Income Per Share (Reconciliation Between Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Per Share [Abstract]
Net income attributable to IntriCon shareholders	$ (1,304)	$ 628	$ (2,779)	$ 1,418
Basic - weighted shares outstanding	6,796	5,943	6,287	5,873
Weighted shares assumed upon exercise of stock options		328		341
Diluted - weighted shares outstanding	6,796	6,271	6,287	6,214
Basic	$ (0.19)	$ 0.11	$ (0.44)	$ 0.24
Diluted	$ (0.19)	$ 0.10	$ (0.44)	$ 0.23
Securities excluded from computation of diluted income per share	73		161