Note 1 - Summary of Changes in Goodwill (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Leather Factory [Member]
Balance	$ 569,950	$ 588,380
Foreign exchange gain/loss	6,428	(9,695)
Balance	576,378	578,685
Tandy Leather [Member]
Balance	$ 383,406	$ 383,406
Foreign exchange gain/loss
Balance	$ 383,406	$ 383,406
Balance	953,356	971,786
Foreign exchange gain/loss	6,428	(9,695)
Balance	$ 959,784	$ 962,091

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388280&loc=d3e13770-109266

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64834752&loc=SL49117168-202975

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