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Commitments and Contingencies (Details)					3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	Oct. 14, 2016 shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Feb. 01, 2016 claim	Jul. 23, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) facility $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of leased facilities \| facility							2
Operating lease payments					$ 72,000	$ 69,000	$ 218,000	$ 195,000
Accrued Liabilities and Other Liabilities		$ 168,000			$ 168,000		168,000
Accrued non-cash stock-based expense							$ 168,000	$ 0
UTC Associates Inc.
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Closing stock price \| $ / shares		$ 0.30			$ 0.30		$ 0.30
UTC Associates Inc. \| Monetary Damages, Unpaid Services
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Lawsuit, damages sought				$ 2,107,000
UTC Associates Inc. \| Monetary Damages, Breach of Alleged Guaranteed Minimum Provision
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Lawsuit, damages sought				1,107,000
UTC Associates Inc. \| Monetary Damages, Lost Revenue
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Lawsuit, damages sought				$ 1,000,000
Colorado
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding, amount		$ 51,000			$ 51,000		$ 51,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. \| Colorado
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding, amount		51,000			51,000		51,000
UTC Associates Inc. vs Glowpoint Inc.
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Payments for legal settlements		$ 325,000
Unfavorable Regulatory Action \| Pending Litigation \| UTC Associates Inc. vs Glowpoint Inc.
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Loss contingency, claims not dismissed, number \| claim			2
Common Stock \| UTC Associates Inc.
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Value of stock issued during period					168,000
Common Stock \| Subsequent Event \| UTC Associates Inc.
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Accrued non-cash stock-based expense \| shares	600,000
General and administrative
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Accrued non-cash stock-based expense					$ 168,000		$ 168,000