Summary of Effects of Adopting Topic 606 on Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Net revenue	$ 16,528	$ 13,392
Cost of revenue	10,020	7,695
Operating expenses	8,255	6,643
Income tax (provision) benefit	(40)	118
Net loss	$ (2,306)	$ (687)
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to Identiv, Inc.	$ (0.15)	$ (0.06)
Topic 606 | Balance Under Prior GAAP
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Net revenue	$ 16,528
Cost of revenue	10,020
Operating expenses	8,255
Income tax (provision) benefit	(40)
Net loss	$ (2,306)
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to Identiv, Inc.	$ (0.15)