Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Feb. 15, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Ipsidy Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001534154
Document Type	10-K
Trading Symbol	IDTY
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity a Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity a Voluntary Filer	No
Entity's Reporting Status Current	Yes
Entity Emerging Growth	true
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 69,924,716
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		478,950,996
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018