CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 117,180,898	$ 50,748,605	$ 306,717,488	$ 167,358,736
Cost of goods sold	111,193,306	44,046,505	286,251,895	148,401,121
Gross profit	5,987,592	6,702,100	20,465,593	18,957,615
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing	620,223	187,378	1,168,150	577,681
General and administrative	2,792,615	1,708,923	10,772,299	4,651,512
Research and development	386,635	1,410,797	1,772,681	4,459,110
Non-cash equity-based compensation	758,592	362,712	2,030,151	977,650
Total operating expenses	4,558,065	3,669,810	15,743,281	10,665,953
Income from operations	1,429,527	3,032,290	4,722,312	8,291,662
Other income (expenses)
Interest income	43,481	144,953	305,303	289,137
Interest expense	(725,834)	(720,064)	(1,935,977)	(1,695,087)
Change in fair value of warrants	289,708	821,314	523,078	4,208,983
Investment loss	(423,630)	0	(423,630)	0
Other income (expense), net	558,665	(175,466)	550,805	112,891
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	1,171,917	3,103,027	3,741,891	11,207,586
Income taxes	613,126	604,011	1,516,675	2,045,371
Income before noncontrolling interest	558,791	2,499,016	2,225,216	9,162,215
Less: income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	(193,523)	(77,349)	177,708	(70,016)
Net income attributable to Zoom Technologies Inc.	$ 752,314	$ 2,576,365	$ 2,047,508	$ 9,232,231
Basic and diluted income per common share:
Basic	$ 0.03	$ 0.16	$ 0.08	$ 0.58
Diluted	$ 0.03	$ 0.16	$ 0.08	$ 0.58
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	29,114,703	15,884,140	26,431,454	15,845,262
Diluted	29,114,703	15,906,606	26,468,297	15,939,214