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SEGMENT, CUSTOMER AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues $ 105,290us-gaap_Revenues [1] $ 97,857us-gaap_Revenues [1] $ 84,832us-gaap_Revenues [1]
Segments operating profit (loss) 6,547us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 6,046us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 5,088us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Assets 111,004us-gaap_Assets 113,227us-gaap_Assets 60,043us-gaap_Assets
Depreciation, amortization and impairment 4,767us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 4,049us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 5,551us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Expenditures for assets 4,457us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions 4,663us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions 4,033us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
Cellocator [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Segments operating profit (loss) 3,859us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_CellocatorMember
3,065us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_CellocatorMember
1,731us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_CellocatorMember
Assets 8,679us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_CellocatorMember
9,494us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_CellocatorMember
12,522us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_CellocatorMember
Depreciation, amortization and impairment 349us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_CellocatorMember
291us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_CellocatorMember
561us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_CellocatorMember
Expenditures for assets 165us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_CellocatorMember
135us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_CellocatorMember
156us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_CellocatorMember
Pointer [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Segments operating profit (loss) 5,619us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_PointerMember
4,385us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_PointerMember
2,489us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_PointerMember
Assets 26,878us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_PointerMember
30,075us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_PointerMember
23,024us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_PointerMember
Depreciation, amortization and impairment 2,188us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_PointerMember
1,580us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_PointerMember
1,345us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_PointerMember
Expenditures for assets 2,586us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_PointerMember
1,260us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_PointerMember
985us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_PointerMember
RSA [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Segments operating profit (loss) (60)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_RsaSegmentMember
505us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_RsaSegmentMember
526us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_RsaSegmentMember
Assets 22,038us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_RsaSegmentMember
27,069us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_RsaSegmentMember
25,068us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_RsaSegmentMember
Depreciation, amortization and impairment 2,230us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_RsaSegmentMember
2,178us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_RsaSegmentMember
3,640us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_RsaSegmentMember
Expenditures for assets 1,706us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_RsaSegmentMember
3,268us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_RsaSegmentMember
2,892us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_RsaSegmentMember
Elimination [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Segments operating profit (loss) (2,871)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_EliminationMember
(1,909)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_EliminationMember
342us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_EliminationMember
Assets 4,405us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_EliminationMember
5,400us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_EliminationMember
(571)us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_EliminationMember
Depreciation, amortization and impairment 0us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_EliminationMember
0us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_EliminationMember
0us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_EliminationMember
Expenditures for assets 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_EliminationMember
0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_EliminationMember
0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_EliminationMember
Operating Segments [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues 105,290us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
97,857us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
84,832us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
Operating Segments [Member] | Cellocator [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues 24,063us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_CellocatorMember
24,268us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_CellocatorMember
22,660us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_CellocatorMember
Operating Segments [Member] | Pointer [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues 55,911us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_PointerMember
46,309us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_PointerMember
35,985us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_PointerMember
Operating Segments [Member] | RSA [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues 36,168us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_RsaSegmentMember
35,681us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_RsaSegmentMember
32,555us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_RsaSegmentMember
Operating Segments [Member] | Elimination [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues $ (10,852)us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_EliminationMember
$ (8,401)us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_EliminationMember
$ (6,368)us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pntr_EliminationMember
[1] Revenues are attributed to geographic areas based on the location of the end-customers.