] Schedule of Capital Leased Assets Schedule Of Capital Lease current and long term portion [Table Text Block] Schedule of Capital Lease Current and Long Term Portion Schedule Of Capital Lease current and long term portion Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block] Schedule of Notes Payable Schedule Of Maturities Of Long-Term Debt [Table Text Block] Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt Business Description and Basis Of Presentation [Abstract] Business Description and Basis Of Presentation [Table] Orbital Gas Systems Limited [Member] Orbital Gas Systems Limited Orbital Gas Systems Limited Related Party [Axis] Related Party [Domain] Waytronx Holdings, Inc [Member] Waytronx Holdings, Inc Comex Electronics Limited [Member] Comex Electronics Ltd [Member] Business Description and Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] Percentage Of Total Revenue Percentage of total revenue Percentage of total revenue. Debt Outstanding Type [Axis] Debt Outstanding Type [Domain] Long Term Debt Current Portion [Member] Notes payable, current portion due Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current Trade accounts receivable, allowance Allowance for doubtful accounts Inventory Valuation Reserves Inventories, allowance Inventory, allowance Allowance for Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Noncurrent Allowance for Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Noncurrent Notes Payable, Current, Total Notes payable, current portion due Common Stock, Par Or Stated Value Per Share Common stock, par value Common Stock Shares Authorized Common stock, shares authorized Common Stock, Shares, Issued Common stock, shares issued Common Stock Shares Outstanding Common stock, shares outstanding Disclosure Accounting Policies Additional Information [Abstract] Disclosure - Accounting Policies - Additional Information [Abstract] Significant Accounting Policies [Table] Significant Accounting Policies [Table] Geographical [Axis] Geographical [Domain] Foreign [Member] Foreign financial institutions Foreign [Member] Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis] Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain] All Other [Member] Other All Other [Member] Developed Technology Rights [Member] Technology rights Technology Rights Tradenames and Trademarks [Member] Tradenames and Trademarks Tradenames and Trademarks [Member] Customer Lists [Member] Customer lists Customer Lists Patented Technology [Member] Patent pending technology Trademarks and Tradename [Member] Trademarks and Tradename Range [Axis] Range [Domain] Maximum [Member] Maximum Segments [Axis] Segments [Domain] Cui Global Incorporated [Member] CUI CUI Global CUI Global, Inc [Member] Cash and Cash Equivalents [Axis] Cash and Cash Equivalents [Domain] European Foreign Bank [Member] European Foreign Bank Japanese Foreign Bank [Member] Japanese Foreign Bank Certificates of Deposit [Member] Certificates of Deposit Products and Services [Axis] Products and Services [Domain] Internal and External Power Products and Related Components [Member] Intrenal and External Power Products and Related Components Industrial Controls [Member] Industrial Controls Other Products and Services [Member] Other Products and Services CUI, Inc [Member] CUI, Inc CUI Global, Inc. Orbital [Member] Orbital CUI Japan [Member] CUI Japan CUI Japan Debt Security Category [Axis] Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings, Categories of Investments [Domain] Held-to-maturity Securities [Member] Held-to-maturity Securities Investment Type [Axis] Investments [Domain] SIPC Insured Program [Member] SIPC Insured Program Concentration Risk Benchmark [Axis] Concentration Risk Benchmark [Domain] Distributor One [Member] Distributor One Distributor Two [Member] Distributor Two Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis] Property, Plant and Equipment,Type [Axis] Inventory, Finished Goods, Net of Reserves Inventory, finished goods Inventory, Raw Materials, Net of Reserves Inventory, raw materials Business Acquisition Number Of Shares Owned In Equity Method Number of common shares obtained Business acquisition number of shares owned in equity method Number of shares owned in equity method Equity Method Investment Ownership Percentage Percentage of ownership interests Cash, Uninsured Amount Cash, uninsured amount Cash And Cash Equivalents In Foreign Accounts Cash and cash equivalents in foreign accounts Cash and cash equivalents in foreign accounts. Cash, FDIC Insured Amount Cash and cash equivalents covered under FDIC insured deposits programs Held-to-maturity Securities Held-to-maturity Securities Concentration Risk, Percentage Concentration risk, percentage Percentage of revenues derived and gross trade accounts receivable customer Investment Insured Amount The amount of investments insured as of the balance sheet date. Billed Contracts Receivable Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Unrealized (loss) on derivative Unrealized (loss) on derivative Unrealized loss on derivative Amortization, Total Amortization expenses Disclosure Estimated Useful Lives and Accumulated Depreciation For Furniture Equipment and Software [Abstract] Disclosure - Estimated Useful Lives and Accumulated Depreciation for Furniture, Equipment and Software [Abstract] Property, Plant and Equipment [Table] Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Domain] Land [Member] Land Building Improvements [Member] Buildings and improvements Furniture Fixtures and Equipment [Member] Furniture and equipment Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment [Member] Leasehold Improvements [Member] Leasehold improvements Leasehold Improvements Vehicles [Member] Vehicles Motor Vehicles Minimum [Member] Minimum Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] Property Plant and Equipment Useful Life Estimated Useful Life Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]