Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations [Abstract]
Sales, net	$ 16,976	$ 17,120	$ 35,234	$ 33,722
Cost of sales	13,106	12,535	26,250	24,809
Gross profit	3,870	4,585	8,984	8,913
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing	1,200	898	2,396	1,885
General and administrative	2,108	1,733	4,399	3,442
Research and development	1,558	1,294	2,974	2,520
Restructuring charges (note 3)	132		132
Total operating expenses	4,998	3,925	9,901	7,847
Operating income (loss)	(1,128)	660	(917)	1,066
Interest expense	(126)	(89)	(252)	(192)
Other income (expense)	(221)	12	(291)	148
Income (loss) before income taxes	(1,475)	583	(1,460)	1,022
Income tax expense	52	77	86	232
Net income (loss)	(1,527)	506	(1,546)	790
Less: Loss allocated to non-controlling interest	(37)		(71)
Net income (loss) attributable to IntriCon shareholders	$ (1,490)	$ 506	$ (1,475)	$ 790
Net income (loss) per share attributable to IntriCon shareholders:
Basic	$ (0.23)	$ 0.09	$ (0.24)	$ 0.14
Diluted	$ (0.23)	$ 0.08	$ (0.24)	$ 0.13
Average shares outstanding:
Basic	6,370	5,856	6,078	5,848
Diluted	6,370	6,242	6,078	6,229