CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 35,787
Investments - current	97,614	$ 104,291
Total current assets	678,641	172,450
Investments - noncurrent	45,163	33,350
Total assets	1,187,666	215,731
Current liabilities:
Total current liabilities	437,809	19,313
Total liabilities	761,746	32,629
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock – $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 48,153,239 and 47,636,273 shares issued, respectively; 31,960,747 and 31,528,977 shares outstanding, respectively	48	48
Additional paid-in capital	322,692	322,134
Accumulated other comprehensive income	1,335	1,702
Accumulated earning (deficit)	11,560	(36,040)
Treasury stock at cost: (16,192,492 and 16,107,296 shares, respectively)	(105,363)	(104,742)
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Immersion Corporation stockholders	230,272	183,102
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	195,648	0
Total stockholders' equity	425,920	183,102
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	1,187,666	215,731
Immersion Corporation [Member]
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	28,932	56,071
Investments - current	97,614	104,291
Accounts receivable, net	18,235	2,241
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	8,647	9,847
Total current assets	153,428	172,450
Property and equipment, net	166	211
Investments - noncurrent	45,163	33,350
Long-term deposits	6,310	6,231
Deferred tax assets	3,343	3,343
Other assets - noncurrent	33,775	146
Total non-current assets	88,757	43,281
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	81	47
Accrued compensation	2,850	3,127
Deferred revenue - current	12,082	4,239
Other current liabilities	27,605	11,900
Total current liabilities	42,618	19,313
Deferred revenue - noncurrent	8,665	8,390
Other long-term liabilities	4,959	4,926
Total non-current liabilities	13,624	13,316
Barnes and Noble Education, Inc. [Member]
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	6,855	0
Accounts receivable, net	122,797	0
Merchandise inventories, net	353,454	0
Textbook rental inventories, net	9,288	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	32,819	0
Total current assets	525,213	0
Property and equipment, net	117,808	0
Intangible assets, net	94,786	0
Goodwill	14,220	0
Operating lease right-of-use assets	182,292	0
Other assets - noncurrent	11,162	0
Total non-current assets	420,268	0
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	217,173	0
Accrued liabilities	69,638	0
Deferred revenue - current	8,159	0
Operating lease liabilities - current	100,221	0
Total current liabilities	395,191	0
Deferred revenue - noncurrent	3,393	0
Deferred taxes liabilities - net	636	0
Operating lease liabilities - noncurrent	107,400	0
Other long-term liabilities	12,240	0
Long-term borrowings	186,644	0
Total non-current liabilities	$ 310,313	$ 0