Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Net Sales	$ 11,964,764	$ 12,964,203	$ 24,662,419	$ 25,374,969
Cost of Sales	9,894,922	10,091,153	20,121,805	19,457,347
Gross profit	2,069,842	2,873,050	4,540,614	5,917,622
Operating expenses:
General and administrative	1,349,726	1,307,771	2,679,680	2,568,450
Selling	206,521	218,394	420,776	558,819
Advertising and marketing	363,883	457,225	692,016	940,637
Total operating expenses	1,920,130	1,983,390	3,792,472	4,067,906
Income from operations	149,712	889,660	748,142	1,849,716
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense	(147,958)	(300,658)	(289,193)	(549,061)
Interest income	3,923	4,263	5,952	8,593
Foreign currency gain (loss)	15,150	(21,463)	26,268	(34,687)
Total other expense, net	(128,885)	(317,858)	(256,973)	(575,155)
Net Income before taxes	20,827	571,802	491,169	1,274,561
Income tax expense (benefit)	35,472	(21,036)	240,901	95,324
Net (loss) income	(14,645)	592,838	250,268	1,179,237
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(28,000)	(13,929)	(60,195)	(26,373)
Net income attributable to CTI Industries Corporation	13,355	606,767	310,463	1,205,610
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Unrealized gain on derivative instruments	0	154,418	0	188,615
Foreign currency adjustment	(57,923)	(291,017)	394,708	(71,225)
Comprehensive (loss) income	$ (44,568)	$ 470,168	$ 705,171	$ 1,323,000
Basic income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0.21	$ 0.10	$ 0.43
Diluted income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0.20	$ 0.10	$ 0.42
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0.05	$ 0	$ 0.05
Weighted average number of shares and equivalent shares of common stock outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	3,137,848	2,898,811	3,137,842	2,834,265
Diluted (in shares)	3,187,779	2,959,952	3,193,213	2,877,102