CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHNSIVE LOSS - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Total revenue	$ 27,154,219	$ 10,174,500
Cost of revenue	21,774,658	6,325,027
Gross profit	5,379,561	3,849,473
Operating expenses
Engineering and product development	1,430,538	1,119,745
Selling and marketing	3,010,790	1,721,050
General and administrative	19,842,378	6,991,723
Impairment loss on intangible assets	700,000
Impairment loss on digital currency	1,311
Total operating expenses	24,985,017	9,832,518
Loss from operations	(19,605,456)	(5,983,045)
Interest expense	(13,453,344)	(4,990,397)
Loss before income taxes	(33,058,800)	(10,973,442)
Income tax benefit	76,599	78,393
Net loss	(32,982,201)	(10,895,049)
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	748,320	278,818
Net loss attributable to DPW Holdings	(32,233,881)	(10,616,231)
Preferred deemed dividends on Series B and Series C Preferred Stock	(108,049)	(584,182)
Preferred dividends on Series C Preferred Stock		(54,059)
Net loss available to common stockholders	$ (32,341,930)	$ (11,254,472)
Basic and diluted net loss per common share (in dollars per share)	$ (11.15)	$ (18.05)
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	2,899,888	623,583
Comprehensive Loss
Loss available to common stockholders	$ (32,341,930)	$ (11,254,472)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(377,823)	152,078
Net unrealized (loss) gain on securities available-for-sale	(8,027,746)	5,171,743
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(8,405,569)	5,323,821
Total Comprehensive loss	(40,747,499)	(5,930,651)
Revenue [Member]
Total revenue	17,762,217	10,000,749
Cryptocurrency Mining [Member]
Total revenue	1,675,549
Related Party [Member]
Total revenue	3,907,280	173,751
Restaurant Operations [Member]
Total revenue	3,462,140
Lending Activities [Member]
Total revenue	$ 347,033