Consolidated Condensed Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Consolidated Condensed Statements Of Operations [Abstract]
Revenue, net	$ 27,367	$ 26,893	$ 72,472	$ 85,800
Cost of goods sold	20,169	20,120	54,096	62,253
Gross profit	7,198	6,773	18,376	23,547
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing	1,365	2,609	5,038	9,071
General and administrative	3,654	3,715	11,673	10,551
Research and development	1,458	840	3,868	2,902
Restructuring charges			1,171
Impairment loss				3,765
Other operating expenses	253		746
Total operating expenses	6,730	7,164	22,496	26,289
Operating income (loss)	468	(391)	(4,120)	(2,742)
Interest income, net	41	240	322	703
Other income (expense), net	192	(52)	293	(458)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and discontinued operations	701	(203)	(3,505)	(2,497)
Income tax expense	47	87	94	334
Income (loss) from continuing operations before discontinued operations	654	(290)	(3,599)	(2,831)
Loss on disposal of discontinued operations (Note 5)				(1,116)
Loss from discontinued operations (Note 5)				(597)
Net income (loss)	654	(290)	(3,599)	(4,544)
Less: Income allocated to non-controlling interest	10		17
Net income (loss) attributable to Intricon shareholders	$ 644	$ (290)	$ (3,616)	$ (4,544)
Basic income (loss) per share attributable to Intricon shareholders:
Continuing operations	$ 0.07	$ (0.03)	$ (0.41)	$ (0.32)
Discontinued operations				(0.20)
Net income (loss) per share:	0.07	(0.03)	(0.41)	(0.52)
Diluted income (loss) per share attributable to Intricon shareholders:
Continuing operations	0.07	(0.03)	(0.41)	(0.32)
Discontinued operations				(0.20)
Net income (loss) per share:	$ 0.07	$ (0.03)	$ (0.41)	$ (0.52)
Average shares outstanding:
Basic	8,936	8,764	8,877	8,738
Diluted	9,272	8,764	8,877	8,738