Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Nov. 09, 2015
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	TRANS WORLD CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000914577
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,829,011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3