Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

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,
	2016	2015	2016	2015
Stock options	148	205	1,459	760
Restricted stock units	—	47	97	212
Performance based restricted stock awards (A)	55	100	900	1,550
Total	203	352	2,456	2,522

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,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Cost of sales	$	124	$	86	$	301	$	228
Research and development	238		252		676		641
Selling, general and administrative	625		834		1,890		2,102
Total	$	987	$	1,172	$	2,867	$	2,971