Nature of Operations, Reverse Merger and Going Concern (Details Narrative) - USD ($)		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Proceeds from related party		$ 11,268
Accumulated deficit		$ 71,936,634		$ 70,997,053
Parent Company [Member]
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Date of incorporation		Jul. 21, 2014
Shares acquired		9,029,562
Shares exchanged		66,818,759
Other liabilities		$ 235,495
Rainmaker Holland B V [Member]
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Ownership interest after disposal	12.00%
Sphere 3D Corp. [Member]
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Exchange of securities on transaction, description		Rainmaker shareholders would have received 0.33 of a share of Sphere 3D for each whole share of Rainmaker exchanged and one-third of a warrant or option for each whole warrant or option then held by such Rainmaker shareholder. Upon completion of the transaction Sphere 3D expected to remain listed on the NASDAQ market and would have changed its name to Rainmaker Worldwide Inc. and apply to change its trading symbol from ANY to RAIN. After completion of the transaction, it was expected that current holders of Rainmaker Worldwide Inc. would own approximately 80% of Sphere 3D, on a fully diluted basis, as a result of their exchange of securities in the transaction
Transaction completion of an equity financing		$ 15,000,000
Proceeds from related party		$ 1,850,000