Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Net Sales	$ 13,476,157	$ 14,880,820	$ 42,831,655	$ 43,476,981
Cost of Sales	10,064,066	10,775,500	31,661,039	31,863,004
Gross profit	3,412,091	4,105,320	11,170,616	11,613,977
Operating expenses:
General and administrative	1,808,299	1,840,643	5,470,523	5,300,418
Selling	977,928	862,587	3,162,083	2,425,677
Advertising and marketing	581,143	689,244	1,643,852	2,005,643
Loss (gain) on sale of assets	(27,700)	0	(27,700)	0
Total operating expenses	3,339,670	3,392,474	10,248,758	9,731,738
Income from operations	72,421	712,846	921,858	1,882,239
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense	(358,643)	(350,960)	(1,074,295)	(1,067,895)
Interest income	0	5,952	0	30,729
Change in fair value of warrants	47,617	0	(179,261)	0
Foreign currency gain	9,663	43,932	77,341	47,230
Total other expense, net	(301,363)	(301,076)	(1,176,215)	(989,936)
Net (loss) income before taxes	(228,942)	411,770	(254,357)	892,303
Income tax (benefit) expense	(28,655)	161,280	(16,804)	386,514
Net (loss) income	(200,287)	250,490	(237,553)	505,789
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(19,812)	41,237	19,089	(39,754)
Net (loss) income attributable to CTI Industries Corporation	(180,475)	209,253	(256,642)	545,543
Other Comprehensive (Loss)
Foreign currency adjustment	(236,133)	(547,475)	(840,144)	(1,009,986)
Comprehensive (loss)	$ (416,608)	$ (338,222)	$ (1,096,786)	$ (464,443)
Basic (loss) income per common share	$ (0.05)	$ 0.06	$ (0.07)	$ 0.17
Diluted (loss) income per common share	$ (0.05)	$ 0.06	$ (0.07)	$ 0.16
Weighted average number of shares and equivalent shares of common stock outstanding:
Basic	3,541,582	3,301,116	3,541,582	3,301,116
Diluted	3,714,239	3,446,808	3,703,732	3,447,938