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Segment information (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Retail [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
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Bulk [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	3,130,719us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember	3,215,039us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember	5,387,221us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember
Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	$ 102,396us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember	$ 292,335us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember	$ 280,617us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember

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- Definition

The aggregate expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of tangible assets, intangible assets, or depleting assets to periods that benefit from use of the assets.

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585

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