The Joint Corp. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Acquisitions - Narrative (Details)

Acquisitions - Narrative (Details)															12 Months Ended
Acquisitions - Narrative (Details)	Dec. 23, 2022 USD ($) franchise clinic	Oct. 24, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 13, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2022 USD ($) franchise	Jul. 05, 2022 USD ($) franchise	May 19, 2022 USD ($) franchise	Nov. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2021 USD ($) franchise	Nov. 01, 2021 USD ($) clinic	Apr. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2021 USD ($) franchise	Apr. 01, 2021 USD ($) clinic	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net deferred revenue															$ 18,617,263	$ 18,650,813	$ 16,504,114
Reacquired franchise rights \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life															1 year
Reacquired franchise rights \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life															9 years
Customer relationships \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life															2 years
Customer relationships \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life															4 years
AZ Clinics
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of businesses acquired \| franchise					1	4
Purchase price					$ 1,205,667	$ 5,761,256
Net deferred revenue					13,241	70,484
Net purchase consideration					$ 1,192,426	5,690,772
Intangible assets						3,689,100
AZ Clinics \| Reacquired franchise rights
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets						$ 2,892,100									$ 6,100,000
AZ Clinics \| Reacquired franchise rights \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life						4 years
AZ Clinics \| Reacquired franchise rights \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life						8 years
AZ Clinics \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets						$ 797,000									1,700,000
AZ Clinics \| Customer relationships \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life						2 years
AZ Clinics \| Customer relationships \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life						3 years
AZ Clinics \| Assembled workforce
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets															$ 900,000
NC Clinics
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of businesses acquired				3					4	4			6	6
Purchase price		$ 1,391,112	$ 761,384	$ 1,317,312				$ 1,272,107				$ 2,568,028
Net deferred revenue		9,262	5,108	31,647			$ 46,681	46,681	$ 46,681	$ 46,681	$ 58,441	58,441	$ 58,441	$ 58,441
Net purchase consideration		$ 1,381,850	$ 756,276	1,285,665				1,225,426				2,509,587
Intangible assets				3,544,456			1,092,341	1,092,341	1,092,341	1,092,341	2,187,472	2,187,472	2,187,472	2,187,472
NC Clinics \| Reacquired franchise rights
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets				$ 2,042,658			$ 977,244	977,244	977,244	977,244	$ 1,195,327	1,195,327	1,195,327	1,195,327
NC Clinics \| Reacquired franchise rights \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life				2 years			4 years				3 years
NC Clinics \| Reacquired franchise rights \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life				9 years			9 years				4 years
NC Clinics \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets				$ 909,828			$ 55,786	$ 55,786	$ 55,786	$ 55,786	$ 992,145	992,145	$ 992,145	992,145
Intangible assets, useful life							2 years				3 years
NC Clinics \| Customer relationships \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life				2 years
NC Clinics \| Customer relationships \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life				3 years
NC Clinics \| Assembled workforce
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets				$ 591,970
Intangible assets, useful life				2 years
CA clinics
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of businesses acquired \| franchise	6
Purchase price	$ 1,965,755
Net deferred revenue	70,628
Net purchase consideration	1,895,127
Intangible assets	$ 1,480,359
Number of undeveloped clinics \| clinic	1
CA clinics \| Reacquired franchise rights
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 1,151,272
CA clinics \| Reacquired franchise rights \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life	6 years
CA clinics \| Reacquired franchise rights \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life	7 years
CA clinics \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 20,531
Intangible assets, useful life	2 years
CA clinics \| Assembled workforce
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 308,556
Intangible assets, useful life	2 years
2021 AZ Clinics Purchase
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of businesses acquired \| franchise													2
Purchase price												1,925,000
Net deferred revenue											$ 29,417	29,417	$ 29,417	29,417
Net purchase consideration												1,895,583
Intangible assets											1,579,500	1,579,500	1,579,500	1,579,500
2021 AZ Clinics Purchase \| Reacquired franchise rights
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets											$ 1,376,400	1,376,400	1,376,400	1,376,400
2021 AZ Clinics Purchase \| Reacquired franchise rights \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life											8 years
2021 AZ Clinics Purchase \| Reacquired franchise rights \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life											9 years
2021 AZ Clinics Purchase \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets											$ 203,100	$ 203,100	$ 203,100	$ 203,100
Intangible assets, useful life											3 years