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Background, Principal Activities and Basis of Presentation (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Himax Technologies Limited [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Main activities | IC design and sales |  | IC design and sales |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation | ROC |  | ROC |
Percentage of Ownership | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |
Himax Technologies Korea Ltd [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Main activities | Sales |  | Sales |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation | South Korea |  | South Korea |
Percentage of Ownership | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |
Himax Technologies Japan Ltd. [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Main activities | Sales |  | Sales |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation | Japan |  | Japan |
Percentage of Ownership | 100.00% |  | 0.00% |
Himax Semiconductor Inc [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Main activities | IC design and sales |  | IC design and sales |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation | ROC |  | ROC |
Percentage of Ownership | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |
Himax Technologies (Samoa) Inc [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Main activities | Investments |  | Investments |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation | Samoa |  | Samoa |
Percentage of Ownership | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |
Himax Technologies (Suzhou) Co Ltd [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Main activities | Sales |  | Sales |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation | PRC |  | PRC |
Percentage of Ownership | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |
Himax Technologies (Shenzhen) Co Ltd [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Main activities | Sales |  | Sales |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation | PRC |  | PRC |
Percentage of Ownership | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |
Himax Display Inc [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Main activities | LCOS and MEMS design, manufacturing and sales |  | LCOS and MEMS design, manufacturing and sales |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation | ROC |  | ROC |
Percentage of Ownership | 76.70% |  | 81.53% |
Integrated Microdisplays Limited [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Main activities | LCOS sales |  | LCOS sales |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation | Hong Kong |  | Hong Kong |
Percentage of Ownership | 76.70% |  | 81.53% |
Himax Display (USA) Inc [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Main activities | MEMS design | [1] | MEMS design | [1]
Jurisdiction of Incorporation | Delaware, USA | [1] | Delaware, USA | [1]
Percentage of Ownership | 76.70% | [1] | 81.53% | [1]
Himax Analogic Inc [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Main activities | IC design and sales |  | IC design and sales |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation | ROC |  | ROC |
Percentage of Ownership | 83.17% |  | 74.60% |
Himax Imaging Inc [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Main activities | Investments |  | Investments |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation | Cayman Islands |  | Cayman Islands |
Percentage of Ownership | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |
Himax Imaging Ltd [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Main activities | IC design and sales |  | IC design and sales |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation | ROC |  | ROC |
Percentage of Ownership | 88.07% |  | 87.95% |
Himax Imaging Corp [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Main activities | IC design |  | IC design |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation | California, USA |  | California, USA |
Percentage of Ownership | 88.07% |  | 100.00% |
Argo Limited [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Main activities | Investments |  | Investments |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation | Cayman Islands |  | Cayman Islands |
Percentage of Ownership | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |
Tellus Limited [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Main activities | Investments |  | Investments |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation | Cayman Islands |  | Cayman Islands |
Percentage of Ownership | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |
Himax Media Solutions Inc [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Main activities | TFT-LCD television, monitor chipset operations, ASIC service and IP licensing |  | TFT-LCD television, monitor chipset operations, ASIC service and IP licensing |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation | ROC |  | ROC |
Percentage of Ownership | 92.37% |  | 78.28% |
Himax Media Solutions (Hong Kong) Limited [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Main activities | Investments | [2] | Investments | [2]
Jurisdiction of Incorporation | Hong Kong | [2] | Hong Kong | [2]
Percentage of Ownership | 0.00% | [2] | 78.28% | [2]
Harvest Investment Limited [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Main activities | Investments |  | Investments |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation | ROC |  | ROC |
Percentage of Ownership | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |
Iris Optronics Co Ltd [Member] |  |  |  |
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Main activities | E-paper manufacturing and sales | [3] | E-paper manufacturing and sales | [3]
Jurisdiction of Incorporation | ROC | [3] | ROC | [3]
Percentage of Ownership | 0.00% | [3] | 22.22% | [3]
[1] | Spatial Photonics, Inc. has was renamed Himax Display (USA) Inc. on July 3, 2012.
[2] | Himax Media Solutions (Hong Kong) Limited was deregistered and dissolved on October 25, 2013.
[3] | Iris Optronics Co., Ltd. (“Iris”) was incorporated on May 18, 2012 and the paid-in capital was $153 thousand. The Company initially had a controlling financial interest in Iris because it had a majority voting interest at Iris board of directors. As a result, Iris was included in the consolidated financial statements since established date. On October 7, 2013, the Company no longer had a majority voting interest at Iris board of directors level, but still has the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of Iris. Therefore, the Company ceased consolidating Iris in its consolidated financial statements and now accounts for its investment in Iris using the equity method. The Company re-measured its investment in Iris at fair value due to the change in control and recognized a re-measurement gain.

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