Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Nov. 06, 2013
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Swisher Hygiene Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001504747
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		175,655,215
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013