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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Convertible Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible Notes Payable	$ 116,508us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayable / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = rmbs_ConvertibleSeniorNotesMember	$ 115,089us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayable / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = rmbs_ConvertibleSeniorNotesMember
5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2014 | Convertible Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible notes stated interest rate (as a percent)	5.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = rmbs_Senior5PercentConvertibleNotesDue2014Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = rmbs_ConvertibleSeniorNotesMember	5.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = rmbs_Senior5PercentConvertibleNotesDue2014Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = rmbs_ConvertibleSeniorNotesMember
1.125% Convertible Senior Notes due 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	138,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = rmbs_SeniorOnePointOneTwoFivePercentConvertibleNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
1.125% Convertible Senior Notes due 2018 | Convertible Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	138,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = rmbs_SeniorOnePointOneTwoFivePercentConvertibleNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = rmbs_ConvertibleSeniorNotesMember	138,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = rmbs_SeniorOnePointOneTwoFivePercentConvertibleNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = rmbs_ConvertibleSeniorNotesMember
Convertible Notes Payable	116,508us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayable / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = rmbs_SeniorOnePointOneTwoFivePercentConvertibleNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = rmbs_ConvertibleSeniorNotesMember	115,089us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayable / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = rmbs_SeniorOnePointOneTwoFivePercentConvertibleNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = rmbs_ConvertibleSeniorNotesMember
Convertible Debt, Fair Value Disclosures	$ 168,034us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtFairValueDisclosures / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = rmbs_SeniorOnePointOneTwoFivePercentConvertibleNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = rmbs_ConvertibleSeniorNotesMember	$ 159,293us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtFairValueDisclosures / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = rmbs_SeniorOnePointOneTwoFivePercentConvertibleNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = rmbs_ConvertibleSeniorNotesMember
Convertible notes stated interest rate (as a percent)	1.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = rmbs_SeniorOnePointOneTwoFivePercentConvertibleNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = rmbs_ConvertibleSeniorNotesMember	1.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = rmbs_SeniorOnePointOneTwoFivePercentConvertibleNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = rmbs_ConvertibleSeniorNotesMember

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Fair value portion of borrowing which can be exchanged for a specified number of another security at the option of the issuer or the holder, for example, but not limited to, the entity's common stock.

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