Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Sales
From unrelated parties	$ 29,932,000	$ 46,403,000
From related parties	361,000	197,000
	30,293,000	46,600,000
Cost of sales	16,563,000	31,558,000
Gross margin	13,730,000	15,042,000
Operating expenses
Selling expenses	2,574,000	2,683,000
General and administrative expenses	7,691,000	6,030,000
Research and development expenses	1,995,000	1,819,000
	12,260,000	10,532,000
Income from operations	1,470,000	4,510,000
Other income (expenses)
Interest income	125,000	186,000
Interest expense	(26,000)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration receivables		(160,000)
Loss on disposal of intangible asset	(315,000)
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries	(543,000)
Other income (expenses)	5,000	(150,000)
	(754,000)	(124,000)
Income before income tax expense, equity method investments and noncontrolling interests	716,000	4,386,000
Income tax expense	(816,000)	(529,000)
Loss/income before equity method investments and noncontrolling interests	(100,000)	3,857,000
Share of losses in equity investment affiliates	(183,000)	(449,000)
Net (loss)/income	(283,000)	3,408,000
Net loss/(income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	49,000	(412,000)
Foreign currency translation gain	1,306,000	267,000
Comprehensive Income	1,023,000	3,675,000
Comprehensive loss/(income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	39,000	(418,000)
Comprehensive income attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.	1,062,000	3,257,000
Loss/earnings per common share
Basic (in Dollars per share)	$ (0.01)	$ 0.14
Diluted (in Dollars per share)	$ (0.01)	$ 0.14
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in Shares)	22,284,485	22,185,556
Diluted (in Shares)	22,284,485	22,185,556
Net loss/income attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.	$ (234,000)	$ 2,996,000