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1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
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Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest (in Dollars) $ 100,000 $ 104,000
Sales Returns, Goods (in Dollars) $ 190,000 84,000
Allowance for sales returns, restocking fee, description 10% to 30% of the net sales price  
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable (in Dollars) $ 40,000 49,000
Inventory Valuation Reserves (in Dollars) 7,848,000 8,537,000
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Period Increase (Decrease) (in Dollars) 180,000 3,640,000
Advertising Expense (in Dollars) $ 10,000 $ 2,000
Number of Reportable Segments 1  
Equity Option [Member]    
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Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in Shares)   354,000
Cost of Goods, Total [Member] | Asia [Member] | Geographic Concentration Risk [Member]    
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Concentration Risk, Percentage 90.00%  
Taitron Components Mexico [Member]    
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Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent 60.00%  
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest (in Dollars) $ 100,000 $ 104,000
Furniture, Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]    
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Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 5 years  
Furniture, Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
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Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 7 years  
Building and Building Improvements [Member]    
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Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 31 years 6 months  
Customer #1 [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]    
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Concentration Risk, Percentage 38.00% 44.00%
Customer #2 [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]    
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Concentration Risk, Percentage 13.00% 10.00%
Three Customers [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member]    
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Concentration Risk, Percentage 22.00% 13.00%
Three Customers [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member]    
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Concentration Risk, Percentage 49.00% 85.00%
Supplier #1 [Member] | Cost of Goods, Total [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member]    
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Concentration Risk, Percentage 33.00% 30.00%
Supplier #2 [Member] | Cost of Goods, Total [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member]    
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Concentration Risk, Percentage 5.00% 5.00%