INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Components of gross income tax expense (credit)
Currently payable	$ 64,000	$ 138,000	$ 115,000
Deferred	(19,000)	(12,000)	(16,000)
Gross income tax expense	45,000	126,000	99,000
Federal income tax rate (as a percent)	3.50%	3.50%	3.50%
Deferred tax assets:
Intangible assets	115,000	115,000
Inventory	31,000	27,000
Gross deferred tax assets	146,000	142,000
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Land, orchards, and equipment	(1,164,000)	(1,174,000)
Other	(2,000)	(7,000)
Gross deferred tax liabilities	(1,166,000)	(1,181,000)
Net deferred income tax liabilities	(1,020,000)	(1,039,000)
Income taxes
Deferred tax assets	146,000	142,000
Royal Hawaiian Macadamia Nut, Inc.
Deferred tax assets:
Gross deferred tax assets	1,300,000	412,000
Income taxes
Federal tax rate on the entity's operating income (loss) (as a percent)	34.00%	34.00%
State tax rate on the corporation's taxable income (loss) (as a percent)	8.34%	8.34%
Deferred tax assets	$ 1,300,000	$ 412,000
Valuation allowance as percentage of the deferred tax asset	100.00%	100.00%