Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Apr. 06, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Entity Registrant Name	INTEGRAL VISION INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000719152
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	invi
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		35,675,409
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Entity Well-Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 817,543