Correction of Error for Accounting of Portables Unlimited, LLC (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Net revenues	$ 0	$ 0
Cost of sales	0	0
Gross profit	0	0
Loss from operations	(414,785)	(654,150)
Other (expense) income, net	(223,850)	(485,418)
Loss before income taxes from continuing operations	(638,635)	(1,139,568)
Income taxes for continuing operations	1,529	2,250
Loss from continuing operations	(640,164)	(1,141,818)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	99,040	(358,568)
Loss on disposal, net of tax	0	0
Loss from discontinued operations	99,040	(358,568)
Net loss	(541,124)	(1,500,386)
less: Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	(55,592)	(37,881)
Net loss attributable to Zoom Technologies Inc.	(485,532)	(1,462,505)
Basic	$ (0.16)	$ (0.50)
Diluted	$ (0.16)	$ (0.50)
Previouly Reported
Net revenues		7,365,230
Cost of sales		5,893,746
Gross profit		1,471,484
Total operating expenses		2,292,010
Loss from operations		(820,526)
Other (expense) income, net		(470,915)
Loss before income taxes from continuing operations		(1,291,441)
Income taxes for continuing operations		2,250
Loss from continuing operations		(1,293,691)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(358,568)
Loss on disposal, net of tax
Loss from discontinued operations		(358,568)
Net loss		(1,652,259)
less: Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest		(189,754)
Net loss attributable to Zoom Technologies Inc.		(1,462,505)
Basic		$ (0.50)
Diluted		$ (0.50)
Adjustment
Net revenues		(7,365,230)
Cost of sales		(5,893,746)
Gross profit		(1,471,484)
Total operating expenses		(1,637,860)
Loss from operations		166,376
Other (expense) income, net		(14,503)
Loss before income taxes from continuing operations		151,873
Income taxes for continuing operations
Loss from continuing operations		151,873
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
Loss on disposal, net of tax
Loss from discontinued operations
Net loss		151,873
less: Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest		151,873
Net loss attributable to Zoom Technologies Inc.
Basic
Diluted
As Currently Reported
Net revenues
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Total operating expenses		654,150
Loss from operations		(654,150)
Other (expense) income, net		(485,418)
Loss before income taxes from continuing operations		(1,139,568)
Income taxes for continuing operations		2,250
Loss from continuing operations		(1,141,818)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(358,568)
Loss on disposal, net of tax
Loss from discontinued operations		(358,568)
Net loss		(1,500,386)
less: Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest		(37,881)
Net loss attributable to Zoom Technologies Inc.		$ (1,462,505)
Basic		$ (0.50)
Diluted		$ (0.50)