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Segment information (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | $ 14,666,112 us-gaap_Revenues | $ 16,348,610 us-gaap_Revenues |
Cost of revenues | 8,611,187 us-gaap_CostOfRevenue | 10,378,185 us-gaap_CostOfRevenue |
Gross profit (loss) | 6,054,925 us-gaap_GrossProfit | 5,970,425 us-gaap_GrossProfit |
General and administrative expenses | 3,799,589 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | 5,342,633 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense |
Income (loss) from operations | 2,255,336 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 627,792 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss |
Other income (expense), net | (219,557)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense | 150,230 us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense |
Net Income | 2,035,779 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | 778,022 us-gaap_ProfitLoss |
Income attributable to non-controlling interests | 114,518 us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | 123,113 us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest |
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders | 1,921,261 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | 654,909 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |
Property plant and equipment, net | 55,064,046 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet |  | 56,396,988 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Construction in progress | 2,195,456 us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross |  | 1,900,016 us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
Goodwill | 3,499,037 us-gaap_Goodwill |  | 3,499,037 us-gaap_Goodwill
Investment in land | 20,558,424 us-gaap_LongTermInvestments |  | 20,558,424 us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
Total assets | 160,033,680 us-gaap_Assets |  | 160,459,831 us-gaap_Assets
Retail [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 6,135,638 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_RetailMember | 6,112,961 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_RetailMember |
Cost of revenues | 2,876,788 us-gaap_CostOfRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_RetailMember | 2,931,376 us-gaap_CostOfRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_RetailMember |
Gross profit (loss) | 3,258,850 us-gaap_GrossProfit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_RetailMember | 3,181,585 us-gaap_GrossProfit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_RetailMember |
General and administrative expenses | 2,805,038 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_RetailMember | 2,888,229 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_RetailMember |
Income (loss) from operations | 453,812 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_RetailMember | 293,356 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_RetailMember |
Property plant and equipment, net | 26,366,522 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_RetailMember |  | 26,978,259 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_RetailMember
Construction in progress | 1,050,956 us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_RetailMember |  | 902,656 us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_RetailMember
Goodwill | 1,170,511 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_RetailMember |  | 1,170,511 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_RetailMember
Investment in land | 0 us-gaap_LongTermInvestments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_RetailMember |  | 0 us-gaap_LongTermInvestments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_RetailMember
Total assets | 48,515,695 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_RetailMember |  | 51,770,206 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_RetailMember
Bulk [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 8,382,316 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember | 9,959,736 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember |
Cost of revenues | 5,449,512 us-gaap_CostOfRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember | 7,111,545 us-gaap_CostOfRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember |
Gross profit (loss) | 2,932,804 us-gaap_GrossProfit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember | 2,848,191 us-gaap_GrossProfit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember |
General and administrative expenses | 417,364 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember | 434,969 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember |
Income (loss) from operations | 2,515,440 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember | 2,413,222 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember |
Property plant and equipment, net | 28,595,565 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember |  | 29,318,534 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember
Construction in progress | 1,144,500 us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember |  | 997,360 us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember
Goodwill | 2,328,526 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember |  | 2,328,526 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember
Investment in land | 0 us-gaap_LongTermInvestments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember |  | 0 us-gaap_LongTermInvestments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember
Total assets | 87,791,413 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember |  | 84,612,482 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember
Services [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 148,158 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember | 275,913 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember |
Cost of revenues | 284,887 us-gaap_CostOfRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember | 335,264 us-gaap_CostOfRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember |
Gross profit (loss) | (136,729)us-gaap_GrossProfit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember | (59,351)us-gaap_GrossProfit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember |
General and administrative expenses | 577,187 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember | 2,019,435 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember |
Income (loss) from operations | (713,916)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember | (2,078,786)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember |
Property plant and equipment, net | 101,959 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember |  | 100,195 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember
Construction in progress | 0 us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember |  | 0 us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember
Goodwill | 0 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember |  | 0 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember
Investment in land | 20,558,424 us-gaap_LongTermInvestments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember |  | 20,558,424 us-gaap_LongTermInvestments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember
Total assets | $ 23,726,572 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember |  | $ 24,077,143 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember

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