Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Revenue
Products	$ 3,378	$ 3,418
Services	708	676
Total revenue	4,086	4,094
Cost of revenue
Products	1,636	1,686
Services	585	537
Total cost of revenue	2,221	2,223
Expenses
Marketing	504	586
General & administrative	829	871
Research & development	617	668
Operating loss	(85)	(254)
Other income (expense)
Interest income, net	2	4
Equity in loss of affiliate company	(1)	(4)
Other income	17	10
Loss before income taxes	(67)	(244)
Income taxes	2	12
Net loss	(69)	(256)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	209	261
Net income attributable to Intelligent Systems Corporation	$ 140	$ 5
Income per share based on net income attributable to Intelligent Systems Corporation:
Basic and diluted (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.02	$ 0.00
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding (in Shares)	8,958,028	8,958,028
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in Shares)	8,958,028	9,119,967