Commitments and Contingencies (Details)			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 10, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 05, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) operating_lease	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) operating_lease	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	May 11, 2017 operating_lease	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 operating_lease
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on discontinued operations			$ 21,000	$ (150,000)	$ 134,000	$ (309,000)
Settlement liability			275,000		$ 275,000			$ 317,000
Employment agreements, contract term					1 year
Uninsured portion of settlement liability	$ 700,000
Provant
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Litigation settlement amount	$ 750,000
Loss from operations | Discontinued operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss contingency recognized			0		$ 0	$ 150,000
Portamedic Service Line
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Litigation settlement amount		$ 450,000
Portamedic Service Line | Other Current Liabilities
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss contingency liability			450,000		450,000
Facility closure obligation | Hooper Holmes Services | Other Current Liabilities
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Restructuring reserve			400,000		400,000
Facility closure obligation | Hooper Holmes Services | Discontinued operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on discontinued operations					100,000
Settlement liability			$ 500,000		$ 500,000
Number of settled leased agreements | operating_lease			3		3
Employee Severance | Other Current Liabilities
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Restructuring reserve			$ 300,000		$ 300,000
Olathe, Kansas and East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties under operating eases | operating_lease							2
Iowa and Indianapolis
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties under operating eases | operating_lease									2