Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Consolidated Statements of Operations [Abstract]
Sales, net	$ 20,088	$ 18,064
Cost of sales	14,412	12,966
Gross profit	5,676	5,098
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing	2,311	1,156
General and administrative	2,558	2,266
Research and development	1,153	1,165
Total operating expenses	6,022	4,587
Operating income (loss)	(346)	511
Interest expense	(182)	(126)
Other income (expense)	56	(70)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and discontinued operations	(472)	315
Income tax expense	64	34
Income (loss) from continuing operations before discontinued operations	(536)	281
Loss on sale of discontinued operations (Note 3)	(164)
Loss from discontinued operations (Note 3)	(113)	(300)
Net loss	(813)	(19)
Less: Loss allocated to non-controlling interest	(385)	(34)
Net income (loss) attributable to IntriCon shareholders	$ (428)	$ 15
Basic income (loss) per share attributable to IntriCon shareholders:
Continuing operations	$ (0.02)	$ 0.05
Discontinued operations	(0.04)	(0.05)
Net income (loss) per share:	(0.06)	0.00
Diluted income (loss) per share attributable to IntriCon shareholders:
Continuing operations	(0.02)	0.05
Discontinued operations	(0.04)	(0.05)
Net income (loss) per share:	$ (0.06)	$ 0.00
Average shares outstanding:
Basic	6,826	5,981
Diluted	6,826	6,228