Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 25, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Entity Registrant Name	TANDY LEATHER FACTORY INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000909724
Trading Symbol	tlf
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		9,486,978
Entity Public Float			$ 59,091,778
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false