Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Nov. 12, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	ProPhase Labs, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000868278
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		17,080,776
Trading Symbol	PRPH
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015