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Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 07, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000101984
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 492,823,552
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		14,382,289

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 52,966	$ 112,521
Restricted cash	4,623	0
Accounts receivable, net	121,801	97,989
Inventories, net	122,366	97,474
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	6,217	6,856
Income tax receivable	55	77
Deferred income taxes	7,296	5,048
Total current assets	315,324	319,965
Property, plant, and equipment, net	90,015	76,135
Goodwill	43,116	30,739
Intangible assets, net	32,926	24,614
Deferred income taxes	8,474	6,146
Other assets	5,365	5,471
Total assets	495,220	463,070
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	93,843	69,991
Line of credit	50,000	0
Accrued compensation	37,452	40,656
Accrued sales discounts, rebates and royalties	7,618	8,097
Accrued income taxes	4,745	4,263
Other accrued expenses	21,466	13,358
Total current liabilities	215,124	136,365
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term contingent consideration	11,751	0
Deferred income taxes	7,891	8,456
Income tax payable	629	566
Other long-term liabilities	1,917	2,062
Total liabilities	237,312	147,449
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 23,176,277 and 22,909,884 shares issued on December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively	232	229
Paid-in capital	228,269	214,710
Treasury stock, at cost, 8,824,768 and 7,008,475 shares on December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively	(210,333)	(120,938)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(15,799)	(4,446)
Retained earnings	255,240	226,066
Universal Electronics Inc. stockholders' equity	257,609	315,621
Noncontrolling interest	299	0
Total stockholders' equity	257,908	315,621
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 495,220	$ 463,070

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	50,000,000	50,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	23,176,277	22,909,884
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)	8,824,768	7,008,475

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 602,833	$ 562,329	$ 529,354
Cost of sales	436,084	395,429	377,892
Gross profit	166,749	166,900	151,462
Research and development expenses	18,141	16,975	16,447
Selling, general and administrative expenses	112,689	108,645	102,861
Operating income	35,919	41,280	32,154
Interest income (expense), net	63	11	51
Other income (expense), net	(7)	(840)	(3,169)
Income before provision for income taxes	35,975	40,451	29,036
Provision for income taxes	6,802	7,917	6,073
Net income	29,173	32,534	22,963
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	(1)	0	0
Net income attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	$ 29,174	$ 32,534	$ 22,963
Earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.91	$ 2.06	$ 1.51
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.88	$ 2.01	$ 1.47
Shares used in computing earnings per share:
Basic (in shares)	15,248	15,781	15,248
Diluted (in shares)	15,542	16,152	15,601

CONSOLIDATED COMPREHENSIVE INCOME STATEMENTS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 29,173	$ 32,534	$ 22,963
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment	(11,353)	(7,428)	1,930
Total comprehensive income (loss)	17,820	25,106	24,893
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	(1)	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	$ 17,821	$ 25,106	$ 24,893

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock Issued	Common Stock in Treasury	Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Retained Earnings	Noncontrolling Interest
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012		21,491	6,516
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 250,650	$ 215	$ (101,793)	$ 180,607	$ 1,052	$ 170,569	$ 0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (loss)	22,963					22,963	0
Currency translation adjustment	1,930				1,930
Shares issued for employee benefit plan and compensation (in shares)		174
Shares issued for employee benefit plan and compensation	$ 747	$ 1		746
Purchase of treasury shares (in shares)	(153)		(153)
Purchase of treasury shares	$ (3,607)		$ (3,607)
Stock options exercised (in shares)	679	679
Stock options exercised	$ 12,371	$ 7		12,364
Shares Issued to Directors (in shares)			30
Shares issued to Directors	0		$ 420	(420)
Stock-based compensation expense	5,342			5,342
Tax benefit from exercise of non-qualified stock options and vested restricted stock	874			874
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013		22,344	6,639
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2013	291,270	$ 223	$ (104,980)	199,513	2,982	193,532	0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (loss)	32,534					32,534	0
Currency translation adjustment	(7,428)				(7,428)
Shares issued for employee benefit plan and compensation (in shares)		160
Shares issued for employee benefit plan and compensation	$ 847	$ 2		845
Purchase of treasury shares (in shares)	(384)		(384)
Purchase of treasury shares	$ (16,168)		$ (16,168)
Stock options exercised (in shares)	391	391
Stock options exercised	$ 8,122	$ 4		8,118
Shares Issued to Directors (in shares)		15	15
Shares issued to Directors	0	$ 0	$ 210	(210)
Stock-based compensation expense	6,444			6,444
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014		22,910	7,008
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2014	315,621	$ 229	$ (120,938)	214,710	(4,446)	226,066	0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (loss)	29,173					29,174	(1)
Currency translation adjustment	(11,353)				(11,353)
Shares issued for employee benefit plan and compensation (in shares)		165
Shares issued for employee benefit plan and compensation	$ 868	$ 2		866
Purchase of treasury shares (in shares)	(1,817)		(1,817)
Purchase of treasury shares	$ (89,395)		$ (89,395)
Stock options exercised (in shares)	71	71
Stock options exercised	$ 1,712	$ 1		1,711
Shares Issued to Directors (in shares)		30
Shares issued to Directors	0	$ 0		0
Stock-based compensation expense	7,913			7,913
Tax benefit from exercise of non-qualified stock options and vested restricted stock	3,069			3,069
Business Combination	378						378
Distribution to noncontrolling interest	(78)						(78)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015		23,176	8,825
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 257,908	$ 232	$ (210,333)	$ 228,269	$ (15,799)	$ 255,240	$ 299

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Net income	$ 29,173	$ 32,534	$ 22,963
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	20,452	18,244	18,363
Provision for doubtful accounts	299	249	190
Provision for inventory write-downs	3,382	3,473	3,680
Deferred income taxes	(5,348)	(538)	(1,617)
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options and vested restricted stock	3,069	0	874
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	(2,619)	0	(1,274)
Shares issued for employee benefit plan	868	847	747
Stock-based compensation	7,913	6,444	5,342
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash	(4,623)	0	0
Accounts receivable	(29,407)	(7,966)	(4,509)
Inventories	(31,877)	(8,161)	(15,353)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	774	(2,803)	(633)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	33,309	19,964	2,285
Accrued income taxes	729	1,186	(364)
Net cash provided by operating activities	26,094	63,473	30,694
Cash used for investing activities:
Acquisition of net assets of Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc., net of cash acquired	(12,265)	0	0
Acquisition of property, plant, and equipment	(32,989)	(16,566)	(10,355)
Acquisition of intangible assets	(2,395)	(1,853)	(1,319)
Net cash used for investing activities	(47,649)	(18,419)	(11,674)
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities:
Borrowings under line of credit	84,500	0	19,500
Repayments on line of credit	(34,500)	0	(19,500)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	1,712	8,122	12,371
Treasury stock purchased	(89,395)	(16,168)	(3,607)
Distribution to noncontrolling interest	(78)	0	0
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	2,619	0	1,274
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(35,142)	(8,046)	10,038
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(2,858)	(661)	2,523
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(59,555)	36,347	31,581
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	112,521	76,174	44,593
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	52,966	112,521	76,174
Supplemental cash flow information:
Income taxes paid	7,793	7,178	6,068
Interest paid	$ 255	$ 0	$ 44

Description of Business	12 Months Ended
Description of Business	Dec. 31, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Description of Business	Description of Business Universal Electronics Inc. ("UEI"), based in Southern California, develops and manufactures a broad line of easy-to-use, pre-programmed universal wireless control products, audio-video accessories and intelligent wireless automation components as well as software designed to enable consumers to wirelessly connect, control and interact with an increasingly complex home entertainment and automation environment. In addition, over the past 28 years we have developed a broad portfolio of patented technologies and a database of home connectivity software that we license to our customers, including many leading Fortune 500 companies. Our primary markets include cable and satellite television service provider, original equipment manufacturer ("OEM"), retail, private label, pro-security installation and personal computing companies. We sell directly to our customers, and for retail we also sell through distributors in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the Middle East, Mexico, and selected countries in Asia and Latin America under the One For All^® and Nevo^® brand names. As used herein, the terms "we", "us" and "our" refer to Universal Electronics Inc. and its subsidiaries unless the context indicates to the contrary.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our wholly-owned subsidiaries and jointly owned entities in which we have a controlling interest. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.

Estimates and Assumptions

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions, including those related to revenue recognition, allowances for sales returns and doubtful accounts, inventory valuation, our review for impairment of long-lived assets, intangible assets and goodwill, business combinations, income taxes and stock-based compensation expense. Actual results may differ from these assumptions and estimates, and they may be adjusted as more information becomes available. Any adjustment may be material.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue on the sale of products when title of the goods has transferred, there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement (such as when a purchase order is received from the customer), the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured.

The provision recorded for estimated sales returns is deducted from gross sales to arrive at net sales in the period the related revenue is recorded. These estimates are based on historical sales returns, analysis of credit memo data and other known factors. We have no obligations after delivery of our products other than the associated warranties. See Note 13 for further information concerning our warranty obligations.

We accrue for discounts and rebates based on historical experience and our expectations regarding future sales to our customers. Accruals for discounts and rebates are recorded as a reduction to sales in the same period as the related revenues. Changes in such accruals may be required if future rebates and incentives differ from our estimates.

Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. Sales allowances are recognized as reductions of gross accounts receivable to arrive at accounts receivable, net if the sales allowances are distributed in customer account credits. See Note 4 for further information concerning our sales allowances.

Revenue for the sale of tooling is recognized when the related services have been provided, customer acceptance documentation has been obtained, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured.

We generate service revenue, which is paid monthly, as a result of providing consumer support programs to some of our customers through our call centers. These service revenues are recognized when services are performed, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists (such as when a signed agreement is received from the customer), the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured.

We license our intellectual property including our patented technologies, trademarks, and database of infrared codes. When our license fees are paid on a per unit basis we record license revenue when our customers ship a product incorporating our intellectual property, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. When a fixed upfront license fee is received in exchange for the delivery of a particular database of infrared codes that represents the culmination of the earnings process, we record revenues when delivery has occurred, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. Revenue for term license fees is recognized on a straight-line basis over the effective term of the license when we cannot reliably predict in which periods, within the term of the license, the licensee will benefit from the use of our patented inventions.

We present all non-income government-assessed taxes (sales, use and value added taxes) collected from our customers and remitted to governmental agencies on a net basis (excluded from revenue) in our financial statements. The government-assessed taxes are recorded in other accrued expenses until they are remitted to the government agency.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense includes U.S. and foreign income taxes. We account for income taxes using the liability method. We record deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities on our balance sheet for expected future tax consequences of events recognized in our financial statements in a different period than our tax return using enacted tax rates that will be in effect when these differences reverse. We record a valuation allowance to reduce net deferred tax assets if we determine that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized. A current tax asset or liability is recognized for the estimated taxes refundable or payable for the current year.

Accounting standards prescribe a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities, or else a full reserve is established against the tax asset or a liability is recorded. A "more likely than not" tax position is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. See Note 9 for further information concerning income taxes.

Research and Development

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and consist primarily of salaries, employee benefits, supplies and materials.

Advertising

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense totaled $1.1 million, $1.2 million, and $1.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Shipping and Handling Fees and Costs

We include shipping and handling fees billed to customers in net sales. Shipping and handling costs associated with in-bound freight are recorded in cost of goods sold. Other shipping and handling costs are included in selling, general and administrative expenses and totaled $12.7 million, $11.3 million and $11.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Stock-Based Compensation

We recognize the grant date fair value of stock-based compensation awards as expense, net of estimated forfeitures, in proportion to vesting during the requisite service period, which ranges from one to four years. Estimated forfeiture rates are based upon historical forfeitures.

We determine the fair value of restricted stock awards utilizing the average of the high and low trade prices of our Company's shares on the date they were granted.

The fair value of stock options granted to employees and directors is determined utilizing the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The assumptions utilized in the Black-Scholes model include the risk-free interest rate, expected volatility, and expected life in years. The risk-free interest rate over the expected term is equal to the prevailing U.S. Treasury note rate over the same period. Expected volatility is determined utilizing historical volatility over a period of time equal to the expected life of the stock option. Expected life is computed utilizing historical exercise patterns and post-vesting behavior. The dividend yield is assumed to be zero since we have not historically declared dividends and do not have any plans to declare dividends in the future. See Note 16 for further information regarding stock-based compensation.

Foreign Currency Translation and Foreign Currency Transactions

We use the U.S. Dollar as our functional currency for financial reporting purposes. The functional currency for most of our foreign subsidiaries is their local currency. The translation of foreign currencies into U.S. Dollars is performed for balance sheet accounts using exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet dates and for revenue and expense accounts using the average exchange rate during each period. The gains and losses resulting from the translation are included in the foreign currency translation adjustment account, a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in stockholders' equity, and are excluded from net income. The portions of intercompany accounts receivable and accounts payable that are intended for settlement are translated at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Our intercompany foreign investments and long-term debt that are not intended for settlement are translated using historical exchange rates.

Transaction gains and losses generated by the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on recorded assets and liabilities denominated in a currency different than the functional currency of the applicable entity are recorded in other income (expense), net. See Note 17 for further information concerning transaction gains and losses.

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares, including the dilutive effect of stock option and restricted stock awards, outstanding during the period. Dilutive potential common shares for all periods presented are computed utilizing the treasury stock method.

In the computation of diluted earnings per common share we exclude stock options with exercise prices greater than the average market price of the underlying common stock because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. Furthermore, we exclude shares of restricted stock whose combined unamortized fair value and excess tax benefits are greater than the average market price of the underlying common stock during the period, as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

Financial Instruments

Our financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and debt. The carrying value of our financial instruments approximates fair value as a result of their short maturities. See Notes 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, and 11 for further information concerning our financial instruments.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash accounts and all investments purchased with initial maturities of three months or less. Domestically we generally maintain balances in excess of federally insured limits. We attempt to mitigate our exposure to liquidity, credit and other relevant risks by placing our cash and cash equivalents with financial institutions we believe are high quality. These financial institutions are located in many different geographic regions. As part of our cash and risk management processes, we perform periodic evaluations of the relative credit standing of our financial institutions. We have not sustained credit losses from instruments held at financial institutions. See Note 3 for further information concerning cash and cash equivalents.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make payments for products sold or services rendered. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on a variety of factors, including credit reviews, historical experience, length of time receivables are past due, current economic trends and changes in customer payment behavior.

We also record specific provisions for individual accounts when we become aware of a customer's inability to meet its financial obligations to us, such as in the case of bankruptcy filings or deterioration in the customer's operating results or financial position. If circumstances related to a customer change, our estimates of the recoverability of the receivables would be further adjusted.

See Note 4 for further information concerning our allowance for doubtful accounts.

Inventories

Inventories consist of remote controls, wireless sensors and audio-video accessories as well as the related component parts and raw materials. Inventoriable costs include materials, labor, freight-in and manufacturing overhead related to the purchase and production of inventories. We value our inventories at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method. We attempt to carry inventories in amounts necessary to satisfy our customer requirements on a timely basis. See Note 5 for further information concerning our inventories and suppliers.

Product innovations and technological advances may shorten a given product's life cycle. We continually monitor our inventories to identify any excess or obsolete items on hand. We write-down our inventories for estimated excess and obsolescence in an amount equal to the difference between the cost of the inventories and estimated market value. These estimates are based upon management's judgment about future demand and market conditions.

Property, Plant, and Equipment

Property, plant, and equipment are recorded at cost. The cost of property, plant, and equipment includes the purchase price of the asset and all expenditures necessary to prepare the asset for its intended use. We capitalize additions and improvements and expense maintenance and repairs as incurred. To qualify for capitalization, an asset, excluding computer equipment, must have a useful life greater than one year and a cost equal to or greater than $5,000 for individual assets or $5,000 for assets purchased in bulk. To qualify for capitalization, computer equipment, must have a useful life of greater than one year and a cost equal to or greater than $1,000 for individual assets or $5,000 for assets purchased in bulk.

We capitalize certain internal and external costs incurred to acquire or create internal use software, principally related to software coding, designing system interfaces and installation and testing of the software.

For financial reporting purposes, depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the appropriate accounts and any gain or loss is included as a component of depreciation expense.

Estimated useful lives are as follows:



Buildings	25-33 Years
Tooling and equipment	2-7 Years
Computer equipment	3-5 Years
Software	3-7 Years
Furniture and fixtures	5-8 Years
Leasehold and building improvements	Lesser of lease term or useful life (approximately 2 to 10 years)

See Note 6 for further information concerning our property, plant, and equipment.

Goodwill

We record the excess purchase price of net tangible and intangible assets acquired over their estimated fair value as goodwill. We evaluate the carrying value of goodwill on December 31 of each year and between annual evaluations if events occur or circumstances change that may reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying amount. Such circumstances may include, but are not limited to: (1) a significant adverse change in legal factors or in business climate, (2) unanticipated competition, or (3) an adverse action or assessment by a regulator.

When performing the impairment review, we determine the carrying amount of each reporting unit by assigning assets and liabilities, including the existing goodwill, to those reporting units. A reporting unit is defined as an operating segment or one level below an operating segment (referred to as a component). A component of an operating segment is deemed a reporting unit if the component constitutes a business for which discrete financial information is available, and segment management regularly reviews the operating results of that component. We have a single reporting unit.

To evaluate whether goodwill is impaired, we conduct a two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. In the first step we compare the estimated fair value of the reporting unit to which the goodwill is assigned to the reporting unit's carrying amount, including goodwill. We estimate the fair value of our reporting unit based on income and market approaches. Under the income approach, we calculate the fair value of a reporting unit based on the present value of estimated future cash flows. Under the market approach, we estimate the fair value based on market multiples of enterprise value to EBITDA for comparable companies. If the carrying value of the net assets assigned to the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, then we perform the second step of the impairment test in order to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill. To calculate the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill, the fair value of the reporting unit is first allocated to all of the other assets and liabilities of that unit based on their fair values. The excess of the reporting unit's fair value over the amount assigned to its other assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of goodwill. An impairment loss would be recognized equal to the amount by which the carrying value of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value.

See Note 7 for further information concerning goodwill.

Long-Lived and Intangible Assets Impairment

Intangible assets consist principally of distribution rights, patents, trademarks, trade names, developed and core technologies, capitalized software development costs (see also Note 2 under the caption Capitalized Software Development Costs) and customer relationships. Capitalized amounts related to patents represent external legal costs for the application, maintenance and extension of the useful life of patents. Intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated period of benefit, ranging from one to fifteen years.

We assess the impairment of long-lived assets and intangible assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors considered important which may trigger an impairment review include the following: (1) significant underperformance relative to historical or projected future operating results; (2) significant changes in the manner or use of the assets or strategy for the overall business; (3) significant negative industry or economic trends and (4) a significant decline in our stock price for a sustained period.

We conduct an impairment review when we determine that the carrying value of a long-lived or intangible asset may not be recoverable based upon the existence of one or more of the above indicators of impairment. The asset is impaired if its carrying value exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. In assessing recoverability, we make assumptions regarding estimated future cash flows and other factors.

The impairment loss is the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds its fair value. We estimate fair value utilizing the projected discounted cash flow method and a discount rate determined by our management to be commensurate with the risk inherent in our current business model. When calculating fair value, we make assumptions regarding estimated future cash flows, discount rates and other factors.

See Notes 6 and 15 for further information concerning long-lived assets. See Note 7 for further information concerning intangible assets.

Capitalized Software Development Costs

Costs incurred to develop software for resale are expensed when incurred as research and development expense until technological feasibility has been established. We have determined that technological feasibility for our products is typically established when a working prototype is complete. Once technological feasibility is established, software development costs are capitalized until the product is available for general release to customers.

Capitalized software development costs are amortized on a product-by-product basis. Amortization is recorded in cost of sales and is the greater of the amounts computed using:


a.	the net book value at the beginning of the period multiplied by the ratio that current gross revenues for a product bear to the total of current and anticipated future gross revenues for that product; or


b.	the straight-line method over the remaining estimated economic life of the product including the period being reported on.

The amortization of capitalized software development costs begins when the related product is available for general release to customers. The amortization period is generally two years.

We compare the unamortized capitalized software development costs of a product to its net realizable value at each balance sheet date. The amount by which the unamortized capitalized software development costs exceed the product's net realizable value is written off. The net realizable value is the estimated future gross revenues of a product reduced by its estimated completion and disposal costs. Any remaining amount of capitalized software development costs are considered to be the cost for subsequent accounting periods and the amount of the write-down is not subsequently restored. See Note 7 for further information concerning capitalized software development costs.

Business Combinations

We allocate the purchase price of acquired businesses to the tangible and intangible assets and the liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values on the acquisition date. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. We engage independent third-party appraisal firms to assist us in determining the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Such valuations require management to make significant fair value estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets and contingent consideration. Management estimates the fair value of certain intangible assets and contingent consideration by utilizing the following (but not limited to):


•	future cash flow from customer contracts, customer lists, distribution agreements, acquired developed technologies, trademarks, trade names and patents;


•	expected costs to complete development of in-process technology into commercially viable products and cash flows from the products once they are completed;


•	brand awareness and market position as well as assumptions regarding the period of time the brand will continue to be used in our product portfolio; and


•	discount rates utilized in discounted cash flow models.

In those circumstances where an acquisition involves a contingent consideration arrangement, we recognize a liability equal to the fair value of the contingent payments we expect to make as of the acquisition date. We re-measure this liability at each reporting period and record changes in the fair value within operating expenses. Increases or decreases in the fair value of the contingent consideration liability can result from changes in discount periods and rates, as well as changes in the timing and amount of earnings estimates or in the timing or likelihood of achieving earnings-based milestones.

Results of operations and cash flows of acquired businesses are included in our operating results from the date of acquisition.

See Note 21 for further information concerning business combinations.

Derivatives

Our foreign currency exposures are primarily concentrated in the Argentinian Peso, Brazilian Real, British Pound, Chinese Yuan Renminbi, Euro, Hong Kong Dollar, Indian Rupee, Japanese Yen and Mexican Peso. We periodically enter into foreign currency exchange contracts with terms normally lasting less than nine months to protect against the adverse effects that exchange-rate fluctuations may have on our foreign currency-denominated receivables, payables, cash flows and reported income. We do not enter into financial instruments for speculation or trading purposes.

The derivatives we enter into have not qualified for hedge accounting. The gains and losses on both the derivatives and the foreign currency-denominated balances are recorded as foreign exchange transaction gains or losses and are classified in other income (expense), net. Derivatives are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. The estimated fair value of derivative financial instruments represents the amount required to enter into similar offsetting contracts with similar remaining maturities based on quoted market prices. See Note 19 for further information concerning derivatives.

Fair-Value Measurements

We measure fair value using the framework established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") for fair value measurements and disclosures. This framework requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants.

The valuation techniques are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable or market inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources. Unobservable inputs require management to make certain assumptions and judgments based on the best information available. Observable inputs are the preferred data source. These two types of inputs result in the following fair value hierarchy:



Level 1:	Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets.

Level 2:	Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3:	Prices or valuations that require management inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers", which will supersede most existing U.S. GAAP revenue recognition guidance. This new standard requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, ASU 2014-09 contains expanded disclosure requirements relating to the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. ASU 2014-09 is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and permits the use of either the full retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. On July 9, 2015, the FASB postponed the effective date of the new revenue standard by one year; however, early adoption is permitted as of the original effective date. We do not expect to early adopt ASU 2014-09. We have not yet selected a transition method and are currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2014-09 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05, "Customer's Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement," which amends Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 350, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other". The amendments provide guidance as to whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, and based on that determination, how to account for such arrangements. ASU 2015-05 is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and permits the use of either the prospective or retrospective transition method. Early adoption is not permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2015-05 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, "Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory", which states that inventory should be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is defined as estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation. ASU 2015-11 is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and must be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2015-11 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-16, "Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-period Adjustments." This new guidance requires an acquirer in a business combination to recognize adjustments to the provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period to be reported in the period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. In addition, the effect on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization and other items as a result of the change to the provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting had been complete as of the acquisition date, must be recorded in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. ASU 2015-16 is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and must be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted. We have not yet adopted ASU 2015-16 and do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, "Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes." This new guidance requires all deferred tax assets and liabilities, along with any related valuation allowance, be classified as non-current on the balance sheet. ASU 2015-17 is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and may be adopted either prospectively or retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. We have not yet selected a transition method and are currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2015-17 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, "Leases", which changes the accounting for leases and requires expanded disclosures about leasing activities. This new guidance will require lessees to recognize a right of use asset and a lease liability at the commencement date for all leases with terms greater than twelve months. Accounting by lessors is largely unchanged. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and must be adopted using a modified retrospective approach. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2016-02 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents were held in the following geographic regions:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014
United States	$	8,458	$	43,546
People's Republic of China ("PRC")	28,681		45,283
Asia (excluding the PRC)	5,346		5,516
Europe	8,093		12,912
South America	2,388		5,264
Total cash and cash equivalents	$	52,966	$	112,521

Restricted Cash

In connection with the court order issued on September 4, 2015, we placed $4.6 million of cash into a collateralized surety bond. This bond has certain restrictions for liquidation and has therefore been classified as restricted cash. Refer to Note 13 for further information about this ongoing litigation.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for cash and cash equivalent footnotes, which may include the types of deposits and money market instruments, applicable carrying amounts, restricted amounts and compensating balance arrangements. Cash and equivalents include: (1) currency on hand (2) demand deposits with banks or financial institutions (3) other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits (4) short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments maturing within three months from the date of acquisition qualify.

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Accounts Receivable, Net and Revenue Concentrations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Receivables [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable, Net and Revenue Concentrations

Accounts receivable, net were as follows:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014
Trade receivables, gross	$	119,090		$	91,605
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(822		)	(616		)
Allowance for sales returns	(507		)	(617		)
Net trade receivables	117,761			90,372
Other	4,040			7,617
Accounts receivable, net	$	121,801		$	97,989

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts were as follows:



(In thousands)	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014			2013
Balance at beginning of period	$	616		$	478		$	322
Additions to costs and expenses	299			249			190
(Write-offs)/FX effects	(93		)	(111		)	(34		)
Balance at end of period	$	822		$	616		$	478

Sales Returns

The allowance for sales returns at December 31, 2015 and 2014 included reserves for items returned prior to year-end that were not completely processed, and therefore had not yet been removed from the allowance for sales returns balance. If these returns had been fully processed, the allowance for sales returns balance would have been approximately $0.3 million and $0.4 million on December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The value of these returned goods was included in our inventory balance at December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Significant Customers

Net sales to the following customers totaled more than 10% of our net sales:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2015				2014						2013
	Amount (thousands)		% of Net Sales		Amount (thousands)			% of Net Sales			Amount (thousands)			% of Net Sales
Comcast Corporation	$	129,475	21.5	%	$	—	⁽¹⁾	—	%	⁽¹⁾	$	—	⁽¹⁾	—	%	⁽¹⁾
DIRECTV	74,857		12.4		58,622			10.4			82,679			15.6


⁽¹⁾	Net sales to this customer did not total more than 10% of our total net sales in the prior period.

Trade receivables associated with Comcast Corporation accounted for $29.4 million, or 24.1% of our accounts receivable, net at December 31, 2015. We had no other customers with trade receivables greater than 10% of our accounts receivable, net at December 31, 2015 or 2014.

Inventories, Net and Significant Suppliers

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories, Net and Significant Suppliers

Inventories, Net and Significant Supplier

Inventories, net were as follows:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014
Raw materials	$	29,290		$	24,763
Components	12,228			16,170
Work in process	5,671			2,622
Finished goods	78,222			56,458
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory	(3,045		)	(2,539		)
Inventories, net	$	122,366		$	97,474

Reserve for Excess and Obsolete Inventory

Changes in the reserve for excess and obsolete inventory were as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014			2013
Balance at beginning of period	$	2,539		$	2,714		$	2,024
Additions charged to costs and expenses ⁽¹⁾	3,070			3,181			3,387
Sell through⁽²⁾	(1,108		)	(869		)	(365		)
Write-offs/FX effects	(1,456		)	(2,487		)	(2,332		)
Balance at end of period	$	3,045		$	2,539		$	2,714


⁽¹⁾	The additions charged to costs and expenses do not include inventory directly written-off that was scrapped during production totaling $0.3 million, $0.3 million, and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively. These amounts are production waste and are not included in management’s reserve for excess and obsolete inventory.


⁽²⁾	These amounts represent the reversal of reserves associated with inventory items that were sold during the period.

Significant Supplier

We purchase integrated circuits, components and finished goods from multiple sources. Maxim Integrated Products International Limited provided $31.2 million or 10.7% of total inventory purchases during the year ended December 31, 2014. No single supplier provided more than 10% of our total inventory purchases during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2013.

Related Party Supplier

We purchase certain printed circuit board assemblies from a related party supplier. The supplier is considered a related party for financial reporting purposes because our Senior Vice President of Manufacturing owns 40% of this supplier. Inventory purchases from this supplier were as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2015				2014				2013
	Amount (thousands)		% of Total Inventory Purchases		Amount (thousands)		% of Total Inventory Purchases		Amount (thousands)		% of Total Inventory Purchases
Related party supplier	$	8,550	2.5	%	$	9,188	3.2	%	$	9,846	3.5	%

Total accounts payable to this supplier were as follows:



	December 31,
	2015				2014
	Amount (thousands)		% of Accounts Payable		Amount (thousands)		% of Accounts Payable
Related party supplier	$	2,361	2.5	%	$	2,378	3.4	%

Our payable terms and pricing with this supplier are consistent with the terms offered by other suppliers in the ordinary course of business. The accounting policies that we apply to our transactions with our related party supplier are consistent with those applied in transactions with independent third parties. Corporate management routinely monitors purchases from our related party supplier to ensure these purchases remain consistent with our business objectives.

Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net

Property, plant, and equipment, net were as follows:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014
Buildings	$	50,044		$	51,046
Machinery and equipment	60,078			52,449
Tooling	26,231			22,558
Leasehold and building improvements	19,926			18,344
Software	11,067			10,957
Furniture and fixtures	4,005			3,899
Computer equipment	4,557			4,421
	175,908			163,674
Accumulated depreciation	(96,365		)	(90,048		)
	79,543			73,626
Construction in progress	10,472			2,509
Total property, plant, and equipment, net	$	90,015		$	76,135

Depreciation expense, including tooling depreciation which is recorded in cost of goods sold, was $15.6 million, $14.1 million and $14.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively.

The net book value of property, plant, and equipment located within the PRC was $79.4 million and $66.0 million on December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Construction in progress was as follows:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014
Buildings	$	105	$	146
Machinery and equipment	6,620		1,045
Tooling	1,265		284
Leasehold and building improvements	244		370
Software	1,888		335
Other	350		329
Total construction in progress	$	10,472	$	2,509

We expect that most of the assets under construction will be placed into service during the first six months of 2016. We will begin to depreciate the cost of these assets under construction once they are placed into service.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net

Goodwill

Goodwill and changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were as follows:



(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	31,000
FX effects	(261		)
Balance at December 31, 2014	30,739
Goodwill acquired during the period ⁽¹⁾	12,564
FX effects	(187		)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	43,116


⁽¹⁾	During 2015, we recognized $12.6 million of goodwill related to the Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. acquisition. Please refer to Note 21 for further information about this acquisition.

We conducted annual goodwill impairment reviews on December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 utilizing significant unobservable inputs (level 3). Based on the analysis performed, we determined that our goodwill was not impaired.

Intangible Assets, Net

The components of intangible assets, net were as follows:



	December 31,
	2015							2014
(In thousands)	Gross ⁽¹⁾		Accumulated Amortization ⁽¹⁾			Net ⁽¹⁾		Gross ⁽¹⁾		Accumulated Amortization ⁽¹⁾			Net ⁽¹⁾
Distribution rights (10 years)	$	312	$	(96	)	$	216	$	347	$	(76	)	$	271
Patents (10 years)	11,425		(4,737		)	6,688		10,107		(4,736		)	5,371
Trademarks and trade names (10 years) ⁽²⁾	2,401		(1,053		)	1,348		2,001		(834		)	1,167
Developed and core technology (5-15 years) ⁽²⁾	12,587		(2,144		)	10,443		3,506		(1,373		)	2,133
Capitalized software development costs (2 years)	167		(97		)	70		276		(85		)	191
Customer relationships (10-15 years) ⁽²⁾	27,715		(13,554		)	14,161		26,406		(10,925		)	15,481
Total intangible assets, net	$	54,607	$	(21,681	)	$	32,926	$	42,643	$	(18,029	)	$	24,614


⁽¹⁾	This table excludes the gross value of fully amortized intangible assets totaling $9.0 million and $7.9 million on December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

⁽²⁾

During the third quarter of 2015, we purchased a trade name valued at $0.4 million, which is being amortized ratably over seven years; developed technology valued at $9.1 million, which is being amortized over a weighted average period of approximately five years; and customer relationships valued at $1.3 million, which are being amortized ratably over five years. Refer to Note 21 for further information regarding our purchase of these intangible assets.

Amortization expense is recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses, except amortization expense related to capitalized software development costs which is recorded in cost of sales. Amortization expense by income statement caption was as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014		2013
Cost of sales	$	123	$	153	$	213
Selling, general and administrative	4,719		4,009		3,914
Total amortization expense	$	4,842	$	4,162	$	4,127

Estimated future amortization expense related to our intangible assets at December 31, 2015, is as follows:



(In thousands)
2016	$	6,276
2017	6,204
2018	6,176
2019	6,170
2020	5,394
Thereafter	2,706
Total	$	32,926

The remaining weighted average amortization period of our intangible assets is 5.5 years.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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Line of Credit	12 Months Ended
Line of Credit	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Line of Credit	Line of Credit On October 9, 2014, we extended the term of our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement ("Amended Credit Agreement") with U.S. Bank National Association ("U.S. Bank") to November 1, 2017. The Amended Credit Agreement provided for a $55.0 million line of credit ("Credit Line") that may be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes including acquisitions, share repurchases and capital expenditures. On September 3, 2015, we entered into the Second Amendment to the Amended Credit Agreement in which the Credit Line was increased to $65.0 million. On November 10, 2015, we entered into the Third Amendment to the Amended Credit Agreement in which the Credit Line was increased to $85.0 million. On February 3, 2016, we entered into the Fourth Amendment to the Amended Credit Agreement in which the Credit Line was temporarily increased to $105.0 million through March 15, 2016, after which the Credit Line will revert back to $85.0 million. Amounts available for borrowing under the Credit Line are reduced by the balance of any outstanding letters of credit, of which there were $13 thousand at December 31, 2015. All obligations under the Credit Line are secured by substantially all of our U.S. personal property and tangible and intangible assets as well as 65% of our ownership interest in Enson Assets Limited, our wholly-owned subsidiary which controls our manufacturing factories in the PRC. Under the Amended Credit Agreement, we may elect to pay interest on the Credit Line based on LIBOR plus an applicable margin (varying from 1.25% to 1.75%) or base rate (based on the prime rate of U.S. Bank or as otherwise specified in the Amended Credit Agreement) plus an applicable margin (varying from 0.00% to 0.50% ). The applicable margins are calculated quarterly and vary based on our cash flow leverage ratio as set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement. There are no commitment fees or unused line fees under the Amended Credit Agreement. The Amended Credit Agreement includes financial covenants requiring a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a maximum cash flow leverage ratio. In addition, the Amended Credit Agreement also contains other customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default. As of December 31, 2015, we were in compliance with the covenants and conditions of the Amended Credit Agreement. At December 31, 2015, we had $50.0 million outstanding under the Credit Line. Our total interest expense on borrowings was $0.3 million, $23 thousand and $0.2 million during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Pre-tax income was attributed to the following jurisdictions:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014			2013
Domestic operations	$	(6,857	)	$	(2,793	)	$	2,425
Foreign operations	42,832			43,244			26,611
Total	$	35,975		$	40,451		$	29,036

The provision for income taxes charged to operations were as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014			2013
Current tax expense:
U.S. federal	$	2,726		$	47		$	971
State and local	189			49			254
Foreign	9,028			8,127			6,426
Total current	11,943			8,223			7,651
Deferred tax (benefit) expense:
U.S. federal	(4,588		)	(687		)	(101		)
State and local	(87		)	74			(67		)
Foreign	(466		)	307			(1,410		)
Total deferred	(5,141		)	(306		)	(1,578		)
Total provision for income taxes	$	6,802		$	7,917		$	6,073

Net deferred tax assets were comprised of the following:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014
Deferred tax assets:
Inventory reserves	$	1,228		$	904
Capitalized research costs	52			79
Capitalized inventory costs	926			684
Net operating losses	582			1,151
Acquired intangible assets	148			143
Accrued liabilities	5,194			4,168
Income tax credits	11,251			8,568
Stock-based compensation	2,064			1,749
Total deferred tax assets	21,445			17,446
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation	(2,639		)	(4,402		)
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(223		)	(180		)
Amortization of intangible assets	(1,274		)	(2,154		)
Other	(2,752		)	(2,256		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(6,888		)	(8,992		)
Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance	14,557			8,454
Less: Valuation allowance	(6,678		)	(5,716		)
Net deferred tax assets	$	7,879		$	2,738

The provision for income taxes differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the applicable U.S. statutory federal income tax rate to pre-tax income from operations as a result of the following:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014			2013
Tax provision at statutory U.S. rate	$	12,232		$	13,753		$	9,872
Increase (decrease) in tax provision resulting from:
State and local taxes, net	(554		)	(580		)	(397		)
Foreign tax rate differential	(5,762		)	(7,150		)	(3,804		)
Nondeductible items	874			1,093			989
Federal research and development credits	(678		)	(842		)	(1,149		)
Change in deductibility of social insurance	649			688			214
Valuation allowance	621			661			520
Foreign permanent benefit	(675		)	—			—
Other	95			294			(172		)
Tax provision	$	6,802		$	7,917		$	6,073

At December 31, 2015, we had foreign tax credit carryforwards of approximately $2.1 million, and federal and state Research and Experimentation ("R&E") income tax credit carryforwards of approximately $2.3 million and $6.7 million, respectively. The foreign tax credits begin to expire in 2024. The federal R&E credits begin to expire in 2032. The state R&E income tax credits do not have an expiration date.

At December 31, 2015, we had federal, state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $1.2 million, $2.9 million and $35 thousand, respectively. Included in the Company's U.S. net operating loss deferred tax assets above is approximately $2.2 million of unrealized gross deferred tax assets attributable to excess tax benefits associated with stock-based compensation that will impact stockholders' equity if and when such excess benefits are ultimately realized. Of the federal and state net operating loss carryforwards above, $1.2 million and $2.9 million, respectively, were acquired as part of our 2004 acquisition of SimpleDevices. The federal, state, and foreign net operating loss carryforwards begin to expire during 2024, 2018, and 2022, respectively.

Internal Revenue Code Section 382 places certain limitations on the annual amount of net operating loss carryforwards that may be utilized if certain changes to a company’s ownership occur. Our 2004 acquisition of SimpleDevices was a change in ownership pursuant to Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, and the federal and state net operating loss carryforwards of SimpleDevices are limited but considered realizable in future periods. The annual federal limitation is approximately $0.6 million for 2015 and thereafter.

At December 31, 2015, we assessed the realizability of our deferred tax assets by considering whether it is "more likely than not" some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. We considered taxable income in carry-back years, the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, tax planning strategies and projected future taxable income in making this assessment. Due to uncertainties surrounding the realization of some of the Company’s deferred tax assets, primarily related to state R&E income tax credits generated during prior years and the current year, the Company established a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets. When recognized, the tax benefits relating to any reversal of this valuation allowance will be recorded as a reduction of income tax expense. The total valuation allowance increased by $1.0 million and $0.9 million as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

During the year ended December 31, 2015 we recognized an increase to paid-in capital and a decrease to income taxes payable of $3.1 million, related to the tax benefit from the exercise of non-qualified stock options and vesting of restricted stock under our stock-based incentive plans. During the year ended December 31, 2013 we recognized an increase to paid-in capital and a decrease to income taxes payable of $0.9 million, related to the tax benefit from the exercise of non-qualified stock options and vesting of restricted stock under our stock-based incentive plans.

The undistributed earnings of our foreign subsidiaries are considered to be indefinitely reinvested. Accordingly, no provision for U.S. federal and state income taxes or foreign withholding taxes has been provided on such undistributed earnings. Determination of the potential amount of unrecognized deferred U.S. income tax liability and foreign withholding taxes is not practicable because of the complexities associated with its hypothetical calculation; however, unrecognized foreign tax credits would be available to reduce some portion of the U.S. liability.

During 2012, China's State Administration of Taxation issued Circular 15 which required us to reevaluate our foreign deferred tax assets relating to our Chinese subsidiaries. These subsidiaries have recorded a deferred tax asset for social insurance and housing funds with the intent of being able to deduct these expenses once such liabilities have been settled. Circular 15 stipulates that payments into the aforementioned funds must be made within five years of recording the initial accrual or the tax deduction for these expenses will be forfeited. At December 31, 2015, we evaluated fund payments made prior to the preceding five years and determined that $0.6 million of our foreign deferred tax assets would not provide a future tax benefit due to the change in Chinese law. In adhering to the new law, we recorded increases to income tax expense of $0.6 million, $0.7 million and $0.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, relating to decreases in the deferred tax assets of our Chinese subsidiaries.

Uncertain Tax Positions

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, we had unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $3.7 million and $3.6 million, including interest and penalties, respectively. We classify interest and penalties as components of tax expense. Interest and penalties were $0.2 million, $0.2 million, and $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Interest and penalties are included in the unrecognized tax benefits.

Changes to our gross unrecognized tax benefits were as follows:



	Year ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014			2013
Balance at beginning of period	$	3,486		$	3,490		$	5,006
Additions as a result of tax provisions taken during the current year	463			213			357
Subtractions as a result of tax provisions taken during the prior year	(161		)	(150		)	(126		)
Foreign currency translation	(79		)	(8		)	45
Lapse in statute of limitations	(241		)	(59		)	(63		)
Settlements	—			—			(1,729		)
Other	1			$	—		$	—
Balance at end of period	$	3,469		$	3,486		$	3,490

Approximately $3.3 million, $3.2 million and $3.2 million of the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, if not for the state Research and Experimentation income tax credit valuation allowance, would affect the annual effective tax rate, if recognized. We are unaware of any positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change within the next twelve months. We anticipate a decrease in gross unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $0.1 million within the next twelve months based on federal, state, and foreign statute expirations in various jurisdictions. We have classified uncertain tax positions as non-current income tax liabilities unless expected to be paid within one year.

We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and in various state and foreign jurisdictions. At December 31, 2015, the open statutes of limitations for our significant tax jurisdictions are the following: federal are 2012 through 2014, state are 2011 through 2014 and foreign are 2009 through 2014.

Accrued Compensation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Compensation

The components of accrued compensation were as follows:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014
Accrued social insurance⁽¹⁾	$	18,923	$	19,941
Accrued salary/wages	7,549		6,114
Accrued vacation/holiday	2,227		2,222
Accrued bonus⁽²⁾	5,914		8,492
Accrued commission	1,084		1,797
Accrued medical insurance claims	218		236
Other accrued compensation	1,537		1,854
Total accrued compensation	$	37,452	$	40,656

⁽¹⁾

Effective January 1, 2008, the Chinese Labor Contract Law was enacted in the PRC. This law mandated that PRC employers remit the applicable social insurance payments to their local government. Social insurance is comprised of various components such as pension, medical insurance, job injury insurance, unemployment insurance, and a housing assistance fund, and is administered in a manner similar to social security in the United States. This amount represents our estimate of the amounts due to the PRC government for social insurance on December 31, 2015 and 2014.

⁽²⁾

Accrued bonus includes an accrual for an extra month of salary ("13^th month salary") to be paid to employees in certain geographies where it is the customary business practice. This 13^th month salary is paid to these employees if they remain employed with us through December 31st. The total accrued for the 13^th month salary was $0.7 million and $0.6 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Other Accrued Expenses

The components of other accrued expenses were as follows:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014
Advertising and marketing	$	191	$	174
Deferred revenue	1,434		648
Duties	1,318		947
Freight and handling fees	1,942		1,522
Product development	630		751
Product warranty claim costs	35		353
Professional fees	1,714		1,493
Property, plant and equipment	551		141
Sales taxes and VAT	3,170		2,057
Third-party commissions	585		553
Tooling ⁽¹⁾	1,173		1,089
Unrealized loss on foreign currency exchange futures contracts	1,164		113
URC court order (Notes 3 and 13)	4,629		—
Utilities	278		275
Other	2,652		3,242
Total other accrued expenses	$	21,466	$	13,358


⁽¹⁾	The tooling accrual balance relates to unearned revenue for tooling that will be sold to customers.

Related Party Vendor

We have obtained certain engineering support services for our India subsidiary from JAP Techno Solutions ("JAP"). The owner of JAP is the spouse of the managing director of our India operations. Total fees paid to JAP for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were $77 thousand and $39 thousand, respectively. No amounts were paid to this vendor during the year ended December 31, 2013.

Other Accrued Expenses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Other Accrued Expenses

Accrued Compensation

The components of accrued compensation were as follows:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014
Accrued social insurance⁽¹⁾	$	18,923	$	19,941
Accrued salary/wages	7,549		6,114
Accrued vacation/holiday	2,227		2,222
Accrued bonus⁽²⁾	5,914		8,492
Accrued commission	1,084		1,797
Accrued medical insurance claims	218		236
Other accrued compensation	1,537		1,854
Total accrued compensation	$	37,452	$	40,656

⁽¹⁾

⁽²⁾

Other Accrued Expenses

The components of other accrued expenses were as follows:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014
Advertising and marketing	$	191	$	174
Deferred revenue	1,434		648
Duties	1,318		947
Freight and handling fees	1,942		1,522
Product development	630		751
Product warranty claim costs	35		353
Professional fees	1,714		1,493
Property, plant and equipment	551		141
Sales taxes and VAT	3,170		2,057
Third-party commissions	585		553
Tooling ⁽¹⁾	1,173		1,089
Unrealized loss on foreign currency exchange futures contracts	1,164		113
URC court order (Notes 3 and 13)	4,629		—
Utilities	278		275
Other	2,652		3,242
Total other accrued expenses	$	21,466	$	13,358


⁽¹⁾	The tooling accrual balance relates to unearned revenue for tooling that will be sold to customers.

Related Party Vendor

Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

We lease land, office and warehouse space, and certain office equipment under operating leases that expire at various dates through November 30, 2060.

Rent expense for our operating leases was $3.6 million, $3.7 million and $3.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Estimated future minimum non-cancelable operating lease payments at December 31, 2015 were as follows:



(In thousands)	Amount
2016	$	3,183
2017	2,767
2018	2,164
2019	1,281
2020	1,198
Thereafter	2,389
Total operating lease commitments	$	12,982

Non-level Rents and Lease Incentives

Some of our leases are subject to rent escalations. For these leases, we recognize rent expense for the total contractual obligation utilizing the straight-line method over the lease term, ranging from 48 months to 125 months. The related short term liability is recorded in other accrued expenses (see Note 11) and the related long term liability is recorded in other long term liabilities. The total liability related to rent escalations was $1.1 million and $1.1 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The lease agreement for our corporate headquarters contains an allowance for moving expenses and tenant improvements of $1.5 million. These moving and tenant improvement allowances are recorded within other accrued expenses and other long term liabilities, depending on the short term or long term nature, and are being amortized as a reduction of rent expense over the 125-month term of the lease, which began on May 15, 2012.

Rental Costs During Construction

Rental costs associated with operating leases incurred during a construction period are expensed.

Prepaid Land Leases

We operate two factories within the PRC on which the land is leased from the government as of December 31, 2015. These land leases were prepaid to the PRC government at the time our subsidiary occupied the land. We have obtained land-use right certificates for the land pertaining to these factories.

The first factory is located in the city of Guangzhou in the Guangdong province. The remaining net book value of this prepaid lease was $1.2 million on December 31, 2015, and will be amortized on a straight-line basis over approximately 15 years. The buildings located on this land had a net book value of $12.4 million on December 31, 2015 and will be depreciated over a remaining weighted average period of 16 years.

The second factory is located in the city of Yangzhou in the Jiangsu province. The remaining net book value of this prepaid lease was $2.7 million on December 31, 2015, and will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining term of approximately 43 years. The buildings located on this land had a net book value of $22.3 million on December 31, 2015 and will be depreciated over a remaining weighted average period of 24 years.

The remaining net book value of prepaid land leases is included within prepaid expenses and other current assets and other assets, depending on the short term or long term nature.

Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Indemnifications

We indemnify our directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted under the laws of the state of Delaware and we have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers. In addition, we insure our individual directors and officers against certain claims and attorney’s fees and related expenses incurred in connection with the defense of such claims. The amounts and types of coverage may vary from period to period as dictated by market conditions. Management is not aware of any matters that require indemnification of its officers or directors.

Fair Price Provisions and Other Anti-Takeover Measures

Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, contains certain provisions restricting business combinations with interested stockholders under certain circumstances and imposing higher voting requirements for the approval of certain transactions ("fair price" provisions). Any of these provisions may delay or prevent a change in control.

The "fair price" provisions require that holders of at least two-thirds of our outstanding shares of voting stock approve certain business combinations and significant transactions with interested stockholders.

Product Warranties

Changes in the liability for product warranty claim costs were as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014			2013
Balance at beginning of period	$	353		$	41		$	404
Accruals for warranties issued during the period	23			1,178			416
Settlements (in cash or in kind) during the period	(341		)	(866		)	(779		)
Balance at end of period	$	35		$	353		$	41

Litigation

On March 2, 2012, we filed a lawsuit against Universal Remote Control, Inc. ("URC") in the United States District Court, Central District of California (Universal Electronics Inc. v. Universal Remote Control, Inc., SACV12-0039 AG (JPRx)) alleging that URC was infringing, directly and indirectly, four of our patents related to remote control technology. Following a jury verdict in favor of URC, on September 4, 2015 the District Court awarded URC $4.6 million in attorneys’ fees and costs, approximately 50% of the attorneys’ fees and costs URC claims it incurred. Both parties filed Notices of Appeal. URC is appealing various portions of the judgment and the District Court’s decision to award less than the full amount of attorneys’ fees. We have elected not to appeal the award of attorneys’ fees. URC has filed its opening appellate brief and we filed our response on February 26, 2016. We expect oral arguments in the summer of 2016, with a decision approximately six months later. As a result of the District Court's order, we accrued $4.6 million within selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2015. Additionally, as described in Note 3, we placed $4.6 million into a surety bond as collateral for this court order.

On June 28, 2013, we filed a second lawsuit against URC, also in the United States District Court, Central District of California (Universal Electronics Inc. v. Universal Remote Control, Inc., SACV13-00987 JAK (SHx)) claiming that URC has violated ten patents not implicated in our first lawsuit against it. Of the ten patents, four of them have expired. In mid-November 2013, we filed a motion to add affiliated URC suppliers, Ohsung Electronics Co, Ltd., a South Korean entity, and Ohsung Electronics USA, Inc., a California entity, (collectively "Ohsung"), to the lawsuit. In late June and early July of 2014, URC and Ohsung requested inter partes review ("IPR") with the US Patent and Trademark Office Appeal Board ("PTAB") for each of the ten patents pending in the second URC lawsuit. On July 9, 2014, the Court entered stipulated stay, pending the IPR outcome. In January 2016, the PTAB issued its decisions in all of the IPR proceedings, sustaining most of the claims of the six unexpired patents and invalidating the majority of the claims of the four expired patents. URC has filed a notice of appeal with respect to the PTAB’s ruling against it. We have elected to not appeal the PTAB’s rulings. On March 21, 2016, a status conference is scheduled with the Court.

On or about June 10, 2015, FM Marketing GmbH ("FMH") and Ruwido Austria GmbH ("Ruwido"), filed a Summons in Summary Proceedings in Belgium court against one of our subsidiaries, Universal Electronics BV ("UEBV") and one of its customers, Telenet N.V. ("Telenet"), claiming that one of the products UEBV supplies Telenet violates two design patents and one utility patent owned by FMH and/or Ruwido. By this summons, FMH and Ruwido sought to enjoin Telenet and UEBV from continued distribution and use of the products at issue. After the September 29, 2015 hearing, the Court issued its ruling in our and Telenet’s favor, rejecting FMH and Ruwido’s request entirely. On October 22, 2015, Ruwido filed its notice of appeal in this ruling. The parties have fully briefed the appeal and on February 15, 2016, the appellate court heard oral arguments. We expect the appellate court’s ruling on the motion in the next three to six months. In addition, in September 2015, UEBV filed an Opposition with the European Patent Office seeking to invalidate the one utility patent asserted against UEBV and Telenet by Ruwido. Finally, on or about February 9, 2016, Ruwido filed a writ of summons for proceeding on the merits with respect to asserted patents. UEBV and Telenet intend to vigorously defend against Ruwido's claims.

There are no other material pending legal proceedings to which we or any of our subsidiaries is a party or of which our respective property is the subject. However, as is typical in our industry and to the nature and kind of business in which we are engaged, from time to time, various claims, charges and litigation are asserted or commenced by third parties against us or by us against third parties arising from or related to product liability, infringement of patent or other intellectual property rights, breach of warranty, contractual relations, or employee relations. The amounts claimed may be substantial but may not bear any reasonable relationship to the merits of the claims or the extent of any real risk of court awards assessed against us or in our favor. However, no assurances can be made as to the outcome of any of these matters, nor can we estimate the range of potential losses to us. In our opinion, final judgments, if any, which might be rendered against us in potential or pending litigation would not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. Moreover, we believe that our products do not infringe any third parties' patents or other intellectual property rights.

We maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance which insures our individual directors and officers against certain claims, as well as attorney's fees and related expenses incurred in connection with the defense of such claims.

Defined Benefit Plan

Our subsidiary in India maintains a defined benefit pension plan ("India Plan") for local employees, which is consistent with local statutes and practices. The pension plan was adequately funded on December 31, 2015 based on its latest actuarial report. The India Plan has an independent external manager that advises us of the appropriate funding contribution requirements to which we comply. At December 31, 2015, approximately 45 percent of our India subsidiary employees had qualified for eligibility. An individual must be employed by our India subsidiary for a minimum of 5 years before becoming eligible. Upon the termination, resignation or retirement of an eligible employee, we are liable to pay the employee an amount equal to 15 days salary for each full year of service completed. The total amount of liability outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014 for the India Plan was not material. During the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, the net periodic benefit costs were also not material.

Treasury Stock

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Equity [Abstract]

Treasury Stock

From time to time, our Board of Directors authorizes management to repurchase shares of our issued and outstanding common stock. Repurchases may be made to manage dilution created by shares issued under our stock incentive plans or whenever we deem a repurchase is a good use of our cash and the price to be paid is at or below a threshold approved by our Board. As of December 31, 2015, we had 300,000 shares available for repurchase under the Board's authorizations. On February 10, 2016, our Board increased these share repurchase authorizations by 100,000 shares bringing the total authorization as of the approval date to 400,000 shares.

Repurchased shares of our common stock were as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014		2013
Shares repurchased	1,817		384		153
Cost of shares repurchased	$	89,395	$	16,168	$	3,607

Repurchased shares are recorded as shares held in treasury at cost. We hold these shares for future use as management and the Board of Directors deem appropriate, which has included compensating our outside directors. During the years ended December 31, 2014, and 2013, we issued 15,000, and 30,000 shares from treasury, respectively, to outside directors for services performed (see Note 16).

Business Segment and Foreign Operations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segment and Foreign Operations

Reportable Segment

An operating segment, in part, is a component of an enterprise whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance. Operating segments may be aggregated only to a limited extent. Our chief operating decision maker, the Chief Executive Officer, reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis, accompanied by disaggregated information about revenues for purposes of making operating decisions and assessing financial performance. Accordingly, we only have a single operating and reportable segment.

Foreign Operations

Our net sales to external customers by geographic area were as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014		2013
United States	$	287,678	$	201,579	$	195,308
Asia (excluding PRC)	109,960		129,614		107,886
People’s Republic of China	74,475		98,057		89,918
Europe	65,579		70,663		72,852
Latin America	38,985		38,912		35,179
Other	26,156		23,504		28,211
Total net sales	$	602,833	$	562,329	$	529,354

Specific identification of the customer billing location was the basis used for attributing revenues from external customers to geographic areas.

Long-lived tangible assets by geographic area were as follows:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014
United States	$	7,015	$	5,716
People's Republic of China	83,794		70,619
All other countries	4,571		5,271
Total long-lived tangible assets	$	95,380	$	81,606

- Definition

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Stock-Based Compensation Stock-Based Compensation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense for each employee and director is presented in the same income statement caption as their cash compensation. Stock-based compensation expense by income statement caption and the related income tax benefit were as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014		2013
Cost of sales	$	39	$	16	$	1
Research and development	428		323		226
Selling, general and administrative:
Employees	5,946		4,927		4,494
Outside directors	1,500		1,178		621
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	7,913	$	6,444	$	5,342

Income tax benefit	$	2,366	$	1,897	$	1,575

Stock Options

The assumptions we utilized in the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the resulting weighted average fair value of stock option grants were the following:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2015			2014			2013
Weighted average fair value of grants	$	24.47		$	13.64		$	9.26
Risk-free interest rate	1.39		%	1.29		%	0.95		%
Expected volatility	43.36		%	44.84		%	53.39		%
Expected life in years	4.57			4.56			5.20

Stock option activity was as follows:



	2015							2014							2013
	Number of Options (in 000's)		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Terms (in years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in 000's)		Number of Options (in 000's)		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Terms (in years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in 000's)		Number of Options (in 000's)		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Terms (in years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in 000's)
Outstanding at beginning of the year	650		$	25.56				924		$	22.04				1,412		$	20.56
Granted	77		64.81					133		35.28					201		19.68
Exercised	(71	)	23.97			$	2,193	(391	)	20.76			$	10,651	(679	)	18.22			$	8,355
Forfeited/canceled/expired	(8	)	20.64					(16	)	20.77					(10	)	24.75
Outstanding at end of the year ⁽¹⁾	648		$	30.50	4.85	$	14,556	650		$	25.56	5.59	$	25,653	924		$	22.04	6.09	$	14,854
Vested and expected to vest at the end of the year ⁽¹⁾	648		$	30.50	4.85	$	14,551	649		$	25.57	5.58	$	25,618	921		$	22.05	6.08	$	14,791
Exercisable at the end of the year ⁽¹⁾	493		$	25.03	4.51	$	12,979	421		$	23.84	4.87	$	17,345	671		$	22.62	5.14	$	10,388

⁽¹⁾

The aggregate intrinsic value represents the total pre-tax value (the difference between our closing stock price on the last trading day of 2015, 2014, and 2013 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders had they all exercised their options on December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013. This amount will change based on the fair market value of our stock.

During the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, there were no modifications made to outstanding stock options.

Cash received from option exercises for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 was $1.7 million, $8.1 million, and $12.4 million, respectively. The actual tax benefit realized from option exercises was $0.5 million, $3.1 million and $2.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively.

Significant option groups outstanding at December 31, 2015 and the related weighted average exercise price and life information were as follows:



	Options Outstanding				Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices	Number Outstanding (in 000’s)	Weighted-Average Remaining Years of Contractual Life	Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Number Exercisable (in 000’s)	Weighted-Average Exercise Price
$17.60 to $21.95	279	5.32	$	20.23	257	$	20.26
24.91 to 29.25	163	3.26	27.99		163	27.99
35.28 to 35.35	128	5.05	35.28		73	35.28
51.38 to 65.54	78	6.17	64.81		—	—
	648	4.85	$	30.50	493	$	25.03

As of December 31, 2015, we expect to recognize $2.1 million of total unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested stock options over a remaining weighted-average life of 1.8 years.

On January 1, 2016, certain executive employees were granted 93,135 stock options in connection with the 2015 annual review cycle. The options were granted as part of long-term incentive compensation to assist us in meeting our performance and retention objectives and are subject to a three-year vesting period (33.33% on January 1, 2017 and 8.33% each quarter thereafter). The total grant date fair value of these awards was $1.8 million.

On February 10, 2016, members of the board of directors were granted 150,000 stock options. The options are subject to a three-year vesting period (33.33% per year beginning on February 10, 2017). The total grant date fair value of these awards was $2.6 million.

Restricted Stock

Non-vested restricted stock award activity was as follows:



	2015			2014			2013
	Shares Granted (in 000’s)		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value	Shares Granted (in 000’s)		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value	Shares Granted (in 000’s)		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested at beginning of the year	266		39.28	285		24.64	270		$	18.72
Granted	138		53.64	155		51.29	196		28.86
Vested	(178	)	35.09	(171	)	25.78	(178	)	20.44
Forfeited	(1	)	63.19	(3	)	37.78	(3	)	15.49
Non-vested at end of the year	225		51.31	266		39.28	285		24.64

As of December 31, 2015, we expect to recognize $10.7 million of total unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock awards over a weighted-average life of 2.1 years.

On January 1, 2016, certain executive employees were granted 34,060 restricted stock awards in connection with the 2015 annual review cycle. The awards were granted as part of long-term incentive compensation to assist us in meeting our performance and retention objectives and are subject to a three-year vesting period (33.33% on January 1, 2017 and 8.33% each quarter thereafter). The total grant date fair value of these awards was $1.8 million.

Stock Incentive Plans

Our active stock-based incentive plans include those adopted in 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2010 and 2014 ("Stock Incentive Plans"). Under the Stock Incentive Plans, we may grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, performance stock units, or any combination thereof for a period of ten years from the approval date of each respective plan, unless the plan is terminated by resolution of our Board of Directors. No stock appreciation rights or performance stock units have been awarded under our Stock Incentive Plans. Only directors and employees meeting certain employment qualifications are eligible to receive stock-based awards.

The grant price of stock option and restricted stock awards granted under our Stock Incentive Plans is the average of the high and low trades of our stock on the grant date. We prohibit the re-pricing or backdating of stock options. Our stock options become exercisable in various proportions over a three- or four-year time frame. Stock options have a maximum ten-year term. Restricted stock awards vest in various proportions over a one- to three-year time period.

Detailed information regarding our active Stock Incentive Plans was as follows at December 31, 2015:



Name	Approval Date	Initial Shares Available for Grant Under the Plan	Remaining Shares Available for Grant Under the Plan	Outstanding Shares Granted Under the Plan
1998 Stock Incentive Plan	5/27/1998	630,000	—	3,400
1999A Stock Incentive Plan	10/7/1999	1,000,000	—	20,500
2002 Stock Incentive Plan	2/5/2002	1,000,000	—	480
2003 Stock Incentive Plan	6/18/2003	1,000,000	—	63,241
2006 Stock Incentive Plan	6/13/2006	1,000,000	—	196,357
2010 Stock Incentive Plan	6/15/2010	1,000,000	13,219	379,673
2014 Stock Incentive Plan	6/12/2014	1,100,000	821,820	209,180
			835,039	872,831

Other Income (Expense), Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Income (Expense), Net

Other income (expense), net consisted of the following:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014			2013
Net gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange contracts⁽¹⁾	$	294		$	(491	)	$	888
Net gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange transactions	(522		)	(363		)	(4,155		)
Other income	221			14			98
Other income (expense), net	$	(7	)	$	(840	)	$	(3,169	)


⁽¹⁾	This represents the gains and (losses) incurred on foreign currency hedging derivatives (see Note 19 for further details).

Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share was calculated as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands, except per-share amounts)	2015		2014		2013
BASIC
Net income attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	$	29,174	$	32,534	$	22,963
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	15,248		15,781		15,248
Basic earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	$	1.91	$	2.06	$	1.51
DILUTED
Net income attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	$	29,174	$	32,534	$	22,963
Weighted-average common shares outstanding for basic	15,248		15,781		15,248
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock	294		371		353
Weighted-average common shares outstanding on a diluted basis	15,542		16,152		15,601
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	$	1.88	$	2.01	$	1.47

The number of stock options and shares of restricted stock excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per common share were as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015	2014	2013
Stock options	66	52	366
Restricted stock awards	28	10	18

Derivatives

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivatives

We periodically enter into foreign currency exchange contracts with terms normally lasting less than nine months to protect against the adverse effects that exchange-rate fluctuations may have on our foreign currency-denominated receivables, payables, cash flows and reported income. We are exposed to market risks from foreign currency exchange rates, which may adversely affect our operating results and financial position. Our foreign currency exposures are primarily concentrated in the Argentinian Peso, Brazilian Real, British Pound, Chinese Yuan Renminbi, Euro, Hong Kong Dollar, Indian Rupee, Japanese Yen and Mexican Peso. Derivative financial instruments are used to manage risk and are not used for trading or other speculative purposes. We do not use leveraged derivative financial instruments and these derivatives have not qualified for hedge accounting.

Gains and losses on derivatives are recorded in other income (expense), net. Derivatives are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. The estimated fair values of our derivative financial instruments represent the amount required to enter into offsetting contracts with similar remaining maturities based on quoted market prices. We have determined that the fair value of our derivatives are derived from level 2 inputs in the fair value hierarchy. The following table sets forth the fair value of derivatives:



	December 31, 2015										December 31, 2014
	Fair Value Measurement Using							Total			Fair Value Measurement Using						Total
(In thousands)	(Level 1)		(Level 2)			(Level 3)		Balance			(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Balance
Foreign currency exchange futures contracts	$	—	$	(1,146	)	$	—	$	(1,146	)	$	—	$	810	$	—	$	810

We held foreign currency exchange contracts which resulted in a net pre-tax gain of $0.3 million, a net pre-tax loss of $0.5 million, and a net pre-tax gain of $0.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively.

Details of foreign currency exchange contracts held were as follows:



Date Held	Type	Position Held	Notional Value (in millions)		Forward Rate	Unrealized Gain/(Loss) Recorded at Balance Sheet Date (in thousands)⁽¹⁾			Settlement Date
December 31, 2015	USD/Euro	USD	$	7.0	1.0864	$	(7	)	January 22, 2016
December 31, 2015	USD/Chinese Yuan Renminbi	Chinese Yuan Renminbi	$	22.5	6.2565	$	(1,100	)	January 15, 2016
December 31, 2015	USD/Brazilian Real	Brazilian Real	$	1.0	3.7461	$	(57	)	January 15, 2016
December 31, 2015	USD/Brazilian Real	USD	$	3.0	3.9503	$	18		January 15, 2016

December 31, 2014	USD/Euro	USD	$	5.0	1.2450	$	140		January 23, 2015
December 31, 2014	USD/Chinese Yuan Renminbi	Chinese Yuan Renminbi	$	20.0	6.2757	$	174		January 16, 2015
December 31, 2014	USD/Brazilian Real	USD	$	5.0	2.3401	$	609		January 16, 2015
December 31, 2014	USD/Brazilian Real	Brazilian Real	$	2.5	2.5442	$	(113	)	January 16, 2015


⁽¹⁾	Gains on futures contracts are recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets. Losses on futures contracts are recorded in other accrued expenses.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for derivative instruments and hedging activities including, but not limited to, risk management strategies, non-hedging derivative instruments, assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and methodologies and assumptions used in determining the amounts.

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Employee Benefit Plans	12 Months Ended
Employee Benefit Plans	Dec. 31, 2015
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Employee Benefit Plans	Employee Benefit Plans We maintain a retirement and profit sharing plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code for all of our domestic employees that meet certain qualifications. Participants in the plan may elect to contribute up to the maximum allowed by law. We match 50% of the participants’ contributions up to 15% of their gross salary in the form of newly issued shares of our common stock. We may also make other discretionary contributions to the plan. We recorded $0.9 million, $0.8 million and $0.7 million of expense for company contributions for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively.

Business Combination

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Business Combination

On August 4, 2015, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "APA") to acquire substantially all of the net assets of Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. ("Ecolink"), a leading developer of smart home technology that designs, develops and manufactures a wide range of intelligent wireless security and home automation products. This transaction closed on August 31, 2015. The purchase price of $24.1 million was comprised of $12.9 million in cash and $11.2 million of contingent consideration. Additionally, we incurred $0.2 million in acquisition costs, consisting primarily of legal and accounting expenses, which are included within selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2015. The acquisition of these assets will allow us to extend our product offerings to include home security and automation products previously marketed by Ecolink and to sell these products to our existing customers.

Included in the net assets acquired from Ecolink was a 50% ownership interest in Encore Controls LLC ("Encore"), a developer of smart home technology that designs and sells intelligent wireless fire safety products for use in home security systems.

Management has determined that we are the primary beneficiary of Encore due to our ability to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of Encore, and thus we have consolidated the financial statements of Encore commencing on the acquisition date. The aggregate fair value of Encore’s net assets on the acquisition date was $0.7 million, of which $0.4 million was attributable to the noncontrolling interest. The fair value attributable to the noncontrolling interest was based on the noncontrolling interest's ownership percentage in the fair values of the assets and liabilities of Encore. The carrying amount of Encore's assets and liabilities consolidated at December 31, 2015 did not materially change from the opening balances at the acquisition date. The operations of Encore are financed through cash flows from operations, and we do not intend to provide support to Encore beyond our respective ownership obligation. Furthermore, the creditors of Encore do not have any recourse to our general credit.

Our consolidated income statement for the the year ended December 31, 2015 includes net sales of $1.6 million and a net loss of $1.0 million attributable to Ecolink for the period commencing on August 31, 2015.

Contingent Consideration

We are required to make additional earnout payments upon the achievement of certain operating income levels attributable to Ecolink over each of the next 5 years. The amount of contingent consideration has no upper limit and is calculated at the end of each calendar year based upon certain percentages of operating income target levels as defined in the APA. Ecolink's operating income will be calculated using certain revenues, costs and expenses directly attributable to Ecolink as specified in the APA. At the acquisition date, the value of earnout contingent consideration was estimated using a valuation methodology based on projections of future operating income calculated in accordance with the APA. Such projections were then discounted using an average discount rate of 15.5% to reflect the risk in achieving the projected operating income levels as well as the time value of money. The fair value measurement of the earnout contingent consideration was based primarily on significant inputs not observable in an active market and thus represents a Level 3 measurement as defined under U.S. GAAP. During the period subsequent to the acquisition date, the fair value of the earnout contingent consideration was increased by $0.6 million to $11.8 million, primarily to reflect accretion driven by the time value of money, and this adjustment was recorded within selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2015. The fair value of the earnout consideration liability is presented as long-term contingent consideration in our consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2015.

Purchase Price Allocation

Using the acquisition method of accounting, the acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred was allocated to the net tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values on the acquisition date. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. The goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. Management's purchase price allocation was the following:



(in thousands)	Estimated Lives	Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents		$	685
Accounts receivable		374
Inventories		1,412
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		253
Property, plant and equipment	1-4 years	16
Non-interest bearing liabilities		(1,557		)
Net tangible assets acquired		1,183
Trade name	7 years	400
Developed technology	4-14 years	9,080
Customer relationships	5 years	1,300
Goodwill		12,564
Total purchase price		24,527
Noncontrolling interest		(378		)
Net purchase price		24,149
Less: Contingent consideration		(11,200		)
Cash paid		$	12,949

Management's determination of the fair value of intangible assets acquired are based primarily on significant inputs not observable in an active market and thus represent Level 3 fair value measurements as defined under U.S. GAAP.

The fair value assigned to Ecolink’s trade name intangible asset was determined utilizing a relief from royalty method. Under the relief from royalty method, the fair value of the intangible asset is estimated to be the present value of the royalties saved because the company owns the intangible asset. Revenue projections and estimated useful life were significant inputs into estimating the value of Ecolink’s trade name.

The fair value assigned to Ecolink's developed technology was determined utilizing a multi-period excess earnings approach. Under the multi-period excess earnings approach, the fair value of the intangible asset is estimated to be the present value of future earnings attributable to the asset and utilizes revenue and cost projections, including an assumed contributory asset charge.

The fair value assigned to Ecolink's customer relationships intangible asset was determined utilizing the with and without method. Under the with and without method, the fair value of the intangible asset is estimated based on the difference in projected earnings utilizing the existing Ecolink customer base versus projected earnings based on starting with no customers and reacquiring the customer base. Revenue and earnings projections were significant inputs into estimating the value of Ecolink’s customer relationships.

The trade name, developed technology and customer relationships intangible assets are expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

Pro Forma Results (Unaudited)

The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the combined results of our operations and the operations of Ecolink as if this transaction had occurred on January 1, 2014. This unaudited pro forma financial information is not intended to represent or be indicative of the consolidated results of operations that would have been achieved had the acquisition actually been completed as of January 1, 2014, and should not be taken as a projection of the future consolidated results of our operations.



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands, except per-share amounts)	2015		2014
Net sales	$	606,872	$	569,804
Net income	28,947		31,861
Net income attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	28,886		31,456
Basic earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	1.89		1.99
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	1.86		1.95

For purposes of determining pro forma net income attributable to Universal Electronics Inc., adjustments were made to each period presented in the table above. The pro forma net income and net income attributable to Universal Electronics Inc. assumes that amortization of acquired intangible assets and of fair value adjustments related to inventories began at January 1, 2014 rather than on September 1, 2015. The result is a net increase in amortization expense of $1.3 million and $2.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Additionally, acquisition costs totaling $0.2 million are excluded from pro forma net income attributable to Universal Electronics Inc. All adjustments have been made net of their related tax effects.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for a business combination (or series of individually immaterial business combinations) completed during the period, including background, timing, and recognized assets and liabilities. The disclosure may include leverage buyout transactions (as applicable).

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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

Summarized quarterly financial data is as follows:



	2015
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	March 31,		June 30,		September 30,		December 31,
Net sales	$	132,705	$	147,551	$	160,467	$	162,110
Gross profit	37,409		40,280		42,809		46,251
Operating income	6,103		10,400		9,033		10,383
Net income	5,189		8,375		6,274		9,335
Net income attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	5,189		8,375		6,271		9,339

Earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics Inc. ⁽¹⁾:
Basic	$	0.33	$	0.53	$	0.42	$	0.65
Diluted	$	0.32	$	0.52	$	0.41	$	0.64



	2014
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	March 31,		June 30,		September 30,		December 31,
Net sales	$	129,845	$	146,315	$	147,780	$	138,389
Gross profit	36,546		43,558		45,115		41,681
Operating income	5,990		11,674		13,785		9,831
Net income	4,273		8,488		10,871		8,902
Net income attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	4,273		8,488		10,871		8,902

Earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.⁽¹⁾:
Basic	$	0.27	$	0.54	$	0.69	$	0.56
Diluted	$	0.26	$	0.53	$	0.68	$	0.55


⁽¹⁾	The earnings per common share calculations for each of the quarters were based upon the weighted average number of shares and share equivalents outstanding during each period, and the sum of the quarters may not be equal to the full year earnings per share amounts.

Subsequent Event

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Event

On March 9, 2016, we issued common stock purchase warrants to Comcast Corporation ("Comcast") to purchase up to 725,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $54.55 per share. The right to exercise the warrants under this agreement is subject to vesting over three successive two-year periods (with the first two-year period commencing on January 1, 2016) based on the level of purchases of goods and services from us by Comcast and its affiliates, as defined in the warrant agreement. The table below presents the purchase levels and number of warrants that will vest in each period based upon achieving these purchase levels.



	Incremental Warrants That Will Vest
Aggregate Level of Purchases by Comcast and Affiliates	January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2017	January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2019	January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2021
$260 million	100,000	100,000	75,000
$300 million	75,000	75,000	75,000
$340 million	75,000	75,000	75,000
Maximum Potential Warrants Earned by Comcast	250,000	250,000	225,000

If total aggregate purchases by Comcast and its affiliates are below $260 million in any of the two-year periods above, no warrants will vest related to that two-year period. If total aggregate purchases of goods and services by Comcast and its affiliates exceed $340 million during either the first or second two-year period, the amount of any such excess will count toward aggregate purchases in the following two-year period. To fully vest in the rights to purchase all of the underlying shares, Comcast and its affiliates must purchase an aggregate of $1.02 billion in goods and services from us during the six-year vesting period.

The warrants provide for certain adjustments that may be made to the exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon exercise due to customary anti-dilution provisions. Additionally, in connection with the common stock purchase warrants, we have also entered into a registration rights agreement with Comcast under which Comcast may from time to time request that we register the shares of common stock underlying vested warrants with the SEC.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Principles of Consolidation

Estimates and Assumptions

Revenue Recognition

Income Taxes

Research and Development

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and consist primarily of salaries, employee benefits, supplies and materials.

Advertising

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred.

Shipping and Handling Fees and Costs

We include shipping and handling fees billed to customers in net sales. Shipping and handling costs associated with in-bound freight are recorded in cost of goods sold.

Stock-Based Compensation

We determine the fair value of restricted stock awards utilizing the average of the high and low trade prices of our Company's shares on the date they were granted.

Foreign Currency Translation and Foreign Currency Transactions

Earnings Per Share

Financial Instruments

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Inventories

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant, and Equipment

Estimated useful lives are as follows:



Buildings	25-33 Years
Tooling and equipment	2-7 Years
Computer equipment	3-5 Years
Software	3-7 Years
Furniture and fixtures	5-8 Years
Leasehold and building improvements	Lesser of lease term or useful life (approximately 2 to 10 years)

See Note 6 for further information concerning our property, plant, and equipment.

Goodwill

See Note 7 for further information concerning goodwill.

Long-Lived and Intangible Assets Impairment

See Notes 6 and 15 for further information concerning long-lived assets. See Note 7 for further information concerning intangible assets.

Capitalized Software Development Costs

Capitalized software development costs are amortized on a product-by-product basis. Amortization is recorded in cost of sales and is the greater of the amounts computed using:


a.	the net book value at the beginning of the period multiplied by the ratio that current gross revenues for a product bear to the total of current and anticipated future gross revenues for that product; or


b.	the straight-line method over the remaining estimated economic life of the product including the period being reported on.

The amortization of capitalized software development costs begins when the related product is available for general release to customers. The amortization period is generally two years.

Business Combinations Policy

Business Combinations


•	future cash flow from customer contracts, customer lists, distribution agreements, acquired developed technologies, trademarks, trade names and patents;


•	expected costs to complete development of in-process technology into commercially viable products and cash flows from the products once they are completed;


•	brand awareness and market position as well as assumptions regarding the period of time the brand will continue to be used in our product portfolio; and


•	discount rates utilized in discounted cash flow models.

Results of operations and cash flows of acquired businesses are included in our operating results from the date of acquisition.

Derivatives

Fair-Value Measurements



Level 1:	Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets.

Level 2:	Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3:	Prices or valuations that require management inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment useful lives

Estimated useful lives are as follows:



Buildings	25-33 Years
Tooling and equipment	2-7 Years
Computer equipment	3-5 Years
Software	3-7 Years
Furniture and fixtures	5-8 Years
Leasehold and building improvements	Lesser of lease term or useful life (approximately 2 to 10 years)

Construction in progress was as follows:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014
Buildings	$	105	$	146
Machinery and equipment	6,620		1,045
Tooling	1,265		284
Leasehold and building improvements	244		370
Software	1,888		335
Other	350		329
Total construction in progress	$	10,472	$	2,509

Property, plant, and equipment, net were as follows:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014
Buildings	$	50,044		$	51,046
Machinery and equipment	60,078			52,449
Tooling	26,231			22,558
Leasehold and building improvements	19,926			18,344
Software	11,067			10,957
Furniture and fixtures	4,005			3,899
Computer equipment	4,557			4,421
	175,908			163,674
Accumulated depreciation	(96,365		)	(90,048		)
	79,543			73,626
Construction in progress	10,472			2,509
Total property, plant, and equipment, net	$	90,015		$	76,135

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents were held in the following geographic regions:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014
United States	$	8,458	$	43,546
People's Republic of China ("PRC")	28,681		45,283
Asia (excluding the PRC)	5,346		5,516
Europe	8,093		12,912
South America	2,388		5,264
Total cash and cash equivalents	$	52,966	$	112,521

Accounts Receivable, Net and Revenue Concentrations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Receivables [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable, net were as follows:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014
Trade receivables, gross	$	119,090		$	91,605
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(822		)	(616		)
Allowance for sales returns	(507		)	(617		)
Net trade receivables	117,761			90,372
Other	4,040			7,617
Accounts receivable, net	$	121,801		$	97,989

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts were as follows:



(In thousands)	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014			2013
Balance at beginning of period	$	616		$	478		$	322
Additions to costs and expenses	299			249			190
(Write-offs)/FX effects	(93		)	(111		)	(34		)
Balance at end of period	$	822		$	616		$	478

Schedule of Significant Customers to Net Sales

Net sales to the following customers totaled more than 10% of our net sales:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2015				2014						2013
	Amount (thousands)		% of Net Sales		Amount (thousands)			% of Net Sales			Amount (thousands)			% of Net Sales
Comcast Corporation	$	129,475	21.5	%	$	—	⁽¹⁾	—	%	⁽¹⁾	$	—	⁽¹⁾	—	%	⁽¹⁾
DIRECTV	74,857		12.4		58,622			10.4			82,679			15.6


⁽¹⁾	Net sales to this customer did not total more than 10% of our total net sales in the prior period.

Inventories, Net and Significant Suppliers (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventories, Net

Inventories, net were as follows:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014
Raw materials	$	29,290		$	24,763
Components	12,228			16,170
Work in process	5,671			2,622
Finished goods	78,222			56,458
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory	(3,045		)	(2,539		)
Inventories, net	$	122,366		$	97,474

Schedule of Reserve for Excess and Obsolete Inventory

Changes in the reserve for excess and obsolete inventory were as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014			2013
Balance at beginning of period	$	2,539		$	2,714		$	2,024
Additions charged to costs and expenses ⁽¹⁾	3,070			3,181			3,387
Sell through⁽²⁾	(1,108		)	(869		)	(365		)
Write-offs/FX effects	(1,456		)	(2,487		)	(2,332		)
Balance at end of period	$	3,045		$	2,539		$	2,714


⁽¹⁾	The additions charged to costs and expenses do not include inventory directly written-off that was scrapped during production totaling $0.3 million, $0.3 million, and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively. These amounts are production waste and are not included in management’s reserve for excess and obsolete inventory.


⁽²⁾	These amounts represent the reversal of reserves associated with inventory items that were sold during the period.

Schedule of Related Party Transactions

Inventory purchases from this supplier were as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2015				2014				2013
	Amount (thousands)		% of Total Inventory Purchases		Amount (thousands)		% of Total Inventory Purchases		Amount (thousands)		% of Total Inventory Purchases
Related party supplier	$	8,550	2.5	%	$	9,188	3.2	%	$	9,846	3.5	%

Total accounts payable to this supplier were as follows:



	December 31,
	2015				2014
	Amount (thousands)		% of Accounts Payable		Amount (thousands)		% of Accounts Payable
Related party supplier	$	2,361	2.5	%	$	2,378	3.4	%

Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Estimated useful lives are as follows:



Buildings	25-33 Years
Tooling and equipment	2-7 Years
Computer equipment	3-5 Years
Software	3-7 Years
Furniture and fixtures	5-8 Years
Leasehold and building improvements	Lesser of lease term or useful life (approximately 2 to 10 years)

Construction in progress was as follows:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014
Buildings	$	105	$	146
Machinery and equipment	6,620		1,045
Tooling	1,265		284
Leasehold and building improvements	244		370
Software	1,888		335
Other	350		329
Total construction in progress	$	10,472	$	2,509

Property, plant, and equipment, net were as follows:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014
Buildings	$	50,044		$	51,046
Machinery and equipment	60,078			52,449
Tooling	26,231			22,558
Leasehold and building improvements	19,926			18,344
Software	11,067			10,957
Furniture and fixtures	4,005			3,899
Computer equipment	4,557			4,421
	175,908			163,674
Accumulated depreciation	(96,365		)	(90,048		)
	79,543			73,626
Construction in progress	10,472			2,509
Total property, plant, and equipment, net	$	90,015		$	76,135

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill

Goodwill and changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were as follows:



(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	31,000
FX effects	(261		)
Balance at December 31, 2014	30,739
Goodwill acquired during the period ⁽¹⁾	12,564
FX effects	(187		)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	43,116

Schedule of Components of Intangible Assets

The components of intangible assets, net were as follows:



	December 31,
	2015							2014
(In thousands)	Gross ⁽¹⁾		Accumulated Amortization ⁽¹⁾			Net ⁽¹⁾		Gross ⁽¹⁾		Accumulated Amortization ⁽¹⁾			Net ⁽¹⁾
Distribution rights (10 years)	$	312	$	(96	)	$	216	$	347	$	(76	)	$	271
Patents (10 years)	11,425		(4,737		)	6,688		10,107		(4,736		)	5,371
Trademarks and trade names (10 years) ⁽²⁾	2,401		(1,053		)	1,348		2,001		(834		)	1,167
Developed and core technology (5-15 years) ⁽²⁾	12,587		(2,144		)	10,443		3,506		(1,373		)	2,133
Capitalized software development costs (2 years)	167		(97		)	70		276		(85		)	191
Customer relationships (10-15 years) ⁽²⁾	27,715		(13,554		)	14,161		26,406		(10,925		)	15,481
Total intangible assets, net	$	54,607	$	(21,681	)	$	32,926	$	42,643	$	(18,029	)	$	24,614


⁽¹⁾	This table excludes the gross value of fully amortized intangible assets totaling $9.0 million and $7.9 million on December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

⁽²⁾

Intangible Assets Amortization Expense

Amortization expense by income statement caption was as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014		2013
Cost of sales	$	123	$	153	$	213
Selling, general and administrative	4,719		4,009		3,914
Total amortization expense	$	4,842	$	4,162	$	4,127

Schedule of Estimated Future Amortization Expense

Estimated future amortization expense related to our intangible assets at December 31, 2015, is as follows:



(In thousands)
2016	$	6,276
2017	6,204
2018	6,176
2019	6,170
2020	5,394
Thereafter	2,706
Total	$	32,926

Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Income before Income Tax

Pre-tax income was attributed to the following jurisdictions:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014			2013
Domestic operations	$	(6,857	)	$	(2,793	)	$	2,425
Foreign operations	42,832			43,244			26,611
Total	$	35,975		$	40,451		$	29,036

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

The provision for income taxes charged to operations were as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014			2013
Current tax expense:
U.S. federal	$	2,726		$	47		$	971
State and local	189			49			254
Foreign	9,028			8,127			6,426
Total current	11,943			8,223			7,651
Deferred tax (benefit) expense:
U.S. federal	(4,588		)	(687		)	(101		)
State and local	(87		)	74			(67		)
Foreign	(466		)	307			(1,410		)
Total deferred	(5,141		)	(306		)	(1,578		)
Total provision for income taxes	$	6,802		$	7,917		$	6,073

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Net deferred tax assets were comprised of the following:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014
Deferred tax assets:
Inventory reserves	$	1,228		$	904
Capitalized research costs	52			79
Capitalized inventory costs	926			684
Net operating losses	582			1,151
Acquired intangible assets	148			143
Accrued liabilities	5,194			4,168
Income tax credits	11,251			8,568
Stock-based compensation	2,064			1,749
Total deferred tax assets	21,445			17,446
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation	(2,639		)	(4,402		)
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(223		)	(180		)
Amortization of intangible assets	(1,274		)	(2,154		)
Other	(2,752		)	(2,256		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(6,888		)	(8,992		)
Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance	14,557			8,454
Less: Valuation allowance	(6,678		)	(5,716		)
Net deferred tax assets	$	7,879		$	2,738

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014			2013
Tax provision at statutory U.S. rate	$	12,232		$	13,753		$	9,872
Increase (decrease) in tax provision resulting from:
State and local taxes, net	(554		)	(580		)	(397		)
Foreign tax rate differential	(5,762		)	(7,150		)	(3,804		)
Nondeductible items	874			1,093			989
Federal research and development credits	(678		)	(842		)	(1,149		)
Change in deductibility of social insurance	649			688			214
Valuation allowance	621			661			520
Foreign permanent benefit	(675		)	—			—
Other	95			294			(172		)
Tax provision	$	6,802		$	7,917		$	6,073

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward

were as follows:



	Year ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014			2013
Balance at beginning of period	$	3,486		$	3,490		$	5,006
Additions as a result of tax provisions taken during the current year	463			213			357
Subtractions as a result of tax provisions taken during the prior year	(161		)	(150		)	(126		)
Foreign currency translation	(79		)	(8		)	45
Lapse in statute of limitations	(241		)	(59		)	(63		)
Settlements	—			—			(1,729		)
Other	1			$	—		$	—
Balance at end of period	$	3,469		$	3,486		$	3,490

Accrued Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Components of Accrued Compensation

The components of accrued compensation were as follows:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014
Accrued social insurance⁽¹⁾	$	18,923	$	19,941
Accrued salary/wages	7,549		6,114
Accrued vacation/holiday	2,227		2,222
Accrued bonus⁽²⁾	5,914		8,492
Accrued commission	1,084		1,797
Accrued medical insurance claims	218		236
Other accrued compensation	1,537		1,854
Total accrued compensation	$	37,452	$	40,656

⁽¹⁾

⁽²⁾

The components of other accrued expenses were as follows:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014
Advertising and marketing	$	191	$	174
Deferred revenue	1,434		648
Duties	1,318		947
Freight and handling fees	1,942		1,522
Product development	630		751
Product warranty claim costs	35		353
Professional fees	1,714		1,493
Property, plant and equipment	551		141
Sales taxes and VAT	3,170		2,057
Third-party commissions	585		553
Tooling ⁽¹⁾	1,173		1,089
Unrealized loss on foreign currency exchange futures contracts	1,164		113
URC court order (Notes 3 and 13)	4,629		—
Utilities	278		275
Other	2,652		3,242
Total other accrued expenses	$	21,466	$	13,358


⁽¹⁾	The tooling accrual balance relates to unearned revenue for tooling that will be sold to customers.

Other Accrued Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Components of Other Accrued Expenses

The components of accrued compensation were as follows:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014
Accrued social insurance⁽¹⁾	$	18,923	$	19,941
Accrued salary/wages	7,549		6,114
Accrued vacation/holiday	2,227		2,222
Accrued bonus⁽²⁾	5,914		8,492
Accrued commission	1,084		1,797
Accrued medical insurance claims	218		236
Other accrued compensation	1,537		1,854
Total accrued compensation	$	37,452	$	40,656

⁽¹⁾

⁽²⁾

The components of other accrued expenses were as follows:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014
Advertising and marketing	$	191	$	174
Deferred revenue	1,434		648
Duties	1,318		947
Freight and handling fees	1,942		1,522
Product development	630		751
Product warranty claim costs	35		353
Professional fees	1,714		1,493
Property, plant and equipment	551		141
Sales taxes and VAT	3,170		2,057
Third-party commissions	585		553
Tooling ⁽¹⁾	1,173		1,089
Unrealized loss on foreign currency exchange futures contracts	1,164		113
URC court order (Notes 3 and 13)	4,629		—
Utilities	278		275
Other	2,652		3,242
Total other accrued expenses	$	21,466	$	13,358


⁽¹⁾	The tooling accrual balance relates to unearned revenue for tooling that will be sold to customers.

Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases

Estimated future minimum non-cancelable operating lease payments at December 31, 2015 were as follows:



(In thousands)	Amount
2016	$	3,183
2017	2,767
2018	2,164
2019	1,281
2020	1,198
Thereafter	2,389
Total operating lease commitments	$	12,982

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes in Reserve for Product Warranty Claim Costs

Changes in the liability for product warranty claim costs were as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014			2013
Balance at beginning of period	$	353		$	41		$	404
Accruals for warranties issued during the period	23			1,178			416
Settlements (in cash or in kind) during the period	(341		)	(866		)	(779		)
Balance at end of period	$	35		$	353		$	41

Treasury Stock (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Equity [Abstract]

Treasury Stock

Repurchased shares of our common stock were as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014		2013
Shares repurchased	1,817		384		153
Cost of shares repurchased	$	89,395	$	16,168	$	3,607

Business Segment and Foreign Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Sales to External Customers by Geographic Area

Our net sales to external customers by geographic area were as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014		2013
United States	$	287,678	$	201,579	$	195,308
Asia (excluding PRC)	109,960		129,614		107,886
People’s Republic of China	74,475		98,057		89,918
Europe	65,579		70,663		72,852
Latin America	38,985		38,912		35,179
Other	26,156		23,504		28,211
Total net sales	$	602,833	$	562,329	$	529,354

Schedule of Long-lived Assets

Long-lived tangible assets by geographic area were as follows:



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014
United States	$	7,015	$	5,716
People's Republic of China	83,794		70,619
All other countries	4,571		5,271
Total long-lived tangible assets	$	95,380	$	81,606

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Stock-based Compensation Expense

Stock-based compensation expense by income statement caption and the related income tax benefit were as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014		2013
Cost of sales	$	39	$	16	$	1
Research and development	428		323		226
Selling, general and administrative:
Employees	5,946		4,927		4,494
Outside directors	1,500		1,178		621
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	7,913	$	6,444	$	5,342

Income tax benefit	$	2,366	$	1,897	$	1,575

Schedule of Black Scholes Assumptions

The assumptions we utilized in the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the resulting weighted average fair value of stock option grants were the following:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2015			2014			2013
Weighted average fair value of grants	$	24.47		$	13.64		$	9.26
Risk-free interest rate	1.39		%	1.29		%	0.95		%
Expected volatility	43.36		%	44.84		%	53.39		%
Expected life in years	4.57			4.56			5.20

Schedule of Stock Option Activity

Stock option activity was as follows:



	2015							2014							2013
	Number of Options (in 000's)		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Terms (in years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in 000's)		Number of Options (in 000's)		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Terms (in years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in 000's)		Number of Options (in 000's)		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Terms (in years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in 000's)
Outstanding at beginning of the year	650		$	25.56				924		$	22.04				1,412		$	20.56
Granted	77		64.81					133		35.28					201		19.68
Exercised	(71	)	23.97			$	2,193	(391	)	20.76			$	10,651	(679	)	18.22			$	8,355
Forfeited/canceled/expired	(8	)	20.64					(16	)	20.77					(10	)	24.75
Outstanding at end of the year ⁽¹⁾	648		$	30.50	4.85	$	14,556	650		$	25.56	5.59	$	25,653	924		$	22.04	6.09	$	14,854
Vested and expected to vest at the end of the year ⁽¹⁾	648		$	30.50	4.85	$	14,551	649		$	25.57	5.58	$	25,618	921		$	22.05	6.08	$	14,791
Exercisable at the end of the year ⁽¹⁾	493		$	25.03	4.51	$	12,979	421		$	23.84	4.87	$	17,345	671		$	22.62	5.14	$	10,388

⁽¹⁾

Schedule of Exercise Price Range

Significant option groups outstanding at December 31, 2015 and the related weighted average exercise price and life information were as follows:



	Options Outstanding				Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices	Number Outstanding (in 000’s)	Weighted-Average Remaining Years of Contractual Life	Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Number Exercisable (in 000’s)	Weighted-Average Exercise Price
$17.60 to $21.95	279	5.32	$	20.23	257	$	20.26
24.91 to 29.25	163	3.26	27.99		163	27.99
35.28 to 35.35	128	5.05	35.28		73	35.28
51.38 to 65.54	78	6.17	64.81		—	—
	648	4.85	$	30.50	493	$	25.03

Schedule of Non-vested Restricted Stock Awards Activity

Non-vested restricted stock award activity was as follows:



	2015			2014			2013
	Shares Granted (in 000’s)		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value	Shares Granted (in 000’s)		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value	Shares Granted (in 000’s)		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested at beginning of the year	266		39.28	285		24.64	270		$	18.72
Granted	138		53.64	155		51.29	196		28.86
Vested	(178	)	35.09	(171	)	25.78	(178	)	20.44
Forfeited	(1	)	63.19	(3	)	37.78	(3	)	15.49
Non-vested at end of the year	225		51.31	266		39.28	285		24.64

Schedule of Information Regarding Stock Incentive Plans

Detailed information regarding our active Stock Incentive Plans was as follows at December 31, 2015:



Name	Approval Date	Initial Shares Available for Grant Under the Plan	Remaining Shares Available for Grant Under the Plan	Outstanding Shares Granted Under the Plan
1998 Stock Incentive Plan	5/27/1998	630,000	—	3,400
1999A Stock Incentive Plan	10/7/1999	1,000,000	—	20,500
2002 Stock Incentive Plan	2/5/2002	1,000,000	—	480
2003 Stock Incentive Plan	6/18/2003	1,000,000	—	63,241
2006 Stock Incentive Plan	6/13/2006	1,000,000	—	196,357
2010 Stock Incentive Plan	6/15/2010	1,000,000	13,219	379,673
2014 Stock Incentive Plan	6/12/2014	1,100,000	821,820	209,180
			835,039	872,831

Other Income (Expense), Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Other Income (Expense), Net

Other income (expense), net consisted of the following:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014			2013
Net gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange contracts⁽¹⁾	$	294		$	(491	)	$	888
Net gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange transactions	(522		)	(363		)	(4,155		)
Other income	221			14			98
Other income (expense), net	$	(7	)	$	(840	)	$	(3,169	)


⁽¹⁾	This represents the gains and (losses) incurred on foreign currency hedging derivatives (see Note 19 for further details).

Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share was calculated as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands, except per-share amounts)	2015		2014		2013
BASIC
Net income attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	$	29,174	$	32,534	$	22,963
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	15,248		15,781		15,248
Basic earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	$	1.91	$	2.06	$	1.51
DILUTED
Net income attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	$	29,174	$	32,534	$	22,963
Weighted-average common shares outstanding for basic	15,248		15,781		15,248
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock	294		371		353
Weighted-average common shares outstanding on a diluted basis	15,542		16,152		15,601
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	$	1.88	$	2.01	$	1.47

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share

The number of stock options and shares of restricted stock excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per common share were as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015	2014	2013
Stock options	66	52	366
Restricted stock awards	28	10	18

Derivatives (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Derivatives at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table sets forth the fair value of derivatives:



	December 31, 2015										December 31, 2014
	Fair Value Measurement Using							Total			Fair Value Measurement Using						Total
(In thousands)	(Level 1)		(Level 2)			(Level 3)		Balance			(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Balance
Foreign currency exchange futures contracts	$	—	$	(1,146	)	$	—	$	(1,146	)	$	—	$	810	$	—	$	810

Schedule of Futures Contracts

Details of foreign currency exchange contracts held were as follows:



Date Held	Type	Position Held	Notional Value (in millions)		Forward Rate	Unrealized Gain/(Loss) Recorded at Balance Sheet Date (in thousands)⁽¹⁾			Settlement Date
December 31, 2015	USD/Euro	USD	$	7.0	1.0864	$	(7	)	January 22, 2016
December 31, 2015	USD/Chinese Yuan Renminbi	Chinese Yuan Renminbi	$	22.5	6.2565	$	(1,100	)	January 15, 2016
December 31, 2015	USD/Brazilian Real	Brazilian Real	$	1.0	3.7461	$	(57	)	January 15, 2016
December 31, 2015	USD/Brazilian Real	USD	$	3.0	3.9503	$	18		January 15, 2016

December 31, 2014	USD/Euro	USD	$	5.0	1.2450	$	140		January 23, 2015
December 31, 2014	USD/Chinese Yuan Renminbi	Chinese Yuan Renminbi	$	20.0	6.2757	$	174		January 16, 2015
December 31, 2014	USD/Brazilian Real	USD	$	5.0	2.3401	$	609		January 16, 2015
December 31, 2014	USD/Brazilian Real	Brazilian Real	$	2.5	2.5442	$	(113	)	January 16, 2015


⁽¹⁾	Gains on futures contracts are recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets. Losses on futures contracts are recorded in other accrued expenses.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of pertinent information about a derivative or group of derivatives on a disaggregated basis, such as for individual instruments, or small groups of similar instruments. May include a combination of the type of instrument, risks being hedged, notional amount, hedge designation, related hedged item, inception date, maturity date, or other relevant item.

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Business Combination (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Purchase Price Allocation

Management's purchase price allocation was the following:



(in thousands)	Estimated Lives	Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents		$	685
Accounts receivable		374
Inventories		1,412
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		253
Property, plant and equipment	1-4 years	16
Non-interest bearing liabilities		(1,557		)
Net tangible assets acquired		1,183
Trade name	7 years	400
Developed technology	4-14 years	9,080
Customer relationships	5 years	1,300
Goodwill		12,564
Total purchase price		24,527
Noncontrolling interest		(378		)
Net purchase price		24,149
Less: Contingent consideration		(11,200		)
Cash paid		$	12,949

Business Combination, Pro Forma Results



	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands, except per-share amounts)	2015		2014
Net sales	$	606,872	$	569,804
Net income	28,947		31,861
Net income attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	28,886		31,456
Basic earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	1.89		1.99
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	1.86		1.95

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Summarized Quarterly Financial Data

Summarized quarterly financial data is as follows:



	2015
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	March 31,		June 30,		September 30,		December 31,
Net sales	$	132,705	$	147,551	$	160,467	$	162,110
Gross profit	37,409		40,280		42,809		46,251
Operating income	6,103		10,400		9,033		10,383
Net income	5,189		8,375		6,274		9,335
Net income attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	5,189		8,375		6,271		9,339

Earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics Inc. ⁽¹⁾:
Basic	$	0.33	$	0.53	$	0.42	$	0.65
Diluted	$	0.32	$	0.52	$	0.41	$	0.64



	2014
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	March 31,		June 30,		September 30,		December 31,
Net sales	$	129,845	$	146,315	$	147,780	$	138,389
Gross profit	36,546		43,558		45,115		41,681
Operating income	5,990		11,674		13,785		9,831
Net income	4,273		8,488		10,871		8,902
Net income attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	4,273		8,488		10,871		8,902

Earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.⁽¹⁾:
Basic	$	0.27	$	0.54	$	0.69	$	0.56
Diluted	$	0.26	$	0.53	$	0.68	$	0.55


⁽¹⁾	The earnings per common share calculations for each of the quarters were based upon the weighted average number of shares and share equivalents outstanding during each period, and the sum of the quarters may not be equal to the full year earnings per share amounts.

Subsequent Event (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Schedule of purchase level and number of warrants that will vest



	Incremental Warrants That Will Vest
Aggregate Level of Purchases by Comcast and Affiliates	January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2017	January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2019	January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2021
$260 million	100,000	100,000	75,000
$300 million	75,000	75,000	75,000
$340 million	75,000	75,000	75,000
Maximum Potential Warrants Earned by Comcast	250,000	250,000	225,000

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of warrants or rights issued. Warrants and rights outstanding are derivative securities that give the holder the right to purchase securities (usually equity) from the issuer at a specific price within a certain time frame. Warrants are often included in a new debt issue to entice investors by a higher return potential. The main difference between warrants and call options is that warrants are issued and guaranteed by the company, whereas options are exchange instruments and are not issued by the company. Also, the lifetime of a warrant is often measured in years, while the lifetime of a typical option is measured in months. Disclose the title of issue of securities called for by warrants and rights outstanding, the aggregate amount of securities called for by warrants and rights outstanding, the date from which the warrants or rights are exercisable, and the price at which the warrant or right is exercisable.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Advertising costs	$ 1.1	$ 1.2	$ 1.2
Other shipping and handling costs	$ 12.7	$ 11.3	$ 11.3
Maximum Remaining Maturity of Foreign Currency Derivatives	9 months

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Stock-based Compensation (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	1 year
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	4 years

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Individual assets excluding computer equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Capitalization threshold, minimum useful life	1 year
Capitalization threshold, minimum cost	$ 5,000
Assets purchased in bulk
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Capitalization threshold, minimum cost	$ 5,000
Buildings \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	25 years
Buildings \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	33 years
Tooling and equipment \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	2 years
Tooling and equipment \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	7 years
Computer equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Capitalization threshold, minimum useful life	1 year
Capitalization threshold, minimum cost	$ 1,000
Computer equipment \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	3 years
Computer equipment \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	5 years
Software \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	3 years
Software \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	7 years
Furniture and fixtures \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	5 years
Furniture and fixtures \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	8 years
Leasehold and building improvements \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	2 years
Leasehold and building improvements \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	10 years

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Intangible Assets (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible asset, estimated period of benefit	1 year
Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible asset, estimated period of benefit	15 years
Capitalized software development \| Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible asset, estimated period of benefit	2 years

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash Cash and Cash Equivalents - Geographic Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 04, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Total cash and cash equivalents	$ 52,966		$ 112,521	$ 76,174	$ 44,593
United States [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Total cash and cash equivalents	8,458		43,546
CHINA
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Total cash and cash equivalents	28,681		45,283
Asia, Excluding The People's Republic of China [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Total cash and cash equivalents	5,346		5,516
Europe [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Total cash and cash equivalents	8,093		12,912
South America [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Total cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,388		$ 5,264
Surety Bond [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Restricted Cash		$ 4,600

Accounts Receivable, Net and Revenue Concentrations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current [Abstract]
Trade receivables, gross	$ 119,090	$ 91,605
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(822)	(616)	$ (478)	$ (322)
Allowance for sales returns	(507)	(617)
Net trade receivables	117,761	90,372
Other	4,040	7,617
Accounts receivable, net	$ 121,801	$ 97,989

Accounts Receivable, Net and Revenue Concentrations - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Balance at beginning of period	$ 616	$ 478	$ 322
Additions to costs and expenses	299	249	190
(Write-offs)/FX effects	(93)	(111)	(34)
Balance at end of period	$ 822	$ 616	$ 478

Accounts Receivable, Net and Revenue Concentrations - Sales Returns (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Receivables [Abstract]
Allowance for sales return	$ 0.3	$ 0.4

Accounts Receivable, Net and Revenue Concentrations - Revenue by Significant Customer (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Sep. 30, 2015

Jun. 30, 2015

Mar. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]

Revenue, Net

$ 162,110

$ 160,467

$ 147,551

$ 132,705

$ 138,389

$ 147,780

$ 146,315

$ 129,845

$ 602,833

$ 562,329

$ 529,354

Accounts Receivable, net

117,761

$ 90,372

117,761

90,372

Revenue net [Member] | Comcast Corporation [Member]

Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]

Revenue, Net

$ 129,475

$ 0

^[1]

$ 0

^[1]

Concentration risk

21.50%

0.00%

^[1]

0.00%

^[1]

Revenue net [Member] | DIRECTV [Member]

Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]

Revenue, Net

$ 74,857

$ 58,622

$ 82,679

Concentration risk

12.40%

10.40%

15.60%

Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] | Comcast Corporation [Member]

Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]

Accounts Receivable, net

$ 29,400

Concentration risk

24.10%

[1]	Net sales to this customer did not total more than 10% of our total net sales in the prior period.

Inventories, Net and Significant Suppliers - Inventories, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Raw materials	$ 29,290	$ 24,763
Components	12,228	16,170
Work in process	5,671	2,622
Finished goods	78,222	56,458
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory	(3,045)	(2,539)	$ (2,714)	$ (2,024)
Inventories, net	$ 122,366	$ 97,474

Inventories, Net and Significant Suppliers - Inventory Reserves (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Schedule of Reserve for Excess and Obsolete Inventory

Balance at beginning of period

$ 2,539

$ 2,714

$ 2,024

Additions charged to costs and expenses

^[1]

3,070

3,181

3,387

Sell through

^[2]

(1,108)

(869)

(365)

Write-offs/FX effects

(1,456)

(2,487)

(2,332)

Balance at end of period

3,045

2,539

2,714

Inventory scrapped during production

$ 300

[1]	The additions charged to costs and expenses do not include inventory directly written-off that was scrapped during production totaling $0.3 million, $0.3 million, and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively. These amounts are production waste and are not included in management’s reserve for excess and obsolete inventory.
[2]	These amounts represent the reversal of reserves associated with inventory items that were sold during the period.

Inventories, Net and Significant Suppliers - Significant Suppliers (Details) - Maxim [Member] - Cost of goods, Total [Member] $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Inventory Purchases	$ 31.2
Supplier Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk	10.70%

Inventories, Net and Significant Suppliers - Related Party Supplier (Details) - Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] - Affiliated Entity [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Cost of Goods, Total [Member]
Related Party Transactions [Line Items]
Inventory purchases form related party	$ 8,550	$ 9,188	$ 9,846
Concentration risk	2.50%	3.20%	3.50%
Accounts Payable [Member]
Related Party Transactions [Line Items]
Accounts payable, related parties	$ 2,361	$ 2,378
Concentration risk	2.50%	3.40%

Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 175,908	$ 163,674
Accumulated depreciation	(96,365)	(90,048)
Property, plant and equipment, net, excluding contruction in progress	79,543	73,626
Construction in progress	10,472	2,509
Total property, plant, and equipment, net	90,015	76,135
Depreciation expense	15,600	14,100	$ 14,200
Buildings
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	50,044	51,046
Construction in progress	105	146
Machinery and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	60,078	52,449
Construction in progress	6,620	1,045
Tooling
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	26,231	22,558
Construction in progress	1,265	284
Leasehold and building improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	19,926	18,344
Construction in progress	244	370
Software
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	11,067	10,957
Construction in progress	1,888	335
Furniture and fixtures
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	4,005	3,899
Computer equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	4,557	4,421
Other
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Construction in progress	350	329
People's Republic of China [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property, plant, and equipment, net	$ 79,400	$ 66,000

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net - Goodwill (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Schedule of Goodwill

Goodwill beginning balance

$ 30,739

$ 31,000

FX effects

(187)

(261)

Goodwill, Acquired During Period

^[1]

12,564

Goodwill closing balance

$ 43,116

$ 30,739

[1]	During 2015, we recognized $12.6 million of goodwill related to the Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. acquisition. Please refer to Note 21 for further information about this acquisition.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net - Finite-Lived Intangibles (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Gross

$ 54,607

$ 42,643

Accumulated Amortization

(21,681)

(18,029)

Intangible assets, net

32,926

24,614

Finite-lived intangible assets, fully amortized, gross

9,000

7,900

Amortization expense

$ 4,842

4,162

$ 4,127

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

5 years 6 months

Minimum [Member]

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Intangible asset, estimated period of benefit

1 year

Maximum [Member]

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Intangible asset, estimated period of benefit

15 years

Cost of sales

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Amortization expense

$ 123

153

213

Selling, general and administrative

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Amortization expense

4,719

4,009

$ 3,914

Distribution rights

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Gross

^[1]

312

347

Accumulated Amortization

^[1]

(96)

(76)

Intangible assets, net

^[1]

$ 216

271

Intangible asset, estimated period of benefit

10 years

Patents

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Gross

^[1]

$ 11,425

10,107

Accumulated Amortization

^[1]

(4,737)

(4,736)

Intangible assets, net

^[1]

$ 6,688

5,371

Intangible asset, estimated period of benefit

10 years

Trademark and trade names

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Gross

^[1]

$ 2,401

2,001

Accumulated Amortization

^[1]

(1,053)

(834)

Intangible assets, net

^[1]

$ 1,348

1,167

Intangible asset, estimated period of benefit

10 years

Developed and core technology

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Gross

^[1]

$ 12,587

3,506

Accumulated Amortization

^[1]

(2,144)

(1,373)

Intangible assets, net

^[1]

$ 10,443

2,133

Developed and core technology | Minimum [Member]

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Intangible asset, estimated period of benefit

5 years

Developed and core technology | Maximum [Member]

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Intangible asset, estimated period of benefit

15 years

Capitalized software development costs

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Gross

^[1]

$ 167

276

Accumulated Amortization

^[1]

(97)

(85)

Intangible assets, net

^[1]

$ 70

191

Intangible asset, estimated period of benefit

2 years

Customer relationships

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Gross

^[1]

$ 27,715

26,406

Accumulated Amortization

^[1]

(13,554)

(10,925)

Intangible assets, net

^[1]

$ 14,161

$ 15,481

Customer relationships | Minimum [Member]

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Intangible asset, estimated period of benefit

10 years

Customer relationships | Maximum [Member]

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Intangible asset, estimated period of benefit

15 years

Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. [Member] | Trade Names [Member]

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Intangible asset, estimated period of benefit

7 years

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles

$ 400

Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. [Member] | Developed and core technology

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles

$ 9,100

$ 9,080

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

5 years

Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. [Member] | Developed and core technology | Minimum [Member]

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Intangible asset, estimated period of benefit

4 years

Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. [Member] | Developed and core technology | Maximum [Member]

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Intangible asset, estimated period of benefit

14 years

Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. [Member] | Customer relationships

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Intangible asset, estimated period of benefit

5 years

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles

$ 1,300

[1]	This table excludes the gross value of fully amortized intangible assets totaling $9.0 million and $7.9 million on December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net - Future Amortization Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Estimated Future Amortization expense
2016	$ 6,276
2017	6,204
2018	6,176
2019	6,170
2020	5,394
Thereafter	2,706
Intangible assets, net	$ 32,926	$ 24,614
Remaining weighted average amortization period	5 years 6 months

Line of Credit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
Line of Credit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 09, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 15, 2016	Feb. 03, 2016	Nov. 10, 2015	Sep. 03, 2015
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit, Current		$ 50,000	$ 0
Total interest expense on borrowings		300	$ 23	$ 200
Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 55,000						$ 85,000	$ 65,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| US Bank [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.25%
Line of Credit [Member] \| US Bank [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
Line of Credit [Member] \| US Bank [Member] \| Base rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.00%
Line of Credit [Member] \| US Bank [Member] \| Base rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Line of Credit [Member] \| US Bank [Member] \| Enson [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Subsidiary ownership percentage securing facility	65.00%
Letter of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Letter of credit outstanding amount		$ 13
Subsequent event \| Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 85,000	$ 105,000

Income Taxes - Pre-tax Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Domestic operations	$ (6,857)	$ (2,793)	$ 2,425
Foreign operations	42,832	43,244	26,611
Income before provision for income taxes	$ 35,975	$ 40,451	$ 29,036

Income Taxes - Provision (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes - Provision (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current tax expense:
U.S. federal	$ 2,726	$ 47	$ 971
State and local	189	49	254
Foreign	9,028	8,127	6,426
Total current	11,943	8,223	7,651
Deferred tax (benefit) expense:
U.S. federal	(4,588)	(687)	(101)
State and local	(87)	74	(67)
Foreign	(466)	307	(1,410)
Total deferred	(5,141)	(306)	(1,578)
Total provision for income taxes	$ 6,802	$ 7,917	$ 6,073

Income Taxes - Net Deferred Tax Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Deferred tax assets:
Inventory reserves	$ 1,228	$ 904
Capitalized research costs	52	79
Capitalized inventory costs	926	684
Net operating losses	582	1,151
Acquired intangible assets	148	143
Accrued liabilities	5,194	4,168
Income tax credits	11,251	8,568
Stock-based compensation	2,064	1,749
Total deferred tax assets	21,445	17,446
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation	(2,639)	(4,402)
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(223)	(180)
Amortization of intangible assets	(1,274)	(2,154)
Other	(2,752)	(2,256)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(6,888)	(8,992)
Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance	14,557	8,454
Less: Valuation allowance	(6,678)	(5,716)
Net deferred tax assets	$ 7,879	$ 2,738

Income Taxes - Income Tax Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Income Tax Reconciliation [Abstract]
Tax provision at statutory U.S. rate	$ 12,232	$ 13,753	$ 9,872
Increase (decrease) in tax provision resulting from:
State and local taxes, net	(554)	(580)	(397)
Foreign tax rate differential	(5,762)	(7,150)	(3,804)
Nondeductible items	874	1,093	989
Federal research and development credits	(678)	(842)	(1,149)
Change in deductibility of social insurance	649	688	214
Valuation allowance	621	661	520
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Settlement, Foreign, Amount	(675)	0	0
Other	95	294	(172)
Total provision for income taxes	$ 6,802	$ 7,917	$ 6,073

Income Taxes - Tax Credit Carryforward (Details) - Research & Experimentation $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Foreign
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforwards	$ 2.1
Federal
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforwards	2.3
State
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforwards	$ 6.7

Income Taxes - Net Operating Loss Carryforwards (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Net Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Unrealized gross deferred tax assets attributable to excess tax benefits associated with stock-based compensation	$ 2,200
Federal
Net Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating losses	1,200
State
Net Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating losses	2,900
Foreign
Net Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating losses	35
SimpleDevices \| Federal
Net Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating losses	1,200
Operating losses annual limitation	600
SimpleDevices \| State
Net Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating losses	$ 2,900

Income Taxes - Other Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes - Other Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax benefit from the exercises of non-qualified stock options and vesting of restricted stock under our stock-based incentive plans	$ 3,100,000		$ 900,000
Provision for undistributed earnings of our foreign subsidiaries	$ 0
State Administration of Taxation, China [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Period of recognition for deductible expenses or deferred tax assets	5 years
Increase in income tax expense due to write-off of deferred tax assets for social insurance and housing funds	$ 600,000	$ 700,000	$ 200,000

Income Taxes - Valuation Allowance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance	$ 6,678	$ 5,716
Increase in valuation allowance	$ 1,000	$ 900

Income Taxes - Uncertain Tax Positions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Unrecognized tax benefits including interest and penalties	$ 3,700	$ 3,600
Interest and penalties	200	200	$ 100
Schedule reconciliation of gross unrecognized tax benefits
Beginning balance	3,486	3,490	5,006
Additions as a result of tax provisions taken during the current year	463	213	357
Subtractions as a result of tax provisions taken during the prior year	(161)	(150)	(126)
Foreign currency translation	(79)	(8)	(45)
Lapse in statute of limitations	(241)	(59)	(63)
Settlements	0	0	(1,729)
Other	1	0	0
Ending balance	3,469	3,486	3,490
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	3,300	$ 3,200	$ 3,200
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits is reasonably possible in next 12 months	$ 100

Accrued Compensation (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Components of Accrued Compensation

Accrued social insurance

^[1]

$ 18,923

$ 19,941

Accrued salary/wages

7,549

6,114

Accrued vacation/holiday

2,227

2,222

Accrued bonus

^[2]

5,914

8,492

Accrued commission

1,084

1,797

Accrued medical insurance claims

218

236

Other accrued compensation

1,537

1,854

Total accrued compensation

37,452

40,656

Accrued salaries - 13th month salaries

$ 700

$ 600

[1]

[2]

Accrued bonus includes an accrual for an extra month of salary ("13th month salary") to be paid to employees in certain geographies where it is the customary business practice. This 13th month salary is paid to these employees if they remain employed with us through December 31st. The total accrued for the 13th month salary was $0.7 million and $0.6 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Other Accrued Expenses (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Advertising and marketing

$ 191

$ 174

Deferred revenue

1,434

648

Duties

1,318

947

Freight and handling fees

1,942

1,522

Product development

630

751

Product warranty claim costs

353

$ 41

$ 404

Professional fees

1,714

1,493

Property, Plant and Equipment, Current

551

141

Sales taxes and VAT

3,170

2,057

Third-party commissions

585

553

Tooling

^[1]

1,173

1,089

Unrealized loss on foreign currency exchange futures contracts

1,164

113

URC Court Order, Current

4,629

Utilities

278

275

Other

2,652

3,242

Total other accrued expenses

21,466

13,358

JAP Techno Solutions | Related Party Fees Paid

Fees paid to related party

$ 77

$ 39

[1]	The tooling accrual balance relates to unearned revenue for tooling that will be sold to customers.

Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Leases [Abstract]
Rent expense	$ 3,600	$ 3,700	$ 3,500
Liability related to rent escalations	1,100	$ 1,100
Allowance for moving expenses and tenant improvements	1,500
Future minimum non-cancelable operating lease payments
2016	3,183
2017	2,767
2018	2,164
2019	1,281
2020	1,198
Thereafter	2,389
Total operating lease commitments	$ 12,982
Property subject to rent escalations \| Minimum [Member]
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Term of lease	48 months
Property subject to rent escalations \| Maximum [Member]
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Term of lease	125 months
Corporate headquarters
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Term of lease	125 months

Leases - Prepaid Leases (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Leases - Prepaid Leases (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) factory	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Net book value of asset	$ 90,015	$ 76,135
People's Republic of China [Member]
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Number of factories \| factory	2
Guangzhou
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Net book value of prepaid lease	$ 1,200
Prepaid lease assets, remaining amortization period	15 years
Guangzhou \| Buildings on Prepaid Land
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Net book value of asset	$ 12,400
Asset, remaining depreciable period	16 years
Yangzhou
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Net book value of prepaid lease	$ 2,700
Prepaid lease assets, remaining amortization period	43 years
Yangzhou \| Buildings on Prepaid Land
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Net book value of asset	$ 22,300
Asset, remaining depreciable period	24 years

Commitments and Contingencies - Fair Price Provisions (Details)	Dec. 31, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Percentage of voting stock required for approval	66.66%

Commitments and Contingencies - Warranty (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Changes in the liability for product warranty claim costs
Balance at beginning of period	$ 353	$ 41	$ 404
Accruals for warranties issued during the period	23	1,178	416
Settlements (in cash or in kind) during the period	(341)	(866)	(779)
Balance at end of period	$ 35	$ 353	$ 41

Commitments and Contingencies - Gain and Loss Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands					1 Months Ended
	Sep. 04, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 10, 2015 subsidiary patent customer	Jun. 28, 2013 patent	Mar. 02, 2012 patent	Jan. 31, 2016 claim patent	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Contingencies [Line Items]
URC Court Order, Current \| $						$ 4,629	$ 0
Patent Lawsuit Against Universal Remote Control [Member]
Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement, Amount \| $	$ 4,600
Patent Lawsuit Against Universal Remote Control [Member] \| Pending Litigation [Member]
Contingencies [Line Items]
Gain contingency, patents allegedly infringed upon, number			10	4
Patent Lawsuit Against Universal Remote Control [Member] \| All Claims Denied for Review by USPTO [Member] \| Subsequent event
Contingencies [Line Items]
Gain Contingency, Patents Found Infringed upon, Number \| claim					4
Patent Lawsuit Against Universal Remote Control [Member] \| All Claims Accepted for Review by USPTO [Member] \| Subsequent event
Contingencies [Line Items]
Gain contingency, patents allegedly infringed upon, number					6
Patent Lawsuit Against UEBV and Telenet [Member] \| Pending Litigation [Member]
Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Number of Subsidiaries Named in Lawsuit \| subsidiary		1
Loss Contingency, Number of Customers Named in Lawsuit \| customer		1
Surety Bond [Member]
Contingencies [Line Items]
Restricted Cash \| $	$ 4,600
Design Patents [Member] \| Patent Lawsuit Against UEBV and Telenet [Member] \| Pending Litigation [Member]
Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, patents allegedly infringed, number		2
Utility Patent [Member] \| Patent Lawsuit Against UEBV and Telenet [Member] \| Pending Litigation [Member]
Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, patents allegedly infringed, number		1

Commitments and Contingencies - Defined Benefit Plan (Details) - India subsidiary	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of employees eligible for benefits	45.00%
Minimum service period of employees to be eligible under plan	5 years
Number of days salary payable under termination, resignation, or retirement	15 days

Treasury Stock (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Treasury Stock (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 10, 2016
Equity [Abstract]
Shares available for repurchase (in shares)	300,000
Shares repurchased (in shares)	1,817,000	384,000	153,000
Cost of shares repurchased	$ 89,395	$ 16,168	$ 3,607
Treasury stock reissued (in shares)		15,000	30,000
Subsequent event
Class of stock [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, additional number of shares authorized				100,000
Stock repurchase program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased				400,000

Business Segment and Foreign Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Revenues from Geographical Segments [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 162,110	$ 160,467	$ 147,551	$ 132,705	$ 138,389	$ 147,780	$ 146,315	$ 129,845	$ 602,833	$ 562,329	$ 529,354
United States [Member]
Schedule of Revenues from Geographical Segments [Line Items]
Net sales									287,678	201,579	195,308
Asia (excluding PRC) [Member]
Schedule of Revenues from Geographical Segments [Line Items]
Net sales									109,960	129,614	107,886
People's Republic of China [Member]
Schedule of Revenues from Geographical Segments [Line Items]
Net sales									74,475	98,057	89,918
Europe [Member]
Schedule of Revenues from Geographical Segments [Line Items]
Net sales									65,579	70,663	72,852
Latin America [Member]
Schedule of Revenues from Geographical Segments [Line Items]
Net sales									38,985	38,912	35,179
All Other Countries [Member]
Schedule of Revenues from Geographical Segments [Line Items]
Net sales									$ 26,156	$ 23,504	$ 28,211

Business Segment and Foreign Operations - Long-lived Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-lived tangible assets	$ 95,380	$ 81,606
United States [Member]
Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-lived tangible assets	7,015	5,716
People's Republic of China [Member]
Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-lived tangible assets	83,794	70,619
All Other Countries [Member]
Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-lived tangible assets	$ 4,571	$ 5,271

Stock-Based Compensation - Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	$ 7,913	$ 6,444	$ 5,342
Income tax benefit	2,366	1,897	1,575
Cost of sales
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	39	16	1
Research and development
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	428	323	226
Employees \| Selling, general and administrative
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	5,946	4,927	4,494
Outside directors \| Selling, general and administrative
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	$ 1,500	$ 1,178	$ 621

Stock-Based Compensation - Valuation Assumptions (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Weighted average fair value of grants	$ 24.47	$ 13.64	$ 9.26
Risk-free interest rate	1.39%	1.29%	0.95%
Expected volatility	43.36%	44.84%	53.39%
Expected life in years	4 years 6 months 25 days	4 years 6 months 21 days	5 years 2 months 12 days

Stock-Based Compensation - Stock Options and Restricted Stock Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Feb. 10, 2016	Jan. 01, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Proceeds from stock options exercised			$ 1,712	$ 8,122	$ 12,371
Tax benefit from stock options exercised			$ 500	$ 3,100	$ 2,300
Options granted (in shares)			77,000	133,000	201,000
Restricted stock granted (in shares)			138,000	155,000	196,000
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			1 year
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			4 years
Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Modification expense			$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense			$ 2,100
Unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense, period for recognition			1 year 9 months 18 days
Stock options \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			3 years
Stock options \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			4 years
Non-vested restricted stock award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense			$ 10,700
Unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense, period for recognition			2 years 1 month 6 days
Non-vested restricted stock award \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			1 year
Non-vested restricted stock award \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			3 years
Subsequent event \| Certain Executive Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted (in shares)		93,135
Subsequent event \| Non-executives [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted (in shares)	150,000
Subsequent event \| Stock options \| Certain Executive Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		3 years
Options grant date fair value		$ 1,800
Subsequent event \| Stock options \| Certain Executive Employees \| Percent Vesting on January 1, 2017 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights percentage		33.33%
Subsequent event \| Stock options \| Certain Executive Employees \| Quarterly Vesting
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights percentage		8.33%
Subsequent event \| Stock options \| Non-executives [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Options grant date fair value	$ 2,600
Subsequent event \| Stock options \| Non-executives [Member] \| Percent Vesting on February 10, 2017 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights percentage	33.33%
Subsequent event \| Non-vested restricted stock award \| Certain Executive Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		3 years
Restricted stock granted (in shares)		34,060
Restricted stock, grant date fair value (in dollars per share)		$ 1,800
Subsequent event \| Non-vested restricted stock award \| Certain Executive Employees \| Percent Vesting on January 1, 2017 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights percentage		33.33%
Subsequent event \| Non-vested restricted stock award \| Certain Executive Employees \| Quarterly Vesting
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights percentage		8.33%

Stock-Based Compensation - Option Activity (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Number of Options

Outstanding at beginning of the year

650

924

1,412

Granted

133

201

Exercised

(71)

(391)

(679)

Forfeited/canceled/expired

(8)

(16)

(10)

Outstanding at end of the year

648

650

924

Vested and expected to vest at the end of the year

648

649

921

Exercisable at the end of the year

493

421

671

Weighted-Average Exercise Price

Outstanding at beginning of the year

$ 25.56

$ 22.04

$ 20.56

Granted

64.81

35.28

19.68

Exercised

23.97

20.76

18.22

Forfeited/canceled/expired

20.64

20.77

24.75

Outstanding at end of the year

30.50

25.56

22.04

Vested and expected to vest at the end of the year

30.50

25.57

22.05

Exercisable at the end of the year

$ 25.03

$ 23.84

$ 22.62

Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term and Aggregate Intrinsic Value

Outstanding at beginning of the year

4 years 10 months 5 days

5 years 7 months 2 days

6 years 1 month 3 days

Vested and expected to vest at the end of the year

4 years 10 months 5 days

5 years 6 months 28 days

6 years 28 days

Exercisable at the end of the year

4 years 6 months 3 days

4 years 10 months 13 days

5 years 1 month 20 days

Exercised

$ 2,193

$ 10,651

$ 8,355

Outstanding at end of the year

^[1]

14,556

25,653

14,854

Vested and expected to vest at the end of the year

^[1]

14,551

25,618

14,791

Exercisable at the end of the year

^[1]

$ 12,979

$ 17,345

$ 10,388

[1]

Stock-Based Compensation - Exercise Price Range (Details) - $ / shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Options Outstanding - Number Outstanding	648	650	924	1,412
Options Outstanding - Weighted-Average Remaining Years of Contractual Life	4 years 10 months 5 days	5 years 7 months 2 days	6 years 1 month 3 days
Options Outstanding - Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$ 30.50	$ 25.56	$ 22.04	$ 20.56
Options Exercisable - Number Exercisable	493	421	671
Options Exercisable - Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$ 25.03	$ 23.84	$ 22.62
$17.60 to $21.95
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices, Lower Range Limit	17.60
Range of Exercise Prices, Upper Range Limit	$ 21.95
Options Outstanding - Number Outstanding	279
Options Outstanding - Weighted-Average Remaining Years of Contractual Life	5 years 3 months 25 days
Options Outstanding - Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$ 20.23
Options Exercisable - Number Exercisable	257
Options Exercisable - Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$ 20.26
24.91 to 29.25
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices, Lower Range Limit	24.91
Range of Exercise Prices, Upper Range Limit	$ 29.25
Options Outstanding - Number Outstanding	163
Options Outstanding - Weighted-Average Remaining Years of Contractual Life	3 years 3 months 3 days
Options Outstanding - Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$ 27.99
Options Exercisable - Number Exercisable	163
Options Exercisable - Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$ 27.99
35.28 to 35.35
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices, Lower Range Limit	35.28
Range of Exercise Prices, Upper Range Limit	$ 35.35
Options Outstanding - Number Outstanding	128
Options Outstanding - Weighted-Average Remaining Years of Contractual Life	5 years 17 days
Options Outstanding - Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$ 35.28
Options Exercisable - Number Exercisable	73
Options Exercisable - Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$ 35.28
51.38 to 65.54
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices, Lower Range Limit	51.38
Range of Exercise Prices, Upper Range Limit	$ 65.54
Options Outstanding - Number Outstanding	78
Options Outstanding - Weighted-Average Remaining Years of Contractual Life	6 years 2 months 1 day
Options Outstanding - Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$ 64.81
Options Exercisable - Number Exercisable	0
Options Exercisable - Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$ 0.00

Stock-Based Compensation - Restricted Stock Activity (Details) - $ / shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Shares Granted
Non-vested at beginning of period	266	285	270
Shares granted (in shares)	138	155	196
Shares Vested	(178)	(171)	(178)
Shares Forfeited	(1)	(3)	(3)
Non-vested at end of period	225	266	285
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Non-vested at beginning of period	$ 39.28	$ 24.64	$ 18.72
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Granted	53.64	51.29	28.86
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Vested	35.09	25.78	20.44
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Forfeited	63.19	37.78	15.49
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Non-vested at end of period	$ 51.31	$ 39.28	$ 24.64

Stock-Based Compensation - Information by Plan (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Term of plans / awards	10 years
Remaining Shares Available for Grant Under the Plan (in shares)	835,039
Outstanding Shares Granted Under the Plan (in shares)	872,831
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	1 year
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	4 years
Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Term of plans / awards	10 years
Stock options \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Stock options \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	4 years
Stock appreciation rights and performance stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards granted to date (in shares)	0
Non-vested restricted stock award \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	1 year
Non-vested restricted stock award \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
1998 Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Initial Shares Available for Grant Under the Plan (in shares)	630,000
Remaining Shares Available for Grant Under the Plan (in shares)	0
Outstanding Shares Granted Under the Plan (in shares)	3,400
1999A Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Initial Shares Available for Grant Under the Plan (in shares)	1,000,000
Remaining Shares Available for Grant Under the Plan (in shares)	0
Outstanding Shares Granted Under the Plan (in shares)	20,500
2002 Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Initial Shares Available for Grant Under the Plan (in shares)	1,000,000
Remaining Shares Available for Grant Under the Plan (in shares)	0
Outstanding Shares Granted Under the Plan (in shares)	480
2003 Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Initial Shares Available for Grant Under the Plan (in shares)	1,000,000
Remaining Shares Available for Grant Under the Plan (in shares)	0
Outstanding Shares Granted Under the Plan (in shares)	63,241
2006 Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Initial Shares Available for Grant Under the Plan (in shares)	1,000,000
Remaining Shares Available for Grant Under the Plan (in shares)	0
Outstanding Shares Granted Under the Plan (in shares)	196,357
2010 Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Initial Shares Available for Grant Under the Plan (in shares)	1,000,000
Remaining Shares Available for Grant Under the Plan (in shares)	13,219
Outstanding Shares Granted Under the Plan (in shares)	379,673
2014 Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Initial Shares Available for Grant Under the Plan (in shares)	1,100,000
Remaining Shares Available for Grant Under the Plan (in shares)	821,820
Outstanding Shares Granted Under the Plan (in shares)	209,180

Other Income (Expense), Net (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Net gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange contracts

^[1]

$ 294

$ (491)

$ 888

Net gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange transactions

(522)

(363)

(4,155)

Other income

221

Other income (expense), net

$ (7)

$ (840)

$ (3,169)

[1]	This represents the gains and (losses) incurred on foreign currency hedging derivatives (see Note 19 for further details).

Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Sep. 30, 2015

Jun. 30, 2015

Mar. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

BASIC

Net income attributable to Universal Electronics

$ 9,339

$ 6,271

$ 8,375

$ 5,189

$ 8,902

$ 10,871

$ 8,488

$ 4,273

$ 29,174

$ 32,534

$ 22,963

Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in shares)

15,248

15,781

15,248

Basic earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics Inc. (in dollars per share)

$ 0.65

^[1]

$ 0.42

^[1]

$ 0.53

^[1]

$ 0.33

^[1]

$ 0.56

^[1]

$ 0.69

^[1]

$ 0.54

^[1]

$ 0.27

^[1]

$ 1.91

$ 2.06

$ 1.51

DILUTED

Net income attributable to Universal Electronics

$ 9,339

$ 6,271

$ 8,375

$ 5,189

$ 8,902

$ 10,871

$ 8,488

$ 4,273

$ 29,174

$ 32,534

$ 22,963

Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in shares)

15,248

15,781

15,248

Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock (in shares)

294

371

353

Weighted-average common shares outstanding on a diluted basis (in shares)

15,542

16,152

15,601

Diluted earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics Inc. (in dollars per share)

$ 0.64

^[1]

$ 0.41

^[1]

$ 0.52

^[1]

$ 0.32

^[1]

$ 0.55

^[1]

$ 0.68

^[1]

$ 0.53

^[1]

$ 0.26

^[1]

$ 1.88

$ 2.01

$ 1.47

[1]	The earnings per common share calculations for each of the quarters were based upon the weighted average number of shares and share equivalents outstanding during each period, and the sum of the quarters may not be equal to the full year earnings per share amounts.

- Definition

The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period.

+ References + Details

- Definition

The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.

+ References + Details

Earnings Per Share - Antidilutive Shares (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Stock options
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options and restricted stock excluded in computation of diluted earning per share	66	52	366
Restricted stock shares
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options and restricted stock excluded in computation of diluted earning per share	28	10	18

Derivatives - Fair Value (Details) - Fair value measurements, recurring - Foreign currency exchange futures contracts - Not designated as hedging instrument - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Estimate of fair value
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Foreign currency exchange futures contracts fair value	$ (1,146)	$ (810)
(Level 1)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Foreign currency exchange futures contracts fair value	0	0
(Level 2)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Foreign currency exchange futures contracts fair value	(1,146)	(810)
(Level 3)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Foreign currency exchange futures contracts fair value	$ 0	$ 0

Derivatives - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]

Maximum Remaining Maturity of Foreign Currency Derivatives

9 months

Net gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange contracts

^[1]

$ 294

$ (491)

$ 888

Not designated as hedging instrument | Foreign currency exchange futures contracts | Other Income (Expense), Net [Member]

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]

Net gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange contracts

$ 300

$ (500)

$ 900

[1]	This represents the gains and (losses) incurred on foreign currency hedging derivatives (see Note 19 for further details).

Derivatives - Contracts Held (Details) - Not designated as hedging instrument - Foreign currency exchange futures contracts
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

USD ($)

R$ / $

¥ / $

$ / €

Dec. 31, 2014

USD ($)

R$ / $

¥ / $

$ / €

Euro | Future Contract 1

Derivative [Line Items]

Notional Value

$ 7,000

$ 5,000

Forward Rate | $ / €

1.0864

1.245

Gain/(Loss) Recorded at Balance Sheet Date

^[1]

$ (7)

$ 140

Chinese Yuan Renminbi

Derivative [Line Items]

Notional Value

$ 22,500

$ 20,000

Forward Rate | ¥ / $

6.2565

6.2757

Gain/(Loss) Recorded at Balance Sheet Date

^[1]

$ (1,100)

$ 174

Brazilian Real | Future Contract 1

Derivative [Line Items]

Notional Value

$ 1,000

$ 5,000

Forward Rate | R$ / $

3.7461

2.3401

Gain/(Loss) Recorded at Balance Sheet Date

^[1]

$ (57)

$ 609

Brazilian Real | Future Contract 2

Derivative [Line Items]

Notional Value

$ 3,000

$ 2,500

Forward Rate | R$ / $

3.9503

2.54420

Gain/(Loss) Recorded at Balance Sheet Date

^[1]

$ 18

$ (113)

[1]	Gains on futures contracts are recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets. Losses on futures contracts are recorded in other accrued expenses.

Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Percent of employer matching contribution	50.00%
Maximum percent of annual employer matched contribution per employee	15.00%
Company contributions expense	$ 0.9	$ 0.8	$ 0.7

Business Combination - Additional Disclosures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	$ 11,751	$ 0
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability	600
Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price	24,100
Cash consideration	12,949
Contingent consideration	11,200
Acquisition costs	200
Fair value of noncontrolling interest	378
Net sales since acquisition date	1,600
Net loss since acquisition date	$ 1,000
Period of recognition for earnout payment to Acquiree (in years)	5 years
Increase in amortization and fair value used to compute pro forma net income and net income attributable to Universal Electronics	$ 1,300	$ 2,300
Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. [Member] \| Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] \| Contingent Consideration [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value inputs, discount rate	15.50%
Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. [Member] \| Encore Controls LLC [Member] \| Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired ownership interest of Acquiree's subsidiary (percentage)			50.00%
Aggregated fair value of net assets acquired			$ 700
Fair value of noncontrolling interest			$ 400

Business Combination Business Combination - Purchase Price Allocation (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Goodwill, Acquired During Period

^[1]

$ 12,564

Goodwill

43,116

$ 30,739

$ 31,000

Less: Contingent consideration

$ (11,751)

$ 0

Minimum [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Intangible asset, estimated useful life

1 year

Maximum [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Intangible asset, estimated useful life

15 years

Developed Technology [Member] | Minimum [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Intangible asset, estimated useful life

5 years

Developed Technology [Member] | Maximum [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Intangible asset, estimated useful life

15 years

Customer Relationships [Member] | Minimum [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Intangible asset, estimated useful life

10 years

Customer Relationships [Member] | Maximum [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Intangible asset, estimated useful life

15 years

Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 685

Accounts receivable

374

Inventories

1,412

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

253

Property, plant and equipment

Non-interest bearing liabilities

(1,557)

Net tangible assets acquired

1,183

Total purchase price

24,527

Noncontrolling interest

(378)

Net purchase price

24,149

Less: Contingent consideration

(11,200)

Cash paid

$ 12,949

Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. [Member] | Minimum [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful life

1 year

Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. [Member] | Maximum [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful life

4 years

Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. [Member] | Trade Names [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Intangible assets

$ 400

Intangible asset, estimated useful life

7 years

Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. [Member] | Developed Technology [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Intangible assets

$ 9,100

$ 9,080

Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. [Member] | Developed Technology [Member] | Minimum [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Intangible asset, estimated useful life

4 years

Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. [Member] | Developed Technology [Member] | Maximum [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Intangible asset, estimated useful life

14 years

Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Intangible assets

$ 1,300

Intangible asset, estimated useful life

5 years

[1]	During 2015, we recognized $12.6 million of goodwill related to the Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. acquisition. Please refer to Note 21 for further information about this acquisition.

Business Combination - Pro Forma Results (Details) - Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 606,872	$ 569,804
Net income	28,947	31,861
Net income attributable to Universal Electronics, Inc.	$ 28,886	$ 31,456
Basic earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics, Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 1.89	$ 1.99
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics, Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 1.86	$ 1.95

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Sep. 30, 2015

Jun. 30, 2015

Mar. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Net sales

$ 162,110

$ 160,467

$ 147,551

$ 132,705

$ 138,389

$ 147,780

$ 146,315

$ 129,845

$ 602,833

$ 562,329

$ 529,354

Gross profit

46,251

42,809

40,280

37,409

41,681

45,115

43,558

36,546

166,749

166,900

151,462

Operating income

10,383

9,033

10,400

6,103

9,831

13,785

11,674

5,990

35,919

41,280

32,154

Net income

9,335

6,274

8,375

5,189

8,902

10,871

8,488

4,273

Net income attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.

$ 9,339

$ 6,271

$ 8,375

$ 5,189

$ 8,902

$ 10,871

$ 8,488

$ 4,273

$ 29,174

$ 32,534

$ 22,963

Earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.:

Basic (in dollars per share)

$ 0.65

^[1]

$ 0.42

^[1]

$ 0.53

^[1]

$ 0.33

^[1]

$ 0.56

^[1]

$ 0.69

^[1]

$ 0.54

^[1]

$ 0.27

^[1]

$ 1.91

$ 2.06

$ 1.51

Diluted (in dollars per share)

$ 0.64

^[1]

$ 0.41

^[1]

$ 0.52

^[1]

$ 0.32

^[1]

$ 0.55

^[1]

$ 0.68

^[1]

$ 0.53

^[1]

$ 0.26

^[1]

$ 1.88

$ 2.01

$ 1.47

[1]	The earnings per common share calculations for each of the quarters were based upon the weighted average number of shares and share equivalents outstanding during each period, and the sum of the quarters may not be equal to the full year earnings per share amounts.

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The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period.

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The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.

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Subsequent Event - Additional Disclosures (Details) - Common Stock Purchase Warrant - Subsequent event	Mar. 09, 2016 USD ($) vesting_period $ / shares shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of shares called by warrants \| shares	725,000
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 54.55
Number of vesting periods \| vesting_period	3
Term of successive vesting periods (in years)	2 years
Vesting period one (in years)	2 years
Total vesting period (in years)	6 years
Supply Threshold
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Supply threshold level one, amount	$ 260,000,000
Supply threshold level three, amount	340,000,000
Supply threshold, amount	$ 1,020,000,000

Subsequent Event - Purchase Level and Number of Warrants to Vest (Details) - Common Stock Purchase Warrant - Supply Threshold - Subsequent event	Mar. 09, 2016 USD ($) shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Supply threshold level one, amount \| $	$ 260,000,000
Supply threshold level two, amount \| $	300,000,000
Supply threshold level three, amount \| $	$ 340,000,000
Incremental warrants that will vest, vesting period one, supply threshold level one	100,000,000
Incremental warrants that will vest, vesting period one, supply threshold level two	75,000,000
Incremental warrants that will vest, vesting period one, supply threshold level three	75,000,000
Maximum potential warrants that will vest, vesting period one	250,000,000
Incremental warrants that will vest, vesting period two, supply threshold level one	100,000,000
Incremental warrants that will vest, vesting period two, supply threshold level two	75,000,000
Incremental warrants that will vest, vesting period two, supply threshold level three	75,000,000
Maximum potential warrants that will vest, vesting period two	250,000,000
Incremental warrants that will vest, vesting period three, supply threshold level one	75,000,000
Incremental warrants that will vest, vesting period three, supply threshold level two	75,000,000
Incremental warrants that will vest, vesting period three, supply threshold level three	75,000,000
Maxiumum potential warrants that will vest, vesting period three	225,000,000