CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 56,168	$ 60,794
Cost of revenue	32,439	37,645
Gross profit	23,729	23,149
Operating expenses:
Research and development	6,520	9,151
Selling and marketing	14,032	20,236
General and administrative	11,309	19,604
Impairment of goodwill		8,771
Restructuring and severance	3,088	1,266
Total operating expenses	34,949	59,028
Loss from operations	(11,220)	(35,879)
Non-operating income (expense):
Interest expense, net	(2,378)	(1,908)
Foreign currency gains (losses), net	27	(1,211)
Loss before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	(13,571)	(38,998)
Income tax provision	(132)	(222)
Loss before noncontrolling interest	(13,703)	(39,220)
Less: Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	8	76
Net loss attributable to Identiv, Inc.	$ (13,695)	$ (39,144)
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to Identiv, Inc.	$ (1.25)	$ (3.62)
Weighted average shares used to compute basic and diluted loss per share	10,916	10,812