Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Axis]
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Shanghai Bank [Member]
Short Term Debt Type [Axis]
Hua Nan Bank [Member]
Warrant [Member]
Equity Components [Axis]
Exercise Price Range 1.02 [Member]
Exercise Price Range [Axis]
Mr. Cheung [Member]
Related Party [Axis]
Mr. Shiau [Member]
Mr.Gillen [Member]
Mr. Joe Farnsworth [Member]
Mr. Alex Kuo [Member]
Li-Min Hsu [Member]
Mr. Gregory Omi [Member]
Mr. Robert Gillen [Member]
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event Type [Axis]
Series B Preferred Shareholders [Member]
Tranche A Warrants [Member]
Vesting [Axis]
Exchange Agreement [Member]
Type of Arrangement and Non-arrangement Transactions [Axis]
Tranche B Warrants [Member]
Warrant Exchange Agreement [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Range [Axis]
Minimum [Member]
US Based Segment [Member]
Segments [Axis]
Revenue [Member]
Concentration Risk Benchmark [Axis]
Customer One [Member]
Customer [Axis]
Accounts Receivable [Member]
Customer Two [Member]
Taiwan Based Segment [Member]
Customer Four [Member]
Trademarks [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis]
United States [Member]
Geographical [Axis]
Republic of China (Taiwan) [Member]
Iveda [Member]
Legal Entity [Axis]
Megasys [Member]
Shareholder [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Exercise Price Range 1.02 [Member]
Exercise Price Range 1.00 [Member]
Promissory Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Axis]
System Integrator [Member]
Mr. Cheung and Mr. Shiau [Member]
Mr. Farnsworth [Member]
Mr.Omi [Member]
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name
Entity Central Index Key
Document Type
Document Period End Date
Amendment Flag
Current Fiscal Year End Date
Entity Filer Category
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding
Trading Symbol
Document Fiscal Year Focus
Document Fiscal Period Focus
Statement [Table]
Statement [Line Items]
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Restricted Cash
Accounts Receivable, Net (including $1,770 and $27,512 from Related Party, respectively)
Inventory, Net
Other Current Assets
Total Current Assets
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Intangible Assets, Net
Other Assets
Total Other Assets
Total Assets
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts and Other Payables
Due to Related Parties
Short Term Debt
Derivative Liability
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Current Liabilities
LONG-TERM DEBT
LONG-TERM DIVIDENDS PAYABLE
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred Stock, Value
Common Stock, $0.00001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 28,161,500 and 27,906,739 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively
Additional Paid-In Capital
Accumulated Comprehensive Loss
Accumulated Deficit
Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts Receivable, Related Party
Preferred stock, par value
Preferred stock, shares authorized
Preferred stock, shares issued
Preferred stock, shares outstanding
Common stock, par value
Common stock, shares authorized
Common stock, shares issued
Common stock, shares outstanding
Income Statement [Abstract]
REVENUE
Equipment Sales
Service Revenue
Other Revenue
Total Revenue
COST OF REVENUE
GROSS PROFIT
OPERATING EXPENSES
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Foreign Currency Transaction Gains
Gain on Derivatives
Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Assets
Interest Income
Interest Expense
Total Other Income (Expense)
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
BENEFIT (PROVISION) FOR INCOME TAXES
NET LOSS
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net Loss
Other Comprehensive Loss
Change in Equity Adjustment from Foreign Currency Translation, Net of Tax
Comprehensive Loss
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Loss to Net Cash Used by Operating Activities
Depreciation and Amortization
(Gain) on Derivatives
Stock Option Compensation
Bad Debt Expense
Inventory Valuation Allowance
Common Stock Issued for Interest
(Increase) Decrease in Operating Assets and Liabilities
Accounts Receivable
Inventory
Other Current Assets
Other Assets
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts and Other Payables
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Sale (Purchase) of Property and Equipment
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Changes in Restricted Cash
Proceeds from (Payments on) Short-Term Notes Payable/Debt
Proceeds from Exercise of Stock Options
Proceeds from (Payments to) Due to Related Parties
Proceeds from Long-Term Debt, Net of Payments
Series B Preferred Stock Issued, Net of Cost of Capital
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash and Cash Equivalents- Beginning of Period
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - END OF PERIOD
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Interest Paid
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Warrants Issued for Interest Expense
Dividends Converted to Common Stock
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Short-Term and Long-Term Debt
Equity [Abstract]
Equity
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Stock Options and Warrants
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Parties
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events
Consolidation
Going Concern
Concentrations
Intangible Assets
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Derivative Financial Instruments
Segment Information
Reclassification
New Accounting Standards
Schedule of Future Amortization of Trademarks
Schedule of Net Revenue and Net Assets (liabilities) for Other Significant Geographic Regions
Schedule of Reporting Segments
Schedule of Revenues, Additions to Long-Lived assets, Inventories and Property and Equipment for Operating Segments
Schedule of Short-Term Debt
Schedule of Stock Option Transactions
Schedule of Stock Options Outstanding and Exercisable
Schedule of Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model
Schedule of Warrant Transactions
Schedule of Related Party Transactions
Schedule of Earnings Per Share Basic and Diluted
Sale of Stock [Axis]
Accumulated deficit
Cash to operations
CDIC insurance limit
Percentage of concentration risk
2016
2017
2018
2019
Thereafter
Total
Net Revenue
Net Assets (Liabilities)
Accounting Policies [Table]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Revenue
Cost of Revenue
Gross Profit
Depreciation and Amortization
General and Administrative
Gain (Loss) from Operations
Foreign Currency Gain
Gain on Disposal of Asses, Net
Interest Income
Interest Expense
Gain (Loss) Before Income Taxes
Benefit (Provision) for Income Taxes
Net Income (Loss)
Revenues
Operating Earnings (Loss)
Property and Equipment, Net
Additions (Disposals) to Long-Lived Assets
Inventory, Net
Total Assets
Debt maturity date
Debt annaul interest rate
Loans payable current
Long term loans
Short-term Debt, Type [Axis]
Balance at end of period
Short term debt interest rate per annum
Short term debt maturity date range start
Short term debt maturity date range end
Short term debt maturity term
Equity [Table]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Report Date [Axis]
Preferred stock, shares designated
Cumulative dividends rate
Original issue, price per share
Preferred stocl dividends rate
Original issue price divided of initial conversion price, per share
Common stock in payment of dividends
Options exercised
Shares issued upon conversion
Common stock interest payment shares
Exercise price
Debt instrument, interest rate
Promissory notes total
Promissory notes maturity date
Early payment of promissory note
Prepayment discount negotiated outstanding
Prepayment discount negotiated outstanding received
Plan Name [Axis]
Warrants to purchase of common stock shares
Warrrants exercise term
Warrants vesting period
Shares, Outstanding at Beginning of Year
Shares, Granted
Shares, Exercised
Shares, Forfeited or Canceled
Shares, Outstanding at End of Period
Shares, Options Exercisable at End of period
Weighted-Average Fair Value of Options Granted During the Period
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Outstanding at Beginning of Year
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Granted
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Exercised
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Forfeited or Canceled
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Outstanding at End of Period
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Options Exercisable at End of Period
Range of Exercise Prices Minimum
Range of Exercise Prices Maximum
Options Outstanding, Number Outstanding
Options Outstanding, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life
Options Outstanding, Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Options Exercisable, Number Exercisable
Options Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Expected Life
Dividend Yield
Expected Volatility
Risk-Free Interest Rate
Outstanding at December 31, 2015
Granted
Exercised
Forfeited or Canceled
Warrants Redeemable at March 31, 2016
Sales revenue
Accounts receivable
Total Due to Related Parties
Less Current Portion
Less: Debt Discount
Total Long-Term
Debt agreement amount
Additional unsecured loans
Payment of debt
Debt interest paid
Issuance of warrants to purchase common stock
Warrants exercise price
Shares, granted
Shares granted, price per share
Total common stock equivalents convertible into common stock
Weighted Average Shares
Basic Loss Per Share
Preferred stock exercised for exchanged of shares of common stock amount
Warrants exercise price per share
Warrants intial exrcise price of share
Warrants term
A&A Property Investments [Member]
Customer Four [Member]
Customer Three [Member]
Customer Two [Member]
Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of dividends declared but unpaid on equity securities issued by the entity and outstanding. Used to reflect the noncurrent portion of the liabilities (due more than one year).
Exercise Price Range 1.02 [Member]
Exercise Price Range 1.02 [Member]
Exercise Price Range 1.00 [Member]
Disclosure of accounting policy for reporting when there is a substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.
Hua Nan Bank [Member]
Fair value of common stock warrants issued to nonemployees as payment for interest.
Iveda [Member]
KTV Holding, LLC [Member]
Megasys [Member]
Mr. Alex Kuo [Member]
Mr Cheung [Member].
Mr. Gillen [Member]
Mr. Gregory Omi [Member]
Mr. Joe Farnsworth [Member]
Mr Shiau [Member].
October 20, 2015 [Member]
Promissory Notes [Member]
Republic of China (Taiwan) [Member].
Schedule of Warrant Transactions [Table Text Block].
Shanghai Bank [Member]
Sinopac Bank [Member]
Taiwan Based Segment [Member]
United States [Member].
US Based Segment [Member]
The fair value of warrants issued for interest expense in noncash financing activities.
Promissory Note Stockholders [Member]
It denotes the amount of inventory valuation allowance.
Customer One [Member]
No Other Customers [Member]
System Integrator [Member]
Mr. Cheung and Mr. Shiau [Member]
Mr. Farnsworth [Member]
Li-Min Hsu [Member]
Mr. Robert Gillen [Member]
Gillen I [Member]
2013 Debenture Private Placement [Member]
2013 Debenture Private Placement Warrants [Member]
Data Center Service One [Member]
Data Center Service Two [Member]
Data Center Service Three [Member]
Data Center Service Four [Member]
2013 Private Placement [Member]
2009 Stock Option Plan [Member]
2010 Stock Option Plan [Member]
Series B Preferred Shareholders [Member]
Tranche A Warrants [Member]
Exchange Agreement [Member]
Tranche B Warrants [Member]
Warrant Exchange Agreement [Member]
Taiwan [Member]
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Arizona [Member]
California [Member]
Elimination of Intersegment Revenues [Member]
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Cumulative dividends at the rate.
Common stock interest payment shares.
Early payment of promissory note.
Prepayment discount negotiated outstanding.
Prepayment discount negotiated outstanding received.
Warrants to purchase of common stock shares.
Warrrants exercise term.
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Redeemable In Period.
Mr.Omi [Member]
Number of warrants issued to purchase common stock during the period.
Exercise price of the warrants.
Warrants intial exrcise price of share.
Warrants term.
Sale (Purchase) of Property and Equipment.
Shortterm And Longterm Debt [Text Block].
Shareholder [Member].
ExercisePriceRangeOnePointZeroTwoMember
Assets, Current
Other Assets [Default Label]
Liabilities, Current
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent
Liabilities and Equity
Interest Expense, Other
Nonoperating Income (Expense)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Derivatives
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable
Increase (Decrease) in Inventories
Increase (Decrease) in Other Current Assets
Increase (Decrease) in Other Noncurrent Assets
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Increase (Decrease) in Restricted Cash
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net
Other Depreciation and Amortization
Investment Income, Interest
Interest Expense
Inventory, Gross
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period
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