Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions	Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	3. Related Party Transactions Prior to the Separation, Knowles had certain related party relationships with our Former Parent and its subsidiaries. Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution, Tax Matters, Employee Matters and certain other agreements entered into between the Company and our Former Parent in connection with the Separation, our Former Parent agreed to indemnify us from certain liabilities and we agreed to indemnify our Former Parent from certain liabilities. Indemnities that we may be required to provide our Former Parent may be significant and could negatively impact our business, particularly indemnities relating to our actions that could impact the tax-free nature of the distribution of all the shares of our common stock owned by our Former Parent to stockholders of our Former Parent as of February 28, 2014. Third parties could also seek to hold us responsible for any of the liabilities that our Former Parent has agreed to retain. Even if we ultimately succeed in recovering from our Former Parent any amounts for which we are held liable, we may be temporarily required to bear these losses ourselves. In addition, Knowles entered into a Transition Services Agreement providing for the performance of certain services by our Former Parent on a temporary basis following the Separation that was completed in the second quarter of 2015. Upon the Separation, our Former Parent ceased providing financing, cash management and treasury services to the Company. Immediately prior to the Separation, Knowles made a cash payment in the amount of $400.0 million to Dover. In addition, Knowles made a cash payment of $1.7 million to Dover in the fourth quarter of 2014 for the final settlement of a Tax Matters Agreement entered into with Dover as part of the Separation. These transactions are reflected in Net transfers (to) from Former Parent Company on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and in Net transfers to Former Parent Company on the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity. General and Administrative Services Until consummation of the Separation, our Former Parent performed certain functions on behalf of the Company. See Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for additional information.

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.