Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Statement Of Operation [Abstract]
Gross sales	$ 10,750,275	$ 10,429,694	$ 25,446,178	$ 26,184,476
Less: discounts, returns, and allowances	488,413	545,643	1,297,936	1,349,944
Net sales	10,261,862	9,884,051	24,148,242	24,834,532
Cost of goods sold	6,997,495	6,538,236	15,877,264	16,002,122
Gross profit	3,264,367	3,345,815	8,270,978	8,832,410
Operating Expenses:
Advertising and promotion	783,523	476,366	1,890,438	1,506,145
Selling and administrative	1,305,613	1,241,053	3,964,994	4,017,667
Total operating expenses	2,089,136	1,717,419	5,855,432	5,523,812
Operating income	1,175,231	1,628,396	2,415,546	3,308,598
Other income (expense)
Interest expense	(22,138)	(34,835)	(75,586)	(108,054)
Other (expense) income	(3,449)	13,227	(627)	38,738
Income before income taxes	1,149,644	1,606,788	2,339,333	3,239,282
Provision for income taxes	388,755	478,649	870,579	1,106,617
Net income	760,889	1,128,139	1,468,754	2,132,665
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	9,729	9,546	29,168	42,717
Net income attributable to Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc.	$ 770,618	$ 1,137,685	$ 1,497,922	$ 2,175,382
Earnings per common share – basic	$ 0.09	$ 0.14	$ 0.18	$ 0.27
Earnings per common share – diluted	$ 0.09	$ 0.13	$ 0.18	$ 0.26
Weighted average shares - basic	8,288,613	7,997,613	8,201,376	7,916,932
Weighted average shares - diluted	8,595,506	8,537,806	8,540,777	8,394,413