Earnings Per Share - Earnings Per Basic and Diluted Share Table (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income (loss) attributable to Inseego Corp.	$ (4,191)	$ 10,843	$ (6,660)	$ (8,050)	$ (3,822)	$ (13,789)	$ (12,024)	$ (16,100)	$ (8,058)	$ (45,735)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted (in shares)									66,104,376	58,718,483
Net loss per share, basic and diluted (in dollars per share)					$ (0.06)	$ (0.23)	$ (0.21)	$ (0.28)	$ (0.12)	$ (0.78)

The amount of net income or loss for the period per each share in instances when basic and diluted earnings per share are the same amount and reported as a single line item on the face of the financial statements. Basic earnings per share is the amount of net income or loss for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share includes the amount of net income or loss for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 7
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109260490&loc=d3e1337-109256

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