Wholly Owned Foreign Subsidiaries (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Foreign Subsidiaries Financial Information Disclosure [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 57,803,000	$ 60,932,000
I.D. Systems GmbH [Member]
Foreign Subsidiaries Financial Information Disclosure [Line Items]
Total assets	1,430,000	1,086,000
I.D. Systems Ltd [Member]
Foreign Subsidiaries Financial Information Disclosure [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 1,054,000	$ 1,187,000