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Income Taxes (Details 2) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Current:      
Total current income tax expense $ 17,775us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 12,067us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 6,897us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred:      
Total deferred income tax expense 3,816us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 7,409us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 8,851us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Income tax expense 21,591us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 19,476us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 15,748us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Taiwan operations - based on statutory tax rate of 17% [Member]      
Current:      
Total current income tax expense 8,928us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_TaiwanOperationsBasedOnStatutoryTaxRateOfSeventeenPercentageMember
5,126us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_TaiwanOperationsBasedOnStatutoryTaxRateOfSeventeenPercentageMember
755us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_TaiwanOperationsBasedOnStatutoryTaxRateOfSeventeenPercentageMember
Deferred:      
Total deferred income tax expense 3,633us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_TaiwanOperationsBasedOnStatutoryTaxRateOfSeventeenPercentageMember
6,593us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_TaiwanOperationsBasedOnStatutoryTaxRateOfSeventeenPercentageMember
9,789us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_TaiwanOperationsBasedOnStatutoryTaxRateOfSeventeenPercentageMember
Taiwan operations - 10% of surtax [Member]      
Current:      
Total current income tax expense 8,398us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_TaiwanOperationsTenPercentageOfSurtaxMember
6,497us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_TaiwanOperationsTenPercentageOfSurtaxMember
5,277us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_TaiwanOperationsTenPercentageOfSurtaxMember
Deferred:      
Total deferred income tax expense 186us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_TaiwanOperationsTenPercentageOfSurtaxMember
853us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_TaiwanOperationsTenPercentageOfSurtaxMember
(29)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_TaiwanOperationsTenPercentageOfSurtaxMember
Cayman Operations [Member]      
Current:      
Total current income tax expense 0us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_CaymanOperationsMember
0us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_CaymanOperationsMember
1us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_CaymanOperationsMember
US operations [Member]      
Current:      
Total current income tax expense 83us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_UsOperationsMember
156us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_UsOperationsMember
162us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_UsOperationsMember
Deferred:      
Total deferred income tax expense 3us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_UsOperationsMember
4us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_UsOperationsMember
(998)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_UsOperationsMember
China Operations [Member]      
Current:      
Total current income tax expense 347us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_ChinaOperationsMember
270us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_ChinaOperationsMember
699us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_ChinaOperationsMember
Deferred:      
Total deferred income tax expense (2)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_ChinaOperationsMember
(36)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_ChinaOperationsMember
89us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_ChinaOperationsMember
Korea Operations [Member]      
Current:      
Total current income tax expense 12us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_KoreaOperationsMember
11us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_KoreaOperationsMember
3us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_KoreaOperationsMember
Deferred:      
Total deferred income tax expense (4)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_KoreaOperationsMember
(5)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_KoreaOperationsMember
0us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_KoreaOperationsMember
Japan Operations [Member]      
Current:      
Total current income tax expense $ 7us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_JapanOperationsMember
$ 7us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_JapanOperationsMember
$ 0us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= himx_JapanOperationsMember