Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (VIE $12,000 and $51,000, respectively)	$ 456,426	$ 563,043
Accounts receivable, (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $152,000 and $137,000, respectively) (VIE $11,000 and $6,000, respectively)	10,020,280	14,838,978
Inventories, net (VIE $583,000 and $719,000, respectively)	18,947,606	18,348,011
Prepaid expenses (VIE $35,000 and $18,000, respectively)	750,586	678,689
Other current assets (VIE $1,000 and $0, respectively)	854,936	530,669
Total current assets	31,029,834	34,959,390
Property, plant and equipment:
Machinery and equipment (VIE $0 and $0, respectively)	26,877,412	26,348,443
Building	3,387,323	3,379,636
Office furniture and equipment (VIE $217,000 and $154,000, respectively)	3,440,515	3,597,158
Intellectual property	752,044	482,088
Land	250,000	250,000
Leasehold improvements	418,073	395,603
Fixtures and equipment at customer locations	3,302,868	3,302,868
Projects under construction	169,274	493,859
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	38,597,509	38,249,655
Less : accumulated depreciation and amortization (VIE $33,000 and $29,000, respectively)	(33,478,495)	(32,938,267)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	5,119,014	5,311,388
Other assets:
Goodwill (VIE $440,000 and $440,000, respectively)	1,473,176	1,473,176
Net deferred income tax asset	1,868,561	1,696,690
Other assets (due from related party $49,000 and $47,000, respectively)	428,953	473,095
Total other assets	3,770,690	3,642,961
TOTAL ASSETS	39,919,538	43,913,739
Current liabilities:
Checks written in excess of bank balance	1,074,901	1,688,675
Trade payables (VIE $10,000 and $92,000, respectively)	4,926,507	5,861,932
Line of credit (VIE $373,000 and $408,000, respectively)	9,545,148	11,263,531
Notes payable - current portion (net discount of $17,000 and $113,000, respectively) (VIE $0 and $0, respectively)	6,659,095	1,709,220
Notes payable officers - current portion	0	180,000
Notes payable affiliates - current portion	9,967	8,141
Capital Lease - current portion	23,714	40,660
Accrued liabilities (VIE $149,000 and $140,000, respectively)	2,551,157	3,127,425
Total current liabilities	24,790,489	23,879,584
Long-term liabilities:
Notes payable - affiliates	213,677	218,858
Notes payable, net of current portion (net discount of $0 and $0, respectively) (VIE $206,000 and $301,000, respectively)	205,978	5,301,491
Notes payable - officers, subordinated	1,465,162	1,416,138
Capital Lease	0	4,690
Deferred gain (non current)	286,858	297,521
Total long-term debt, net of current portion	2,171,675	7,238,698
Warrants Payable	794,072	817,880
Total long-term liabilities	2,965,747	8,056,578
CTI Industries Corporation stockholders' equity:
Preferred Stock - no par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock - no par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 3,568,885 shares issued and 3,525,227 shares outstanding	13,898,494	13,898,494
Paid-in-capital	2,227,880	2,250,235
Accumulated earnings	1,855,668	2,323,326
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(4,840,509)	(5,593,878)
Less: Treasury stock, 43,658 shares	(160,784)	(160,784)
Total CTI Industries Corporation stockholders' equity	12,980,749	12,717,393
Noncontrolling interest	(817,447)	(739,816)
Total Equity	12,163,302	11,977,577
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 39,919,538	$ 43,913,739