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Background, Principal Activities and Basis of Presentation (Details)
 12 Months Ended
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.