Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Revenue
Total net revenue	$ 4,058	$ 1,699
Cost of revenue
Total cost of revenue	1,743	893
Expenses
Marketing	68	79
General and administrative	473	481
Research and development	953	787
Income (loss) from operations	821	(541)
Other income	72	33
Income (loss) before income taxes	893	(508)
Income taxes
Net income (loss)	$ 893	$ (508)
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Intelligent Systems Corporation:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ (0.06)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ (0.06)
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	8,777,988	8,743,299
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	8,912,130	8,743,299
Service [Member]
Revenue
Total net revenue	$ 3,963	$ 1,699
Cost of revenue
Total cost of revenue	1,607	893
Product [Member]
Revenue
Total net revenue	95
Cost of revenue
Total cost of revenue	$ 136