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Segment information (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$ 56,396,988us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	$ 58,602,886us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Cayman Island operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	23,284,843us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_KY	23,907,080us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_KY
Bahamas operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	28,073,948us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_BS	30,589,189us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_BS
Belize operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	1,025,970us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_BZ	1,046,184us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_BZ
Indonesia operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	3,245,846us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_ID	2,422,552us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_ID
All other country operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$ 766,381us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = cwco_AllOtherCountriesMember	$ 637,881us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = cwco_AllOtherCountriesMember

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- Definition

Amount after accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 10

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13)

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Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 13

-Subparagraph a

-Article 5



Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 8

-Article 7

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