Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	May 08, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	AVALON HOLDINGS CORP
Document Type	10-Q
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001061069
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Common Class A [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		3,191,100
Common Class B [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		612,231