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