Nature of the Business

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Nature of the Business

1. Nature of the Business

Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. (the “Company” or “we”) is a leading provider of type, technology and expertise for creative professionals and consumer device manufacturers. Our end-user and embedded solutions for print, web and mobile environments enable consumers and professionals to create and consume dynamic content across multiple devices and mediums. Our technologies and fonts enable the display and printing of high quality digital text. Our solutions power the visual expression of the leading makers of a wide range of devices, including laser printers, digital copiers, mobile phones, e-book readers, tablets, automotive displays, digital cameras, navigation devices, digital televisions, set-top boxes, consumer appliances and Internet of Things devices, as well as provide a high-quality text experience in numerous software applications and operating systems. We also provide printer drivers and printer user interface technology to printer manufacturers and OEMs (original equipment manufacturers). We license our fonts and technologies to consumer device manufacturers, independent software vendors and creative and business professionals and we are headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts. We operate in one business segment: the development, marketing and licensing of technologies and fonts. We also maintain various offices worldwide for selling and marketing, research and development and administration. We conduct our operations through four domestic operating subsidiaries, Monotype Imaging Inc., Monotype ITC Inc., MyFonts Inc. and Swyft Media Inc., and five foreign operating subsidiaries, Monotype Ltd., Monotype GmbH (“Monotype Germany”), Monotype Solutions India Pvt. Ltd., Monotype Hong Kong Ltd. and Monotype KK.