INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Income taxes
Federal income tax rate (as a percent)	3.50%
Royal Hawaiian Macadamia Nut, Inc.
Income taxes
Federal tax rate on the entity's operating income (loss) (as a percent)	34.00%
Deferred tax assets	639,000
Valuation allowance as percentage of the deferred tax asset	100.00%
Royal Hawaiian Macadamia Nut, Inc. | Minimum
Income taxes
State tax rate on the corporation's taxable income (loss) (as a percent)	6.40%
Royal Hawaiian Macadamia Nut, Inc. | Maximum
Income taxes
State tax rate on the corporation's taxable income (loss) (as a percent)	8.84%