Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity (USD $)	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Equity Attributable to International Isotopes Shareholders	Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	Total
Beginning balance - value at Dec. 31, 2010	$ 3,230,328	$ 107,462,007	$ (106,044,054)	$ 4,648,281	$ 190,000	$ 4,838,281
Beginning balance - shares at Dec. 31, 2010	323,032,866
Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan	873	11,324		12,197		12,197
Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan - shares	87,323
Shares issued for exercise of employee stock options	5,366	(5,366)				0
Shares issued for exercise of employee stock options - shares	536,720
Convertible debentures beneficial conversion feature		2,372,143		2,372,143		2,372,143
Automatic conversion of convertible debentures	181,083	3,078,417		3,259,500		3,259,500
Automatic conversion of convertible debentures - shares	18,108,340
Shares issued for exercise of warrants	154,375	1,389,375		1,543,750		1,543,750
Shares issued for exercise of warrants - shares	15,437,501
Stock based compensation		1,411,476		1,411,476		1,411,476
Additional investment in TI Services, LLC by noncontrolling interest					20,000	20,000
Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest					(76,484)	(76,484)
Net loss			(5,950,438)	(5,950,438)		(5,950,438)
Ending balance - value at Dec. 31, 2011	3,572,024	115,719,376	(111,994,492)	7,296,908	133,516	7,430,424
Ending balance - shares at Dec. 31, 2011	357,202,750
Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan	1,201	11,710		12,911		12,911
Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan - shares	119,227
Shares issued for exercise of employee stock options	26,854	23,146		50,000		50,000
Shares issued for exercise of employee stock options - shares	2,685,457
Shares issued for conversion of shareholder note	2,042	38,792		40,834		40,834
Shares issued for conversion of shareholder note - shares	204,167
Stock grant	476	(476)		0		0
Stock grant - shares	47,620
Convertible debentures beneficial conversion feature		25,656		25,656		25,656
Warrants issued with convertible debentures		500,041		500,041		500,041
Stock based compensation		286,015		286,015		286,015
Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest					(41,289)	(41,289)
Net loss			(2,240,810)	(2,240,810)		(2,240,810)
Ending balance - value at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 3,602,597	$ 116,604,260	$ (114,235,302)	$ 5,971,555	$ 92,226	$ 6,063,781
Ending balance - shares at Dec. 31, 2012	360,259,221