Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations [Abstract]
Sales, net	$ 24,034	$ 15,570	$ 66,083	$ 50,262
Cost of sales	16,469	12,028	46,261	37,789
Gross profit	7,565	3,542	19,822	12,473
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing	2,342	1,041	6,857	3,357
General and administrative	2,698	2,221	7,961	6,570
Research and development	1,047	1,076	3,312	3,562
Restructuring charges				132
Total operating expenses	6,087	4,338	18,130	13,621
Operating income (loss)	1,478	(796)	1,692	(1,148)
Interest expense	(177)	(135)	(548)	(387)
Other expense	(337)	(181)	(328)	(472)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and discontinued operations	964	(1,112)	816	(2,007)
Income tax expense	47	33	165	119
Income (loss) from continuing operations before discontinued operations	917	(1,145)	651	(2,126)
Loss on sale of discontinued operations (Note 3)			(164)
Loss from discontinued operations (Note 3)		(194)	(128)	(759)
Net income (loss)	917	(1,339)	359	(2,885)
Less: Loss allocated to non-controlling interest	(186)	(35)	(925)	(106)
Net income (loss) attributable to IntriCon shareholders	$ 1,103	$ (1,304)	$ 1,284	$ (2,779)
Basic income (loss) per share attributable to IntriCon shareholders:
Continuing operations	$ 0.16	$ (0.16)	$ 0.23	$ (0.32)
Discontinued operations		(0.03)	(0.04)	(0.12)
Net income (loss) per share:	0.16	(0.19)	0.19	(0.44)
Diluted income (loss) per share attributable to IntriCon shareholders:
Continuing operations	0.15	(0.16)	0.22	(0.32)
Discontinued operations		(0.03)	(0.04)	(0.12)
Net income (loss) per share:	$ 0.15	$ (0.19)	$ 0.18	$ (0.44)
Average shares outstanding:
Basic	6,853	6,796	6,836	6,287
Diluted	7,251	6,796	7,179	6,287