Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	May 07, 2012
Entity Registrant Name	NEOMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001022701
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	neom
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,100,236,551
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012