Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts		$ 167	$ 170
Common shares, par value		$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Common shares, shares authorized		20,000,000	20,000,000
Common shares, shares issued		6,836,000	6,820,000
Common shares, shares outstanding		6,836,000	6,820,000
Assets	[1]	$ 45,007	$ 43,758
Liabilities	[1]	26,468	24,747
Hearing Help Express (HHE) [Member]
Assets		5,040	5,159
Liabilities		$ 4,166	$ 3,833

[1] Assets of Hearing Help Express (HHE), a consolidated variable interest entity, that can only be used to settle obligations of HHE were $5,040 at March 31, 2017 and $5,159 at December 31, 2016, respectively. Liabilities of HHE, for which creditors do not have recourse to the general credit of IntriCon, were $4,166 at March 31, 2017 and $3,833 at December 31, 2016, respectively.