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Segment, Product and Geographic Information (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Segment revenues	$ 840,542us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 770,739us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 737,255us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Display drivers for large-size applications [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Segment revenues	226,087us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = himx_LargeSizeApplicationsMember	228,927us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = himx_LargeSizeApplicationsMember	305,247us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = himx_LargeSizeApplicationsMember
Display drivers for mobile handsets applications [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Segment revenues	238,467us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = himx_MobileHandsetsApplicationsMember	232,019us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = himx_MobileHandsetsApplicationsMember	177,175us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = himx_MobileHandsetsApplicationsMember
Display drivers for consumer electronics applications [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Segment revenues	207,514us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = himx_ConsumerElectronicsApplicationsMember	183,554us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = himx_ConsumerElectronicsApplicationsMember	151,689us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = himx_ConsumerElectronicsApplicationsMember
Others [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Segment revenues	$ 168,474us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = himx_OthersMember	$ 126,239us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = himx_OthersMember	$ 103,144us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = himx_OthersMember

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- Definition

Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 1

-Article 5

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