Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Net product revenue	$ 6,696,000	$ 6,783,000
Cost of products sold	3,415,000	3,707,000
Gross profit	3,281,000	3,076,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses	2,227,000	2,378,000
Operating income	1,054,000	698,000
Interest income, net	37,000	28,000
Loss on investments	0	(193,000)
Other income, net	272,000	273,000
Income before income taxes	1,363,000	806,000
Income tax provision	(4,000)	0
Net income	1,359,000	806,000
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(104,000)	(90,000)
Comprehensive income	1,255,000	716,000
Comprehensive income(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(100,000)	4,000
Comprehensive income attributable to Taitron Components Inc.	1,355,000	712,000
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	33,000
Net income attributable to Taitron Components Inc.	$ 1,359,000	$ 773,000
Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic (in Shares)	5,797,889	5,724,222
Weighted average shares outstanding: Diluted (in Shares)	5,853,889	5,840,222
Cash dividends declared per common share (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.145	$ 0.125
Common Class A [Member]
Other comprehensive income:
Net income per share: Basic (in Dollars per share)	0.23	0.14
Net income per share: Diluted (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.23	$ 0.13
Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic (in Shares)	5,035,277	4,961,610
Weighted average shares outstanding: Diluted (in Shares)	5,091,277	5,077,610
Common Class B [Member]
Other comprehensive income:
Net income per share: Basic (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.23	$ 0.14
Net income per share: Diluted (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.23	$ 0.14
Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic (in Shares)	762,612	762,612
Weighted average shares outstanding: Diluted (in Shares)	762,612	762,612