Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 05, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	HSDT
Entity Registrant Name	HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001610853
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,241,135
Entity Public Float			$ 99,372,392