CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 20,022	$ 15,432	$ 56,844	$ 43,664
Cost of revenue	11,538	9,571	33,699	26,423
Gross profit	8,484	5,861	23,145	17,241
Operating expenses:
Research and development	1,860	1,597	5,384	4,584
Selling and marketing	3,915	3,448	12,176	10,142
General and administrative	2,641	1,247	7,952	5,119
Restructuring and severance	223	(49)	591	(49)
Total operating expenses	8,639	6,243	26,103	19,796
Loss from operations	(155)	(382)	(2,958)	(2,555)
Non-operating income (expense):
Interest expense, net	(291)	(643)	(1,239)	(1,995)
(Loss) gain on extinguishment of debt, net			(1,369)	977
Foreign currency gains (losses), net	200	(51)	354	(202)
Loss before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	(246)	(1,076)	(5,212)	(3,775)
Income tax (provision) benefit	(41)	42	(121)	161
Loss before noncontrolling interest	(287)	(1,034)	(5,333)	(3,614)
Less: Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest		2	(5)	(8)
Net loss attributable to Identiv, Inc.	$ (287)	$ (1,032)	$ (5,338)	$ (3,622)
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to Identiv, Inc.	$ (0.02)	$ (0.07)	$ (0.34)	$ (0.28)
Weighted average shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share	15,750	14,409	15,484	12,806