Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	HARTE HANKS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000045919
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 356,141,644
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		61,792,369
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY