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The Company (Details Narrative 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
The Company (Details Narrative 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 28, 2016	Oct. 04, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 15, 2016	Aug. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016
Net payment received									$ 220
Impairment of goodwill			$ 3,518		$ 3,518
Neova Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Pharma Cosmetics Laboratories Ltd & Pharma Cosmetics Inc [Member] \| Neova Skincare Business [Member]
Total purchase price								$ 1,800
Net payment received							$ 1,500
Neova Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] \| ICTV Brands, Inc & ICTV Holdings, Inc [Member] \| Consumer Products [Member]
Impairment of goodwill					2,257
Neova Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] \| ICTV Brands, Inc & ICTV Holdings, Inc [Member] \| Consumer Products [Member] \| Patents And Licensed Technologies [Member]
Impairment of goodwill					1,261
Neova Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] \| ICTV Brands, Inc & ICTV Holdings, Inc [Member] \| Consumer Products [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Total purchase price		$ 9,500
Cash received		3,000
Royalty on future sales		4,500
Neova Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] \| ICTV Brands, Inc & ICTV Holdings, Inc [Member] \| Consumer Products [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Letter of Credit [Member]
Cash received		$ 2,000
First Amendment Neova Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Pharma Cosmetics Laboratories Ltd & Pharma Cosmetics Inc [Member] \| Neova Skincare Business [Member]
Loss on disposition of business			1,731		$ 1,731
Target net working capital			$ 200
First Amendment Neova Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Pharma Cosmetics Laboratories Ltd & Pharma Cosmetics Inc [Member] \| Neova Skincare Business [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Description agreement terms	PHARMA would hold in trust the sum of $50 until such time as PhotoMedex and PTECH obtain a signed Worldwide Trademark Co-existence Agreement and Consent to Assignment from Singer-Kosmetik GmbH, a German company formed under the laws of Germany, (“Singer”) regarding the use by both Singer and the Transferred Business of their respective trademarks. That agreement was obtained from the relevant parties, and the $50 held in trust by Pharma was released to PhotoMedex on October 28, 2016.