Income Taxes, Tax Carryforward and Other (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012 Federal [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 AMT credits [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 AMT credits [Member] Foreign Tax Authority [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Pre-merged PhotoMedex [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Pre-merged PhotoMedex [Member] Research Tax Credit Carryforward [Member]
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount					$ 1,500	$ 446		$ 0
Temporary differential rate on deferred tax asset (in hundredths)							38.00%
Deferred Tax Assets, Net [Abstract]
Less: valuation allowance		(13,170)	(3,241)
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]
Loss carryforwards		20,680	28,167	19,300
AMT credits		1,495	203
Foreign tax credits		446	0
Temporary differences [Abstract]
Accrued employment expenses		718	597
Amortization and write-offs		10,557	(5,744)
Deferred R&D costs		3,670	3,786
Deferred revenues		301	211
Depreciation		5,537	3,760
Other accruals and reserves		617	2,050
Doubtful accounts		2,121	1,086
Return allowances		4,118	2,181
Gross deferred tax asset		50,260	36,297
Less: valuation allowance		(13,170)	(3,241)
Net deferred tax asset		37,090	33,056
Among current assets		18,633	10,079
Among other non-current assets		18,457	22,977
Accumulated tax provision paid	$ 500,000