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1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
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Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest (in Dollars) $ 104,000 $ 110,000
Sales Returns, Goods (in Dollars) 96,000 $ 8,000
Allowance for sales returns, restocking fee, description   10% to 30% of the net sales price
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable (in Dollars) 47,000 $ 50,000
Inventory Valuation Reserves (in Dollars) 5,674,000 6,582,000
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Period Increase (Decrease) (in Dollars) 600,000 900,000
Advertising Expense (in Dollars) $ 5,000 2,000
Number of Reportable Segments 1  
Taitron Components Mexico [Member]    
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Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent 60.00%  
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest (in Dollars) $ 104,000 $ 110,000
Building and Building Improvements [Member]    
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Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 31 years 6 months  
Equity Option [Member]    
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Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in Shares) 341,000 273,000
Cost of Goods, Total [Member] | Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] | Asia [Member]    
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Concentration Risk, Percentage 90.00%  
Cost of Goods, Total [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] | Supplier #1 [Member]    
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Concentration Risk, Percentage 33.00% 28.00%
Cost of Goods, Total [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] | Supplier #2 [Member]    
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Concentration Risk, Percentage 5.00% 8.00%
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer #1 [Member]    
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Concentration Risk, Percentage 37.00% 27.00%
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer #2 [Member]    
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Concentration Risk, Percentage 10.00% 11.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer #1 [Member]    
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Concentration Risk, Percentage   47.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer #2 [Member]    
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Concentration Risk, Percentage   24.00%
Minimum [Member] | Furniture, Machinery and Equipment [Member]    
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Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 5 years  
Minimum [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member] | Four Customers [Member]    
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Concentration Risk, Percentage 12.00%  
Maximum [Member] | Furniture, Machinery and Equipment [Member]    
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Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 7 years  
Maximum [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member] | Four Customers [Member]    
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Concentration Risk, Percentage 16.00%