The Joint Corp. Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Clinics in Operation Under Franchise Agreements or Company-owned or Managed (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2026 license clinic	Sep. 30, 2025 clinic license	Sep. 30, 2026 license clinic	Sep. 30, 2025 clinic license
Product Information, Franchised Clinics, Company-Owned Or Managed Clinics, Activity [Roll Forward]
Clinics in operation at the end of the period	930	962	930	962
Clinic licenses sold but not yet developed at the end of the period \| license	47	86	47	86
Future clinic licenses subject to executed letters of intent at the end of the period \| license	57	63	57	63
Franchised Clinics
Product Information, Franchised Clinics, Company-Owned Or Managed Clinics, Activity [Roll Forward]
Clinics open at the beginning of the period	896	885	885	842
Opened during the period	4	9	12	21
Acquired during the period	26	1	55	40
Closed during the period	(11)	(11)	(37)	(19)
Clinics in operation at the end of the period	915	884	915	884
Company-owned or managed clinics: \| Discontinued Operations, Held-for-Sale or Disposed of by Sale \| Corporate Clinics
Product Information, Franchised Clinics, Company-Owned Or Managed Clinics, Activity [Roll Forward]
Clinics open at the beginning of the period	45	82	75	125
Sold during the period	(26)	(1)	(55)	(40)
Closed during the period	(4)	(3)	(5)	(7)
Clinics in operation at the end of the period	15	78	15	78