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Background, Principal Activities and Basis of Presentation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Disclosure About Subsidiary [Table Text Block] | Himax Technologies, Inc. is a holding company located in the Cayman Islands. Following is general information about Himax Technologies, Inc.’s subsidiaries:
|  |  |  |  |  | Percentage of |
|  |  |  |  |  | Ownership |
|  |  |  | Jurisdiction of |  | December 31, |
Subsidiary |  | Main activities |  | Incorporation |  | 2015 |  |  | 2016 |
Himax Technologies Limited |  | IC design and sales |  | ROC |  |  | 100.00 | % |  |  | 100.00 | %
Himax Technologies Korea Ltd. |  | IC design and sales |  | South Korea |  |  | 100.00 | % |  |  | 100.00 | %
Himax Technologies Japan Ltd. |  | Sales |  | Japan |  |  | 100.00 | % |  |  | 100.00 | %
Himax Semiconductor, Inc. |  | IC design and sales |  | ROC |  |  | 100.00 | % |  |  | 100.00 | %
Himax Semiconductor (Hong Kong) Limited |  | Investments |  | Hong Kong |  |  | 100.00 | % |  |  | 100.00 | %
Himax Technologies (Samoa), Inc. |  | Investments |  | Samoa |  |  | 100.00 | % |  |  | 100.00 | %
Himax Technologies (Suzhou), Co., Ltd. |  | Sales and technical support |  | PRC |  |  | 100.00 | % |  |  | 100.00 | %
Himax Technologies (Shenzhen), Co., Ltd. |  | Sales and technical support |  | PRC |  |  | 100.00 | % |  |  | 100.00 | %
Himax Display, Inc. |  | LCOS and MEMS design, manufacturing and sales |  | ROC |  |  | 81.80 | % |  |  | 82.55 | %
Integrated Microdisplays Limited |  | LCOS design |  | Hong Kong |  |  | 81.80 | % |  |  | 82.55 | %
Himax Display (USA) Inc. |  | LCOS and MEMS design, sales and technical support |  | California, USA |  |  | 81.80 | % |  |  | 82.55 | %
Himax Analogic, Inc. |  | IC design and sales |  | ROC |  |  | 98.61 | % |  |  | 98.62 | %
Himax Imaging, Inc. |  | Investments |  | Cayman Islands |  |  | 100.00 | % |  |  | 100.00 | %
|  |  |  |  |  | Percentage of |
|  |  |  |  |  | Ownership |
|  |  |  | Jurisdiction of |  | December 31, |
Subsidiary |  | Main activities |  | Incorporation |  | 2015 |  |  | 2016 |
Himax Imaging, Ltd. |  | IC design and sales |  | ROC |  |  | 93.65 | % |  |  | 93.84 | %
Himax Imaging Corp. |  | IC design |  | California, USA |  |  | 93.65 | % |  |  | 93.84 | %
Himax Media Solutions, Inc. |  | TFT-LCD television, monitor chipset operations, ASIC service and IP licensing |  | ROC |  |  | 99.21 | % |  |  | 99.21 | %
Harvest Investment Limited |  | Investments |  | ROC |  |  | 100.00 | % |  |  | 100.00 | %
Liqxtal Technology Inc. |  | LC Lens design and sales |  | ROC |  |  | 64.00 | % |  |  | 64.00 | %

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