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Acquisition
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisition
The Company made no acquisitions during the three months ended March 31, 2016. On July 1, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of Shares of Audience for consideration per Share of $2.51 in cash and 0.13207 shares of Knowles common stock pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated April 29, 2015. Audience is a leader in the area of digital signal processing as well as algorithm and software development. The Company has finalized appraisals of tangible and intangible assets for the acquisition of Audience.