Earnings Per Share (Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Common Share) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income to QKL Stores, Inc. for computing basic net income per share	$ (1,454,211)	$ 9,611	$ (1,050,941)	$ 840,212
Undistributed earnings allocated to Series A Convertible Preferred Stock		1,416		123,805
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders for computing basic net income per ordinary share	$ (1,454,211)	$ 8,195	$ (1,050,941)	$ 716,407
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding in computing net income per common stock
Basic	1,522,326	1,312,531	1,516,140	1,309,296
Dilutive shares:
Conversion of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	22,059	230,773	28,043	234,023
Dilutive effect of stock warrants and options
Anti-dilutive effect of preferred stock	(22,059)		(28,043)
Diluted	1,522,326	1,543,304	1,516,140	1,543,319
Basic	$ (0.955)	$ 0.006	$ (0.693)	$ 0.547
Diluted	$ (0.955)	$ 0.006	$ (0.693)	$ 0.544