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Quarterly Results (Unaudited) Quarterly Results (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Quarterly Results (Unaudited) [Abstract] |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block] |
| First Quarter |  | Second Quarter |  | Third Quarter |  | Fourth Quarter |  | Total Year
| (in thousands, except per common share and stock price data)
2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement of operations data: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ | 474,795 |  |  | $ | 489,353 |  |  | $ | 496,454 |  |  | $ | 510,095 |  |  | $ | 1,970,697 |
Gross profit | 154,535 |  |  | 163,041 |  |  | 150,762 |  |  | 154,787 |  |  | 623,125 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Itron, Inc. | (254 | ) |  | 19,259 |  |  | 7,308 |  |  | (49,233 | ) |  | (22,920 | )
Earnings (loss) per common share - Basic | $ | (0.01 | ) |  | $ | 0.49 |  |  | $ | 0.19 |  |  | $ | (1.25 | ) |  | $ | (0.58 | )
Earnings (loss) per common share - Diluted | $ | (0.01 | ) |  | $ | 0.49 |  |  | $ | 0.19 |  |  | $ | (1.25 | ) |  | $ | (0.58 | )
2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement of operations data: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ | 447,536 |  |  | $ | 482,175 |  |  | $ | 495,491 |  |  | $ | 523,526 |  |  | $ | 1,948,728 |
Gross profit | 140,123 |  |  | 159,588 |  |  | 150,084 |  |  | 164,738 |  |  | 614,533 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Itron, Inc. | 2,570 |  |  | 12,399 |  |  | (7,348 | ) |  | (154,430 | ) |  | (146,809 | )
Earnings (loss) per common share - Basic | $ | 0.07 |  |  | $ | 0.31 |  |  | $ | (0.19 | ) |  | $ | (3.93 | ) |  | $ | (3.74 | )
Earnings (loss) per common share - Diluted | $ | 0.06 |  |  | $ | 0.31 |  |  | $ | (0.19 | ) |  | $ | (3.93 | ) |  | $ | (3.74 | )

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the quarterly financial data in the annual financial statements. The disclosure includes financial information for each fiscal quarter for the current and previous year, including revenues, gross profit, income (loss) before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle and earnings per share data. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 270 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a)-(j) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35737889&loc=d3e1280-108306 + Details
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