Wholly Owned Foreign Subsidiaries (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Foreign Subsidiaries Financial Information Disclosure [Line Items]
Assets, total	$ 42,378,000	$ 44,428,000
I.D. Systems GmbH [Member]
Foreign Subsidiaries Financial Information Disclosure [Line Items]
Assets, total	1,356,000	2,549,000
I.D. Systems (UK) Ltd [Member]
Foreign Subsidiaries Financial Information Disclosure [Line Items]
Assets, total	$ 1,111,000	$ 1,317,000