Note 5 - Advances to CEN Biotech Ukraine (Details Textual) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
CEN Biotech Ukraine [Member]
Payments to Fund Long-term Loans to Related Parties	$ 875,328	$ 775,328

The cash outflow associated with extending a long-term loan to a related party. Alternate caption: Payments for Advances to Affiliates.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109223946&loc=d3e3213-108585

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