Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Sub-Total		$ 2,352	$ 13,664
Less Current portion capital lease		2,352	12,590
Long-term debt		0	1,074
Capital lease [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Sub-Total	[1]	$ 2,352	$ 13,664

[1] On April 3, 2013, DGSE entered into a capital lease for $58,563 with Graybar Financial Services for phones at the new corporate headquarters. The non-cancelable lease agreement required an advanced payment of $2,304 and monthly payments of $1,077 for 60 months at an interest rate of 4.2% beginning in May 2013. The lease contract runs through May 2018 but with prior years extra payments the lease will be paid in full February 2018, then the equipment can be purchased for $1.