CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Ordinary shares [Member] |
Additional paid-in Capital [Member] |
Treasury Stock [Member] |
Accumulated other comprehensive income [Member] |
Accumulated retained earnings [Member] |
Attributable to the shareholders of Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. [Member] |
Non controlling interest [Member] |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at Dec. 31, 2012 | $ 1 | $ 62,509 | $ (42,307) | $ 35,751 | $ 222,835 | $ 278,789 | $ (29) | $ 278,760 |
| Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2012 | 408,985,092 | |||||||
| Repurchase of ordinary shares | $ (4,853) | (4,853) | $ (4,853) | |||||
| Repurchase of ordinary shares, shares | (11,772,294) | (11,772,294) | ||||||
| Share-based compensation | $ 492 | 492 | $ 492 | |||||
| Exercise of share-based awards | $ 3,041 | 3,041 | $ 3,041 | |||||
| Exercise of share-based awards, shares | 14,261,718 | 2,172,103 | ||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | $ 4,983 | 4,983 | $ 4,983 | |||||
| Net income (loss) | $ 124 | 124 | $ (2) | 122 | ||||
| Balance at Dec. 31, 2013 | $ 1 | $ 63,001 | $ (44,119) | $ 40,734 | $ 222,959 | 282,576 | $ (31) | 282,545 |
| Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2013 | 411,474,516 | |||||||
| Repurchase of ordinary shares | $ (28,902) | (28,902) | $ (28,902) | |||||
| Repurchase of ordinary shares, shares | (70,774,015) | (70,774,015) | ||||||
| Share-based compensation | $ 45 | 45 | $ 45 | |||||
| Exercise of share-based awards | $ 2,542 | 2,542 | $ 2,542 | |||||
| Exercise of share-based awards, shares | 12,315,954 | 1,815,259 | ||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | $ (3,797) | (3,797) | $ (3,797) | |||||
| Net income (loss) | $ (30,361) | (30,361) | $ (2) | (30,363) | ||||
| Balance at Dec. 31, 2014 | $ 1 | $ 63,046 | $ (70,479) | $ 36,937 | $ 192,598 | 222,103 | $ (33) | 222,070 |
| Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2014 | 353,016,455 | |||||||
| Repurchase of ordinary shares | $ (34,020) | (34,020) | $ (34,020) | |||||
| Repurchase of ordinary shares, shares | (90,772,831) | (90,772,831) | ||||||
| Share-based compensation | $ 380 | 380 | $ 380 | |||||
| Exercise of share-based awards | $ 763 | 763 | $ 763 | |||||
| Exercise of share-based awards, shares | 3,581,304 | 544,584 | ||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | $ (5,074) | (5,074) | $ (5,074) | |||||
| Net income (loss) | $ (28,435) | (28,435) | $ (1) | (28,436) | ||||
| Balance at Dec. 31, 2015 | $ 1 | $ 63,426 | $ (103,736) | $ 31,863 | $ 164,163 | $ 155,717 | $ (34) | $ 155,683 |
| Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2015 | 265,824,928 |