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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual)

Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value		$ 0	$ 0
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable		0	131,830
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Recoveries		40,000
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Write-offs		47,000	731,857
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived		0
Goodwill, Impairment Loss		0	54,994
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use		$ 0	2,300,000
Franchise Monthly Marketing Fee Gross Sales Percentage		2.00%
Lease Exit Liability		$ 299,400	338,151
Lease Exit Liability, Additions		883,146
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets and Asset Impairment Charges		(417,971)	(3,520,370)
Regional Developers License Fee		$ 7,250
Regional Developers License Fee Current Franchise Fee Percentage		25.00%
Regional Developers Royalty Sales Generated by Franchises Percentage		3.00%
Deferred Revenue			224,750
Franchise Royalty Gross Sales Percentage		7.00%
Advertising Expense		$ 1,397,076	2,279,572
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)		(32,258,607)	(28,983,374)
Franchise Revenue		1,442,415	2,286,809
Regional Developer Fees Revenue		583,550	617,573
Franchise Costs		2,996,797	2,717,691
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, 2016-10 and 2016-12 [Member] \| The Year Ended December 31, 2015 [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	$ (3,300,000)
Franchise Revenue	(4,500,000)
Regional Developer Fees Revenue	(400,000)
Franchise Costs	(1,600,000)
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, 2016-10 and 2016-12 [Member] \| The 12 Months Ended December 31, 2016 [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	(600,000)
Franchise Revenue	(800,000)
Franchise Costs	(200,000)
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, 2016-10 and 2016-12 [Member] \| The Year Ended December 31, 2017 [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	(200,000)
Franchise Revenue	(300,000)
Franchise Costs	$ 100,000
Regional Development Agreement [Member]
Deferred Revenue		$ 2,100,000
Computer Software, Intangible Asset [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		5 years
Development Rights [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		7 years
Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		2 years
Franchise Rights and Customer Relationships, Reacquired [Member] \| Loss on Disposition or Impairment [Member]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived			$ 38,185	$ 38,185
Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life		3 years
Regional Developers, Franchise Fees Collected Upon Sale of Franchise		$ 14,500
Minimum [Member] \| Franchise Rights [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		6 years
Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life		7 years
Regional Developers, Franchise Fees Collected Upon Sale of Franchise		$ 19,950
Maximum [Member] \| Franchise Rights [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		8 years
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Accounts Receivable [Member]
Number of PC Entities		1
Number of Franchises			6
Concentration Risk, Percentage		13.00%	24.00%
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Sales Revenue, Net [Member]
Number of Major Customers		0	0