Income Per Share (Reconciliation Between Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Income Per Share [Abstract]
Income (loss) from continuing operations before discontinued operations	$ 654	$ (290)	$ (3,599)	$ (2,831)
Loss from discontinued operations (Note 5)				(1,713)
Less: Income allocated to non-controlling interest	(10)		(17)
Net income (loss) attributable to Intricon shareholders	$ 644	$ (290)	$ (3,616)	$ (4,544)
Basic - weighted shares outstanding	8,936	8,764	8,877	8,738
Dilutive effect from stock awards	336
Diluted - weighted shares outstanding	9,272	8,764	8,877	8,738
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)
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)