CONSOLIDATED SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL DATA (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of quarterly statements of operations

RAMBUS INC.

CONSOLIDATED SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL DATA

Quarterly Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

	Dec. 31, 2015		Sept. 30, 2015		June 30, 2015		March 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014		Sept. 30, 2014		June 30, 2014		March 31, 2014
	(In thousands, except for per share amounts)
Total revenue	$	76,773	$	73,779	$	72,812	$	72,914	$	72,040	$	69,712	$	76,518	$	78,288
Total operating costs and expenses (1)	$	56,439	$	56,139	$	57,258	$	55,022	$	54,455	$	55,244	$	56,414	$	55,099
Operating income	$	20,334	$	17,640	$	15,554	$	17,892	$	17,585	$	14,468	$	20,104	$	23,189
Net income (2)	$	12,992	$	182,033	$	6,861	$	9,502	$	7,841	$	5,513	$	5,043	$	7,804
Net income per share — basic	$	0.12	$	1.56	$	0.06	$	0.08	$	0.07	$	0.05	0.04		$	0.07
Net income per share — diluted	$	0.11	$	1.52	$	0.06	$	0.08	$	0.07	$	0.05	0.04		$	0.07
Shares used in per share calculations — basic (3)	111,476		116,444		116,027		115,336		115,024		114,523		114,116		113,590
Shares used in per share calculations — diluted (3)	113,388		119,542		120,939		117,442		117,620		118,206		117,398		116,629

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(1) The quarterly financial information includes the following amount related to restructuring charges as follows: $3.6 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2015. Refer to Note 15, "Restructuring Charges" of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-K.

(2) The quarterly financial information includes the following amount related to benefit from income taxes related to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance reversal as follows: $174.5 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2015. Refer to Note 16, "Income Taxes" of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-K.

(3) The quarterly financial information includes the impact of the accelerated share repurchase program as follows: 7.8 million shares repurchased in the quarter ended December 31, 2015. Refer to Note 13, "Stockholders' Equity" of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-K.