Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001040896
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Public Float			$ 10,917,888
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		10,743,598
Trading Symbol	IDN
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016