Stock Based Compensation - Options Outstanding (Details)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2019 $ / shares shares
Number of Options
Outstanding Number of Options, Beginning (in shares) | shares	215,345	118,003
Outstanding Number of Options, Exchanged for Oblong Industries stock options (in shares) | shares		107,845
Outstanding Number of Options, Expired (in shares) | shares		(440)
Forfeited restricted stock (in shares) | shares		(10,063)
Outstanding and Exercisable Number of Options, Ending (in shares) | shares	215,345	215,345
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price, Beginning (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 12.27	$ 19.90
Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exchanged for Oblong Industries stock options (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		4.92
Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price, Expired (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		16.48
Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price, Forfeited (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		23.20
Outstanding and Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 12.27	$ 12.27
Exercisable
Exercisable Number of Options (in shares) | shares	215,345
Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 12.27