CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 50,748,605	$ 72,155,779	$ 167,358,736	$ 166,011,921
Cost of sales	44,046,505	64,783,811	148,401,121	149,881,942
Gross profit	6,702,100	7,371,968	18,957,615	16,129,979
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing	187,378	153,307	577,681	267,345
General and administrative	1,708,923	1,052,776	4,651,512	2,867,839
Research and development expenses	1,410,797	689,682	4,459,110	689,682
Non-cash equity-based compensation	362,712	434,489	977,650	1,217,398
Total operating expenses	3,669,810	2,330,254	10,665,953	5,042,264
Income from operations	3,032,290	5,041,714	8,291,662	11,087,715
Other income (expenses)
Interest income	144,953	127,601	289,137	251,717
(Loss) on disposal of fixed assets	0	(62,823)	(8,487)	(64,850)
Government grant income	454	50,606	15,895	68,958
Other income	58,363	573	520,179	214,194
Interest expense	(720,064)	(324,087)	(1,695,087)	(1,006,362)
Exchange (loss)	(30,378)	(7,483)	(67,860)	(8,477)
Other expenses	(203,905)	(71,053)	(346,836)	(184,548)
Total other expenses	(750,577)	(286,666)	(1,293,059)	(729,368)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	2,281,713	4,755,048	6,998,603	10,358,347
Income taxes	604,011	877,831	2,045,371	2,445,237
Income before noncontrolling interest	1,677,702	3,877,217	4,953,232	7,913,110
Less: (loss) Income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(77,397)	75,948	(70,016)	181,491
Net income attributable to Zoom Technologies Inc.	1,755,099	3,801,269	5,023,248	7,731,619
Foreign currency translation gain - Zoom Technologies Inc.	175,224	420,112	920,551	531,115
Foreign currency translation gain - noncontrolling interest	30,163	0	102,507	0
Comprehensive income Zoom Technologies Inc.	1,930,323	4,221,381	5,943,799	8,262,734
Comprehensive income noncontrolling interest	$ (47,234)	$ 75,948	$ 32,491	$ 181,491
Basic and diluted income per common share:
Basic	$ 0.11	$ 0.29	$ 0.32	$ 0.68
Diluted	$ 0.11	$ 0.29	$ 0.32	$ 0.67
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	15,866,686	12,981,396	15,825,501	11,341,878
Diluted	15,924,013	13,094,204	15,892,287	11,483,631

The change in equity [net assets] of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources which are attributable to the reporting entity. It includes all changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners, but excludes any and all transactions which are directly or indirectly attributable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent.

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