| Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block] |
Quarterly Results (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | ) |
During the fourth quarter of 2013, we incurred a goodwill impairment charge of $173.2 million. In addition, we incurred costs of $31.1 million in the third quarter of 2013 related to restructuring projects approved in 2013. Further, in 2014, new restructuring projects were approved to increase efficiency and lower our cost of manufacturing, for which we incurred costs of $55.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2014. |