| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2438403 - Disclosure - Segment And Geographic Information - Schedule of Geographic Revenue Information (Detail) (http://www.tessera.com/role/SegmentAndGeographicInformationScheduleOfGeographicRevenueInformationDetail) |
| Table | Schedule of Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001690666 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31 | 2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | |||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. | Korea | Taiwan | Other Asia | China | Europe and other | Segment, Geographical [Domain] | U.S. | Korea | Taiwan | Other Asia | China | Europe and other | Segment, Geographical [Domain] | U.S. | Korea | Taiwan | Other Asia | China | Europe and other | Segment, Geographical [Domain] | |
Foreign revenues | 259,565,000 | 273,300,000 | 278,807,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Percentage of revenue | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | ||||||||||||||||||