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Segment information (Details Textual) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014
Retail [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization | $ 606,589 us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_RetailMember | $ 633,273 us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_RetailMember
Bulk [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization | 778,177 us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember | 785,901 us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_BulkMember
Services [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization | $ 22,474 us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cwco_ServicesMember | $ 34,974 us-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 + Details
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