CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Gross sales	$ 10,429,694	$ 9,530,210	$ 26,184,476	$ 22,621,021
Less: discounts, returns, and allowances	545,643	511,188	1,349,944	1,050,706
Net sales	9,884,051	9,019,022	24,834,532	21,570,315
Cost of goods sold	6,538,236	5,832,968	16,002,122	13,918,067
Gross profit	3,345,815	3,186,054	8,832,410	7,652,248
Operating Expenses:
Advertising and promotion	476,366	513,770	1,506,145	1,201,044
Selling and administrative	1,241,053	1,255,130	4,017,667	3,647,240
Total operating expenses	1,717,419	1,768,900	5,523,812	4,848,284
Operating income	1,628,396	1,417,154	3,308,598	2,803,964
Other income (expense)
Interest expense	(34,835)	(33,156)	(108,054)	(101,128)
Other income	13,227	30,796	38,738	53,113
Income before income taxes	1,606,788	1,414,794	3,239,282	2,755,949
Provision for income taxes	478,649	624,605	1,106,617	1,199,305
Net income	1,128,139	790,189	2,132,665	1,556,644
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	9,546	7,491	42,717	61,080
Net income attributable to Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc.	$ 1,137,685	$ 797,680	$ 2,175,382	$ 1,617,724
Income per common share - basic	$ 0.14	$ 0.10	$ 0.27	$ 0.21
Income per common share - diluted	$ 0.13	$ 0.09	$ 0.26	$ 0.19
Weighted average shares - basic	7,997,613	7,853,613	7,916,932	7,768,158
Weighted average shares - diluted	8,537,806	8,647,937	8,394,413	8,458,728