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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Customers | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Customers | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 JPY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2016 SEK | Dec. 31, 2016 TWD | Dec. 31, 2016 KPW
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest owned by Pronode Technologies AB | 51.00% |  |  | 51.00% | 51.00% | 51.00% | 51.00%
Noncontrolling interest owned by Propoint AB | 49.00% |  |  | 49.00% | 49.00% | 49.00% | 49.00%
Basic deposit coverage limits per owner and customer | $ 250,000 |  |  | ¥ 10,000,000 | SEK 100,000 | TWD 3,000,000 | KPW 50,000,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts | 149,000 | $ 167,000 |  |  |  |  |
Costs capitalized in projects in process |  | 158,000 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation included in general and administrative expense | 74,000 | 62,000 | $ (37,000) |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | (217,000) | (103,000) | 138,000 |  |  |  |
Cost of sales |  | 165,000 |  |  |  |  |
Advertising costs | $ 299,000 | 328,000 | $ 172,000 |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest, Description | Noncontrolling interests' partners have less than 50% share of voting rights at any one of the subsidiary level companies. |  |  |  |  |  |
Future sales returns | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in joint venture | $ 3,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest, Description | The consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2016 and 2015 and the consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss and cash flows for the years then ended include our accounts and those of our wholly owned subsidiaries, Neonode Technologies AB (Sweden), Neonode Americas Inc. (U.S.), Neonode Japan Inc. (Japan), NEON Technology Inc. (U.S.), Neno User Interface Solutions AB (Sweden), Neonode Korea Ltd. (South Korea) and Neonode Taiwan Ltd. (Taiwan), as well as Pronode Technologies AB (Sweden), a 51% majority owned subsidiary of Neonode Technologies AB. |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, Percentage | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, Percentage | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, Percentage | 59.00% | 78.00% |  |  |  |  |
Number of customers | Customers | 3 | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, Percentage | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% |  |  |  |
Hewlett Packard [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, Percentage | 38.00% | 25.00% | 24.00% |  |  |  |
KOBO Inc [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, Percentage |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |
Leap Frog Enterprises Inc [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, Percentage |  |  | 11.00% |  |  |  |
Sony Corporation [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, Percentage |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |
Amazon Inc [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, Percentage | 11.00% | 14.00% |  |  |  |  |
Autoliv [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, Percentage | 11.00% | 21.00% |  |  |  |  |
Two customer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred license fee |  | $ 1,100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of customers | Customers |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Four customer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred license fee | $ 1,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of customers | Customers | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |
One customer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred license fee |  | $ 400,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of customers | Customers |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
AirBar sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenue | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
United States [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net assets (liabilities) | 2,189,000 | 2,533,000 |  |  |  |  |
Europe [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net assets (liabilities) | 1,872,000 | (909,000) |  |  |  |  |
Asia [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net assets (liabilities) | $ 74,000 | $ 209,000 |  |  |  |  |

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