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)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value	$ 3,009,864		$ 3,009,864	$ 16,792,850		$ 20,796,783
Cash Used for Investing Activities Including Working Capital Losses			2,800,000
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable	131,830		131,830	142,660
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Write-offs			731,857
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit			54,994
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use			$ 2,400,000	0
Franchise Monthly Marketing Fee Gross Sales Percentage			2.00%
Lease Exit Liability	300,000		$ 300,000
Regional Developers License Fee	7,250		$ 7,250
Regional Developers License Fee Current Franchise Fee Percentage			25.00%
Regional Developers Royalty Sales Generated by Franchises Percentage			3.00%
Franchise Royalty Gross Sales Percentage			7.00%
Advertising Expense			$ 2,279,572	1,525,687
Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value	0		$ 0	0
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		$ 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		$ 19,950
Maximum [Member] \| Franchise Rights [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life			8 years
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Accounts Receivable [Member] \| One PC Entity [Member]
Number of PC Entities	1		1
Concentration Risk, Percentage			24.00%
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Accounts Receivable [Member] \| Six Franchisees [Member]
Number of Franchises				6
Concentration Risk, Percentage				31.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 5,000,000
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Estimated Cash Needs		$ 2,000,000
Chicago and New York [Member]
Number of Stores to Close or Sell	14