Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 06, 2014 Class A Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Class A Stock [Member]	Mar. 06, 2014 Class B Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Class B Stock [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Artesian Resources Corporation
Entity Central Index Key	0000863110
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 170,770,000		$ 5,692,000
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,957,531		881,452
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013