2.4.0.80006 - Disclosure - 1. ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESStruefalsefalse1false falsefalseFrom2013-01-01to2013-03-31http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001075773duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-03-31T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_AccountingPoliciesAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Accounting Policies [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_BusinessDescriptionAndBasisOfPresentationTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00History   Treaty Energy Corporation, formerly known as Alternate Energy Corp., (Treaty, the Company, we, or us) was incorporated as COI Solutions, Inc. in the State of Nevada in August, 1997.   We incorporated as COI Solutions, Inc. on August 1, 1997 as a Nevada corporation. On May 22, 2003, we acquired all the assets of AEC I Inc., formerly known as Alternate Energy Corporation, and changed our name to Alternate Energy Corp. We commenced active business operations on June 1, 2003 and were a development stage company under Codification Topic No. 915 developing alternate renewable energy sources.   The Company merged with Treaty Petroleum, Inc., a Texas Corporation under a transaction commonly referred to as a reverse merger.  With the change in ownership in December 2008, we embarked on a new business plan, focusing on oil and gas production.  falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for the business description and basis of presentation concepts. Business description describes the nature and type of organization including but not limited to organizational structure as may be applicable to holding companies, parent and subsidiary relationships, business divisions, business units, business segments, affiliates and information about significant ownership of the reporting entity. Basis of presentation describes the underlying basis used to prepare the financial statements (for example, US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Other Comprehensive Basis of Accounting, IFRS).No definition available.false0ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESSfalse1. ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESSUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://treatyenergy.com/role/OrganizationAndNatureOfBusiness12