CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY - USD ($)	Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Treasury Stocks [Member]	Total
Beginning balance, value at Dec. 31, 2019		$ 3,000	$ 101,099,000	$ (92,895,000)	$ (1,266,000)	$ 8,000		$ 6,949,000
Balance at beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019	132,040	3,318,390
Options			80,000					80,000
Common stock			182,000					182,000
Shares Issued, Shares, Share-based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture		102,500
Issuance of common stock for cash		$ 13,000	39,965,000					39,978,000
Issuance of common stock for cash (in shares)		12,582,000
short term advances, related party		$ 1,000	739,000					740,000
Issuance of common stock in payment of short term advances, related party (in shares)		660,667
accrued liabilities			714,000					714,000
Issuance of common stock in payment of accrued liabilities (in shares)		229,898
of debt		$ 10,000	24,771,000					24,781,000
Issuance of common stock for conversion of debt (in shares)		10,046,012
of warrants		$ 1,000	876,000					877,000
Issuance of Enertec warrents (in shares)		814,095
Issuance of Enertec warrants						814,000		814,000
Fair value of warrants issued in connection with notes			82,000					82,000
with convertible notes			4,540,000					4,540,000
Financing cost in connection with sales of common stock			(1,652,000)					(1,652,000)
Net loss				(29,415,000)				(29,415,000)
Preferred dividends				(18,000)				(18,000)
Foreign currency translation adjustments					482,000			482,000
Other				(1,000)	(1,000)			(2,000)
Impairment of debt securities
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest
Other				1,000	1,000			2,000
Ending balance, value at Dec. 31, 2020		$ 28,000	171,396,000	(122,329,000)	(785,000)	822,000		49,132,000
Balance at ending (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020	132,040	27,753,562
Options			3,153,000					3,153,000
Issuance of common stock for cash		$ 53,000	200,000,000					200,053,000
Issuance of common stock for cash (in shares)		52,552,353
Fair value of warrants issued in connection with notes			16,310,000					16,310,000
Financing cost in connection with sales of common stock			(5,941,000)					$ (5,941,000)
Comprehensive loss:
Net loss				(23,251,000)				$ (23,251,000)
Preferred dividends				(18,000)				(18,000)
Foreign currency translation adjustments					85,000			85,000
Other				2,000		1,000		3,000
Issuance of common stock for restricted stock awards		$ 1,000	(1,000)
Issuance of common stock for restricted stock awards (in Shares)		1,193,749
Restricted stock awards			3,968,000					3,968,000
Issuance of stock options at Gresham Worldwide						629,000		629,000
Non-controlling position at Imperalis subsidiary acquired						(50,000)		(50,000)
Adjustment to treasury stock for holdings in investment partnerships							(13,180,000)	(13,180,000)
of convertible notes payable			449,000					449,000
Issuance of common stock for conversion of convertible notes payable (in shares)		183,214
of convertible notes payable, related party			400,000					400,000
Issuance of common stock for conversion of convertible notes payable related party (in shares)		275,862
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of warrants		$ 2,000	4,722,000					4,724,000
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of warrants (in shares)		2,385,867
subsidiary, net of offering costs			4,092,000					4,092,000
Remeasurement of Ault Disruptive subsidiary temporary equity			(12,904,000)					(12,904,000)
Impairment of debt securities					594,000			594,000
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest						213,000		213,000
Other				(2,000)		(1,000)		(3,000)
Ending balance, value at Dec. 31, 2021		$ 84,000	$ 385,644,000	$ (145,600,000)	$ (106,000)	$ 1,613,000	$ (13,180,000)	$ 228,455,000
Balance at ending (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021	132,040	84,344,607