Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Consolidated Statements Of Operations [Abstract]
Sales, net	$ 69,739	$ 68,303	$ 52,961
Cost of sales	50,736	49,819	40,792
Gross profit	19,003	18,484	12,169
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing	3,919	3,699	3,308
General and administrative	7,104	6,462	5,789
Research and development	5,214	4,832	4,181
Restructuring charges (note 3)		83	229
Total operating expenses	16,237	15,076	13,507
Operating income (loss)	2,766	3,408	(1,338)
Interest expense	(369)	(461)	(600)
Other income (expense), net	(261)	(1)	(135)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and discontinued operations	2,136	2,946	(2,073)
Income tax expense	19	428	217
Income (loss) before discontinued operations	2,117	2,518	(2,290)
Loss on sale of discontinued operations (note 2)		(120)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (Note 2)		(150)	(3,872)
Net income (loss)	2,117	2,248	(6,162)
Less: Loss allocated to non-controlling interest	(111)
Net income (loss) attributable to IntriCon shareholders	$ 2,228	$ 2,248	$ (6,162)
Basic income (loss) per share attributable to IntriCon shareholders:
Continuing operations	$ 0.38	$ 0.43	$ (0.40)
Discontinued operations		(0.05)	(0.68)
Net income (loss) per share:	0.38	0.39	(1.08)
Diluted income (loss) per share attributable to IntriCon shareholders:
Continuing operations	0.36	0.42	(0.40)
Discontinued operations		(0.04)	(0.68)
Net income (loss) per share:	$ 0.36	$ 0.37	$ (1.08)
Average shares outstanding:
Basic	5,907	5,791	5,699
Diluted	6,241	6,038	5,699