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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Note 9 - Related Party Transactions (Details Textual)

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Note 9 - Related Party Transactions (Details Textual)			1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
Note 9 - Related Party Transactions (Details Textual)	Mar. 20, 2020	May 17, 2019 USD ($) shares	May 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	May 16, 2019
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in shares) \| shares			612,729	383,127
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method			$ 6,700,000	$ 2,900,000		$ 2,882,000	$ 6,682,000
Aberdeen [Member] \| Unrelated Third Party [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent					20.00%				20.00%
Broady Trust [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Ratio of Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased in Private Transaction		0.4105
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in shares) \| shares		178,324
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method		$ 1,900,000
Director [Member]
Common Stock, Percentage of Beneficial Stock Outstanding	5.00%										5.00%
Director [Member] \| Aberdeen [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent					40.00%				40.00%
BHS [Member] \| Royalty Agreement and License [Member]
Royalty Expense					$ 14,000	$ 19,000			$ 64,000	$ 75,000
Related Party Transaction, Additional Extension Period of Agreement (Year)	5 years
Related Party Transaction, Automatic Renewal Period of Agreement (Year)	1 year
Number of Days Termination Notice (Day)	90 days
Aberdeen [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Other Revenues from Transactions with Related Party									$ 420
Aberdeen [Member] \| Shipment of Apparel Products [Member]
Number of Product Orders								1
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction								$ 7,100
Sharng Holdings [Member] \| Aberdeen [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent					40.00%				40.00%

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