Document And Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Aug. 12, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	CLEARSIGN COMBUSTION CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001434524
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	CLIR
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		9,658,824
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014