Acquisitions (Details 1) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenues:
As reported	$ 15,674	$ 16,060	$ 15,642	$ 15,698	$ 15,523	$ 15,135	$ 14,063	$ 13,802	$ 63,074	$ 58,523	$ 59,076
Proforma									66,574	63,483	65,524
Net loss attributable to Innodata Inc. and Subsidiaries:
As reported	$ (983)	$ (2,766)	$ (1,778)	$ 3	$ (593)	$ 406	$ (799)	$ (1,840)	(5,524)	(2,826)	(974)
Proforma									$ (5,188)	$ (2,903)	$ (1,606)
Basic and diluted net loss per share:
As reported	$ (0.04)	$ (0.11)	$ (0.07)	$ 0.00	$ (0.02)	$ 0.02	$ (0.03)	$ (0.07)	$ (0.22)	$ (0.11)	$ (0.04)
Proforma									$ (0.20)	$ (0.11)	$ (0.06)