Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Equity awards granted during the period,Grants in Period, Gross [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes awards granted under the Radisys Corporation 2007 and LTIP Stock Plans (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2015	2014	2015	2014
Stock options	205	25	760	94
Restricted stock units	47	—	212	92
Performance based restricted stock awards (A)	100	—	1,550	172
Total	352	25	2,522	358

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]

Stock-based compensation was recognized and allocated as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Cost of sales	$	86	$	44	$	228	$	326
Research and development	252		131		641		684
Selling, general and administrative	834		603		2,102		2,349
Total	$	1,172	$	778	$	2,971	$	3,359