Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	May 24, 2013
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		4,099,707,434
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013