Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Nov. 14, 2013
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Communication Intelligence Corp
Entity Central Index Key	0000727634
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		225,824,328