XML 67 R59.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v2.4.1.9

Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Number of options for every share issued | 1.75 immr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsReductionInSharesAvailableForGrantForEveryShareIssued |
Percentage of fair market value on the purchase date | 85.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardPurchasePriceOfCommonStockPercent |
Maximum number of shares per employee | 2,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardMaximumNumberOfSharesPerEmployee |
Employee stock purchase plan offering period | 6 months |
Maximum value of shares per employee | $ 25,000 immr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardMaximumValueOfSharesPerEmployee |
Common stock reserved for issuance | 1,000,000 us-gaap_CommonStockCapitalSharesReservedForFutureIssuance |
Shares purchased by employee since inception of ESPP | 557,738 immr_SharesPurchasedByEmployeeSinceInceptionOfEmployeeStockPurchasePlan |
Shares purchased under ESPP | 38,298 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesPurchasedForAward | 36,921 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesPurchasedForAward
Expected dividend yield in option-pricing model | 0.00%immr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendYield |
Unrecognized compensation cost | $ 7,400,000 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized |
Market Condition Based Stock Options [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Stock-based payment award expiration period (years) | 7 years |
Unrecognized compensation cost, recognized over an estimated weighted-average period (years) | 3 years 2 months 1 day |
Stock Options [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Stock-based payment award vesting period (years) | 4 years |
Stock Options [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Stock-based payment award expiration period (years) | 10 years |
Stock Options [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Stock-based payment award expiration period (years) | 5 years |
Restricted Stock Awards [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Stock-based payment award vesting period (years) | 1 year |
Unrecognized compensation cost, recognized over an estimated weighted-average period (years) | 1 year 4 months 28 days |
Restricted Stock Units [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Stock-based payment award vesting period (years) | 3 years |
Unrecognized compensation cost, recognized over an estimated weighted-average period (years) | 5 months 5 days |
Standard Stock Options [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost, recognized over an estimated weighted-average period (years) | 2 years 11 months 12 days |

X
- Definition The reduction in number of available shares when a share is issued under the share based compensation. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | immr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsReductionInSharesAvailableForGrantForEveryShareIssued
Namespace Prefix: | immr_
Data Type: | xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The estimated dividend rate (a percentage of the share price) used in option-pricing model. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | immr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendYield
Namespace Prefix: | immr_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The highest value of shares that an employee can purchase under the plan per period. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | immr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardMaximumValueOfSharesPerEmployee
Namespace Prefix: | immr_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The offering period of the employee stock purchase plan ("ESPP"). + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | immr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOfferingPeriod
Namespace Prefix: | immr_
Data Type: | xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The number of shares purchased by employees since inception of ESPP. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | immr_SharesPurchasedByEmployeeSinceInceptionOfEmployeeStockPurchasePlan
Namespace Prefix: | immr_
Data Type: | xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.29) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_CommonStockCapitalSharesReservedForFutureIssuance
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (i) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (i) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedPeriodForRecognition1
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPeriod1
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardExpirationPeriod
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The highest quantity of shares an employee can purchase under the plan per period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardMaximumNumberOfSharesPerEmployee
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Purchase price of common stock expressed as a percentage of its fair value. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardPurchasePriceOfCommonStockPercent
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The number of shares purchased on the open market during the period for issuance to employees under the plan. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5047-113901 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesPurchasedForAward
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis=immr_MarketBasedStockOptionsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis=immr_StandardStockOptionsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis=us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis=us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis=us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |