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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Note 14 - Variable Interest Entities ("VIE") and Transactions (Details Textual)		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2016 MXN ($)	Feb. 28, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current, Total			$ 10,830,555	$ 11,235,834
Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment			220,000
Clever Container [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent						28.50%
CTI Europe [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Ownership Percentage		30.00%
Clever Container [Member]
Variable Interest Entity, Measure of Activity, Purchases			858,000	955,000
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current, Total			1,352,000	$ 988,000
Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment			$ 200,000
Messrs, Schwan and Merrick [Member] \| Clever Container [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage		28.50%
Venture Leasing L.L.C [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 1,000,000
Proceeds from Lines of Credit, Total					$ 700,000
Flexo Universal [Member] \| Venture Leasing Mexico S. A. de R. L [Member]
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment, Total	$ 8,700,000
Venture Leasing L.L.C [Member]
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage					100.00%
Venture Leasing Mexico S. A. de R. L [Member]
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage					100.00%