CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 60,219	$ 56,168
Cost of revenue	38,059	32,439
Gross profit	22,160	23,729
Operating expenses:
Research and development	6,146	6,520
Selling and marketing	13,452	14,032
General and administrative	7,241	11,309
Restructuring and severance	(49)	3,088
Total operating expenses	26,790	34,949
Loss from operations	(4,630)	(11,220)
Non-operating income (expense):
Interest expense, net	(2,590)	(2,378)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(788)
Foreign currency (losses) gains, net	(358)	27
Loss before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	(8,366)	(13,571)
Income tax benefit (provision)	214	(132)
Loss before noncontrolling interest	(8,152)	(13,703)
Less: Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	14	8
Net loss attributable to Identiv, Inc.	$ (8,138)	$ (13,695)
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to Identiv, Inc.	$ (0.61)	$ (1.25)
Weighted average shares used to compute basic and diluted loss per share	13,273	10,916