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ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES (Schedule of Details of Subsidiaries and VIE) (Details)
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12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014
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| Vimicro Sky-Vision Technology Corporation [Member] |
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| Details of the subsidiaries and VIE [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of Direct or Indirect Economic Ownership |
100.00% |
| Place of Incorporation |
PRC |
| Date of Incorporation |
Mar. 31, 2010 |
| Vimicro Corporation [Member] |
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| Details of the subsidiaries and VIE [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of Direct or Indirect Economic Ownership |
100.00% |
| Place of Incorporation |
PRC |
| Date of Incorporation |
Oct. 31, 1999 |
| Viewtel Corporation [Member] |
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| Details of the subsidiaries and VIE [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of Direct or Indirect Economic Ownership |
100.00% |
| Place of Incorporation |
United States of America |
| Date of Incorporation |
Jun. 30, 1999 |
| Vimicro Electronics International Limited [Member] |
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| Details of the subsidiaries and VIE [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of Direct or Indirect Economic Ownership |
100.00% |
| Place of Incorporation |
Hong Kong |
| Date of Incorporation |
May 31, 2002 |
| Vimicro Electronic Technology Corporation [Member] |
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| Details of the subsidiaries and VIE [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of Direct or Indirect Economic Ownership |
100.00% |
| Place of Incorporation |
PRC |
| Date of Incorporation |
Apr. 30, 2007 |
| Vimicro Electronics Corporation [Member] |
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| Details of the subsidiaries and VIE [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of Direct or Indirect Economic Ownership |
50.01% |
| Place of Incorporation |
PRC |
| Date of Incorporation |
Dec. 31, 2008 |
| Vimicro Guangdong Corporation [Member] |
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| Details of the subsidiaries and VIE [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of Direct or Indirect Economic Ownership |
100.00% |
| Place of Incorporation |
PRC |
| Date of Incorporation |
Mar. 31, 2014 |
| Guiyang Vimicro Electronics limited [Member] |
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| Details of the subsidiaries and VIE [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of Direct or Indirect Economic Ownership |
100.00% |
| Place of Incorporation |
PRC |
| Date of Incorporation |
Jan. 31, 2012 |
| Jiangsu Vimicro Electronics Limited [Member] |
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| Details of the subsidiaries and VIE [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of Direct or Indirect Economic Ownership |
100.00% |
| Place of Incorporation |
PRC |
| Date of Incorporation |
Dec. 31, 2007 |
| Vimicro Fuzhou Corporation [Member] |
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| Details of the subsidiaries and VIE [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of Direct or Indirect Economic Ownership |
100.00% |
| Place of Incorporation |
PRC |
| Date of Incorporation |
Jul. 31, 2012 |