Organization and Operations of Autobytel (Details Narrative)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Date of incorporation	May 17, 1996
Car.com [Member]
Date of acquisition	Dec. 19, 2016
Autoweb [Member]
Date of acquisition	Oct. 01, 2015
Dealix/Autotegrity [Member]
Date of acquisition	May 21, 2015
Auto Holdings [Member]
Date of acquisition	Apr. 27, 2015
Auto USA [Member]
Date of acquisition	Jan. 13, 2014