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Segment, Product and Geographic Information (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Allowance for sales returns and discounts, accounts receivable significant customers (in dollars) | $ 745 | $ 348

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- Definition A valuation allowance of sales returns and discounts for the accounts receivables from significant customers. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | himx_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration