The Alkaline Water Company, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

STOCKHOLDER EQUITY (Narrative) (Details)

STOCKHOLDER EQUITY (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended													3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
STOCKHOLDER EQUITY (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	May 11, 2020	Dec. 16, 2020	Nov. 18, 2020	Oct. 31, 2020	Oct. 16, 2020	Sep. 23, 2020	Aug. 28, 2020	Aug. 27, 2020	Aug. 18, 2020	Jul. 17, 2020	May 22, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	Apr. 17, 2020	Mar. 18, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020	Jun. 15, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Nov. 02, 2017	May 03, 2017	Oct. 07, 2013
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized															100,000,000						100,000,000		100,000,000			100,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Issued for Services															$ 50,000		$ 20,000
Stock Payable																							$ 1,000,000
Stock compensation expense															213,698	$ 204,594	$ 661,959	$ 162,605	$ 162,605	$ 1,103,740
Non-employees [Member] \| 7 U.S. Person [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services (shares)												247,000
Non-employees [Member] \| One U.S. person [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services (shares)		37,735	35,398		24,844	28,985	53,256		90,116	18,779	170,000
One-time annual platform access fee									$ 40,000
Additional deliverables delivered during the term									115,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Issued for Services		$ 40,000	$ 40,000		$ 40,000	$ 40,000	$ 91,600		$ 155,000	$ 40,000
Share Price		$ 1.06	$ 1.13		$ 1.61	$ 1.38	$ 1.72		$ 1.72	$ 2.13
Monthly retainer for consulting services																						$ 40,000
Retainer for consulting services																						$ 480,000
2020 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Number of restricted common stock shares granted				50,000				20,000				1,065,000
Amount of restricted stock issued during period for services								$ 30,400				$ 1,065,000
Price per share								$ 1.52				$ 1.00
Stock compensation expense															210,172						$ 576,600
Stock compensation expense fiscal year 2021															198,367						198,367
Total stock compensation expense															773,967						773,967
Stock compensation expense next 1 fiscal year															202,217						202,217
Stock compensation expense next 2 fiscal year															56,800						56,800
Stock compensation expense next 3 fiscal year															$ 7,417						$ 7,417
2020 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Richard A. Wright
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Number of restricted common stock shares granted												200,000
2020 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| David A. Guarino [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Number of restricted common stock shares granted												100,000
2020 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Non-employees [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Number of restricted common stock shares granted												35,000
2020 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Employees [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Number of restricted common stock shares granted												20,000
2020 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Vest on one year anniversary of grant date [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Number of restricted common stock shares granted												645,000
2020 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Vest as to 50% on one-year anniversary of grant date and 50% vest on second year anniversary of grant date [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Number of restricted common stock shares granted												200,000
2020 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Vest as to one-third on each anniversary of the grant date [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Number of restricted common stock shares granted								20,000				165,000
2020 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Vest Immediately [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Number of restricted common stock shares granted												55,000
Private Placement [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Number of units issued	4,444,440												9,750,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Private Placement	$ 1,999,998												$ 3,900,000
Units issued, price per unit	$ 0.45												$ 0.40
Private placement, description	Each unit consists of one share of our common stock and one transferable share purchase warrant, for no additional consideration. Each warrant will entitle the holder thereof to acquire one share of our common stock until May 11, 2023 at a price of $0.55 per share. In the event that our common stock has a closing price on the TSX Venture Exchange (or such other exchange on which our common stock may be traded at such time) of $1.75 or greater per share for a period of 20 consecutive trading days at any time from the closing date of the private placement												Each unit consisted of one share of our common stock and one share purchase warrant, with each share purchase warrant entitling the holder to acquire one additional share of our common stock at a price of $0.50 per share for a period of three years.
Private Placement [Member] \| Investor [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Number of units issued													1,250,000
Private Placement [Member] \| 5 non-U.S. persons [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Number of units issued													8,500,000
Private Placement [Member] \| Three Accredited Investors [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Number of units issued	444,443
Private Placement [Member] \| Three non-U.S. persons [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Number of units issued	3,999,997
Common Stock [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services (shares)															50,000		20,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Issued for Services															$ 50		$ 20
Number of shares issued in consideration for Merger																4,444,440	9,750,000
Number of common stock shares issued upon conversion																	3,400,000
Amount of common stock shares issued upon conversion																	$ 3,400
Common Stock [Member] \| Private Placement [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Private Placement														$ 1,000,000
Richard A. Wright [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Number of common stock shares issued upon conversion																	1,500,000
David A. Guarino [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Number of common stock shares issued upon conversion																	1,000,000
Three other individuals [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Number of common stock shares issued upon conversion																	900,000
Series D Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized																								5,000,000	3,000,000
Terms of conversion of Preferred Stock, consolidated revenue threshold																								$ 40,000,000
Number of shares converted																	3,400,000