Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 188,691	$ 206,933
Accounts receivable, net	320,994	369,828
Inventories	175,432	182,377
Other current assets	117,270	171,124
Total current assets	802,387	930,262
Property, plant, and equipment, net	189,748	207,816
Deferred tax assets, net	101,907	76,142
Other long-term assets	41,666	51,656
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	67,599	76,276
Intangible assets, net	103,763	132,955
Goodwill	1,115,697	1,131,916
Total assets	2,422,767	2,607,023
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	188,663	215,639
Other current liabilities	74,718	72,591
Wages and benefits payable	99,347	86,249
Taxes payable	13,674	15,804
Current portion of debt	0	18,359
Current portion of warranty	18,089	28,329
Unearned revenue	101,263	112,928
Total current liabilities	495,754	549,899
Long-term debt, net	449,629	902,577
Long-term warranty	16,598	13,061
Pension benefit obligation	114,771	119,457
Deferred tax liabilities, net	1,792	1,921
Operating lease liabilities	59,149	66,823
Other long-term obligations	85,248	113,012
Total liabilities	1,222,941	1,766,750
Equity
Preferred stock, no par value, 10,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock, no par value, 75,000 shares authorized, 45,260 and 40,444 shares issued and outstanding	1,782,060	1,389,419
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(151,739)	(138,526)
Accumulated deficit	(456,734)	(434,345)
Total Itron, Inc. shareholders' equity	1,173,587	816,548
Noncontrolling interests	26,239	23,725
Total equity	1,199,826	840,273
Total liabilities and equity	$ 2,422,767	$ 2,607,023
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	75,000,000	75,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	45,260,000	40,444,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	45,260,000	40,444,000
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in share)	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0