Document and Entity Information
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Nov. 10, 2011
Document Information [Line Items]  
Document Type10-Q 
Amendment Flagfalse 
Document Period End DateSep. 30, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus2011 
Document Fiscal Period FocusQ3 
Trading SymbolSCGQ 
Entity Registrant NameSCG FINANCIAL ACQUISITION CORP. 
Entity Central Index Key0001512074 
Current Fiscal Year End Date--12-31 
Entity Filer CategoryNon-accelerated Filer 
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 9,523,810