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Cover - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Apr. 17, 2026
Jun. 30, 2025
Cover [Abstract]      
Entity Registrant Name EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC.    
Entity Central Index Key 0000878932    
Document Type 10-K/A    
Amendment Flag true    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31    
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer No    
Entity Small Business false    
Entity Shell Company false    
Entity Emerging Growth Company false    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes    
Document Period End Date Dec. 31, 2025    
Entity Filer Category Non-accelerated Filer    
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY    
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2025    
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding   13,966,696  
Entity Public Float     $ 8,642,891
Document Annual Report true    
Document Transition Report false    
Document Fin Stmt Error Correction Flag false    
Entity File Number 814-00098    
Entity Incorporation State Country Code DE    
Entity Tax Identification Number 76-0345915    
Entity Address Address Line 1 700 Louisiana St.    
Entity Address Address Line 2 41st Floor    
Entity Address City Or Town Houston    
Entity Address State Or Province TX    
Entity Address Postal Zip Code 77002    
City Area Code 713    
Amendment Description Equus Total Return, Inc. (“Equus” or the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (“Amended 10-K”) which supersedes and replaces in its entirety the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2026 (“Original Filing”). The sole purpose of this Amended 10-K is to provide the required Inline XBRL tagging, which was inadvertently omitted from the Original Filing. No other changes to the Original Filing have been made. This Amended 10-K does not reflect events occurring after the Original Filing except as noted above. This Amended 10-K continues to speak as of the date of the Original Filing and the Company has not otherwise updated disclosures contained therein or herein to reflect events that occurred at a later date.    
Icfr Auditor Attestation Flag true    
Auditor Name BDO USA, P.C.    
Auditor Location Houston, Texas    
Auditor Firm Id 243    
Local Phone Number 529-0900    
Security 12b Title Common Stock    
Trading Symbol EQS    
Security Exchange Name NYSE