Business Combinations Business Combinations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation [Table Text Block]

The following reflects our preliminary allocation of purchase price as of the acquisition date, May 1, 2012:

	Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Current assets(1)	$	12,392
Property, plant, and equipment	1,642
Intangible assets	43,400
Goodwill	46,101
Total assets acquired	103,535
Current liabilities	25,343
Long-term liabilities	465
Total liabilities assumed	25,808
Total net assets acquired	$	77,727

⁽¹⁾   Current assets include the fair value of accounts receivable of $6.0 million, which equals its contractual balance as it is considered fully collectible.

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]

Intangible assets acquired were as follows:

	Fair Value		Weighted Average Useful Life
	(in thousands)		(in years)
Core-developed technology	$	15,100	7
Customer contracts and relationships	8,900		11
Total identified intangible assets subject to amortization	24,000		8
In-process research and development	19,400
Total identified intangible assets	$	43,400

Schedule Of Revenues and Earnings Attributable to an Acquired Business [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the revenues and net income (loss) from SmartSynch's operations that are included in our consolidated statements of operations:

	May 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
	(in thousands)
Revenues	$	21,808
Net income (loss)	(8,092		)

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

The following supplemental pro forma results are based on the individual historical results of Itron and SmartSynch, with adjustments to give effect to the combined operations as if the acquisition had been consummated on January 1, 2011.

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Revenues	$	2,189,232	$	2,464,326
Net income (loss)	100,994		(523,505		)