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1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
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Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest (in Dollars) $ 104,000 $ 104,000
Sales Returns, Goods (in Dollars) $ 84,000 96,000
Allowance for sales returns, restocking fee, description 10% to 30% of the net sales price  
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable (in Dollars) $ 49,000 47,000
Inventory Valuation Reserves (in Dollars) 8,537,000 5,674,000
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Period Increase (Decrease) (in Dollars) 3,640,000 600,000
Advertising Expense (in Dollars) $ 2,000 $ 5,000
Number of Reportable Segments 1  
Building and Building Improvements [Member]    
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Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 31 years 6 months  
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  
Equity Option [Member]    
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Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in Shares) 354,000 341,000
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 30.00% 33.00%
Cost of Goods, Total [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] | Supplier #2 [Member]    
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Concentration Risk, Percentage 5.00% 5.00%
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer #1 [Member]    
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Concentration Risk, Percentage 44.00% 37.00%
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer #2 [Member]    
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Concentration Risk, Percentage 10.00% 10.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer #1 [Member]    
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Concentration Risk, Percentage 13.00%  
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer #2 [Member]    
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Concentration Risk, Percentage 85.00%  
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%