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Income Taxes (Details 7) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of year	$ 38,347us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	$ 44,995us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	$ 44,825us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Additions Charges to earnings	5,445himx_DeferredTaxAssetsAdditionsChargesToEarnings	4,698himx_DeferredTaxAssetsAdditionsChargesToEarnings	9,993himx_DeferredTaxAssetsAdditionsChargesToEarnings
Deductions-Charges to earnings	(1,407)himx_DeferredTaxAssestsDeductionAmounts	(1,552)himx_DeferredTaxAssestsDeductionAmounts	(1,774)himx_DeferredTaxAssestsDeductionAmounts
Expiration And Forfeitures	(187)himx_DeferredTaxAssetsExpirationAndForfeitures	(10,183)himx_DeferredTaxAssetsExpirationAndForfeitures	(11,655)himx_DeferredTaxAssetsExpirationAndForfeitures
Others (Note)	(1,232)himx_DeferredTaxAssetsOthers	389himx_DeferredTaxAssetsOthers	3,606himx_DeferredTaxAssetsOthers
Balance at end of year	$ 40,966us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	$ 38,347us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	$ 44,995us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 740

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32537-109319

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