Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations [Abstract]
Sales, net	$ 21,961	$ 16,628	$ 42,049	$ 34,692
Cost of sales	15,380	12,795	29,792	25,761
Gross profit	6,581	3,833	12,257	8,931
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing	2,204	1,160	4,515	2,316
General and administrative	2,705	2,083	5,263	4,349
Research and development	1,112	1,321	2,265	2,486
Restructuring charges		132		132
Total operating expenses	6,021	4,696	12,043	9,283
Operating income (loss)	560	(863)	214	(352)
Interest expense	(189)	(126)	(371)	(252)
Other income (expense)	(47)	(221)	9	(291)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and discontinued operations	324	(1,210)	(148)	(895)
Income tax expense	54	52	118	86
Income (loss) from continuing operations before discontinued operations	270	(1,262)	(266)	(981)
Loss on sale of discontinued operations (Note 3)			(164)
Loss from discontinued operations (Note 3)	(15)	(265)	(128)	(565)
Net income (loss)	255	(1,527)	(558)	(1,546)
Less: Loss allocated to non-controlling interest	(355)	(37)	(740)	(71)
Net income (loss) attributable to IntriCon shareholders	$ 610	$ (1,490)	$ 182	$ (1,475)
Basic income (loss) per share attributable to IntriCon shareholders:
Continuing operations	$ 0.09	$ (0.19)	$ 0.07	$ (0.15)
Discontinued operations	0.00	(0.04)	(0.04)	(0.09)
Net income (loss) per share:	0.09	(0.23)	0.03	(0.24)
Diluted income (loss) per share attributable to IntriCon shareholders:
Continuing operations	0.09	(0.19)	0.07	(0.15)
Discontinued operations	0.00	(0.04)	(0.04)	(0.09)
Net income (loss) per share:	$ 0.08	$ (0.23)	$ 0.03	$ (0.24)
Average shares outstanding:
Basic	6,845	6,370	6,828	6,078
Diluted	7,187	6,370	6,828	6,078