Insider Trading Arrangements	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Insider Trading Arrangements	Dec. 31, 2025 shares	Dec. 31, 2025 shares
Trading Arrangements, by Individual [Table]
Material Terms of Trading Arrangement [Text Block]		*Item 9B.* Other Information.** Insider Trading Arrangements During the three months ended December 31, 2025, none of our directors or officers adopted or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement, as such terms are defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K, except as follows: On December 23, 2025, Robert G. Sterne, one of our independent directors, adopted a new written trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act for the potential exercise and sale of up to (i) 800,000 nonqualified stock options with an exercise price of $0.171 per share and an expiration date of August 7, 2026, and (ii) 250,000 nonqualified stock options with an exercise price of $0.33 per share and an expiration date of February 9, 2027. The first trade date, if any, will not occur until the latter of (i) March 24, 2026 or (ii) two trading days following the filing of this Annual Report. The plan's maximum duration is until February 9, 2027, unless otherwise terminated. On December 26, 2025, Cynthia French, our Chief Financial Officer, adopted a new written trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act for the potential exercise and sale of up to (i) 700,000 nonqualified stock options with an exercise price of $0.171 per share and an expiration date of August 7, 2026 and (ii) 150,000 nonqualified stock options with an exercise price of $0.33 per share and an expiration date of February 9, 2027. The first trade date, if any, will not occur prior to the latter of (i) March 30, 2026, following the expiration of Ms. French's prior trading plan adopted on March 27, 2025, or (ii) two trading days following the filing of this Annual Report. The plan's maximum duration is until February 9, 2027, unless otherwise terminated.
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated [Flag]	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted [Flag]	false
Robert G Sterne [Member]
Trading Arrangements, by Individual [Table]
Trading Arrangement Adoption Date	December 23, 2025
Trading Arrangement, Individual Name	Robert G. Sterne
Trading Arrangement, Individual Title	independent directors
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted [Flag]	true
Trading Arrangement Expiration Date	February 9, 2027
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated [Flag]	false
Robert G Sterne [Member] \| August 2026 Plan [Member]
Trading Arrangements, by Individual [Table]
Trading Arrangement, Securities Aggregate Available Amount	800,000	800,000
Robert G Sterne [Member] \| February 2027 Plan [Member]
Trading Arrangements, by Individual [Table]
Trading Arrangement, Securities Aggregate Available Amount	250,000	250,000
Cynthia French [Member]
Trading Arrangements, by Individual [Table]
Trading Arrangement Adoption Date	December 26, 2025
Trading Arrangement, Individual Name	Cynthia French
Trading Arrangement, Individual Title	Chief Financial Officer
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted [Flag]	true
Trading Arrangement Expiration Date	February 9, 2027
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated [Flag]	false
Cynthia French [Member] \| August 2026 Plan [Member]
Trading Arrangements, by Individual [Table]
Trading Arrangement, Securities Aggregate Available Amount	700,000	700,000
Cynthia French [Member] \| February 2027 Plan [Member]
Trading Arrangements, by Individual [Table]
Trading Arrangement, Securities Aggregate Available Amount	150,000	150,000

PARKERVISION INC 10-K