Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Aug. 03, 2016
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Registrant Name	HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY
Entity Central Index Key	0000925528
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	HDSN
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		33,612,109