INVENTORY (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	[1]
Inventory [Line Items]
Finished goods	$ 8,861	$ 8,278
Raw materials	3,286	3,637
Work-in-process	1,062	889
Inventory reserves	(616)	(483)
Total inventories	$ 12,593	$ 12,321

[1] At December 31, 2015, CUI-Canada inventory reserves of $(97) thousand were reclassified from raw materials to inventory reserves and $246 thousand of prepaid expenses at CUI Inc. were reclassified to raw materials inventory.