Investments in Subsidiaries (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Schedule of Investments [Abstract]

Investments in Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries	Place of Incorporation	Principal activity	Percentage of Ownership as at December 31,
			2014			2015
Consolidated principal subsidiaries:
Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products Limited (“NTEEP”)	Cayman Islands	Investment holding		100	%		100	%
Nam Tai Holdings Limited (“NTHL”)	BVI	Investment holding		100	%		100	%
Nam Tai Group Management Limited (“NTGM”)	Hong Kong	Inactive		100	%		100	%
Nam Tai Telecom (Hong Kong) Company Limited (“NTT”)	Hong Kong	Inactive		100	%		100	%
Nam Tai Trading Company Limited (“NTTC”) (1)	Hong Kong	In liquidation		—			—
J.I.C. Enterprises (HK) Ltd. (“JICE”) (2)	Hong Kong	Dissolved		100	%		—
Namtai Investment (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (“NTISZ”)	PRC	Investment holding		100	%		100	%
Zastron Electronic (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (“Zastron Shenzhen”)	PRC	Property development and management		100	%		100	%
Wuxi Zastron Precision-Flex Co., Ltd. (“Wuxi Zastron-Flex”)	PRC	Inactive		100	%		100	%

(1) NTTC is in liquidation and the Joint and Several Liquidators confirmed that all assets of NTTC have been taken over by the Joint and Several Receivers in January 2013.

(2) JICE was dissolved on April 2, 2015.