Income (Loss) Per Share (Reconciliation Between Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Income (Loss) Per Share [Abstract]
Income (loss) before discontinued operations	$ 2,117	$ 2,518	$ (2,290)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (note 4)		(270)	(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 - weighted shares outstanding	5,907	5,791	5,699
Weighted shares assumed upon exercise of stock options	334	247
Diluted - weighted shares outstanding	6,241	6,038	5,699
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)
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)