Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Statements Of Operation [Abstract]
Gross sales	$ 6,651,028	$ 6,301,349
Less: discounts, returns, and allowances	338,725	296,634
Net sales	6,312,303	6,004,715
Cost of goods sold	4,071,044	3,862,869
Gross profit	2,241,259	2,141,846
Operating Expenses:
Advertising and promotion	566,811	465,597
Selling and administrative	1,149,522	1,055,593
Total operating expenses	1,716,333	1,521,190
Operating income	524,926	620,656
Other income (expense)
Interest (expense)	(17,401)	(27,675)
Other income		1,056
Income before income taxes	507,525	594,037
Provision for income taxes	179,156	240,585
Net income	328,369	353,452
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	20,683	10,893
Net income attributable to Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc.	$ 349,052	$ 364,345
Earnings per common share - basic	$ 0.04	$ 0.04
Earnings per common share - diluted	$ 0.04	$ 0.04
Weighted average shares - basic	8,398,385	8,106,886
Weighted average shares - diluted	8,682,108	8,466,020