Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Nov. 06, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	PHOTOMEDEX INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000711665
Document Type	10-Q
Trading Symbol	PHMD
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
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 Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		22,081,718
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015