CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (DEFICIT) (USD $)	Total	Series E Preferred Stock [Member]	Series F Preferred Stock [Member]	Series G Preferred Stock [Member]	Series F1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Series G1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Series G And G1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Series F And F1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Series E Preferred Stock [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Series F Preferred Stock [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Series G Preferred Stock [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Series F1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Series G1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Series G And G1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Series F And F1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Series E Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Series F Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Series F1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Series G1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Series G And G1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Series F And F1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Series E Preferred Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Series F Preferred Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Series F1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Series G1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Series G And G1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Series F And F1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member] Series E Preferred Stock [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member] Series F Preferred Stock [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member] Series F1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member] Series G1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member] Series G And G1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member] Series F And F1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Member] Series E Preferred Stock [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Member] Series F Preferred Stock [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Member] Series F1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Member] Series G1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Member] Series G And G1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Member] Series F And F1 Preferred Stock [Member]	WPCS Equity (Deficit) [Member]	WPCS Equity (Deficit) [Member] Series E Preferred Stock [Member]	WPCS Equity (Deficit) [Member] Series F Preferred Stock [Member]	WPCS Equity (Deficit) [Member] Series G Preferred Stock [Member]	WPCS Equity (Deficit) [Member] Series F1 Preferred Stock [Member]	WPCS Equity (Deficit) [Member] Series G1 Preferred Stock [Member]	WPCS Equity (Deficit) [Member] Series G And G1 Preferred Stock [Member]	WPCS Equity (Deficit) [Member] Series F And F1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Non-Controlling Interest [Member]	Non-Controlling Interest [Member] Series E Preferred Stock [Member]	Non-Controlling Interest [Member] Series F Preferred Stock [Member]	Non-Controlling Interest [Member] Series F1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Non-Controlling Interest [Member] Series G1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Non-Controlling Interest [Member] Series G And G1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Non-Controlling Interest [Member] Series F And F1 Preferred Stock [Member]
BALANCE at Apr. 30, 2014	$ 5,967,350								$ 2,438,000								$ 1,391							$ 66,672,106							$ (65,222,355)							$ 1,232,003							$ 5,121,145								$ 846,205
BALANCE (in shares) at Apr. 30, 2014									2,438								13,913,164
Dividend declared on preferred stock	(700,088)	(74,488)					(136,803)	(323,959)		0					0	0		0				0	0		0				0	0		(74,488)				(136,803)	(323,959)		0				0	0		(74,488)					(136,803)	(323,959)		0				0	0
Make-whole amount on conversion of preferred F-1 shares	(164,838)								0								0							0							(164,838)							0							(164,838)								0
Conversion of Series E preferred stock to promissory notes	(2,438,000)								(2,438,000)								0							0							0							0							(2,438,000)								0
Conversion of Series E preferred stock to promissory notes (in shares)									(2,438)								0
Conversion of senior secured convertible note and related make-whole amount to preferred stock			1,589,933		3,430,067	1,207,947					1,589,933		3,430,067	1,207,947					0	0	0					0	0	0					0	0	0					0	0	0					1,589,933		3,430,067	1,207,947					0	0	0
Conversion of senior secured convertible note and related make-whole amount to preferred stock (in shares)											5,268		11,365	3,447					0	0	0
Conversion of Series F-1 preferred stock to common stock						0			(181,086)								60							181,026							0							0							0								0
Conversion of Series F-1 preferred stock to common stock (in shares)					600				(600)								600,000
Conversion of warrants to preferered stock				731,706		182,576						731,706		182,576																																		731,706		182,576
Conversion of warrants to preferered stock (in shares)												2,088		521
Number of shares, Expiration					(57,344)	(184,238)							(57,344)	(184,238)						0	0						0	0						0	0						0	0							(57,344)	(184,238)						0	0
Settlement on cancellation of preferred stock (in shares)													(190)	(526)						0	0
Stock based compensation	115,200								0								0							115,200							0							0							115,200								0
Other comprehensive loss	(23,796)								0								0							0							0							(19,854)							(19,854)								(3,942)
Reclassification adjustments of other comprehensive loss on sale of Pride	(866,719)								0								0							0							0							(866,719)							(866,719)								0
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(93,453)								0								0							0							0							0							0								(93,453)
Net loss attributable to WPCS	(8,897,106)								0								0							0							(8,897,106)							0							(8,897,106)								0
BALANCE at Jan. 31, 2015	$ (35,965)								$ 6,719,561								$ 1,451							$ 66,968,332							$ (74,819,549)							$ 345,430							$ (784,775)								$ 748,810
BALANCE (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2015									21,373								14,513,164