CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Retail revenues	$ 5,447,200	$ 5,828,288	$ 17,710,271	$ 18,116,111
Bulk revenues	7,429,732	7,919,920	22,136,086	24,489,509
Services revenues	1,508,421	857,441	3,972,403	1,151,810
Total revenues	14,385,353	14,605,649	43,818,760	43,757,430
Cost of retail revenues	2,464,841	2,640,458	7,779,831	8,065,019
Cost of bulk revenues	4,922,162	5,661,247	14,345,747	16,777,236
Cost of services revenues	1,079,027	662,201	3,004,449	1,159,836
Total cost of revenues	8,466,030	8,963,906	25,130,027	26,002,091
Gross profit	5,919,323	5,641,743	18,688,733	17,755,339
General and administrative expenses	4,528,679	3,487,967	13,925,439	11,042,507
Impairment loss on long-lived assets	2,000,000	0	2,000,000	0
Impairment of goodwill	1,750,000	0	1,750,000	0
Income (loss) from operations	(2,359,356)	2,153,776	1,013,294	6,712,832
Other income (expense):
Interest income	137,806	270,830	514,532	762,613
Interest expense	(1,246)	(66,566)	(95,615)	(204,027)
Profit sharing income from OC-BVI	38,475	28,350	87,075	76,950
Equity in earnings of OC-BVI	101,301	73,294	232,523	211,117
Impairment loss on investment in OC-BVI	(875,000)	(225,000)	(925,000)	(810,000)
Unrealized loss on put/call option	(275,000)	0	(275,000)	0
Other	110,968	(383,511)	507,183	(530,618)
Other income (expense), net	(762,696)	(302,603)	45,698	(493,965)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(3,122,052)	1,851,173	1,058,992	6,218,867
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	(146,198)	0	(389,860)	0
Net income (loss)	(2,975,854)	1,851,173	1,448,852	6,218,867
Income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests	(1,110,522)	75,673	(944,790)	294,006
Net income (loss) attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders	$ (1,865,332)	$ 1,775,500	$ 2,393,642	$ 5,924,861
Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ (0.13)	$ 0.12	$ 0.16	$ 0.40
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. common stockholders (in dollars per share)	(0.13)	0.12	0.16	0.40
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.075	$ 0.075	$ 0.225	$ 0.225
Weighted average number of common shares used in the determination of:
Basic earnings per share (in shares)	14,815,248	14,749,249	14,803,216	14,734,799
Diluted earnings per share (in shares)	14,852,967	14,802,322	14,940,635	14,787,904