Share-Based Payment Arrangements (Details)			12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013 FalconStor Software, Inc., 2006 Incentive Stock Plan	Jul. 03, 2013 FalconStor Software, Inc., 2006 Incentive Stock Plan	Dec. 31, 2013 FalconStor Software, Inc., 2013 Outside Directors Equity Compensation Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares Authorized			13,455,546	20,000,000	400,000
Shares Available for grant			4,191,329		350,000
Shares Outstanding	7,544,432	11,360,842	6,603,865		50,000
Last date for grant of shares			May 17, 2016		May 09, 2016