Acquisition (Details 1) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Pro Forma Result of Operation [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 691,789	$ 840,542
Net income attributable to Himax Technologies, Inc. stockholders	$ 25,128	$ 66,517
Basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share attributable to Himax Technologies, Inc. stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.07	$ 0.19

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The pro forma net Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65885119&loc=d3e1392-128463

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The pro forma revenue for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of the period.

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