LKA International, Inc. Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Preferred stock authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock outstanding	0	0
Common stock authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Common stock par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock outstanding	16,472,356	16,257,356
Common stock issued	16,559,603	16,344,603
Treasury stock outstanding	87,247	87,247