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10. Interests in affiliates (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Balance Sheet: |  |  |
Current assets | $ 11,136 us-gaap_AssetsCurrent | $ 11,831 us-gaap_AssetsCurrent |
Total assets | 23,686 us-gaap_Assets | 23,878 us-gaap_Assets |
Total liabilities | 5,869 us-gaap_Liabilities | 6,001 us-gaap_Liabilities |
Total shareholders’ equity | 16,030 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity | 15,872 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity |
Operating results: |  |  |
Operating profits | (971)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | (255)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | (59)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Net (loss)/profits | 164 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | (18)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | (429)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Tianlan |  |  |
Balance Sheet: |  |  |
Current assets | 63,750 us-gaap_AssetsCurrent / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_TianlanMember | 55,742 us-gaap_AssetsCurrent / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_TianlanMember |
Non-current assets | 17,659 us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_TianlanMember | 9,733 us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_TianlanMember |
Total assets | 81,409 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_TianlanMember | 65,475 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_TianlanMember |
Total liabilities | (54,543)us-gaap_Liabilities / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_TianlanMember | (40,672)us-gaap_Liabilities / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_TianlanMember |
Total shareholders’ equity | 26,866 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_TianlanMember | 24,803 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_TianlanMember |
Operating results: |  |  |
Net sales | 76,723 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_TianlanMember | 61,997 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_TianlanMember |
Operating profits | 4,362 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_TianlanMember | 833 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_TianlanMember |
Net (loss)/profits | 3,700 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_TianlanMember | 1,248 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_TianlanMember |
Jia Huan |  |  |
Balance Sheet: |  |  |
Current assets | 21,264 us-gaap_AssetsCurrent / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_JiaHuanMember | 20,556 us-gaap_AssetsCurrent / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_JiaHuanMember |
Non-current assets | 5,288 us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_JiaHuanMember | 5,635 us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_JiaHuanMember |
Total assets | 26,552 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_JiaHuanMember | 26,191 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_JiaHuanMember |
Total liabilities | (12,675)us-gaap_Liabilities / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_JiaHuanMember | (12,623)us-gaap_Liabilities / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_JiaHuanMember |
Total shareholders’ equity | 13,877 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_JiaHuanMember | 13,568 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_JiaHuanMember |
Operating results: |  |  |
Net sales | 16,162 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_JiaHuanMember | 14,672 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_JiaHuanMember |
Operating profits | 1,024 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_JiaHuanMember | 545 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_JiaHuanMember |
Net (loss)/profits | $ 762 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_JiaHuanMember | $ 377 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = CLWT_JiaHuanMember |

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