The Company	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
The Company	1. The Company Smith Micro Software, Inc. (“Smith Micro” or the “Company”) develops software to simplify and enhance the mobile experience, providing solutions to some of the leading wireless service providers and cable multiple service operators (“MSOs”) around the world. From enabling the family digital lifestyle to providing powerful voice messaging capabilities, our solutions enrich today’s connected lifestyles while creating new opportunities to engage consumers via smartphones and consumer internet of things (“IoT”) devices. Our portfolio also includes a wide range of products for creating, sharing and monetizing rich content, such as visual messaging, optimizing retail content display, analytics capabilities, and graphics applications.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 275
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 275
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2134479

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