Correction of Error for Accounting of Portables Unlimited, LLC (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets	$ 157,051,937	$ 188,730,143
Total assets	168,282,514	212,838,717
Current liabilities	155,198,039	156,752,818
Total liabilities	156,550,142	157,070,318
Non-controlling interest	(548,969)	3,000,849
Stockholders' equity	12,281,341	52,767,550
Net equity	11,732,372	55,768,399
Net revenues	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0
Gross profit	0	0
Loss from operations	(2,882,051)	(10,290,461)
Other (expense) income, net	(1,078,605)	717,397
Loss before income taxes from continuing operations	(3,960,656)	(9,573,064)
Income taxes for continuing operations	191,414	190,845
Loss from continuing operations	(4,152,070)	(9,763,909)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(23,149,034)	(11,178,671)
Loss on disposal, net of tax	(16,354,593)	(11,860,025)
Loss from discontinued operations	(39,503,627)	(23,038,696)
Net loss	(43,655,697)	(32,802,605)
less: Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(4,794,010)	(350,094)
Net loss attributable to Zoom Technologies Inc.	(38,861,687)	(32,452,511)
Basic	$ (13.05)	$ (11.96)
Diluted	$ (13.05)	$ (11.96)
Previouly Reported
Current assets		193,879,917
Non-current assets		41,837,026
Total assets		235,716,943
Current liabilities		170,751,984
Non-current liabilities		317,500
Total liabilities		171,069,484
Non-controlling interest		12,590,782
Stockholders' equity		52,056,677
Net equity		64,647,459
Net revenues		49,773,552
Cost of sales		40,813,304
Gross profit		8,960,248
Total operating expenses		17,505,542
Loss from operations		(8,545,294)
Other (expense) income, net		(603,723)
Loss before income taxes from continuing operations		(9,149,017)
Income taxes for continuing operations		190,845
Loss from continuing operations		(9,339,862)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(11,178,671)
Loss on disposal, net of tax		11,860,025
Loss from discontinued operations		(23,038,696)
Net loss		(32,378,558)
less: Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		73,953
Net loss attributable to Zoom Technologies Inc.		(32,452,511)
Basic		$ (11.96)
Diluted		$ (11.96)
Adjustment
Current assets		(5,149,774)
Non-current assets		(17,728,452)
Total assets		(22,878,226)
Current liabilities		(13,999,166)
Non-current liabilities
Total liabilities		(13,999,166)
Non-controlling interest		(9,589,933)
Stockholders' equity		710,873
Net equity		(8,879,060)
Net revenues		(49,773,552)
Cost of sales		(40,813,304)
Gross profit		(8,960,248)
Total operating expenses		(7,215,081)
Loss from operations		(1,745,167)
Other (expense) income, net		1,321,120
Loss before income taxes from continuing operations		(424,047)
Income taxes for continuing operations
Loss from continuing operations		(424,047)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
Loss on disposal, net of tax
Loss from discontinued operations
Net loss		(424,047)
less: Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		(424,047)
Net loss attributable to Zoom Technologies Inc.
Basic
Diluted
As Currently Reported
Current assets		188,730,143
Non-current assets		24,108,574
Total assets		212,838,717
Current liabilities		156,752,818
Non-current liabilities		317,500
Total liabilities		157,070,318
Non-controlling interest		3,000,849
Stockholders' equity		52,767,550
Net equity		55,768,399
Net revenues
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Total operating expenses		10,290,461
Loss from operations		(10,290,461)
Other (expense) income, net		717,397
Loss before income taxes from continuing operations		(9,573,064)
Income taxes for continuing operations		190,845
Loss from continuing operations		(9,763,909)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(11,178,671)
Loss on disposal, net of tax		11,860,025
Loss from discontinued operations		(23,038,696)
Net loss		(32,802,605)
less: Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		(350,094)
Net loss attributable to Zoom Technologies Inc.		$ (32,452,511)
Basic		$ (11.96)
Diluted		$ (11.96)