Capital Lease Obligations (Annual Requirements For Retirement Of The Capital Lease Obligations) (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments [Line Items]
2015	$ 18,445
Total Minimum Lease Payments	18,445
Less: Amount Representing Interest	(1,563)vuzi_CapitalLeaseObligationInterest
Present Value of Minimum Lease Payments	$ 16,882us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations	$ 41,552us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations

Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Capital Lease Obligation Interest Payable.

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