Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 11, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Entity Registrant Name	INTERNET AMERICA INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001001279
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		16,734,562