CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Gross sales	$ 33,648,366	$ 29,221,396
Less: discounts, returns, and allowances	1,967,303	1,817,663
Net sales	31,681,063	27,403,733
Cost of goods sold	20,996,824	18,022,215
Gross profit	10,684,239	9,381,518
Operating Expenses:
Advertising and promotion	1,979,800	1,635,163
Selling and administrative	4,989,846	4,497,059
Total operating expenses	6,969,646	6,132,222
Operating income	3,714,593	3,249,296
Other income (expense)
Interest (expense)	(150,142)	(115,592)
Other income	50,499	54,879
Income before income taxes	3,614,950	3,188,583
Provision for income taxes	1,279,892	1,247,420
Net income	2,335,058	1,941,163
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	57,579	76,961
Net income attributable to Ocean-Bio Chem, Inc.	$ 2,392,637	$ 2,018,124
Income per common share - basic	$ 0.30	$ 0.26
Income per common share - diluted	$ 0.28	$ 0.24
Weighted average shares - basic	7,953,329	7,789,699
Weighted average shares - diluted	8,395,347	8,443,797