Commitments, Contingencies and Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Nov. 24, 2010
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Promissory Notes		$ 0		$ 0		$ 1,655,000
Personal Property Tax Liability		3,200,000		3,200,000		3,200,000
Personal Property Tax Receivable		1,600,000		1,600,000		1,700,000
Hyde Park Real Estate LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense		22,000	$ 23,000	89,000	$ 69,000
January 1 2012 [Member] \| Hyde Park Real Estate LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Monthly Rent Expense				8,000
November 7 2014 [Member] \| Hyde Park Real Estate LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Monthly Rent Expense				11,000
Unsecured Promissory Notes [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Promissory Notes	$ 5,200,000	$ 1,655,000		$ 1,655,000		$ 1,655,000	$ 5,200,000
Common Stock Warrants Issued	90,000
Share Price	$ 0.01

Essex Rental Corp. 10-Q