Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (VIE $3,000 and $51,000, respectively)	$ 324,712	$ 563,043
Accounts receivable, (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $127,000 and $137,000, respectively) (VIE $29,000 and $6,000, respectively)	9,481,084	14,838,978
Inventories, net (VIE $611,000 and $719,000, respectively)	19,348,108	18,348,011
Prepaid expenses (VIE $39,000 and $18,000, respectively)	665,437	678,689
Other current assets (VIE $200 and $0, respectively)	675,821	530,669
Total current assets	30,495,162	34,959,390
Property, plant and equipment:
Machinery and equipment (VIE $0 and $0, respectively)	26,892,832	26,348,443
Building	3,387,323	3,379,636
Office furniture and equipment (VIE $260,000 and $154,000, respectively)	3,277,226	3,597,158
Intellectual property	752,044	482,088
Land	250,000	250,000
Leasehold improvements	415,549	395,603
Fixtures and equipment at customer locations	3,302,868	3,302,868
Projects under construction	102,477	493,859
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	38,380,319	38,249,655
Less : accumulated depreciation and amortization (VIE $35,000 and $29,000, respectively)	(33,416,436)	(32,938,267)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	4,963,883	5,311,388
Other assets:
Goodwill (VIE $440,000 and $440,000, respectively)	1,473,176	1,473,176
Net deferred income tax asset	2,023,781	1,696,690
Other assets (due from related party $50,000 and $47,000, respectively)	408,428	473,095
Total other assets	3,905,385	3,642,961
TOTAL ASSETS	39,364,430	43,913,739
Current liabilities:
Checks written in excess of bank balance	518,076	1,688,675
Trade payables (VIE $156,000 and $92,000, respectively)	6,101,567	5,861,932
Line of credit (VIE $356,000 and $408,000, respectively)	8,567,174	11,263,531
Notes payable - current portion (net discount of $0 and $113,000, respectively) (VIE $0 and $0, respectively)	7,445,091	1,709,220
Notes payable officers - current portion	0	180,000
Notes payable affiliates - current portion	10,109	8,141
Capital Lease - current portion	14,283	40,660
Accrued liabilities (VIE $147,000 and $140,000, respectively)	2,934,652	3,127,425
Total current liabilities	25,590,952	23,879,584
Long-term liabilities:
Notes payable - affiliates	213,669	218,858
Notes payable, net of current portion (net discount of $0 and $0, respectively) (VIE $196,000 and $301,000, respectively)	195,722	5,301,491
Notes payable - officers, subordinated	1,490,332	1,416,138
Capital Lease	0	4,690
Deferred gain (non current)	251,372	297,521
Total long-term debt, net of current portion	2,151,095	7,238,698
Warrants Payable	0	817,880
Total long-term liabilities	2,151,095	8,056,578
CTI Industries Corporation stockholders' equity:
Preferred Stock - no par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding		0
Common stock - no par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 3,568,885 shares issued and 3,525,227 shares outstanding	13,898,494	13,898,494
Paid-in-capital	2,230,145	2,250,235
Accumulated earnings	1,580,967	2,323,326
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(5,100,978)	(5,593,878)
Less: Treasury stock, 43,658 shares	(160,784)	(160,784)
Total CTI Industries Corporation stockholders' equity	12,447,844	12,717,393
Non controlling interest	(825,461)	(739,816)
Total Equity	11,622,383	11,977,577
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 39,364,430	$ 43,913,739