Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Common Share (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011
Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted [Line Items]
Net income (loss) to QKL Stores, Inc. for computing basic net income per share	$ 9,611		$ (32,867)		$ 840,212		$ 2,554,262
Undistributed earnings allocated to Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	1,416				123,805		466,836
Net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders for computing basic net income (loss) per ordinary share	$ 8,195		$ (32,867)		$ 716,407		$ 2,087,426
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding
Basic	10,500,251	[1]	9,918,362	[1]	10,474,368	[1]	9,923,928	[1]
Dilutive shares:
Conversion of series A convertible preferred stock	1,846,186		2,421,351		1,872,184		2,422,452
Dilutive effect of stock warrants and options
Anti-dilutive effect of preferred stock			2,421,351
Diluted	12,346,437	[1]	9,918,362	[1]	12,346,552	[1]	12,346,380	[1]
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.001	[1]	$ (0.003)	[1]	$ 0.068	[1]	$ 0.210	[1]
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.001	[1]	$ (0.003)	[1]	$ 0.068	[1]	$ 0.207	[1]

[1] The earnings (losses) per share data and the weighted average shares outstanding for all periods have been retroactively restated to reflect the 1-for-3 Reverse Stock Split effected on June 11, 2012.