Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Revenues:
Product	$ 15,399	$ 18,781
Service	4,062	2,675
Total revenues	19,461	21,456
Cost of revenues:
Product	7,588	9,209
Service	2,300	1,463
Total cost of revenues	9,888	10,672
Gross profit	9,573	10,784
Operating expenses:
Research and development	3,105	1,552
Selling, general and administrative	9,196	6,906
Amortization of purchased intangibles	247
Total operating expenses	12,548	8,458
Operating income (loss)	(2,975)	2,326
Other income (expense):
Interest, net	2	67
Loss on currency exchange	(72)	(33)
Other, net	2
Total other income (expense), net	(68)	34
Income (loss) before income taxes	(3,043)	2,360
Income tax expense (benefit)	(1,274)	877
Net income (loss)	(1,769)	1,483
Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest	64	15
Net income (loss) attributable to Rimage	$ (1,705)	$ 1,498
Net income (loss) per basic share	$ (0.17)	$ 0.16
Net income (loss) per diluted share	$ (0.17)	$ 0.16
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	10,217	9,494
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	10,217	9,543