Cover - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024
Cover [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000878932
Document Type	10-K/A
Amendment Flag	true
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2024
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2024
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding	13,586,173
Entity Public Float		$ 8,388,688
Document Annual Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Document Fin Stmt Error Correction Flag	false
Entity File Number	814-00098
Entity Incorporation State Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	76-0345915
Entity Address Address Line 1	700 Louisiana St.
Entity Address Address Line 2	41st Floor
Entity Address City Or Town	Houston
Entity Address State Or Province	TX
Entity Address Postal Zip Code	77002
City Area Code	713
Amendment Description	Equus Total Return, Inc. (“Equus” or the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (“Amended 10-K”) which supersedes and replaces in its entirety the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2025 (“Original Filing”). The sole purpose of this Amended 10-K is to provide the required Inline XBRL tagging, which was inadvertently omitted from the Original Filing.  No other changes to the Original Filing have been made. This Amended 10-K does not reflect events occurring after the Original Filing except as noted above.  This Amended 10-K continues to speak as of the date of the Original Filing and the Company has not otherwise updated disclosures contained therein or herein to reflect events that occurred at a later date.
Icfr Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Auditor Name	BDO USA, P.C.
Auditor Location	Houston, Texas
Auditor Firm Id	243
Local Phone Number	529-0900
Security 12b Title	Common Stock
Trading Symbol	EQS
Security Exchange Name	NYSE