Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 24, 2014	Jun. 28, 2013
Document and Entity Information:
Entity Registrant Name	EVANS & SUTHERLAND COMPUTER CORPORATION
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000276283
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		11,089,199
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	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Public Float			$ 90,785