Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 24, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000771999
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity a Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity a Voluntary Filer	No
Entity's Reporting Status Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Public Float			$ 9,693,036
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		13,652,653
Trading Symbol	DSS
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016