Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Net Sales	$ 24,085,666	$ 21,059,353
Cost of Sales	20,321,449	17,969,767
Gross profit	3,764,217	3,089,586
Operating expenses:
General and administrative	3,815,313	3,655,098
Selling	131,546	128,529
Advertising and marketing	323,264	349,714
Total operating expenses	4,270,123	4,133,341
Income (loss) from operations	(505,906)	(1,043,755)
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense	(564,383)	(1,167,028)
Gain on forgiveness of Payroll Protection Program funding	0	1,047,700
Gain on Sale and Leaseback Transaction	3,356,794	0
Reclassification of Cumulative Foreign Currency Loss	(5,885,112)	0
Loss on Sale of Subsidiary	(4,325,000)	0
Other income/(expense)	195,575	(1,015,936)
Total other expense, net	(7,222,126)	(1,135,264)
Loss from continuing operations before taxes	(7,728,032)	(2,179,019)
Income tax expense	0	403,074
Loss from continuing operations	(7,728,032)	(1,775,945)
Income (Loss) from discontinued operations , net of tax	173,727	(2,520,616)
Net Loss	(7,554,305)	(4,296,561)
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(718,212)	(138,198)
Net loss attributable to Yunhong CTI, Ltd	(8,272,517)	(4,434,759)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Foreign currency adjustment	388,197	536,300
Reclassification of foreign currency adjustment to earnings	6,273,309	0
Comprehensive loss	(1,669,193)	(4,832,861)
Deemed dividends on preferred stock and amortization of beneficial conversion feature	(3,572,587)	(4,380,292)
Net Loss Attributable to Yunhong CTI Ltd Common Shareholders	$ (11,845,104)	$ (8,815,051)
Basic income (loss) per common share
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (2.04)	$ (0.98)
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.03	(0.54)
Basic income (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	(2.01)	(1.52)
Diluted income (loss) per common share
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	(2.04)	(0.98)
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.03	(0.54)
Diluted income (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	$ (2.01)	$ (1.52)
Weighted average number of shares and equivalent shares of common stock outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	5,878,887	4,705,741
Diluted (in shares)	5,878,887	4,705,741