| Cover Page - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||
| Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Mar. 11, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020 | |
| Cover [Abstract] | ||||
| Document Type | 10-K/A | |||
| Document Annual Report | true | |||
| Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2020 | |||
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | |||
| Document Transition Report | false | |||
| Entity File Number | 001-38858 | |||
| Entity Registrant Name | XPEL, INC. | |||
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | NV | |||
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 20-1117381 | |||
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 618 W. Sunset Road | |||
| Entity Address, City or Town | San Antonio | |||
| Entity Address, State or Province | TX | |||
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 78216 | |||
| City Area Code | 210 | |||
| Local Phone Number | 678-3700 | |||
| Title of 12(b) Security | Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | |||
| Trading Symbol | XPEL | |||
| Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ | |||
| Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | Yes | |||
| Entity Voluntary Filers | No | |||
| Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes | |||
| Entity Interactive Data Current | Yes | |||
| Entity Filer Category | Accelerated Filer | |||
| Entity Small Business | false | |||
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | true | |||
| Entity Ex Transition Period | true | |||
| ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag | false | |||
| Entity Shell Company | false | |||
| Entity Public Float | $ 255,070,696 | |||
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 27,612,597 | |||
| Documents Incorporated by Reference | DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Document Parts into which Incorporated Portions of the registrant’s Proxy Statement relating to the 2021 Annual Meeting of stockholders to be held on May 27, 2021 . Part III | |||
| Amendment Flag | true | |||
| Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2020 | |||
| Document Fiscal Period Focus | FY | |||
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001767258 | |||
| Entity Information [Line Items] | ||||
| Entity Voluntary Filers | No | |||
| Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes | |||
| Entity Interactive Data Current | Yes | |||
| Amendment Description | This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (“Amendment No. 1”) to the XPEL, Inc. (“XPEL” or the “Company”) Annual Report (“Annual Report”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 (the “Original Filing”), is being filed solely for the purposes of amending (i) Part II, Item 9A to include Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting; and (ii) Part IV, Item 15 to add the references in subsection (a) to documents included in the Original Filing and to include as exhibits the new certifications required by Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act.As disclosed in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting provided in this Amendment No. 1, management performed and completed its assessment of XPEL’s internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020 prior to the Original Filing. The section was inadvertently omitted from the Original Filing due to administrative error.In accordance with Rule 12b-15 under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), Part II, Item 9A and Part IV, Item 15 of the Original Filing have been amended and restated in their entirety. This Amendment No. 1 does not amend or otherwise update any other information in the Original Filing. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction with the Original Filing. | |||
| Entity Public Float | $ 255,070,696 | |||
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 27,612,597 |
