Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 20, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001000683
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Trading Symbol	BDR
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		6,262,736
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 3,472,953