INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Components of gross income tax expense (credit)
Currently payable	$ 138,000	$ 115,000	$ 44,000
Deferred	(12,000)	(16,000)	(23,000)
Gross income tax expense (credit)	126,000	99,000	21,000
Federal income tax rate (as a percent)	3.50%	3.50%	3.50%
Deferred tax assets:
Intangible assets	115,000	115,000
Inventory	27,000	27,000
Gross deferred tax assets	142,000	142,000
Deferred tax liabilities:
Land, orchards, and equipment	(1,174,000)	(1,186,000)
Other	(7,000)	(7,000)
Gross deferred tax liabilities	(1,181,000)	(1,193,000)
Net deferred tax liabilities	(1,039,000)	(1,051,000)
Income taxes
Deferred tax assets	142,000	142,000
Royal Hawaiian Macadamia Nut, Inc
Deferred tax assets:
Gross deferred tax assets	412,000
Income taxes
Federal tax rate on the entity's operating income (loss) (as a percent)	34.00%
State tax rate on the corporation's taxable income (loss) (as a percent)	6.40%
Deferred tax assets	$ 412,000
Valuation allowance as percentage of the deferred tax asset	100.00%