Quarterly Results (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Quarterly Results (Unaudited) [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block]

Quarterly Results (Unaudited)

	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter			Total Year
	(in thousands, except per common share and stock price data)
2012
Statement of operations data:
Revenues	$	571,640	$	579,140	$	504,063		$	523,335		$	2,178,178
Gross profit	183,105		196,745		171,797			163,500			715,147
Net income (loss) attributable to Itron, Inc.	25,353		31,615		35,347			15,960			108,275
Earnings (loss) per common share - Basic	$	0.64	$	0.79	$	0.90		$	0.40		$	2.73
Earnings (loss) per common share - Diluted	$	0.63	$	0.79	$	0.89		$	0.40		$	2.71
Stock Price:
High	48.23		45.42		45.85			45.26			48.23
Low	36.60		33.50		38.28			38.71			33.50
2011
Statement of operations data:
Revenues	$	563,691	$	612,401	$	615,555		$	642,477		$	2,434,124
Gross profit	184,978		191,951		176,996			192,533			746,458
Net income (loss) attributable to Itron, Inc.	27,120		34,436		(517,082		)	(54,631		)	(510,157		)
Earnings (loss) per common share - Basic	$	0.67	$	0.85	$	(12.70	)	$	(1.35	)	$	(12.56	)
Earnings (loss) per common share - Diluted	$	0.66	$	0.84	$	(12.70	)	$	(1.35	)	$	(12.56	)
Stock Price:
High	64.04		55.99		49.40			38.49			64.04
Low	51.12		46.68		29.50			27.52			27.52

During 2011, we incurred a goodwill impairment charge of $584.8 million. In addition, restructuring projects were approved to increase efficiency and lower our cost of manufacturing, for which we incurred costs of $1.7 million in 2012 and $68.1 million in 2011.