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SUBSEQUENT EVENT | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016
Subsequent Events [Abstract] |
SUBSEQUENT EVENT | SUBSEQUENT EVENT On July 12, 2016, the Company, together with Immersion Software Ireland Limited, an Irish company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an Amendment No. 4 (the “Amendment”) to Amended and Restated License Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a South Korean Corporation (“Samsung”). Pursuant to the Agreement, the parties agreed to amend Section 13.4(c) relating to the Product Life Cycle Wind-Down Rights (as defined in the Agreement) to permit Samsung to exercise the Product Life Cycle Wind-Down Rights for $19.0 million. The parties also agreed to terminate the arbitration proceedings relating to the Product Life Cycle Wind-Down Rights and to mutual releases regarding a variety of other matters. The Company also agreed not to bring any judicial, administrative or other action against Samsung relating to the Amendment or patent infringement for a period of time. The Company received a payment under this Agreement for $19.0 million in July 2016 and plans to recognize it as license revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2016.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business. + References No definition available. + Details
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