Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Revenues
Licensing and software	$ 72,720	$ 0	$ 72,720	$ 1,000
Software maintenance	1,130,321	1,153,451	2,216,200	2,290,123
Cloud-based offering	102,743	119,690	221,811	256,767
Consulting services	128,031	110,190	238,768	203,920
Other	20,796	21,701	48,940	42,982
Total revenues	1,454,611	1,405,032	2,798,439	2,794,792
Cost of revenues	633,334	698,917	1,296,950	1,386,790
Gross profit	821,277	706,115	1,501,489	1,408,002
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	749,499	730,358	1,573,359	1,449,523
Depreciation and amortization	13,175	16,319	27,273	31,894
Bad debt expense	0	0	0	20,872
Total operating expenses	762,674	746,677	1,600,632	1,502,289
Operating income (loss)	58,603	(40,562)	(99,143)	(94,287)
Other income (expense):
Gain (loss) on derivative liability	(13,100)	10,087	(6,550)	11,135
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	(15,000)	0	(15,000)
Interest expense	(159,708)	(163,194)	(305,752)	(319,850)
Net loss	(114,205)	(208,669)	(411,445)	(418,002)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	34,875	19,743	47,617	39,344
Net loss attributable to Vertical Computer Systems, Inc.	(79,330)	(188,926)	(363,828)	(378,658)
Dividends applicable to preferred stock	(147,000)	(147,000)	(294,000)	(294,000)
Net loss available to common stockholders	(226,330)	(335,926)	(657,828)	(672,658)
Basic and diluted net loss per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Basic and diluted weighted average of common shares outstanding (in shares)	998,434,052	997,673,612	998,255,593	997,604,382
Comprehensive loss
Net loss	(114,205)	(208,669)	(411,445)	(418,002)
Translation adjustments	68,035	61,624	112,839	(5,252)
Comprehensive loss	(46,170)	(147,045)	(298,606)	(423,254)
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	34,875	19,744	47,617	39,344
Comprehensive loss attributable to Vertical Computer Systems, Inc.	$ (11,295)	$ (127,301)	$ (250,989)	$ (383,910)