Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Apr. 25, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]
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		4,984,827,279
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014