Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation [Text Block]	1. Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation SusGlobal Energy Corp. (“SusGlobal”) was formed by articles of amalgamation on December 3, 2014, in the Province of Ontario, Canada and its executive office is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. SusGlobal Energy Corp., a company in the start-up stages and Commandcredit Corp. (“Commandcredit”), an inactive Canadian public shell company, amalgamated to continue business under the name of SusGlobal Energy Corp. On January 29, 2016, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”), which relates to the Company’s intent to change its jurisdiction of incorporation by discontinuing SusGlobal Energy Corp. from Ontario, Canada and continuing and domesticating as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Registration Statement was declared effective on May 12, 2017. SusGlobal is a renewable energy company focused on acquiring, developing and monetizing a global portfolio of proprietary technologies in the waste to energy application. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements of SusGlobal and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, SusGlobal Energy Canada Corp. and SusGlobal Energy Canada I Ltd. (the “Company”), have been prepared following generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“US GAAP”), and are expressed in United States Dollars. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been included.

Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation [Text Block]

1. Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation

SusGlobal Energy Corp. (“SusGlobal”) was formed by articles of amalgamation on December 3, 2014, in the Province of Ontario, Canada and its executive office is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. SusGlobal Energy Corp., a company in the start-up stages and Commandcredit Corp. (“Commandcredit”), an inactive Canadian public shell company, amalgamated to continue business under the name of SusGlobal Energy Corp.

On January 29, 2016, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”), which relates to the Company’s intent to change its jurisdiction of incorporation by discontinuing SusGlobal Energy Corp. from Ontario, Canada and continuing and domesticating as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Registration Statement was declared effective on May 12, 2017.

SusGlobal is a renewable energy company focused on acquiring, developing and monetizing a global portfolio of proprietary technologies in the waste to energy application.

These interim condensed consolidated financial statements of SusGlobal and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, SusGlobal Energy Canada Corp. and SusGlobal Energy Canada I Ltd. (the “Company”), have been prepared following generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“US GAAP”), and are expressed in United States Dollars. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been included.