Note 4 - Perma-Fix Medical S.A. (Details)

v2.4.1.9

Note 4 - Perma-Fix Medical S.A. (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Note 4 - Perma-Fix Medical S.A. (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2014	Jul. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Aug. 31, 2014
PF Medical S.A. [Member]
Note 4 - Perma-Fix Medical S.A. (Details) [Line Items]
Capital Investment in Publicly Traded Shell Company, Percentage Acquired	64.00%
Series E Common Stock [Member] \| Private Placement [Member] \| PF Medical S.A. [Member]
Note 4 - Perma-Fix Medical S.A. (Details) [Line Items]
Common Stock, Value, Subscriptions					$ 2,357,000
Series E Common Stock [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| PF Medical S.A. [Member]
Note 4 - Perma-Fix Medical S.A. (Details) [Line Items]
Cash From Capital Transaction, to Be Received		636,000
Series E Common Stock [Member] \| PF Medical S.A. [Member]
Note 4 - Perma-Fix Medical S.A. (Details) [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in Shares)			155,839
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs			242,000
Series E Preferred Stock [Member] \| Private Placement [Member] \| PF Medical S.A. [Member]
Note 4 - Perma-Fix Medical S.A. (Details) [Line Items]
Common Stock, Shares Subscribed but Unissued (in Shares)					250,000
Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| PF Medical S.A. [Member]
Note 4 - Perma-Fix Medical S.A. (Details) [Line Items]
Cash From Capital Transaction, to Be Received				243,000
Series E Common Stock SharesTo Be Issued (in Shares)		68,161		26,000
PF Medical S.A. [Member]
Note 4 - Perma-Fix Medical S.A. (Details) [Line Items]
Cash Received From Capital Transaction			$ 1,478,000

- Definition

Represents the ownership percentage acquired in a company that does not meet the definition of a business under Accounting Standards Codification ASC 805.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	pesi_CapitalInvestmentInPubliclyTradedShellCompanyPercentageAcquired
Namespace Prefix:	pesi_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Represents the cash from a capital transaction that is to be received.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	pesi_CashFromCapitalTransactionToBeReceived
Namespace Prefix:	pesi_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

The cash received from a capital transaction.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	pesi_CashReceivedFromCapitalTransaction
Namespace Prefix:	pesi_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Details

Name:	pesi_Note4PermaFixMedicalSADetailsLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	pesi_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Shares to be issued from capital transaction.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	pesi_SeriesECommonStockSharesToBeIssued
Namespace Prefix:	pesi_
Data Type:	xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Amount of common stock allocated to investors to buy shares of a new issue of common stock before they are offered to the public. When stock is sold on a subscription basis, the issuer does not initially receive the total proceeds. In general, the issuer does not issue the shares to the investor until it receives the entire proceeds.

+ References

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_CommonStockSharesSubscribedButUnissued
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Monetary value of common stock allocated to investors to buy shares of a new issue of common stock before they are offered to the public. When stock is sold on a subscription basis, the issuer does not initially receive the total proceeds. In general, the issuer does not issue the shares to the investor until it receives the entire proceeds.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.29)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 30

-Article 5

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6403732&loc=d3e21300-112643

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_CommonStockSharesSubscriptions
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

The cash outflow for cost incurred directly with the issuance of an equity security.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Financing Activities

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6513228

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 15

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3291-108585

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_PaymentsOfStockIssuanceCosts
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Number of new stock issued during the period.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770

Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 29, 30

-Article 5

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Details

Name:	dei_LegalEntityAxis=pesi_PFMedicalSAMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis=pesi_PFMedicalSAMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis=pesi_SeriesECommonStockMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis=us-gaap_SeriesEPreferredStockMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis=us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 4 - Perma-Fix Medical S.A. (Details)