| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 069 - Disclosure - Note 15 - Significant Customers / Concentration - Net Sales by Geographical Region (Details) (http://liqtech.com/20161231/role/statement-note-15-significant-customers-concentration-net-sales-by-geographical-region-details) |
| Table | Statement [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001307579 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Scenario [Axis] | Scenario, Unspecified [Domain] |
| Statement [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31 | |||||||||||
| Consolidation Items [Axis] | Consolidation Items [Axis] | |||||||||||
| Reportable Geographical Components [Member] | Consolidation Items [Domain] | Reportable Geographical Components [Member] | Consolidation Items [Domain] | |||||||||
| Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | |||||||||
| US And Canada [Member] | AUSTRALIA | South America [Member] | Asia [Member] | Europe [Member] | Geographical [Domain] | US And Canada [Member] | AUSTRALIA | South America [Member] | Asia [Member] | Europe [Member] | Geographical [Domain] | |
Net sales | 13,906,394 | 15,812,587 | ||||||||||