| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2410402 - Disclosure - Segment Information - Net Sales by Market (Details) (http://www.naturalhealthtrendscorp.com/role/SegmentInformationNetSalesByMarketDetails) |
| 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] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31 | 2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | Canada | Hong Kong | China | Taiwan | South Korea | Commonwealth of Independent States (Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine) | Europe [Member] | Other foreign countries | Geographical [Domain] | United States | Canada | Hong Kong | China | Taiwan | South Korea | Commonwealth of Independent States (Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine) | Europe [Member] | Other foreign countries | Geographical [Domain] | United States | Canada | Hong Kong | China | Taiwan | South Korea | Commonwealth of Independent States (Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine) | Europe [Member] | Other foreign countries | Geographical [Domain] | |
Net sales | 287,728,000 | 264,860,000 | 124,590,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||