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Note 18 - Subsequent Events (Details) (Subsequent Event [Member], U.S. Company [Member], USD $)
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1 Months Ended |
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Jan. 31, 2015
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| Generator Project [Member] | Project Team [Member] | |
| Note 18 - Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items] | |
| Grant Budget Amount |
$ 3,700,000pesi_GrantBudgetAmount / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = pesi_USCompanyMember / us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis = pesi_GeneratorProjectMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = pesi_ProjectTeamMember |
| Allocated Grant Subsidies |
2,800,000pesi_AllocatedGranSubsidies / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = pesi_USCompanyMember / us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis = pesi_GeneratorProjectMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = pesi_ProjectTeamMember |
| Generator Project [Member] | Perma-Fix Medical, S.A. [Member] | |
| Note 18 - Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items] | |
| Allocated Grant Subsidies |
800,000pesi_AllocatedGranSubsidies / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = pesi_USCompanyMember / us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis = pesi_GeneratorProjectMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pesi_PermaFixMedicalSAMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
| Generator Project [Member] | |
| Note 18 - Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items] | |
| Number Of Additional Entities Associated With The Project |
4pesi_NumberOfAdditionalEntitiesAssociatedWithTheProject / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = pesi_USCompanyMember / us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis = pesi_GeneratorProjectMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
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Perma-Fix Medical, S.A. [Member]
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| Note 18 - Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items] | |
| Total Potential Investment Into Subsidiary |
$ 1,000,000pesi_TotalPotentialInvestmentIntoSubsidiary / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = pesi_USCompanyMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pesi_PermaFixMedicalSAMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
| Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners |
5.40%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = pesi_USCompanyMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pesi_PermaFixMedicalSAMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
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Represents the allocation of grant subsidies. No definition available.
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Represents the budgeted revenue for specific project. No definition available.
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Represents the number of additional entities associated with the project. No definition available.
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Represents amount of potential investment into subsidiary under Letter of Intent. No definition available.
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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity. No definition available.
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