Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Feb. 10, 2017
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INTERNATIONAL INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000787253
Trading Symbol	naii
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
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)		6,872,224
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false