The Company	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
The Company	Note 1 — The Company Gentherm Incorporated is a global technology and industry leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of innovative thermal management technologies and automotive cable systems. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” used herein refer to Gentherm Incorporated and its consolidated subsidiaries. Our automotive products provide solutions for automotive passenger comfort and convenience, battery thermal management, remote power generation and other consumer and industrial temperature control needs. Our products can be found on the vehicles of nearly all major automotive manufacturers operating in North America, Europe and Asia. We operate in locations aligned with our major customers’ product strategies in order to provide locally enhanced design, integration and production capabilities and to identify future thermal technology product opportunities in both automotive and other markets. We concentrate our research on the development of new technologies that will enable new products, improve overall effectiveness of existing products and maximize customer satisfaction. We also focus on developing new design applications from our existing technologies to create new products and market opportunities for thermal comfort solutions. The Company has two reportable segments for financial reporting purposes: Automotive and Industrial. Automotive The Automotive reporting segment is comprised of the aggregated results from Gentherm’s three geographic operating segments: North America, Europe and Asia. Results from our automotive seat comfort systems, specialized automotive cable systems and other automotive and non-automotive thermal convenience products are reported in the automotive segment because of their complementary focus on automotive content and/or individual comfort and convenience. Automotive seat comfort systems include seat heaters, variable temperature Climate Control Seats^TM (“CCS”) designed to provide individualized thermal comfort to automobile passengers, and integrated electronic components, such as blowers and electronic control units. Specialized automotive cable system products include ready-made wire harnesses and related wiring products. Automotive products include the automotive steering wheel heater, heated and cooled cup holder and thermal storage bin. Revenues from our non-automotive products include the heated and cooled mattress and furniture. Our customers include light vehicle original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), commercial vehicle OEMs, and Tier 1 suppliers to the automotive OEMs, including automotive seat manufacturers. Customers of our non-automotive products include companies in the telecommunications, information technology, furniture and medical equipment industries. Industrial The Industrial reporting segment represents the combined results from our remote power generation systems business for industrial applications and our advanced research and product development division, which is currently researching and developing new products for a variety of different markets. The advanced research and product development division is engaged in projects to improve the efficiency of thermal management technologies and to develop, market, and distribute products based on these new technologies. The operating results from our remote power generation systems business and the advanced research and product development division are presented together as one reporting segment because of their complementary focus on thermoelectric technologies and related products. See “Research and Development” below for a description of our internal and external research and development initiatives See Note 10 of the consolidated financial statements for information regarding the Company’s segment revenues from external customers, including geographic composition, operating income and changes to the presentation of prior year information.

Note 1 — The Company

Gentherm Incorporated is a global technology and industry leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of innovative thermal management technologies and automotive cable systems. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” used herein refer to Gentherm Incorporated and its consolidated subsidiaries. Our automotive products provide solutions for automotive passenger comfort and convenience, battery thermal management, remote power generation and other consumer and industrial temperature control needs. Our products can be found on the vehicles of nearly all major automotive manufacturers operating in North America, Europe and Asia. We operate in locations aligned with our major customers’ product strategies in order to provide locally enhanced design, integration and production capabilities and to identify future thermal technology product opportunities in both automotive and other markets. We concentrate our research on the development of new technologies that will enable new products, improve overall effectiveness of existing products and maximize customer satisfaction. We also focus on developing new design applications from our existing technologies to create new products and market opportunities for thermal comfort solutions.

The Company has two reportable segments for financial reporting purposes: Automotive and Industrial.

Automotive

The Automotive reporting segment is comprised of the aggregated results from Gentherm’s three geographic operating segments: North America, Europe and Asia. Results from our automotive seat comfort systems, specialized automotive cable systems and other automotive and non-automotive thermal convenience products are reported in the automotive segment because of their complementary focus on automotive content and/or individual comfort and convenience.

Automotive seat comfort systems include seat heaters, variable temperature Climate Control Seats^TM (“CCS”) designed to provide individualized thermal comfort to automobile passengers, and integrated electronic components, such as blowers and electronic control units. Specialized automotive cable system products include ready-made wire harnesses and related wiring products. Automotive products include the automotive steering wheel heater, heated and cooled cup holder and thermal storage bin. Revenues from our non-automotive products include the heated and cooled mattress and furniture.

Our customers include light vehicle original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), commercial vehicle OEMs, and Tier 1 suppliers to the automotive OEMs, including automotive seat manufacturers. Customers of our non-automotive products include companies in the telecommunications, information technology, furniture and medical equipment industries.

Industrial

The Industrial reporting segment represents the combined results from our remote power generation systems business for industrial applications and our advanced research and product development division, which is currently researching and developing new products for a variety of different markets. The advanced research and product development division is engaged in projects to improve the efficiency of thermal management technologies and to develop, market, and distribute products based on these new technologies. The operating results from our remote power generation systems business and the advanced research and product development division are presented together as one reporting segment because of their complementary focus on thermoelectric technologies and related products. See “Research and Development” below for a description of our internal and external research and development initiatives

See Note 10 of the consolidated financial statements for information regarding the Company’s segment revenues from external customers, including geographic composition, operating income and changes to the presentation of prior year information.