Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Apr. 16, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000879911
Document Type	10-K
Trading Symbol	AERG
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity a Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity a Voluntary Filer	No
Entity's Reporting Status Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Public Float			$ 6,891,000
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		164,028,230
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017