Wholly Owned Foreign Subsidiaries - Schedule of Financial Statements of Foreign Subsidiary (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Foreign Subsidiaries Financial Information Disclosure [Line Items]
Net revenue	$ 8,215,000	$ 10,581,000	$ 27,596,000	$ 31,627,000
Net income (loss)	(2,092,000)	(1,895,000)	(4,287,000)	(8,982,000)
I.D. Systems GmbH [Member]
Foreign Subsidiaries Financial Information Disclosure [Line Items]
Net revenue	311,000	157,000	1,779,000	1,032,000
Net income (loss)	41,000	(209,000)	590,000	(245,000)
I.D. Systems (UK) Ltd [Member]
Foreign Subsidiaries Financial Information Disclosure [Line Items]
Net revenue	70,000	89,000	211,000	374,000
Net income (loss)	$ (104,000)	$ (120,000)	$ (368,000)	$ (199,000)