Nature of business, basis of presentation and summary of significant accounting policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of presentation	The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Communication Intelligence Corporation and its subsidiary (the "Company" or "CIC") have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position at the dates presented and the Company's results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The Company's interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year.
Going concern and management plans	Going Concern The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has incurred significant cumulative losses since its inception and, at June 30, 2014, the Company's accumulated deficit was $121,410. The Company has primarily met its working capital needs through the sale of debt and equity securities. As of June 30, 2014, the Company's cash balance was $415. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in securing adequate capital resources to fund planned operations or that any additional funds will be available to the Company when needed, or if available, will be available on favorable terms or in amounts required by the Company. If the Company is unable to obtain adequate capital resources to fund operations, it may be required to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of its operations, which may have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations and ability to operate as a going concern. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Reclassifications	Reclassifications Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified between Series C Preferred Stock, Series D-1 Preferred Stock, Series D-2 Preferred Stock and Additional paid in capital on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet to properly reflect accretion of the beneficial conversion feature on certain issuances of the Company's Preferred Stock. These reclassifications do not impact the condensed consolidated statement of operations or the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.
Recently issued accounting pronouncement	Accounting Changes and Recent Accounting Pronouncements Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted Accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies are not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Patents	The Company performs intangible asset impairment analysis at least annually or whenever circumstances or events indicate such assets might be impaired. The Company would recognize an impairment charge in the event the net book value of such assets exceeded the future undiscounted cash flows attributable to such assets.
Derivatives policy	The Company has determined that a contract that would otherwise meet the definition of a derivative but is both (a) indexed to the Company's own stock and (b) classified in stockholders' equity in the statement of financial position would not be considered a derivative financial instrument. The Company applies a two-step model in determining whether a financial instrument or an embedded feature is indexed to an issuer's own stock and thus able to qualify for the scope exception.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments	The Company issued certain warrants in connection with financing transactions from 2010 through 2012 that require liability classification because of certain provisions that may have resulted in an adjustment to the number of shares issued upon settlement and an adjustment to their exercise price. The Company classifies these warrants on its balance sheet as a derivative liability which is fair valued at each reporting period subsequent to the initial issuance. The Company used a simulated probability valuation model to value these warrants. Determining the appropriate fair-value model and calculating the fair value of warrants requires considerable judgment. Any change in the estimates (specifically, probabilities) used may cause the value to be higher or lower than that reported. The assumptions used in the model required significant judgment by management and include the following: volatility, expected term, risk-free interest rate, dividends, and warrant holders' expected rate of return, reset provisions based on expected future financings, projected stock prices, and probability of exercise. The estimated volatility of the Company's common stock at the date of issuance, and at each subsequent reporting period, is based on historical volatility. The risk-free interest rate is based on rates published by the government for bonds with a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the warrants at the valuation date. The expected life of the warrants is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. Dividends are estimated at 0% based on the Company's history of no common stock dividends.
Fair value measurement	The fair value framework requires a categorization of assets and liabilities into three levels based upon the assumptions (inputs) used to price the assets and liabilities. Level 1 provides the most reliable measure of fair value, whereas Level 3 generally requires significant management judgment. The three levels are defined as follows: Level 1: Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2: Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data. Level 3: Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
Net loss per share	The Company calculates basic net loss per share, based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding, and when applicable, diluted income per share, which is based on the weighted average number of shares and potential dilutive shares outstanding.
Share-based payment	Share-based compensation expense is based on the estimated grant date fair value of the portion of share-based payment awards that are ultimately expected to vest during the period. The grant date fair value of stock-based awards to employees and directors is calculated using the Black Scholes valuation model. Forfeitures of share-based payment awards are estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

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