Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Nov. 04, 2015
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, 2015
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	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		17,675,220
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015