Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Nov. 04, 2016
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	INTER PARFUMS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000822663
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	IPAR
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		31,105,605