CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 17,196,000	$ 22,712,000	$ 47,717,000	$ 61,867,000
Cost of revenue	9,675,000	12,840,000	27,466,000	36,463,000
Gross profit	7,521,000	9,872,000	20,251,000	25,404,000
Operating expenses:
Research and development	2,235,000	1,813,000	6,567,000	5,046,000
Selling and marketing	5,236,000	5,078,000	15,698,000	15,844,000
General and administrative	6,456,000	3,685,000	15,057,000	9,595,000
Impairment of goodwill			988,000
Restructuring and severance	215,000	1,825,000	408,000	2,874,000
Total operating expenses	14,142,000	12,401,000	38,718,000	33,359,000
Loss from operations	(6,621,000)	(2,529,000)	(18,467,000)	(7,955,000)
Non-operating income (expense):
Interest expense, net	(478,000)	(564,000)	(1,367,000)	(3,154,000)
Foreign currency gain (loss), net	(10,000)	(700,000)	(186,000)	(952,000)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	(7,109,000)	(3,793,000)	(20,020,000)	(12,061,000)
Income tax provision	(59,000)	(94,000)	(141,000)	(149,000)
Loss from continuing operations before noncontrolling interest	(7,168,000)	(3,887,000)	(20,161,000)	(12,210,000)
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		2,000		546,000
Consolidated net loss	(7,168,000)	(3,885,000)	(20,161,000)	(11,664,000)
Less: Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	6,000	38,000	72,000	73,000
Net loss attributable to Identiv, Inc. stockholders´ equity	$ (7,162,000)	$ (3,847,000)	$ (20,089,000)	$ (11,591,000)
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Identiv, Inc. stockholders´ equity:
Loss from continuing operations	$ (0.66)	$ (0.46)	$ (1.85)	$ (1.52)
Income from discontinued operations				0.07
Net loss	$ (0.66)	$ (0.46)	$ (1.85)	$ (1.45)
Weighted average shares used to compute basic and diluted loss per share	10,895	8,423	10,834	7,971