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Investment in Dsit Solutions, Ltd. ('DSIT') - Schedule of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 4 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Apr. 21, 2016
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Revenue $ 1,085 $ 942   $ 3,226 $ 7,618
Cost of sales 456 418   1,389 4,681
Gross profit 629 524   1,837 2,937
Selling, general and administrative expenses 1,038 1,015   2,822 4,845
Operating income (531) (624)   (1,375) (2,699)
Finance income (expense), net (53) (11)   (139) (558)
Income before income taxes (584) (635)   (1,514) (3,257)
Income tax expense (41)   (41) (19)
Net income 197 590   (599) (93)
Acorn’s share of net income in DSIT 189 38   258 63
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests (39) (62)   (124) (206)
Net income attributable to Acorn Energy Inc 236 $ 652   (475) $ 113
DSIT Solutions, Ltd [Member] | Consolidated [Member]          
Revenue     $ 5,074    
Cost of sales     3,443    
Gross profit     1,631    
Research and development expenses, net     469    
Selling, general and administrative expenses     1,063    
Operating income     99    
Finance income (expense), net     (39)    
Income before income taxes     60    
Income tax expense     (19)    
Net income     41    
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests     (9)    
Net income attributable to Acorn Energy Inc     $ 32    
DSIT Solutions, Ltd [Member] | Equity Method of Accounting [Member]          
Revenue 4,831     12,893  
Cost of sales 3,017     8,332  
Gross profit 1,814     4,561  
Research and development expenses, net 340     904  
Selling, general and administrative expenses 940     2,861  
Operating income 534     796  
Finance income (expense), net 13     (36)  
Income before income taxes 547     760  
Income tax expense (90)     (134)  
Net income 457     626  
Acorn’s share of net income in DSIT $ 189     $ 258