| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2410404 - Disclosure - Segment Information - Long Lived Assets (Details) (http://www.naturalhealthtrendscorp.com/role/SegmentInformationLongLivedAssetsDetails) |
| Table | Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000912061 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-12-31 | 2015-12-31 | |||||||||
| Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | |||||||||
| United States | Hong Kong | China | Other foreign countries | Geographical [Domain] | United States | Hong Kong | China | Other foreign countries | Geographical [Domain] | |
Long-lived assets | ||||||||||