Natural Health Trends Corp. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Cover page
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- NATURE OF OPERATIONS, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND CONSOLIDATION (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details)

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details)		1 Months Ended		2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details)	May 31, 2019 USD ($)	May 31, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) order	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	May 16, 2019
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Aggregate price of common stock repurchased		$ 6,700,000		$ 2,900,000				$ 9,564,000	$ 0
Director
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of common stock outstanding (more than)										5.00%
BHS \| Affiliated Entity \| Royalty Agreement and License \| ReStor
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Royalty expense					$ 19,000		$ 72,000	$ 75,000	$ 248,000
Number of days for termination notice			120 days
BHS \| Affiliated Entity \| Royalty Agreement and License \| Director \| ReStor
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of common stock outstanding (more than)				5.00%	5.00%			5.00%
Aberdeen \| Affiliated Entity \| Shipment of Apparel Products
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of product orders \| order						1
Amount of transaction with related party						$ 7,100
Ownership percentage by unrelated third party				20.00%	20.00%			20.00%
Market-based fees paid								$ 420
Aberdeen \| Affiliated Entity \| Shipment of Apparel Products \| President and His Wife
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
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Aberdeen \| Affiliated Entity \| Sharng Holdings \| Shipment of Apparel Products
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by parent				40.00%	40.00%			40.00%
Broady Trust \| Affiliated Entity \| Stock Repurchase Agreement \| Director
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ratio of number of common stock shares to be repurchased in off-the-market private transaction	0.4105
Aggregate price of common stock repurchased	$ 1,900,000

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