Segments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 segment		Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 12,599,000		$ 12,359,000
Operating income (loss)	(2,514,000)		(2,011,000)
Segment assets	20,344,000				21,646,000
Number of reportable segments	3
Intercompany eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	500,000
Health & Wellness [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	7,089,000		5,150,000
Operating income (loss)	497,000		(15,000)
Segment assets	7,223,000
Heritage Labs [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	2,522,000		3,145,000
Operating income (loss)	338,000		196,000
Segment assets	3,786,000
Hooper Holmes Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	2,988,000		4,064,000
Operating income (loss)	(62,000)		(470,000)
Segment assets	2,847,000
Unallocated Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	0		0
Operating income (loss)	(3,287,000)	[1]	(1,722,000)	[2]
Segment assets	6,488,000
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Relocation costs	$ 1,100,000

[1] Unallocated corporate includes selling, general and administrative costs that the Company has not allocated to its segments. For the three month period ended March 31, 2014, the Company incurred $1.1 million of costs, which are recorded in unallocated corporate in the table above in connection with the relocation of its corporate headquarters to Olathe, Kansas.

[2] Unallocated corporate includes selling, general and administrative costs that the Company has not allocated to its segments.