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Acquisition of PERC - Purchase agreement and summary of purchase price (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended
	Aug. 11, 2020	Oct. 24, 2019	Aug. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Cash consideration
Discount for marketability of noncontrolling interest				8.40%
PERC Water Corporation
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	10.00%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	61.00%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners			39.00%
Cash consideration
Total cash consideration	$ 900,000
PERC Water Corporation
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired		51.00%	61.00%		51.00%
Percentage of additional voting equity			10.00%
Cash consideration
Purchase price (excluding working capital)		$ 4,088,817
Cash acquired		(941,379)
Total cash consideration		$ 3,147,438	$ 900,000
PERC Water Corporation | Consolidated Water U S Holdings [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent		51.00%
PERC Water Corporation | Three Executives [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners		49.00%

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