Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Apr. 16, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Document and Entity Information:
Entity Registrant Name	New Concept Energy, Inc.
Entity Trading Symbol	gbr
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000105744
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		2,036,935
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Public Float			$ 2,706,000