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Document and Entity Information | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2014 | |
Document Information [Line Items] | |
Document Type | 20-F |
Amendment Flag | FALSE |
Document Period End Date | 31-Dec-14 |
Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2014 |
Document Fiscal Period Focus | FY |
Trading Symbol | GIGM |
Entity Registrant Name | GIGAMEDIA Ltd |
Entity Central Index Key | 1105101 |
Current Fiscal Year End Date | -19 |
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | No |
Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes |
Entity Filer Category | Non-accelerated Filer |
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 55,261,661 |
CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE_SHEETS
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | ||
CURRENT ASSETS | ||
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 10) | $50,640 | $58,801 |
Marketable securities - current (Note 11) | 29,340 | 21,460 |
Accounts receivable - net (Note 12) | 1,298 | 2,027 |
Prepaid expenses | 564 | 750 |
Restricted cash (Notes 10 and 16) | 8,991 | |
Other current assets (Notes 13 and 25) | 325 | 293 |
Total Current Assets | 91,158 | 83,331 |
Marketable debt securities - noncurrent (Note 14) | 4,744 | 6,048 |
Equity investments (Note 15) | 5,781 | 5,822 |
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT | ||
Land and buildings | 1,141 | 1,211 |
Information and communication equipment | 3,903 | 4,082 |
Office furniture and fixtures | 176 | 184 |
Leasehold improvements | 123 | 122 |
Other | 72 | |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total | 5,415 | 5,599 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization | -3,752 | -3,922 |
Net long-lived assets | 1,663 | 1,677 |
INTANGIBLE ASSETS - NET (Note 7) | 222 | 1,461 |
OTHER ASSETS | ||
Refundable deposits | 302 | 306 |
Prepaid licensing and royalty fees (Note 8) | 4,383 | 4,666 |
Other (Note 19) | 51 | 10 |
Total Other Assets | 4,736 | 4,982 |
TOTAL ASSETS | 108,304 | 103,321 |
CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||
Short-term borrowings (Note 16) | 18,641 | 4,361 |
Accounts payable | 771 | 1,178 |
Accrued compensation | 796 | 380 |
Accrued expenses (Note 17) | 3,465 | 2,617 |
Deferred revenue | 1,946 | 2,441 |
Other current liabilities (Note 18) | 1,718 | 3,862 |
Total Current Liabilities | 27,337 | 14,839 |
OTHER LIABILITIES | ||
Accrued pension liabilities (Note 19) | 170 | |
Other (Notes 20 and 25) | 1,938 | 11 |
Total Other Liabilities | 1,938 | 181 |
Total Liabilities | 29,275 | 15,020 |
GigaMedia Shareholders' Equity: | ||
Common shares, no par value, and additional paid-in capital; issued and outstanding 50,723 thousand shares in 2013 and 55,262 thousand shares in 2014 | 308,682 | 305,072 |
Accumulated deficit | -218,176 | -213,021 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | -11,487 | -3,603 |
Total GigaMedia shareholders' equity | 79,019 | 88,448 |
Noncontrolling interest | 10 | -147 |
Total Equity | 79,029 | 88,301 |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 27) | ||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | $108,304 | $103,321 |
CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE_SHEETS_Pa
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | ||
Common shares, no par value | ||
Common shares, issued | 55,262 | 50,723 |
Common shares, outstanding | 55,262 | 50,723 |
CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_OPE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
OPERATING REVENUES | |||
Sales Revenue Net | $9,779 | $15,032 | $27,470 |
COSTS OF REVENUES | |||
Cost of goods and services sold | -7,835 | -7,584 | -11,388 |
GROSS PROFIT | 1,944 | 7,448 | 16,082 |
OPERATING EXPENSES | |||
Product development and engineering expenses | -892 | -1,698 | -1,471 |
Selling and marketing expenses | -6,708 | -4,815 | -8,377 |
General and administrative expenses | -6,378 | -6,324 | -13,384 |
Bad debt expense (Note 12) | -37 | -37 | -169 |
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment (Note 9) | -28 | ||
Impairment loss on goodwill (Notes 6 and 9) | -17,054 | -12,489 | |
Impairment loss on intangible assets (Note 9) | -115 | -13,251 | -15 |
Impairment loss on prepaid licensing and royalty fees (Notes 8 and 9) | -1,259 | -2,752 | -702 |
Other | -4 | -49 | |
Operating Expenses | -15,417 | -45,935 | -36,656 |
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS | -13,473 | -38,487 | -20,574 |
NON-OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSES) | |||
Interest income | 682 | 238 | 283 |
Gain on sales of marketable debt securities (Notes 11 and 14) | 8,621 | 1,739 | 5,665 |
Interest expense | -243 | -49 | -247 |
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net | -556 | 45 | 434 |
Equity in net earnings (losses) on equity investments- net (Note 15) | -531 | 526 | 234 |
Impairment loss on marketable debt securities and investments (Note 9) | -1,193 | ||
Gain on sale of equity method investments (Note 5) | 1,220 | 2,480 | |
Other | 437 | 86 | -7 |
Nonoperating Income (Expense), Total | 8,410 | 3,805 | 7,649 |
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | -5,063 | -34,682 | -12,925 |
INCOME TAX (EXPENSE) BENEFIT (Note 25) | 73 | -61 | -671 |
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS | -4,990 | -34,743 | -13,596 |
LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - NET OF TAX (Note 5) | -318 | -2,521 | |
NET LOSS | -4,990 | -35,061 | -16,117 |
LESS: NET LOSS (INCOME) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS | -165 | 281 | 827 |
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS OF GIGAMEDIA | -5,155 | -34,780 | -15,290 |
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS OF GIGAMEDIA | |||
Loss from continuing operations - net of tax | -5,155 | -34,462 | -12,769 |
Loss from discontinued operations - net of tax | -318 | -2,521 | |
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS OF GIGAMEDIA | -5,155 | -34,780 | -15,290 |
Basic: | |||
Loss from continuing operations | ($0.10) | ($0.68) | ($0.25) |
Loss from discontinued operations | ($0.01) | ($0.05) | |
Net loss | ($0.10) | ($0.69) | ($0.30) |
Diluted: | |||
Loss from continuing operations | ($0.10) | ($0.68) | ($0.25) |
Loss from discontinued operations | ($0.01) | ($0.05) | |
Net loss | ($0.10) | ($0.69) | ($0.30) |
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES USED TO COMPUTE LOSS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO GIGAMEDIA SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2) | |||
Basic | 53,927 | 50,720 | 50,720 |
Diluted | 53,927 | 50,720 | 50,720 |
Asian online game and service | |||
OPERATING REVENUES | |||
Sales Revenue Net | 8,199 | 14,106 | 27,470 |
COSTS OF REVENUES | |||
Cost of goods and services sold | -6,010 | -6,425 | -11,388 |
Other Revenues | |||
OPERATING REVENUES | |||
Sales Revenue Net | 1,580 | 926 | |
COSTS OF REVENUES | |||
Cost of goods and services sold | ($1,825) | ($1,159) |
CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_COM
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
NET LOSS | ($4,990) | ($35,061) | ($16,117) |
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - NET OF TAX: | |||
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable debt securities | -7,715 | 4,698 | -24,004 |
Defined benefit pension plan adjustment | 15 | -323 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | -171 | 57 | 1,814 |
Deconsolidation of subsidiaries | 2,799 | ||
Other comprehensive income (loss) | -7,886 | 4,770 | -19,714 |
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | -12,876 | -30,291 | -35,831 |
COMPREHENSIVE (INCOME) LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS | -163 | 287 | -2,189 |
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO GIGAMEDIA SHAREHOLDERS | ($13,039) | ($30,004) | ($38,020) |
CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_CHA
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (USD $) | Total | Common shares and additional paid-in capital | Accumulated deficit | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Noncontrolling interest |
In Thousands | |||||
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011 | $153,076 | $304,672 | ($162,951) | $14,351 | ($2,996) |
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011 | 50,720 | ||||
Stock-based compensation | 179 | 179 | |||
Cumulative dividend to subsidiary preferred shares (Note 21) | 469 | 469 | |||
Net income (loss) | -16,117 | -15,290 | -827 | ||
Other comprehensive income (loss) | -19,714 | -22,730 | 3,016 | ||
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012 | 117,893 | 304,851 | -178,241 | -8,379 | -338 |
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012 | 50,720 | ||||
Issuance of common shares from exercise of stock options and RSUs (in shares) | 3 | ||||
Issuance of common shares from exercise of stock options and RSUs | 2 | 2 | |||
Stock-based compensation | 219 | 219 | |||
Acquisition of FingerRockz | 478 | 478 | |||
Net income (loss) | -35,061 | -34,780 | -281 | ||
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 4,770 | 4,776 | -6 | ||
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013 | 88,301 | 305,072 | -213,021 | -3,603 | -147 |
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013 | 50,723 | 50,723 | |||
Issuance of common shares from exercise of stock options and RSUs (in shares) | 4,539 | ||||
Issuance of common shares from exercise of stock options and RSUs | 3,593 | 3,593 | |||
Stock-based compensation | 17 | 17 | |||
Liquidation of Dragongate Enterprises Ltd. | -6 | -6 | |||
Net income (loss) | -4,990 | -5,155 | 165 | ||
Other comprehensive income (loss) | -7,886 | -7,884 | -2 | ||
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014 | $79,029 | $308,682 | ($218,176) | ($11,487) | $10 |
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014 | 55,262 | 55,262 |
CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_CAS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | |||
NET LOSS | ($4,990) | ($35,061) | ($16,117) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |||
Depreciation | 306 | 408 | 1,224 |
Amortization | 1,211 | 1,907 | 2,204 |
Stock-based compensation | 21 | 219 | 179 |
Gain on sales of equity method investments | -1,220 | -2,480 | |
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment | 28 | ||
Impairment losses on goodwill | 17,054 | 12,489 | |
Impairment losses on intangible assets | 115 | 13,251 | 15 |
Impairment losses on prepaid licensing and royalty fees | 1,259 | 2,752 | 702 |
Provision for bad debt expenses | 37 | 37 | 169 |
Losses (gains) on disposals of property, plant and equipment | -2 | 4 | 208 |
Gains on sales of marketable securities | -8,621 | -1,739 | -5,665 |
Equity in net (earnings) losses on equity investments - net | 531 | -526 | -234 |
Impairment losses on marketable securities and investments | 1,193 | ||
Other | -306 | -141 | 377 |
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business acquisitions and divestitures: | |||
Accounts receivable | 692 | 767 | 1,537 |
Prepaid expenses | 186 | 52 | 755 |
Other current assets | -260 | 708 | -174 |
Accounts payable | -407 | 854 | -515 |
Accrued expenses | 848 | -2,223 | -59 |
Accrued compensation | 416 | -853 | -831 |
Other current liabilities | -711 | -1,017 | -467 |
Accrued pension liabilities / Prepaid pension assets | -215 | -111 | 110 |
Prepaid licensing and royalty fees | -976 | 1,026 | -2,397 |
Other | -453 | 454 | |
Net cash used in operating activities | -10,838 | -4,305 | -7,323 |
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | |||
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash | -8,991 | 3,694 | |
Cash dividends received from investees | 247 | ||
Proceeds from disposals of marketable debt securities | 18,692 | 3,419 | 8,610 |
Divestiture of business, net of cash transferred | -1,308 | ||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | -420 | -225 | -429 |
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment | 2 | 35 | 76 |
Proceeds from disposals of businesses, net of transaction costs | 3,258 | 1,735 | |
Purchases of marketable debt securities | -6,490 | -2,460 | |
Purchase of equity investments | -19,552 | ||
Purchases of intangible assets | -110 | -1,227 | -1,679 |
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | 73 | ||
Decrease (increase) in refundable deposits | 3 | 86 | 428 |
Other | -7 | -5 | -10 |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | -16,626 | 2,954 | 11,117 |
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | |||
Net proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings | 15,232 | -3,146 | -4,348 |
Cash received from the exercise of stock options | 3,593 | 2 | 0 |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 18,825 | -3,144 | -4,348 |
Net foreign currency exchange differences on cash and cash equivalents | 478 | 565 | -712 |
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | -8,161 | -3,930 | -1,266 |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR | 58,801 | 62,731 | 63,997 |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR | 50,640 | 58,801 | 62,731 |
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | |||
Interest paid during the year | 237 | 53 | 248 |
Income tax paid (refunded) during the year | ($84) | ($285) | $121 |
Principal_Activities_Basis_of_
Principal Activities, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 12 Months Ended | |||
Dec. 31, 2014 | ||||
Principal Activities, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | NOTE 1. | Principal Activities, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | ||
(a) Principal Activities | ||||
GigaMedia Limited (referred to hereinafter as GigaMedia, our Company, we, us, or our) is a diversified provider of online and mobile games and cloud computing services, with headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan. | ||||
Our Asian online game and service business operates a suite of play-for-fun online games and provides related services, mainly targeting online and mobile game players across Asia, including Greater China and Southeast Asia. | ||||
We began developing a new cloud computing business in the second half of 2012. The cloud business aims at providing an integrated platform of services and tools for medium-to-larger enterprises in Greater China to increase flexibility, efficiency and competitiveness, as well as in bidding for government contracts in Taiwan. We launched the business in April 2013. | ||||
In July 2012 we sold a non-controlling interest we held in an online gaming software and service business to BetClic Everest Group (“BEG”). (See Note 5, “Divestitures”, for additional information.) Prior to the disposal, through our equity investment, the gaming software and service business offered software solutions for online gaming, which was licensed under a software license and support service contract. | ||||
(b) Basis of Presentation | ||||
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of our Company have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). | ||||
Following the completion of the sale of 60 percent interest in our gaming software and service business in April 2010, we deconsolidated the results of the gaming software and service business and began accounting for the remaining interest under the equity method of accounting until the closing of the disposal transaction in July 2012 when we sold our remaining ownership. (See Note 5, “Divestitures”, for additional information.) | ||||
In June 2012, our board of directors approved a plan to liquidate and dissolve JIDI Network Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“JIDI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary, and Shanghai JIDI Network Technology Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai JIDI”), a variable-interest entity controlled through a series of contractual arrangements. Therefore the results of these entities are reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented. (See Note 5, “Divestitures”, for additional information.) | ||||
(c) Summary of significant accounting policies | ||||
Principles of Consolidation | ||||
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of GigaMedia and subsidiaries after elimination of all significant inter-company accounts and transactions. In addition, the accounts of our Company’s variable-interest entities are included in the consolidated financial statements. (See Note 3, “Variable-Interest Entities”, for additional information.) The accounting policies for other less than majority-owned investments are described in Note 1 below within the paragraphs headed “Marketable Securities” and “Investments”. | ||||
Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions | ||||
Assets and liabilities denominated in non-U.S. dollars are translated to U.S. dollars at year-end exchange rates. Income and expense items are translated at weighted-average rates of exchange prevailing during the year. Cumulative translation adjustments resulting from this process are charged or credited to other comprehensive income. Gains and losses on foreign currency transactions are included in other income and expenses. | ||||
Use of Estimates | ||||
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and also on assumptions that it believes are reasonable. Management assesses these estimates on a regular basis; however, actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the useful lives of property, plant and equipment; allowances for doubtful accounts; the valuation of deferred tax assets, long-lived assets, inventory, investments and share-based compensation; and accrued pension liabilities, income tax uncertainties and other contingencies. | ||||
Revenue Recognition | ||||
General | ||||
Revenues are recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery occurs and the customer takes ownership and assumes risks or services are rendered, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. | ||||
Sales taxes assessed by governmental authorities on our revenue transactions are presented on a net basis and therefore are excluded from revenues in our consolidated financial statements. | ||||
Multiple-Element Arrangements | ||||
Our Company enters into multiple-element revenue arrangements, which may include any combination of services, software, and/or products. To the extent that a deliverable in a multiple-element arrangement is subject to specific accounting guidance, whether and/or how to separate multiple deliverable arrangements into separate units of accounting (separability) and how to allocate the arrangement consideration among those separate units of accounting (allocation) for that deliverable is accounted for in accordance with such specific guidance. | ||||
In addition to the aforementioned general policies, the following are the specific revenue recognition policies for each major category of revenue. | ||||
Asian Online Game and Service Revenues | ||||
Online game revenues are earned through the sale of online game points, prepaid cards, game packs, through the sublicensing of certain games to distributors and through licensing fee revenues. Virtual online game points are sold to distributors or end-users who can make the payments through credit cards, Internet ATMs or telecommunication service operators. Physical prepaid cards and game packs are sold through distributors and convenience stores. Proceeds from sales of physical cards and game packs, net of sales discounts, and online game points are deferred when received and revenue is recognized upon the actual usage of the playing time or in-game virtual items by the end-users; over the estimated useful life of virtual items; or when the sold game points expire and can no longer be used to access the online games or products in accordance with our published game points expiration policy. Sublicensing revenues from the distributors are recognized based on end-users’ activation to the game system and when the performance obligations have been completed. Licensing fee revenues are recognized when the delivery of licensed products has occurred and the fee is fixed or determinable. | ||||
Sales of virtual online game points and licensing fee revenues are reported on a gross basis. In the sales of virtual online game points and game licenses, we act as principal and we have latitude in establishing price. Fixed percentage fees retained by service providers for payment processing related to our online game services are recognized as cost of online game revenues. We report sublicensing revenues on a net basis. In the sublicense agreements, we act as agent and the distributors are responsible for the operating and the marketing. | ||||
Online game and service revenues also include revenues derived from online advertising arrangements, sponsorship arrangements, or a combination of both. These service arrangements allow advertisers to place advertisements on particular areas of our Company’s websites and online game platforms over a stated period of time. Service revenues from online advertising arrangements are recognized ratably over the period of the contract when the collectability is reasonably assured. | ||||
Cloud Product and Service Revenues | ||||
Cloud service revenues are related to cloud computing services provided by our Company. Revenues are recorded net of discounts. Cloud service revenues are recognized upon acceptance for project services provided, or for the period of time for which we provide services to the customer. Customers of subscriptions have a choice of paying either monthly or in advance for a certain period of time, for which they receive corresponding discounts. Our Company records any such advanced payment receipts as other current liabilities and amortizes such revenues over the subscription period. | ||||
Revenues from the sales of equipment and other related products are recognized upon acceptance. | ||||
Deferred Revenues | ||||
Deferred revenues consist mainly of the prepaid income related to our Asian online game and service business. Deferred revenue represents proceeds received relating to the sale of game points and in-game items which are activated or charged to the respective player game account by players, but which have not been consumed by the players or expired. Deferred revenue is credited to profit or loss when the game points and in-game items are consumed or expired. Pursuant to relevant new requirements in Taiwan, cash totaling $1.5 million as of December 31, 2014, has been deposited in an escrow account in a bank as a performance bond for the players’ game points, and is included within restricted cash in the consolidated balance sheet. | ||||
Prepaid Licensing and Royalty Fees | ||||
Our Company, through our subsidiaries, routinely enters into agreements with licensors to acquire licenses for using, marketing, distributing, selling and publishing multi-player online games. | ||||
Prepaid licensing fees paid to licensors are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the estimated useful economic life of the relevant online game or license period, which is usually within two to five years. The annual amortization is modified if the amount computed on the ratio of current gross revenues for a game license over the total of current and anticipated future gross revenues for that game license is greater than the amount computed using the straight-line method. | ||||
Prepaid royalty fees and related costs are initially deferred when paid to licensors and amortized as operating costs based on certain percentage of revenues generated by the licensee from operating the related online game in the specific country or region over the contract period. | ||||
Fair Value Measurements | ||||
Our Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible. We determine fair value based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability in the principal or most advantageous market. When considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, the following fair value hierarchy distinguishes between observable and unobservable inputs, which are categorized in one of the following levels: | ||||
• | Level 1 Inputs: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities accessible to the reporting entity at the measurement date. | |||
• | Level 2 Inputs: Other than quoted prices included in Level 1 inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. | |||
• | Level 3 Inputs: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available, thereby allowing for situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at measurement date. | |||
Our Company generally determines or calculates the fair value of financial instruments using quoted market prices in active markets when such information is available; otherwise we apply appropriate present value or other valuation techniques, such as discounted cash flow analyses, incorporating adjusted available market discount rate information and our Company’s estimates for non-performance and liquidity risk. These techniques rely extensively on the use of a number of assumptions, including the discount rate, credit spreads, and estimates of future cash flows. (See Note 9, “Fair Value Measurements”, for additional information.) | ||||
Cash Equivalents | ||||
Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near to their maturity that they present relatively insignificant risk from changes in interest rates. Commercial paper, negotiable certificates of deposit, time deposits and bank acceptances with original maturities of three months or less are considered to be cash equivalents. Pledged time deposits are excluded from cash and cash equivalents for purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows. | ||||
Marketable Securities | ||||
Our Company’s investments in marketable securities are classified either as available-for-sale or trading. For the marketable securities classified as available-for-sale, the investments are stated at fair value with any unrealized gains or losses reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within equity until realized. For the marketable security classified as trading, we recognize the changes of the fair value of the investment in our consolidated statements of operations. | ||||
Other-than-temporary impairments, if any, are charged to non-operating expense in the period in which the loss occurs. In determining whether an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred, our Company primarily considers, among other factors, the length of the time and the extent to which the fair value of an investment has been at a value less than cost. When an other-than-temporary loss is recognized, the fair value of the investment becomes the new cost basis of the investment and is not adjusted for subsequent recoveries in fair value. Realized gains and losses also are included in non-operating income and expense in the consolidated statements of operations. (See Note 9, “Fair Value Measurements”, for additional information.) | ||||
Investments | ||||
Equity investments in non-publicly traded securities of companies over which our Company has no ability to exercise significant influence are accounted for under the cost method. | ||||
For equity investments accounted for as available-for-sale or trading, cash dividends are recognized as investment income. Stock dividends are recognized as an increase in the number of shares held and do not affect investment income. The cost per share is recalculated based on the new total number of shares. | ||||
For equity investments accounted under equity method, stock dividends received from investees as a result of appropriation of net earnings and additional paid-in capital are recognized as an increase in the number of shares held and do not affect investment income. The cost per share is recalculated based on the weighted-average method. Cash dividends are accounted for as a reduction to the carrying value of the investment. | ||||
Equity investments in companies over which our Company has the ability to exercise significant influence but does not hold a controlling financial interest are accounted for under the equity method. We recognize our share of the earnings or losses of the investee. Under the equity method, the difference between the cost of the acquisition and our Company’s share of the fair value of the net identifiable assets is recognized as goodwill and is included in the carrying amount of the investment. When our Company’s carrying value in an equity method investee is reduced to zero, no further losses are recorded in our consolidated financial statements unless our Company guaranteed obligations of the investee or has committed to additional funding. When the investee subsequently reports income, our Company will not record its share of such income until it equals the amount of its share of losses not previously recognized. | ||||
Unrealized losses that are considered other-than-temporary, if any, are charged to non-operating expenses. Realized gains and losses, measured against carrying amount, are also included in non-operating income and expenses. (See Note 9, “Fair Value Measurements”, for additional information.) | ||||
Receivables | ||||
Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. Amounts collected on accounts receivable are included in net cash provided by operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. Our Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses inherent in its accounts receivable portfolio. In establishing the required allowance, management considers historical losses adjusted to take into account current market conditions and our customers’ financial condition, the amount of receivables in dispute, and the current receivables aging and current payment patterns. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. | ||||
Property, Plant and Equipment | ||||
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is recorded on a straight-line basis over useful lives that correspond to categories as follows: | ||||
Categories | Years | |||
Buildings | 50 | |||
Information and communication equipment | 2 to 5 | |||
Office furniture and equipment | 3 to 5 | |||
Leasehold improvements | 3 to 5 | |||
Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the term of the lease or the economic useful life of the assets. Improvements and replacements are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives, while ordinary repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. | ||||
We have entered into agreements to lease certain of our Company’s land and buildings to a third party under operating leases, which were renewed in September and October 2013, and which expire no later than September 2016. As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the carrying amount of the land and buildings under lease was $1.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively. The rental income under the operating lease amounted to $74 thousand, $74 thousand and $73 thousand for 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. The minimum rental income to be received under this operating lease is $124 thousand through September 2016. | ||||
Business Acquisitions | ||||
Our Company accounts for its business acquisitions using the acquisition method. Under this method, our Company recognizes and measures the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest at their acquisition-date fair values, with limited exceptions. Acquisition-related costs are generally expensed as incurred. | ||||
Intangible Assets and Goodwill | ||||
Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized by the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, ranging from half a year to nine years. Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized. Goodwill is not amortized. | ||||
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Goodwill and Long-Lived Assets | ||||
Goodwill is reviewed for impairment annually or sooner when circumstances indicate an impairment may exist, using a fair-value approach at the reporting unit level. A reporting unit is the operating segment, or a business, which is one level below that operating segment (the “component” level) if discrete financial information is prepared and regularly reviewed by management at the segment level. Components are aggregated as a single reporting unit if they have similar economic characteristics. In connection with our goodwill impairment test, we first assess qualitative factors as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. | ||||
If the two-step goodwill impairment test is required, first, the fair value of the reporting unit is compared with its carrying amount (including goodwill). If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, an indication of goodwill impairment exists for the reporting unit and the entity must perform step two of the impairment test (measurement). Under step two, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation and the residual fair value after this allocation is the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill. Fair value of the reporting unit is determined using a discounted cash flow analysis. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, step two does not need to be performed. | ||||
Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are tested for impairment at the reporting unit level, at least annually, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset might not be recoverable from its related future discounted cash flows. Impairment is measured as the difference between the carrying amounts and the fair value of the assets, and is recognized as a loss from operations. In connection with our impairment test for the intangible assets with indefinite useful lives, we first assess qualitative factors as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test. | ||||
Long-lived assets other than goodwill and intangible assets not being amortized are reviewed for impairment at least annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset might not be recoverable from its related future undiscounted cash flows. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the extent to which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques including discounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third-party independent appraisals, as considered necessary. When impairment is identified, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its estimated fair value, and is recognized as a loss from operations. | ||||
(See Note 9, “Fair Value Measurements”, for additional information.) | ||||
Software Cost | ||||
Costs to develop our Asian online game products are capitalized after technological feasibility has been established, and when the product is available for general release to customers, costs are expensed. Costs incurred prior to the establishment of technological feasibility are expensed when incurred and are included in product development and engineering expenses. Capitalized amounts are amortized using the straight-line method, which is applied over the estimated useful economic life of the software, ranging from half a year to three years. The annual amortization is modified if the amount computed using the ratio that current gross revenues for a product bear to the total of current and anticipated future gross revenues for that product is greater than the amount computed using the straight-line method. | ||||
We capitalize certain costs incurred to purchase or to internally create and implement internal-use computer software, which includes software coding, installation, testing and certain data conversion. These capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful economic life of the software or its contractual license period, which is typically three years. | ||||
Product Development and Engineering | ||||
Product development and engineering expenses primarily consist of research compensation, depreciation and amortization, and are expensed as incurred. | ||||
Advertising | ||||
Direct-response advertising costs incurred in relation to the acquisition or origination of a customer relationship are capitalized and deferred. The deferred costs are recognized as expense in the consolidated statements of operations over the estimated lives of customer relationships. Costs of broadcast advertising are recorded as expenses as advertising airtime is used. Other advertising expenditures are expensed as incurred. | ||||
Advertising expenses incurred in 2012, 2013 and 2014 totaled $3.2 million, $676 thousand and $888 thousand, respectively. As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, prepaid advertising amounted to $1 thousand and $12 thousand, respectively. | ||||
Leases | ||||
Leases for which substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership remain with the leasing company are accounted for as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases, net of any incentives received by our Company from the leasing company, are charged to the consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease periods. | ||||
Leases are classified as capital leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee. Assets held under capital leases are recognized as assets of our Company at their fair value at the inception of the lease or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a lease obligation. Lease payments are apportioned between finance charges and a reduction of the lease obligation in order to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance charges are charged directly to profit or loss. | ||||
Share-Based Compensation | ||||
Share-based compensation represents the cost related to share-based awards granted to employees. We measure share-based compensation cost at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award. Share-based compensation is recognized for the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest, and the cost is amortized on a straight-line basis (net of estimated forfeitures) over the vesting period. Our Company estimates the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The cost is recorded in operating costs and operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations based on the employees’ respective function. | ||||
For shares and stock options granted to non-employees, we measure the fair value of the equity instruments granted at the earlier of the performance commitment date or when the performance is completed. | ||||
Retirement Plan and Net Periodic Pension Cost | ||||
Under our defined benefit pension plan, net periodic pension cost, which includes service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, amortization of unrecognized net transition obligation and gains or losses on plan assets, is recognized based on an actuarial valuation report. We recognize the funded status of pension plans and non-pension post-retirement benefit plans (retirement-related benefit plans) as an asset or a liability in the consolidated balance sheets. | ||||
Under our defined contribution pension plans, net periodic pension cost is recognized as incurred. | ||||
Income Taxes | ||||
The asset and liability method is used in accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities. We recognize the investment tax credit associated with the purchase of intangible assets and technology, research and development expenditures, employee compensation and certain equity investments using the flow-through method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted tax rate and laws that will be in effect when the related temporary differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that will more-likely-than-not be realized. In assessing the likelihood of realization, management considers estimates of future taxable income. | ||||
In addition, we recognize the financial statement impact of a tax position when it is more-likely-than-not that the position will be sustained upon examination. If the tax position meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the tax effect is measured at the largest amount that is greater than a 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement. Interest and penalties on an underpayment of income taxes are reflected as income tax expense in the consolidated financial statements. | ||||
Earnings (Loss) Per Share | ||||
Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) for the period by the weighted average number of common shares and potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential common shares, composed of incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants and options in all periods, are included in the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share to the extent such shares are dilutive. Diluted earnings (loss) per share also takes into consideration the effect of dilutive securities issued by subsidiaries. In a period in which a loss is incurred, only the weighted average number of common shares issued and outstanding is used to compute the diluted loss per share, as the inclusion of potential common shares would be anti-dilutive. Therefore, for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, basic and diluted loss per share are the same. | ||||
Noncontrolling Interest | ||||
Noncontrolling interest in the equity of a subsidiary is accounted for and reported as equity. Changes in our Company’s ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in deconsolidation are accounted for as equity transactions. Any retained noncontrolling equity investment upon the deconsolidation of a subsidiary is initially measured at fair value. | ||||
Segment Reporting | ||||
We use the management approach in determining reportable operating segments. The management approach considers the internal organization and reporting used by our Company’s chief operating decision maker for making operating decisions, allocating resources and assessing performance as the source for determining our operating segments. Our Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer. | ||||
Segment profit and loss is determined on a basis that is consistent with how our Company reports operating income (loss) in its consolidated statements of operations. Our Company does not report segment asset information to the CODM. Consequently, no asset information by segment is presented. There are no intersegment transactions. | ||||
Discontinued Operations | ||||
Discontinued operations are reported when a component of an entity either has been disposed of, or is classified as held for sale, and (a) represents a separate major line of business or geographical area of operations, (b) is part of a single coordinated plan to dispose of a separate major line of business or geographical area of operations or (c) is a subsidiary acquired exclusively with a view to resale. Discontinued operations are presented separately in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and prior period financial statements are revised to present discontinued operations retrospectively. | ||||
(d) Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted | ||||
The FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, in May 2014. ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. An entity should also disclose sufficient quantitative and qualitative information to enable users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The new standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Our Company will implement the provisions of ASU 2014-09 as of January 1, 2017. We have yet to determine the impact of the new standard on our current policies for revenue recognition. |
LOSS_PER_SHARE
LOSS PER SHARE | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||
LOSS PER SHARE | NOTE 2. LOSS PER SHARE | ||||||||||||
The following table provides a reconciliation of the denominators of the basic and diluted per share computations: | |||||||||||||
(in thousand shares) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Weighted average number of outstanding shares | |||||||||||||
Basic | 50,720 | 50,720 | 53,927 | ||||||||||
Effect of dilutive securities | |||||||||||||
Employee share-based compensation | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Diluted | 50,720 | 50,720 | 53,927 | ||||||||||
Options to purchase 1,444 thousand, 1,149 thousand and 683 thousand shares of common stock were not included in dilutive securities for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively, as the effect would be anti-dilutive. |
VARIABLEINTEREST_ENTITIES
VARIABLE-INTEREST ENTITIES | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||
VARIABLE-INTEREST ENTITIES | NOTE 3. VARIABLE-INTEREST ENTITIES | ||||||||
Shanghai JIDI | |||||||||
In order to comply with foreign ownership restrictions and to hold the necessary licenses required, through June 2012 we had operated our Asian online game and service business in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) through our VIE, Shanghai JIDI. We had no ownership interest in Shanghai JIDI and relied on a series of contractual arrangements that were intended to give us effective control over Shanghai JIDI. Those contractual arrangements were duly executed and the share pledge agreements were registered with local government authority in compliance with PRC legal requirements. Therefore, we effectively controlled Shanghai JIDI, and were the primary beneficiary of Shanghai JIDI. Shanghai JIDI held an Internet Content Provider (“ICP”) license, an Internet cultural operation license and an Internet publishing license. In June 2012, our board of directors approved a plan to dispose of Shanghai JIDI. As a result, Shanghai JIDI’s operations have been accounted for as discontinued operations. (See Note 5, “Divestitures”, for additional information.) In May 2013, we were notified by the competent authority that Shanghai JIDI had completed the dissolution procedures and was duly deregistered. | |||||||||
For the year ended December 31, 2012, and the period from January to May 2013, total revenues and net loss of Shanghai JIDI (which are included within discontinued operations) were as follows: | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | |||||||
Total revenues | $ | 100 | $ | — | |||||
Net loss | $ | (888 | ) | $ | — | ||||
ACQUISITIONS
ACQUISITIONS | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||
ACQUISITIONS | NOTE 4. ACQUISITIONS | ||||||||
FingerRockz | |||||||||
On October 18, 2013, we subscribed in cash to 405 thousand new common shares of FingerRockz Co., Ltd. (“FingerRockz”), which represents a controlling financial interest of 51.6 percent of the ownership; thereupon we began consolidating FingerRockz. FingerRockz is a mobile game developer and publisher in Taiwan, and we acquired it purposely to enhance our research and development capabilities for mobile games. This primary factor among others, contributed to a purchase price in excess of the fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and intangible assets. In the acquisition, the most appealing asset to our Company was FingerRockz’s creative team. Because the assembled workforce was not an identifiable asset to be recognized separately from goodwill, the value attributed to it was subsumed into goodwill. The goodwill related to this acquisition is not expected to be deductible for tax purpose. | |||||||||
The following table summarizes the consideration paid for the acquisition and the amounts of estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date. | |||||||||
(In US$ thousands) | Amount | ||||||||
Consideration and noncontrolling interest: | |||||||||
The consideration transferred | $ | 510 | |||||||
The fair value of noncontrolling interest in FingerRockz | 478 | ||||||||
$ | 988 | ||||||||
Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed: | |||||||||
Cash, receivables and other current assets | $ | 585 | |||||||
Customer contracts | 67 | ||||||||
Payables and other current liabilities | (160 | ) | |||||||
Net | 492 | ||||||||
Goodwill | 496 | ||||||||
$ | 988 | ||||||||
The following unaudited pro forma results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013 are presented as if the acquisition had been consummated on January 20, 2012, the inception of FingerRockz: | |||||||||
For the years ended | |||||||||
December 31 (unaudited) | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands, except for loss per share) | 2012 | 2013 | |||||||
Net revenues | $ | 27,477 | $ | 15,040 | |||||
Net loss attributable to GigaMedia shareholders | $ | (15,334 | ) | $ | (34,845 | ) | |||
Basic and diluted loss per share | $ | (0.30 | ) | $ | (0.69 | ) | |||
The above unaudited pro forma information does not reflect any incremental direct costs, including any restructuring charges to be recorded in connection with the acquisition, or any potential cost savings that may result from the consolidation of certain operations of our Company or FingerRockz. Accordingly, the unaudited pro forma financial information above not necessarily indicative the actual results that would have occurred had the acquisition of FingerRockz been combined during the periods presented, nor it necessarily indicative of future consolidated results of operations. |
DIVESTITURES
DIVESTITURES | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||
DIVESTITURES | NOTE 5. DIVESTITURES | ||||||||
IAHGames | |||||||||
In July 2012, we entered into agreements to sell a 60 percent ownership in IAHGames, together with the sale of a 100 percent ownership in Spring Asia Limited (“Spring Asia”), which has a 30 percent interest in Game First International Corporation (“GFI”), to IAHGames’ management and Management Capital International Limited (“MCIL”), a British Virgin Islands company owned by IAHGames’ management. We retained a 20 percent ownership in IAHGames. Upon the closing of the agreements, we deconsolidated the results of IAHGames’ operations and began accounting for our remaining 20 percent interest under the equity method. | |||||||||
Our Company accounted for the deconsolidation of and the retained noncontrolling investment in IAHGames in August 2012 at fair value. | |||||||||
In consideration for the sale of IAHGames and Spring Asia, we were to receive $3 million in cash. The consideration was to be collected in four equal installments, with the first due upon closing, the second due in October 2012, the third due in January 2013 and the fourth due in April 2013. The payments were collateralized by the shares of Spring Asia and were only released from the escrow in proportion to the payment made upon each installment. The first installment of $750 thousand was received upon the closing on August 15, 2012. However, the buyer had defaulted on the remaining three installments. Considering the uncertainty as to the collectability of the remaining three installments, we had deferred the disposal gain of $211 thousand against the consideration installments receivable of $2,250 thousand as of December 31, 2012. The deferred gain was determined as follows: | |||||||||
(In US$ thousand) | Amount | ||||||||
The fair value of consideration received and receivable, net of any transaction costs, plus | $ | 3,000 | |||||||
The fair value of the 20% retained noncontrolling investment in IAH at the date of deconsolidation | — | ||||||||
3,000 | |||||||||
The carrying amount (credit balance) of IAHGames at the date of deconsolidation | (14,536 | ) | |||||||
Net receivables due to GigaMedia from IAHGames waived upon the closing of the sale | 17,542 | ||||||||
Other comprehensive income component of equity related to IAHGames at the date of the deconsolidation | (217 | ) | |||||||
2,789 | |||||||||
Deferred gain on deconsolidation of IAHGames | $ | 211 | |||||||
On April 17, 2013, we entered into a settlement agreement with IAHGames, IAHGames’ management, and MCIL. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, either IAHGames or IAHGames’ management was to pay us $2,258 thousand, which included interest, to fulfill IAHGames’ obligation under the aforementioned sale of ownership in Spring Asia. In addition, MCIL was to purchase all of our remaining shares in IAHGames for a consideration of $1,000 thousand. The payments were received in May 2013. Upon the receipt of these payments, the above deferred gain and disposal gain for the remaining shares which totaled approximately $1.2 million, was recognized as non-operating income. | |||||||||
JIDI Network Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“JIDI”) | |||||||||
In June 2012, our board of directors approved a plan to liquidate and dissolve JIDI, a wholly-owned subsidiary, and Shanghai JIDI, a VIE controlled through a series of contractual arrangements. | |||||||||
Results for JIDI and Shanghai JIDI operations are reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented. The carrying amounts of the remaining assets and liabilities, if any, of JIDI and Shanghai JIDI were not significant to our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2013, and we recognized a loss of $588 thousand in connection with the disposal of property, plant and equipment, which was included within discontinued operations in 2012. The process of liquidation and dissolution was completed by the end of 2013. Summarized financial information for discontinued operations of JIDI and Shanghai JIDI are as follows: | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | |||||||
Revenue | $ | 100 | $ | — | |||||
Loss from discontinued operations before tax | $ | (2,521 | ) | $ | (318 | ) | |||
Income tax expense | — | — | |||||||
Loss from discontinued operations | $ | (2,521 | ) | $ | (318 | ) | |||
Non-controlling Interest in Gaming software and service business | |||||||||
We held a non-controlling equity interest in a gaming software and service business through July 2012, when we entered into another agreement with BEG to sell our non-controlling ownership interest, along with a shareholder loan, for consideration of $1.7 million. Of this consideration, $985 thousand was paid to us in cash, while the remainder related to the extinguishment of a 2009 tax liability. The closing of the sale occurred in August 2012. The sale resulted in the recognition of a gain of approximately $2.5 million, net of transaction costs, which was recorded as non-operating income. |
GOODWILL
GOODWILL | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||
GOODWILL | NOTE 6. GOODWILL | ||||||||
The following table summarizes the changes to our Company’s goodwill: | |||||||||
(In US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | |||||||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 28,437 | $ | 16,934 | |||||
Acquisition - FingerRockz (Note 4) | — | 496 | |||||||
Impairment charge - FunTown and FingerRockz (Note 9) | (12,489 | ) | (17,054 | ) | |||||
Translation adjustment | 986 | (376 | ) | ||||||
Balance at end of year | $ | 16,934 | $ | — | |||||
By the acquisition of FingerRockz in 2013, we obtained its mobile platform development experience which now constitutes an important complement to FunTown’s R&D capacity in mobile games. We reassigned its role and developed our estimates of future cash flows from mobile games accordingly. Therefore, for the purpose of testing goodwill for impairment, we determined FingerRockz to be an integral part of FunTown with respect to determining reporting unit, and goodwill arising from the acquisition of FingerRockz was reassigned to FunTown. |
INTANGIBLE_ASSETS_NET
INTANGIBLE ASSETS - NET | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||
INTANGIBLE ASSETS - NET | NOTE 7. INTANGIBLE ASSETS - NET | ||||||||||||
The following table summarizes our Company’s intangible assets, by major asset class: | |||||||||||||
December 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||
(In US$ thousands) | Gross carrying | Accumulated | Net | ||||||||||
amount | amortization | ||||||||||||
With finite-life intangible assets | |||||||||||||
Capitalized software development cost | $ | 2,503 | $ | 2,300 | $ | 203 | |||||||
Customer relationships | 5,757 | 5,757 | — | ||||||||||
Other | 71 | 52 | 19 | ||||||||||
$ | 8,331 | $ | 8,109 | $ | 222 | ||||||||
December 31, 2013 | |||||||||||||
(In US$ thousands) | Gross carrying | Accumulated | Net | ||||||||||
amount | amortization | ||||||||||||
With finite-life intangible assets | |||||||||||||
Completed technology | $ | 2,536 | $ | 2,536 | $ | — | |||||||
Capitalized software development cost | 3,130 | 2,471 | 659 | ||||||||||
Customer relationships | 6,112 | 5,433 | 679 | ||||||||||
Other | 141 | 18 | 123 | ||||||||||
$ | 11,919 | $ | 10,458 | $ | 1,461 | ||||||||
Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives ranging from 0.5 to 9 years, with the overall weighted-average life of 5.5 years. | |||||||||||||
For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, total amortization expense of intangible assets were $2.2 million, $1.9 million and $1.2 million, respectively, which includes amortization of capitalized software development costs of $1.1 million, $1.2 million and $494 thousand. As of December 31, 2014, based on the current amount of intangibles subject to amortization, the estimated amortization expense for each of the following years is as follows: | |||||||||||||
(In US$ thousands) | Amount | ||||||||||||
2015 | $ | 132 | |||||||||||
2016 | 66 | ||||||||||||
2017 | 24 | ||||||||||||
$ | 222 | ||||||||||||
PREPAID_LICENSING_AND_ROYALTY_
PREPAID LICENSING AND ROYALTY FEES | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||
PREPAID LICENSING AND ROYALTY FEES | NOTE 8. PREPAID LICENSING AND ROYALTY FEES | ||||||||||||
The following table summarizes changes to our Company’s prepaid licensing and royalty fees: | |||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 7,103 | $ | 8,644 | $ | 4,666 | |||||||
Addition | 5,848 | 14 | 1,498 | ||||||||||
Amortization and usage | (3,671 | ) | (706 | ) | (264 | ) | |||||||
Exchange difference | 218 | (216 | ) | (258 | ) | ||||||||
Deconsolidation - IAHGames | (152 | ) | — | — | |||||||||
Impairment charges (Note 9) | (702 | ) | (3,070 | ) | (1,259 | ) | |||||||
Balance at end of year | $ | 8,644 | $ | 4,666 | $ | 4,383 | |||||||
FAIR_VALUE_MEASUREMENTS
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS | NOTE 9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS | ||||||||||||||||||||
The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our Company’s financial instruments at December 31, 2013 and 2014. | |||||||||||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||
Carrying | Fair value | Carrying | Fair value | ||||||||||||||||||
amount | amount | ||||||||||||||||||||
Financial assets | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 58,801 | $ | 58,801 | $ | 50,640 | $ | 50,640 | |||||||||||||
Marketable securities - current | 21,460 | 21,460 | 29,340 | 29,340 | |||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable | 2,027 | 2,027 | 1,298 | 1,298 | |||||||||||||||||
Restricted cash | — | — | 8,991 | 8,991 | |||||||||||||||||
Marketable debt securities - noncurrent | 6,048 | 6,048 | 4,744 | 4,744 | |||||||||||||||||
Refundable deposits | 306 | 306 | 302 | 302 | |||||||||||||||||
Financial liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||
Short-term borrowings | 4,361 | 4,361 | 18,641 | 18,641 | |||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | 1,178 | 1,178 | 771 | 771 | |||||||||||||||||
Accrued compensation | 380 | 380 | 796 | 796 | |||||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses | 2,617 | 2,617 | 3,465 | 3,465 | |||||||||||||||||
The carrying amounts shown in the table are included in the consolidated balance sheets under the indicated captions. | |||||||||||||||||||||
The fair values of the financial instruments shown in the above table as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 represent the amounts that would be received to sell those assets or that would be paid to transfer those liabilities in an arm’s length transaction between market participants at that date. Those fair value measurements maximize the use of observable inputs. In situations where there is little market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date, the fair value measurement reflects our Company’s own judgments about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Those judgments are developed by us based on the best information available in the circumstances, including expected cash flows and appropriately risk-adjusted discount rates, available observable and unobservable inputs. | |||||||||||||||||||||
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments: | |||||||||||||||||||||
• | Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, restricted cash, accounts payable, accrued compensation and expenses, and short-term borrowings: The carrying amounts, at face value or cost plus accrued interest, approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments. | ||||||||||||||||||||
• | Marketable securities: Open-end fund, debt and equity securities are measured using quoted market prices at the reporting date multiplied by the quantity held. Redeemable preferred shares are measured using valuation techniques. | ||||||||||||||||||||
• | Refundable deposits: Measurement of refundable deposits with no fixed maturities is based on carrying amounts. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Significant Unobservable Inputs | |||||||||||||||||||||
The table below presents the ranges of significant unobservable inputs used to value our Company’s level 3 financial instruments. These ranges represent the significant unobservable inputs that were used in the valuation of each type of financial instrument. These inputs are not representative of the inputs that could have been used in the valuation of any one financial instrument. Accordingly, the ranges of inputs presented below do not represent uncertainty in, or possible ranges of, fair value measurements of our level 3 financial instruments. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Level 3 Financial Instruments | Significant Unobservable Inputs by | Range of Significant | |||||||||||||||||||
Valuation Technique | Unobservable | ||||||||||||||||||||
Inputs as of December | |||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Debt securities – Preferred shares with redemption rights | • Price/Sales per share ratio for selective comparable companies | • 2.0 times ~ 14.0 times | |||||||||||||||||||
• Discount for lack of marketability | • 25% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Level 3 Financial Instruments | Significant Unobservable Inputs by | Range of Significant | |||||||||||||||||||
Valuation Technique | Unobservable | ||||||||||||||||||||
Inputs as of December | |||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Debt securities – Preferred shares with redemption rights | • Price/Sales per share ratio for selective comparable companies | • 2.5 times ~ 5.9 times | |||||||||||||||||||
• Discount for lack of marketability | • 25% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Assets and Liabilities that are Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | |||||||||||||||||||||
Our Company has segregated all financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (at least annually) into the most appropriate level within the fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to determine the fair value at the measurement date in the table below. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized as below: | |||||||||||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | Fair Value Measurement Using | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cash equivalents - time deposits | $ | — | $ | 12,112 | $ | — | $ | 12,112 | |||||||||||||
Restricted cash - time deposits | — | 8,991 | — | 8,991 | |||||||||||||||||
Marketable securities - current | |||||||||||||||||||||
Open-end fund | 318 | — | — | 318 | |||||||||||||||||
Equity securities | 29,022 | — | — | 29,022 | |||||||||||||||||
Marketable securities - noncurrent | |||||||||||||||||||||
Debt securities | — | — | 4,744 | 4,744 | |||||||||||||||||
$ | 29,340 | $ | 21,103 | $ | 4,744 | $ | 55,187 | ||||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | Fair Value Measurement Using | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cash equivalents - time deposits | $ | — | $ | 14,638 | $ | — | $ | 14,638 | |||||||||||||
Marketable securities - current | |||||||||||||||||||||
Open-end fund | 336 | — | — | 336 | |||||||||||||||||
Equity securities | 21,124 | — | — | 21,124 | |||||||||||||||||
Marketable securities - noncurrent | |||||||||||||||||||||
Debt securities | — | 2,109 | 3,939 | 6,048 | |||||||||||||||||
$ | 21,460 | $ | 16,747 | $ | 3,939 | $ | 42,146 | ||||||||||||||
Our Company’s accounting policy is to recognize transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy on the date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer. There were no transfers into or out of Level 1 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Level 1 and 2 measurements: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cash equivalents – time deposits and restricted cash – time deposits are convertible into a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value. Certain marketable securities are valued using a market approach based on the quoted market prices of identical instruments when available, or other observable inputs such as trading prices of identical instruments in inactive markets. The fair values of the marketable equity securities that have publicly quoted trading prices are valued using those observable prices, unless adjustments are required to available observable inputs. | |||||||||||||||||||||
In 2012, 2013 and 2014, we recognized unrealized gains (losses) of ($24.0) million, $4.7 million and $101 thousand, respectively, on marketable securities valued using market observable inputs, which are included in other comprehensive income. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Level 3 measurements: | |||||||||||||||||||||
For assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during 2013 and 2014, a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances are presented as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | Marketable Securities - Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||
and Equity Securities | |||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 4,292 | $ | 3,939 | |||||||||||||||||
Total gains or (losses) (realized/unrealized) | |||||||||||||||||||||
included in earnings | 985 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
included in other comprehensive income | 1,212 | 805 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sale | (2,550 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance at end of year | $ | 3,939 | $ | 4,744 | |||||||||||||||||
The amount of total gains or (losses) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at the reporting date. | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||
Realized and unrealized gains (or losses) included in the consolidated financial statements for 2012, 2013 and 2014 for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) are reported in the consolidated financial statements as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | Gain on sales | Impairment | |||||||||||||||||||
of marketable | loss on | ||||||||||||||||||||
securities | marketable | ||||||||||||||||||||
securities and | |||||||||||||||||||||
investments | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total gains (losses) included in earnings | |||||||||||||||||||||
for 2012 | $ | 3,370 | $ | (493 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
for 2013 | 985 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
for 2014 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets still held at the reporting date | |||||||||||||||||||||
for 2012 | $ | — | $ | (493 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
for 2013 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
for 2014 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
The fair values of the marketable debt and equity securities are derived using a discounted cash flow method with unobservable inputs or adopting a market approach using observable inputs of guideline public companies that market participants would use in pricing the securities. The discounted cash flow method incorporates adjusted available market discount rate information and our Company’s estimates of liquidity risk, and other cash flow model related assumptions. | |||||||||||||||||||||
In 2012, 2013 and 2014, we recognized other-than-temporary impairments of $493 thousand, $0 and $0, respectively, related to marketable debt and equity securities, which is included in non-operating expenses within “impairment loss on marketable securities and investments” in the consolidated statements of operations. | |||||||||||||||||||||
The unrealized gain recognized in our consolidated statement of operations due to the difference between fair value of the equity investment at December 31, 2014 and its acquisition cost in June 2014 was $75 thousand. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Assets and Liabilities that are Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis | |||||||||||||||||||||
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include measuring impairment when required for long-lived assets. For GigaMedia, long-lived assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include investments accounted for under the equity method and cost method, property, plant, and equipment, intangible assets, prepaid licensing and royalty fees, and goodwill. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis that were determined to be impaired as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 are summarized as below: | |||||||||||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | Fair Value measurement Using | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Year Ended | Impairment | |||||||||||||||||
December 31, | Losses | ||||||||||||||||||||
Assets | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(a) Property, plant and equipment - Information and communication equipment | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 28 | |||||||||||
(c) Intangible assets - Capitalized software cost | — | — | — | — | 115 | ||||||||||||||||
(d) Prepaid licensing and royalty fees | — | — | 3,033 | 3,033 | 1,259 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 3,033 | $ | 3,033 | $ | 1,402 | |||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | Fair Value measurement Using | ||||||||||||||||||||
Assets | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Year Ended | Total | ||||||||||||||||
December 31, | Impairment | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Losses | ||||||||||||||||||||
(b) Goodwill - Resulting from acquisition of FunTown and FingerRockz | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 17,054 | |||||||||||
(c) Intangible assets - Trade name and Capitalized software cost | — | — | — | — | 13,251 | ||||||||||||||||
(d) Prepaid licensing and royalty fees | — | — | — | — | 2,752 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 33,057 | |||||||||||
(a) | Impairment losses on certain property, plant, and equipment which were determined to be impaired: | ||||||||||||||||||||
In 2014, we recognized an impairment loss of $28 thousand against our information and communication equipment. The impairment charges are included in operating expenses within “impairment losses on property, plant and equipment” in the consolidated statements of operations. The impairment charge for the equipment was related to servers used for certain product and service lines within our cloud product and service business for which the carrying amount was determined not to be recoverable from its related future undiscounted cash flows. This equipment was valued using unobservable inputs such as discounted cash flows, incorporating adjusted available market discount rate information and our Company’s estimates for liquidity risk, and other cash flow model - related assumptions. | |||||||||||||||||||||
(b) | Impairment losses on goodwill which was determined to be impaired: | ||||||||||||||||||||
The fair value of the Asian online game reporting unit was determined based on the present value of estimated future net cash flows discounted at the weighted average cost of capital. In 2013, due to a continued slowdown in demand for our causal online games and the loss of a key licensed game, we experienced significant decline in revenues and negative operating margin in Taiwan from our previous future cash flow expectations from this reporting unit. Further, in the Fall of 2013 we went through an internal restructuring of our operations and made a business decision to transition from PC-based games to browser/mobile games and social casino games. Also our market capitalization had also fallen below our net book value based on the quoted market price of our common stock for a sustained period of time. Based on these qualitative factors, we determined it was more likely than not the revised fair value of this reporting unit may be less than its carrying value, and the related recovery the remaining goodwill could be impaired. Using the same methodology as in the past to determine the estimated fair value of this reporting unit, we developed our expected future net cash flows based on historical data and internal developed estimates as part of our updated long-term strategic plan and included a terminal value of $0. Other significant estimates and assumptions used in developing the future net cash flows included an assumed average revenue decline of 28% and a weighted average cost of capital to discount these expected future cash flows of 13%. As a result, the carrying value of this reporting unit exceeded its fair value, and the implied fair value of the goodwill was determined to be $0. Consequently, a goodwill impairment charge of $17.0 million was recognized in 2013. | |||||||||||||||||||||
(c) | Impairment losses on certain intangible assets which were determined to be impaired: | ||||||||||||||||||||
In 2013, the trade name arising from the acquisition of FunTown and certain capitalized software development costs were fully written down, resulting in impairment charges of $13.3 million, included in operating expenses within “impairment loss on intangible assets” in the consolidated statements of operations. The impairment charge for the Trade name of FunTown is a result of our repositioning of it as described above, while the impairment charges for the capitalized software costs were the result of certain projects within our Asian online game and service business that we ceased further development on, and as a result, we recorded a full impairment of the carrying value of the assets related to these projects. | |||||||||||||||||||||
In 2014, certain capitalized and prepaid software development costs for our cloud product and service business were fully written down, resulting in impairment charges of $115 thousand, included in operating expenses within “impairment loss on intangible assets” in the consolidated statements of operations. The impairment charge is for certain product lines within our cloud product and service business that we decided to shift focus from, and as a result, we recorded a full impairment of the carrying value of the assets related to these items. | |||||||||||||||||||||
(d) | Impairment losses on certain prepaid licensing and royalty fees which were determined to be impaired: | ||||||||||||||||||||
In 2013 and 2014, certain prepaid licensing and royalty fees were written down to $0 and $3.0 million, respectively, resulting in impairment charges of $2.8 million and $1.3 million, respectively. This impairment is included in operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. The impairment charges for the prepaid licensing and royalty fees related to certain licensed games within our Asian online game and service business that we stopped operating or for which the carrying amounts of the related assets were determined not to be recoverable from their expected future undiscounted cash flows. The licensing fee games and related royalties are re-valued on when impairment exists, using unobservable inputs such as discounted cash flows, incorporating adjusted available market discount rate information and our Company’s estimates for liquidity risk, along with other cash flow model related assumptions. |
CASH_AND_CASH_EQUIVALENTS
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | NOTE 10. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents consist of the following: | |||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
Cash and savings accounts | $ | 44,163 | $ | 38,529 | |||||
Time deposits | 14,638 | 21,102 | |||||||
Total cash and cash equivalents | 58,801 | 59,631 | |||||||
Less: Cash restricted as collateral and performance bond | — | (8,991 | ) | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents reported on the consolidated statements of cash flows | $ | 58,801 | $ | 50,640 | |||||
As of December 31, 2014, cash amounting to $1.5 million has been deposited in an escrow account in a bank as a performance bond for our players’ game points, and certain time deposits amounting to $7.5 million have also been pledged as collateral for borrowings from financial institutions. These deposits are restricted and are included in restricted cash in the consolidated balance sheets. | |||||||||
We maintain cash and cash equivalents, as well as restricted cash, in bank accounts with major financial institutions with high credit ratings located in the following jurisdictions: | |||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
Taiwan | $ | 55,661 | $ | 49,829 | |||||
China | — | 6,055 | |||||||
Hong Kong | 2,956 | 2,178 | |||||||
Singapore | — | 1,418 | |||||||
Malaysia | 133 | — | |||||||
Others | 51 | 151 | |||||||
$ | 58,801 | $ | 59,631 | ||||||
MARKETABLE_DEBT_SECURITIES_NON
MARKETABLE DEBT SECURITIES - NONCURRENT | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||
MARKETABLE DEBT SECURITIES - NONCURRENT | NOTE 11. MARKETABLE SECURITIES – CURRENT | ||||||||
Marketable securities – current consist of the following: | |||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
Equity securities | $ | 21,124 | $ | 29,022 | |||||
Open-end fund | 336 | 318 | |||||||
$ | 21,460 | $ | 29,340 | ||||||
As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the balances of unrealized gains for marketable securities - current were $17.9 million and $9.4 million, respectively. For 2014, unrealized gains of $75 thousand on certain marketable securities held at year-end were included in Non-operating income - Other. During 2012, 2013 and 2014, realized gains from the disposal of marketable securities - current amounted to $2.3 million, $754 thousand, and $8.8 million, respectively. The costs for calculating gains on disposal were based on each security’s average cost. | |||||||||
Noncurrent Assets | |||||||||
MARKETABLE DEBT SECURITIES - NONCURRENT | NOTE 14. MARKETABLE DEBT SECURITIES – NONCURRENT | ||||||||
Marketable debt securities – noncurrent consist of the following: | |||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
Available-for-sale securities | |||||||||
Debt securities | $ | 6,048 | $ | 4,744 | |||||
Our Company’s marketable securities - noncurrent are invested in convertible preferred shares and corporate bonds and are classified as available-for-sale securities. | |||||||||
The preferred shares are convertible into common shares on 1:1 basis, subject to certain adjustments, and shall be automatically converted upon certain conditions outlined in the agreements. The convertible preferred shares are all redeemable based upon certain agreed-upon conditions. | |||||||||
The embedded conversion options of the convertible preferred shares do not meet the definition of derivative instruments and therefore are not bifurcated from the preferred share investment. | |||||||||
We have also considered and determined whether our investments in preferred shares are in-substance common shares which should be accounted for under the equity method. Given that our convertible preferred shares have substantive redemption rights and thus do not meet the criteria of in-substance common shares, we have accounted for them as debt securities. | |||||||||
As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the balances of unrealized gains for marketable securities - noncurrent were $1.2 million and $2.0 million, respectively. During 2012, 2013 and 2014, realized gains (losses) from the disposal of marketable securities — non-current amounted to $3.4 million, $985 thousand and ($171) thousand, respectively. Gains (losses) on disposal were based on the security’s average cost. |
ACCOUNTS_RECEIVABLE_NET
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - NET | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - NET | NOTE 12. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE – NET | ||||||||||||
Accounts receivable consist of the following: | |||||||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||||||
Accounts receivable | $ | 2,082 | $ | 1,354 | |||||||||
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts | (55 | ) | (56 | ) | |||||||||
$ | 2,027 | $ | 1,298 | ||||||||||
The following is a summary of the changes in our Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014: | |||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 2,594 | $ | 130 | $ | 55 | |||||||
Additions: Provision for bad debt expense | 169 | 37 | 37 | ||||||||||
Less: Write-offs | (269 | ) | (109 | ) | (33 | ) | |||||||
Deconsolidation - IAHGames | (2,370 | ) | — | — | |||||||||
Translation adjustment | 6 | (3 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||||||
Balance at end of year | $ | 130 | $ | 55 | $ | 56 | |||||||
OTHER_CURRENT_ASSETS
OTHER CURRENT ASSETS | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||
OTHER CURRENT ASSETS | NOTE 13. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Other current assets consist of the following: | |||||||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||||||
Loans receivable - current | $ | 3,394 | $ | 27 | |||||||||
Less: Allowance for loans receivable - current | (3,394 | ) | (27 | ) | |||||||||
Deferred income tax assets - current, net (Note 25) | — | — | |||||||||||
Other | 293 | 325 | |||||||||||
$ | 293 | $ | 325 | ||||||||||
The following is a reconciliation of changes in our Company’s allowance for loans receivable - current during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014: | |||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 5,057 | $ | 3,437 | $ | 3,394 | |||||||
Less: Writes-offs | (1,620 | ) | — | (3,359 | ) | ||||||||
Less: Reversal for collection of bad debt | — | (54 | ) | — | |||||||||
Translation adjustment | — | 11 | (8 | ) | |||||||||
Balance at end of year | $ | 3,437 | $ | 3,394 | $ | 27 | |||||||
EQUITY_INVESTMENTS
EQUITY INVESTMENTS | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||
EQUITY INVESTMENTS | NOTE 15. EQUITY INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
Equity investments consist of the following: | |||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
Investments accounted for under the equity method | $ | 5,822 | $ | 5,781 | |||||
Our Company’s investments accounted for under the equity method primarily consist of the following: (a) from July 2012 to May 2013, a 20 percent equity interest investment in Infocomm Asia Holdings Pte Ltd. (“IAHGames”), an online game operator, publisher and distributor in Southeast Asia (See Note 5 “Divestitures”, for additional information); (b) an 18 percent equity interest investment in East Gate Media Contents & Technology Fund (“East Gate”), a Korean Fund Limited Partnership that invests in online game businesses and films; and (c) a 22.86 percent equity interest investment in Double2 Network Technology Co., Ltd. (“Double2”), a Taiwanese company that mainly engaged in development of causal gaming software. | |||||||||
In July 2012, we entered into agreements to sell a 60 percent ownership in IAHGames to IAHGames’ management and Management Capital International Limited (“MCIL”), a British Virgin Islands company owned by IAHGames’ management. As we only retained a 20 percent ownership in IAHGames, upon the closing of the agreements, we deconsolidated the results of IAHGames’ operations and began accounting for our remaining 20 percent interest under the equity method up to May 2013 when we sold the remaining interest in IAHGames to IAHGames’ management and MCIL. (See Note 5, “Divestitures” for additional information.) | |||||||||
Our Company has an 18 percent interest in East Gate, a Korean Limited Partnership. We account for this limited partnership investment under the equity method accounting since we have the ability to exercise significant influence over partnership operating and financial policies based on the terms of the partnership agreement. |
SHORTTERM_BORROWINGS
SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2014 | |
SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS | NOTE 16. SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS |
As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, short-term borrowings totaled $4.4 million and $18.6 million, respectively. These amounts were borrowed from certain financial institutions. The annual interest rates on these borrowings ranged from 1.50 percent to 1.60 percent for 2013 and from 1.35 percent to 1.95 percent for 2014. The maturity dates fell in late January 2014 as of December 31, 2013, and fell in January and July 2015 as of December 31, 2014. As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the weighted-average interest rate on total short-term borrowings was 1.52 percent and 1.72 percent, respectively. | |
As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the total amount of unused lines of credit available for borrowing under these agreements was approximately $9.9 million and $1.1 million, respectively. | |
We pledged certain time deposits as collateral for borrowings from financial institutions. The pledged time deposits amounted to $0 and $7.5 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively, and are included in restricted cash in the consolidated balance sheets. |
ACCRUED_EXPENSES
ACCRUED EXPENSES | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||
ACCRUED EXPENSES | NOTE 17. ACCRUED EXPENSES | ||||||||
Accrued expenses consist of the following: | |||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
Accrued outsourced development | $ | — | $ | 838 | |||||
Accrued professional fees | 740 | 603 | |||||||
Accrued royalties | 128 | 308 | |||||||
Accrued advertising expenses | 421 | 613 | |||||||
Accrued incentive to distributors | 137 | 71 | |||||||
Accrued director compensation and liability insurance | 424 | 155 | |||||||
Other | 767 | 877 | |||||||
$ | 2,617 | $ | 3,465 | ||||||
OTHER_CURRENT_LIABILITIES
OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||
OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES | NOTE 18. OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Other current liabilities consist of the following: | |||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
Income taxes payable | $ | 1,560 | $ | 1,542 | |||||
Deferred tax liabilities (Note 25) | 1,987 | — | |||||||
Other | 315 | 176 | |||||||
$ | 3,862 | $ | 1,718 | ||||||
PENSION_BENEFITS
PENSION BENEFITS | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||
PENSION BENEFITS | NOTE 19. PENSION BENEFITS | ||||||||
Our Company and our subsidiaries have defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans that cover substantially all of our employees. | |||||||||
Defined Benefit Pension Plan | |||||||||
We have a defined benefit pension plan in accordance with the Labor Standards Law of the Republic of China (R.O.C.) for our employees located in Taiwan, covering substantially all full-time employees for services provided prior to July 1, 2005, and employees who have elected to remain in the defined benefit pension plan subsequent to the enactment of the Labor Pension Act on July 1, 2005. Under the defined benefit pension plan, employees are entitled to a lump sum retirement benefit upon retirement equivalent to the aggregate of 2 months’ pensionable salary for each of the first 15 years of service and 1 month’s pensionable salary for each year of service thereafter subject to a maximum of 45 months’ pensionable salary. The pensionable salary is the monthly average salary or wage of the final six months prior to approved retirement. | |||||||||
We use a December 31 measurement date for our defined benefit pension plan. As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the accumulated benefit obligation amounted to $360 thousand and $196 thousand, respectively, and the funded status of accrued pension liability (prepaid pension assets) amounted to $170 thousand and ($45) thousand, respectively. The fair value of plan assets amounted to $300 thousand and $303 thousand as of December 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively. The accumulated other comprehensive income amounted to $0 and $0 as of December 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively. The net periodic benefit cost (income) for 2012, 2013 and 2014 amounted to $30 thousand, ($77) thousand and ($199) thousand, respectively. | |||||||||
The following table sets forth the plan’s benefit obligations, fair value of plan assets, and funded status at December 31, 2013 and 2014: | |||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
Benefit Obligation | $ | 470 | $ | 258 | |||||
Fair value of plan assets | 300 | 303 | |||||||
$ | 170 | $ | (45 | ) | |||||
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet consist of: | |||||||||
Noncurrent liabilities (assets) | $ | 170 | $ | (45 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | — | — | |||||||
Net amount recognized | $ | 170 | $ | (45 | ) | ||||
Amounts recognized in accumulated comprehensive income consist of: | |||||||||
Unrecognized net gain | $ | — | $ | — | |||||
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, the net period pension cost consisted of the following: | |||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
Service cost | $ | 14 | $ | 15 | |||||
Interest cost | 10 | 9 | |||||||
Expected return on plan assets | (5 | ) | (6 | ) | |||||
Amortization of prior service cost | (50 | ) | — | ||||||
Amortization of net loss | 1 | — | |||||||
Curtailment gain | (47 | ) | (217 | ) | |||||
$ | (77 | ) | $ | (199 | ) | ||||
Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations for 2013 and 2014 were as follows: | |||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||
2013 | 2014 | ||||||||
Discount rate | 2 | % | 2 | % | |||||
Rate of compensation increase | 1.5 | % | 1.5 | % | |||||
Weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for end of fiscal year were as follows: | |||||||||
2013 | 2014 | ||||||||
Discount rate | 1.75 | % | 2 | % | |||||
Rate of return on plan assets | 1.75 | % | 2 | % | |||||
Rate of compensation increase | 1.5 | % | 1.5 | % | |||||
Management determines the discount rate and rate of return on plan assets based on the yields of twenty year ROC central government bonds which is in line with the respective employees remaining service period and the historical rate of return on the above mentioned Fund mandated by the ROC Labor Standard Law. | |||||||||
We have contributed an amount equal to 2 percent of the salaries and wages paid to all qualified employees located in Taiwan to a pension fund (the “Fund”). The Fund is administered by a pension fund monitoring committee (the “Committee”) and deposited in the Committee’s name in the Bank of Taiwan. Our Company makes pension payments from our account in the Fund unless the Fund is insufficient, in which case we make payments from internal funds as payments become due. We seek to maintain a normal, highly liquid working capital balance to ensure payments are made timely. | |||||||||
We expect to make a contribution of $14 thousand to the Fund in 2015. We expect to make benefit payments of $1 thousand from 2015 to 2019 and $1 thousand from 2020 to 2024. | |||||||||
Defined Contribution Pension Plans | |||||||||
We have provided defined contribution plans for employees located in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Contributions to the plans are expensed as incurred. | |||||||||
Taiwan | |||||||||
Pursuant to the new “Labor Pension Act” enacted on July 1, 2005, our Company has a defined contribution pension plan for our employees located in Taiwan. For eligible employees who elect to participate in the defined contribution pension plan, we contribute no less than 6 percent of an employee’s monthly salary and wage and up to the maximum amount of NT$9 thousand (approximately $284), to each of the eligible employees’ individual pension accounts at the Bureau of Labor Insurance each month. Pension payments to employees are made either by monthly installments or in a lump sum from the accumulated contributions and earnings in employees’ individual accounts. | |||||||||
Hong Kong | |||||||||
According to the relevant Hong Kong regulations, we provide a contribution plan for the eligible employees in Hong Kong. We must contribute at least 5 percent of the employees’ total salaries. For this purpose, the monthly relevant contribution to their individual contribution accounts is subject to a cap of HK$1.5 thousand (approximately $193). After the termination of employment, the benefits still belong to the employees in any circumstances. | |||||||||
The total amount of defined contribution pension expenses pursuant to our defined contribution plans for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013, and 2014 were $585 thousand, $357 thousand, and $364 thousand, respectively. |
OTHER_LIABILITIES_OTHER
OTHER LIABILITIES - OTHER | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||
OTHER LIABILITIES - OTHER | NOTE 20. OTHER LIABILITIES - OTHER | ||||||||
Other liabilities consist of the following: | |||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
Deferred tax liabilities (Note 25) | $ | — | $ | 1,928 | |||||
Other | 11 | 10 | |||||||
$ | 11 | $ | 1,938 | ||||||
SUBSIDIARY_PREFERRED_SHARES
SUBSIDIARY PREFERRED SHARES | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2014 | |
SUBSIDIARY PREFERRED SHARES | NOTE 21. SUBSIDIARY PREFERRED SHARES |
In connection with our acquisition of a controlling financial interest in IAHGames, that subsidiary had Class A preferred shares, which were owned by the noncontrolling shareholders. As August 15, 2012 when we deconsolidated IAHGames, these Class A preferred shares were valued at $1.3 million, and represented 8.9 percent of IAHGames’ accumulated voting interest. The holder of the Class A preferred shares was entitled to cumulative dividends at 10 percent per annum. The preferred shares were redeemable at the holder’s option at any time after the expiration of certain licensed games, and were convertible into ordinary shares at any time. Pursuant to agreements entered into in connection with our acquisition of IAHGames in July 2010, all Class A preferred shares were to be converted to ordinary shares of IAHGames at the acquisition date. The preferred shares were fully converted into ordinary shares by the closing date when we sold 60 percent of IAHGames. (See Note 5, “Divestitures”, for additional information.) | |
Since the Class A preferred shares were never currently redeemable and it was not probable that they would become redeemable as a result of our acquisition of IAHGames, the subsequent adjustment for accretion was not required. However, the cumulative dividends and the reversal of dividends upon the conversion described above for these Class A preferred shares of ($469) thousand for the period from January 1, 2012 to July 31, 2012 are included as a component of “net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest” in the consolidated statement of operations. |
EQUITY
EQUITY | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2014 | |
EQUITY | NOTE 22. EQUITY |
In accordance with Singapore law, the holders of ordinary shares that do not have par value, are entitled to receive dividends as declared from time to time and are entitled to one vote per share at the general meeting of our company. All shares rank equally with regard to our company’s residual assets. In addition, we are not required to have a number of authorized common shares to be issued. | |
In accordance with R.O.C. law, an appropriation for legal reserve amounting to 10 percent of a company’s net profit is required until the reserve equals the aggregate par value of such Taiwan company’s issued capital stock. As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the legal reserves of Hoshin GigaMedia Center Inc. (“Hoshin GigaMedia”) were $3.0 million for each period. The reserve can only be used to offset a deficit or be distributed as a stock dividend of up to 50 percent of the reserve balance when the reserve balance has reached 50 percent of the aggregate paid-in capital of Hoshin GigaMedia. |
COMPREHENSIVE_INCOME
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | NOTE 23. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
The accumulated balances for each classification of other comprehensive income are as follows: | |||||||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | Foreign | Unrealized | Pension and | Accumulated | |||||||||||||
currency items | gain on | post retirement | other | ||||||||||||||
securities | benefit plans | comprehensive | |||||||||||||||
income (loss) | |||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2012 | $ | (24,367 | ) | $ | 38,410 | $ | 308 | $ | 14,351 | ||||||||
Net current period change | 1,814 | (18,339 | ) | (323 | ) | (16,848 | ) | ||||||||||
Reclassification adjustments for gains reclassified into income | — | (5,665 | ) | — | (5,665 | ) | |||||||||||
Deconsolidation of subsidiaries | (217 | ) | — | — | (217 | ) | |||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2012 | (22,770 | ) | 14,406 | (15 | ) | (8,379 | ) | ||||||||||
Net current period change | (801 | ) | 6,437 | 15 | 5,651 | ||||||||||||
Reclassification adjustments for gains reclassified into income | 864 | (1,739 | ) | — | (875 | ) | |||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2013 | (22,707 | ) | 19,104 | — | (3,603 | ) | |||||||||||
Net current period change | (176 | ) | 906 | — | 730 | ||||||||||||
Reclassification adjustments for gains reclassified into income | 7 | (8,621 | ) | — | (8,614 | ) | |||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2014 | $ | (22,876 | ) | $ | 11,389 | $ | — | $ | (11,487 | ) | |||||||
There were no significant tax effects allocated to each component of other comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014. |
SHAREBASED_COMPENSATION
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION | NOTE 24. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The following table summarizes the total stock-based compensation expense recognized in our consolidated statements of operations: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of online game and service revenues | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product development & engineering expenses | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling and marketing expenses | 20 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 159 | 219 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-tax stock-based compensation expense | 179 | 219 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax (benefit) expense | (41 | ) | 27 | (17 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total stock-based compensation expense reported in continuing operations | $ | 138 | $ | 246 | $ | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total stock-based compensation expense reported in discontinued operations, net of tax | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
There were no significant capitalized stock-based compensation costs at December 31, 2013 and 2014. There was no recognized stock-based compensation tax benefit for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, as our Company recognized a full valuation allowance on net deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2013 and 2014. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) Overview of Stock-Based Compensation Plans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 Employee Share Option Plan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At the June 2002 annual general meeting of shareholders, the shareholders of our Company approved the GigaMedia Limited 2002 Employee Share Option Plan (the “2002 Plan”) under which up to three million common shares of our Company have been reserved for issuance. All employees, officers, directors, supervisors, advisors, and consultants of our Company are eligible to participate in the 2002 Plan. The 2002 Plan is administered by a committee designated by the board of directors. The committee as plan administrator has complete discretion to determine the exercise price for the option grants, the eligible individuals who are to receive option grants, the time or times when options grants are to be made, the number of shares subject to grant and the vesting schedule. The maximum contractual term for the options under the 2002 Plan is 10 years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 Employee Share Option Plan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At the June 2004 annual general meeting of shareholders, the shareholders of our Company approved the GigaMedia Limited 2004 Employee Share Option Plan (the “2004 Plan”) under which up to seven million common shares of our Company have been reserved for issuance. All employees, officers, directors, supervisors, advisors, and consultants of our Company are eligible to participate in the 2004 Plan. The 2004 Plan is administered by a committee designated by the board of directors. The committee as plan administrator has complete discretion to determine the exercise price for the option grants, the eligible individuals who are to receive option grants, the time or times when options grants are to be made, the number of shares subject to grant and the vesting schedule. The maximum contractual term for the options under the 2004 Plan is 10 years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 Equity Incentive Plan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At the June 2006 annual general meeting of shareholders, the shareholders of our Company approved the GigaMedia Limited 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”) under which up to one million common shares of our Company have been reserved for issuance. The 2006 Plan is administered by a committee designated by the board of directors. The committee as plan administrator has complete discretion to determine the grant of awards under the 2006 Plan. The maximum contractual term for the options under the 2006 Plan is 10 years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 Equity Incentive Plan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At the June 2007 annual general meeting of shareholders, the shareholders of our Company approved the GigaMedia Limited 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”) under which up to two million common shares of our Company have been reserved for issuance. The 2007 Plan is administered by a committee designated by the board of directors. The committee as plan administrator has complete discretion to determine the grant of awards under the 2007 Plan. The maximum contractual term for the options under the 2007 Plan is 10 years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 Equity Incentive Plan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At the June 2008 annual general meeting of shareholders, the shareholders of our Company approved the GigaMedia Limited 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”) under which up to one million common shares of our Company have been reserved for issuance. The 2008 Plan is administered by a committee designated by the board of directors. The committee as plan administrator has complete discretion to determine the grant of awards under the 2008 Plan. The maximum contractual term for the options under the 2008 Plan is 10 years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 Employee Share Purchase Plan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At the June 2008 annual general meeting of shareholders, the shareholders of our Company approved the GigaMedia Limited 2008 Employee Share Purchase Plan (the “2008 ESPP”) under which up to two hundred thousand common shares of our Company were reserved for issuance. Any person who is regularly employed by our Company or our designated subsidiaries shall be eligible to participate in the 2008 ESPP. Pursuant to the 2008 ESPP, our Company would offer the shares to qualified employees on favorable terms. Employees are also subject to certain restrictions on the amount that may be invested to purchase the shares and to other terms and conditions of the 2008 ESPP. The 2008 ESPP is administered by a committee designated by the board of directors. As of December 31, 2014, no shares have been subscribed by qualified employees under the 2008 ESPP. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 Equity Incentive Plan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At the June 2009 annual general meeting of shareholders, the shareholders of our Company approved the GigaMedia Limited 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2009 Plan”) under which up to one and a half million common shares of our Company have been reserved for issuance. The 2009 Plan is administered by a committee designated by the board of directors. The committee as plan administrator has complete discretion to determine the grant of awards under the 2009 Plan. The maximum contractual term for the options under the 2009 Plan is 10 years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 Employee Share Purchase Plan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At the June 2009 annual general meeting of shareholders, the shareholders of our Company approved the GigaMedia Limited 2009 Employee Share Purchase Plan (the “2009 ESPP”) under which up to two hundred thousand common shares of our Company have been reserved for issuance. To be eligible, employees must be regularly employed by us or our designated subsidiaries. Employees are also subject to certain restrictions on the amount that may be invested to purchase the shares and to other terms and conditions of the 2009 ESPP. The 2009 ESPP is administered by a committee designated by the board of directors. As of December 31, 2014, no shares have been issued to employees under the 2009 ESPP. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 Equity Incentive Plan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At the June 2010 annual general meeting of shareholders, the shareholders of our Company approved the GigaMedia Limited 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan”) under which up to one million common shares of our Company have been reserved for issuance. The 2010 Plan is administered by a committee designated by the board of directors. The committee as plan administrator has complete discretion to determine the grant of awards under the 2010 Plan. The maximum contractual term for the options under the 2010 Plan is 10 years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 Employee Share Purchase Plan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At the June 2010 annual general meeting of shareholders, the shareholders of our Company approved the GigaMedia Limited 2010 Employee Share Purchase Plan (the “2010 ESPP”) under which up to two hundred thousand common shares of our Company have been reserved for issuance. To be eligible, employees must be regularly employed by us or our designated subsidiaries. Employees are also subject to certain restrictions on the amount that may be invested to purchase the shares and to other terms and conditions of the 2010 ESPP. The 2010 ESPP is administered by a committee designated by the board of directors. As of December 31, 2014, no shares have been issued to employees under the 2010 ESPP. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summarized below are the general terms of our stock-based compensation plans, for which awards have been granted as of December 31, 2014. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-Based compensation plan | Granted awards | Vesting schedule | Options’ exercise | RSUs’ grant date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
price | fair value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 Plan | 3,000,000 | immediately upon granting | $0.79 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 Plan | 7,875,185 | (1) | immediately upon granting to four years | $0.79~$2.55 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 Plan | 1,223,333 | (2) | immediately upon granting to four years | $0.8101~$16.60 | $2.91~$16.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 Plan | 3,355,217 | (3) | immediately upon granting to four years | $1.20~$18.17 | $2.47~$15.35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 Plan | 1,000,000 | immediately upon granting to six years | $2.47~$4.24 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 Plan | 2,500,000 | (4) | immediately upon granting to four years | $0.955~$2.47 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 Plan | 2,200,000 | (5) | three years | $0.8101~$1.14 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-1 | The granted awards, net of forfeited or canceled shares, were within reserved shares of 7 million common shares. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-2 | The granted awards, net of forfeited or canceled shares, were within reserved shares of 1 million common shares. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-3 | The granted awards, net of forfeited or canceled shares, were within reserved shares of 2 million common shares. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-4 | The granted awards, net of forfeited or canceled shares, were within reserved shares of 1.5 million common shares. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-5 | The granted awards, net of forfeited or canceled shares, were within reserved shares of 1 million common shares. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Options and Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) generally vest over the schedule described above. Certain RSUs provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control. All options and RSUs are expected to be settled by issuing new shares. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) Options | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In 2012, 2013 and 2014, 0, 3,000 and 4,538,685 options were exercised, and cash received from the exercise of stock options was $0, $2 thousand and $3.6 million, respectively, which resulted in no significant tax benefit realized on a consolidated basis. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Our Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock options granted to employees. The following table summarizes the assumptions used in the model for options granted during 2013 and 2014: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Option term (years) | 5.8 | 5.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volatility | 59.46%~61.84% | 58.75%~59.27% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted-average volatility | 61% | 59% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 0.930%~1.610% | 1.968%~2.065% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividend yield | 0% | 0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted-average fair value of option granted | $0.60 | $0.68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Option term. The expected term of the options granted represents the period of time that they are expected to be outstanding. Our Company estimates the expected term of options granted based on historical experience with grants and option exercises. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expected volatility rate. An analysis of historical volatility was used to develop the estimate of expected volatility. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate. The risk-free interest rate is based on yields of U.S. Treasury bonds for the expected term of the options. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expected dividend yield. The dividend yield is based on our Company’s current dividend yield. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Option transactions during the last three years are summarized as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted | No. of | Weighted | No. of | Weighted | No. of | Weighted- | Aggregate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Avg. | Shares (in | Avg. | Shares (in | Avg. | Shares (in | Average | Intrinsic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise | thousands) | Exercise | thousands) | Exercise | thousands) | Remaining | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Price | Price | Price | Contractual | (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Term | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 31 | $ | 2.13 | 9,493 | $ | 1.97 | 9,210 | $ | 1.95 | 9,223 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Options granted | 0.96 | 2,070 | 1.09 | 620 | 1.23 | 328 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Options exercised | — | — | 0.79 | (3 | ) | 0.79 | (4,539 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Options Forfeited / canceled / expired | 1.74 | (2,353 | ) | 1.28 | (604 | ) | 1.13 | (1,882 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31 | $ | 1.97 | 9,210 | $ | 1.95 | 9,223 | $ | 4.06 | 3,130 | 5.21 | $ | 1,998 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Exercisable at December 31 | $ | 2.15 | 7,584 | $ | 2.13 | 7,770 | $ | 4.67 | 2,595 | 4.53 | $ | 1,339 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Vested and expected to vest at December 31 | $ | 1.97 | 9,210 | $ | 1.95 | 9,223 | $ | 4.06 | 3,130 | 5.21 | $ | 1,998 | |||||||||||||||||||||
The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between GigaMedia’s closing stock price on the last trading day of 2014 and the fair value of the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders had they exercised their options on December 31, 2014. This amount changes based on the fair market value of GigaMedia’s stock. The total intrinsic value of options exercised for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013, and 2014 were $0, $1 thousand, and $1,855 thousand, respectively. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of December 31, 2014, there was approximately $121 thousand of unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested options. That cost is expected to be recognized over a period of 1.29 years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The following table sets forth information about stock options outstanding at December 31, 2014: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Options outstanding | Option currently exercisable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise price | No. of Shares | Weighted | Exercise price | No. of Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | average | (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
remaining | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
contractual life | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Under $1 | 520 | 7.88 years | Under $1 | 264 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$1~$10 | 1,994 | 5.31 years | $1~$10 | 1,715 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$10~$20 | 616 | 2.65 years | $10~$20 | 616 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3,130 | 2,595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(c) RSUs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The fair value of RSUs is determined and fixed on the grant date based on our stock price. No RSUs were granted during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of December 31 2013 and 2014, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested RSUs. Our Company received no cash from employees as a result of employee stock award vesting and the forfeiture of RSUs during 2012, 2013 and 2014. |
INCOME_TAXES
INCOME TAXES | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||
INCOME TAXES | NOTE 25. INCOME TAXES | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes by geographic location is as follows: | |||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands ) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Taiwan operations | $ | (14,871 | ) | $ | (33,077 | ) | $ | (13,158 | ) | ||||
Non-Taiwan operations | 1,946 | (1,605 | ) | 8,095 | |||||||||
$ | (12,925 | ) | $ | (34,682 | ) | $ | (5,063 | ) | |||||
The components of income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations by taxing jurisdiction are as follows: | |||||||||||||
( in US$ thousands ) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Taiwan: | |||||||||||||
Current | $ | 410 | $ | (131 | ) | $ | (74 | ) | |||||
Deferred | 46 | 379 | — | ||||||||||
$ | 456 | $ | 248 | $ | (74 | ) | |||||||
Non-Taiwan: | |||||||||||||
Current | $ | 215 | $ | (187 | ) | $ | 1 | ||||||
Deferred | — | — | — | ||||||||||
$ | 215 | $ | (187 | ) | $ | 1 | |||||||
Total current income tax expense (benefit) | $ | 625 | $ | (318 | ) | $ | (73 | ) | |||||
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit) | $ | 46 | $ | 379 | $ | — | |||||||
Total income tax expense (benefit) | $ | 671 | $ | 61 | $ | (73 | ) | ||||||
Our ultimate parent company is based in Singapore. | |||||||||||||
A reconciliation of our effective tax rate related to continuing operations to the statutory tax rate in Taiwan, where our major operations are based, is as follows: | |||||||||||||
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||||||
Taiwan statutory rate, including taxes on income and retained earnings | 23.85 | % | 23.85 | % | 23.85 | % | |||||||
Foreign tax differential | (0.17 | %) | (3.71 | %) | 42.23 | % | |||||||
Non-deductible items - impairment charges on goodwill | (16.43 | %) | (11.73 | %) | 0 | % | |||||||
Non-deductible - bad debts | 0 | % | 0 | % | (5.16 | %) | |||||||
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits | 0 | % | (4.12 | %) | (3.15 | %) | |||||||
Tax-exempted income in foreign jurisdictions | 0 | % | 3.12 | % | 0 | % | |||||||
Adjustment for prior year payable | 0 | % | 0.54 | % | 1.81 | % | |||||||
Change in valuation allowance | (4.00 | %) | (8.83 | %) | (52.97 | %) | |||||||
Tax effect of earnings for equity method investees and certain subsidiaries | (4.38 | %) | 0 | % | 0 | % | |||||||
Other | (4.06 | %) | 0.7 | % | (5.16 | %) | |||||||
Effective rate | (5.19 | %) | (0.18 | %) | 1.45 | % | |||||||
The expense (benefit) for income taxes attributable to discontinued operations was $0 for each of the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. | |||||||||||||
Significant components of our deferred tax assets consist of the following: | |||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | December 31 | ||||||||||||
2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||||
Net operating loss carryforwards | $ | 3,610 | $ | 5,895 | |||||||||
Share-based compensation | 267 | 242 | |||||||||||
Intangible assets and goodwill | 738 | 509 | |||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 86 | 6 | |||||||||||
Prepaid licensing and royalty fees | 1 | 369 | |||||||||||
Other | 108 | 126 | |||||||||||
4,810 | 7,147 | ||||||||||||
Less: valuation allowance | (4,754 | ) | (7,147 | ) | |||||||||
Deferred tax assets - net | $ | 56 | $ | — | |||||||||
As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, $0 and $0, respectively, of the net deferred tax assets were reported as current and included in other current assets on the balance sheet. | |||||||||||||
Significant components of our deferred tax liabilities consist of the following: | |||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | December 31 | ||||||||||||
2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||||
Investment in affiliated companies, principally due to undistributed income | $ | 1,987 | $ | 1,928 | |||||||||
Capitalized software development costs | 56 | — | |||||||||||
Deferred tax liabilities | $ | 2,043 | $ | 1,928 | |||||||||
As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, $0 and $1.9 million, respectively, of deferred tax liabilities were reported as non-current deferred tax liabilities and included in other liabilities. | |||||||||||||
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of our valuation allowance on deferred tax assets for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 are as follows: | |||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 25,256 | $ | 18,333 | $ | 4,754 | |||||||
Subsequent utilization of valuation allowance | (4 | ) | (7 | ) | — | ||||||||
Additions to valuation allowance | 214 | 3,063 | 2,682 | ||||||||||
Divestitures | (7,026 | ) | (16,616 | ) | — | ||||||||
Exchange differences | (107 | ) | (19 | ) | (289 | ) | |||||||
Balance at end of year | $ | 18,333 | $ | 4,754 | $ | 7,147 | |||||||
Under ROC Income Tax Acts, the tax loss carryforward in the preceding ten years would be deducted from income tax for Taiwan operations. The Statutory losses would be deducted from undistributed earnings tax and were not subject to expiration from Taiwan operations. As of December 31, 2014, we have net operating loss carryforward of our Taiwan operations for undistributed earnings tax purpose of $21.1 million which are available to reduce future undistributed earnings, if any, over an indefinite period. | |||||||||||||
As of December 31, 2014, we had net operating loss carryforwards available to offset future income, amounting to $28.0 million. Below is the breakdown of the expiration of the net operating loss carryforwards in major jurisdictions: | |||||||||||||
Jurisdiction | Amount | Expiring year | |||||||||||
Hong Kong | 10,551 | indefinite | |||||||||||
Taiwan | 17,417 | 2020~2024 | |||||||||||
27,968 | |||||||||||||
Unrecognized Tax Benefits | |||||||||||||
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits (excluding the effects of accrued interest) for the years 2012, 2013 and 2014 are as follows: | |||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 4,714 | $ | 4,202 | $ | 8,798 | |||||||
Current year increase (decrease) | — | 4,173 | — | ||||||||||
Increase (decrease) related to prior year tax positions | 573 | 375 | — | ||||||||||
Deconsolidation of IAHGames | (1,072 | ) | — | — | |||||||||
Exchange differences | (13 | ) | 48 | (511 | ) | ||||||||
Balance at end of year | $ | 4,202 | $ | 8,798 | $ | 8,287 | |||||||
As of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, there were $4.2 million, $8.8 million and $8.3 million of unrecognized tax benefits that if recognized would affect the effective tax rate. As of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, $2.8 million, $6.7 million and $6.4 million of the total unrecognized tax benefit were presented as a reduction of a deferred tax asset that, if recognized, would be offset by a valuation allowance. | |||||||||||||
There were no interest and penalties related to income tax liabilities recognized for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014. | |||||||||||||
Our major tax paying components are all located in Taiwan. As of December 31, 2014, the income tax filings in Taiwan have been examined for the years through 2012, but we have filed appeals for the 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012 tax filings. | |||||||||||||
In 2012, 2013 and 2014, our unrecognized tax benefits were related to amortization of goodwill and intangible assets resulting from the acquisition of FunTown in 2006. The income tax authority has made decisions on the amortization for our tax filings through 2012. We have filed appeals against the unfavorable parts of the decision regarding these amortization adjustments, pending further response from the tax authority. | |||||||||||||
The amount of unrecognized tax benefits may increase or decrease in the future for various reasons such as current year tax positions, expiration of statutes of limitations, litigation, legislative activity, or other changes in facts regarding realizability. Taiwanese entities are customarily examined by the tax authorities and it is reasonably possible that a future examination may result in positive or negative adjustment to our unrecognized tax benefit within the next 12 months; however management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefit will change significantly within the next 12 months of December 31, 2014. |
RELATEDPARTY_TRANSACTIONS
RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2014 | |
RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS | NOTE 26. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
During 2014, we have outsourced certain development of software to Double2 Network Technology Co., Ltd., an equity-method investee. The operating costs amounted to $113 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2014. |
COMMITMENTS_AND_CONTINGENCIES
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | NOTE 27. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||||||||||
Commitments | |||||||||||||
(a) Operating Leases | |||||||||||||
We rent certain properties which are used as office premises under lease agreements that expire at various dates through 2017. The following table sets forth our future aggregate minimum lease payments required under these operating leases, as of December 31, 2014: | |||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | Amount | ||||||||||||
2015 | 910 | ||||||||||||
2016 | 235 | ||||||||||||
2017 | 4 | ||||||||||||
$ | 1,149 | ||||||||||||
Rental expense for operating leases amounted to $1.8 million, $1.0 million and $1.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. | |||||||||||||
(b) License Agreements | |||||||||||||
We have contractual obligations under various license agreements to pay the licensors license fees and minimum guarantees against future royalties. The following table summarizes the committed license fees and minimum guarantees against future royalties set forth in our significant license agreements as of December 31, 2014. | |||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | License fees | Minimum | Total | ||||||||||
guarantees | |||||||||||||
against future | |||||||||||||
royalties | |||||||||||||
Minimum required payments: | |||||||||||||
In 2015 | $ | 1,129 | $ | 1,300 | $ | 2,429 | |||||||
After 2015 | 5,000 | 1,500 | 6,500 | ||||||||||
$ | 6,129 | $ | 2,800 | $ | 8,929 | ||||||||
The initial minimum guarantees against future royalties and license fees are not required to be paid until the licensed games are commercially released or until certain milestones are achieved, as stipulated in the individual license agreements. The remaining minimum guarantees are generally required to be paid within three years subsequent to the commercial release dates of the licensed games. | |||||||||||||
Contingencies | |||||||||||||
We are subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the normal course of business. Currently there are no outstanding claims or litigations against us. |
SEGMENT_PRODUCT_GEOGRAPHIC_AND
SEGMENT, PRODUCT, GEOGRAPHIC AND OTHER INFORMATION | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||
SEGMENT, PRODUCT, GEOGRAPHIC AND OTHER INFORMATION | NOTE 28. SEGMENT, PRODUCT, GEOGRAPHIC AND OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||||||||
We currently have two operating segments: an Asian online game and service business segment, and a cloud service business segment (began in 2013). The Asian online game and service business segment mainly derives its revenues from recognizing the usage of game playing time or in-game items by the end-users. The cloud service business segment mainly derives its revenues from providing cloud products and services to medium-to-larger enterprises as well as public sectors. | |||||||||||||
Financial information for each operating segment was as follows for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013, and 2014: | |||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | Asian online | ||||||||||||
game and service | |||||||||||||
2012:00:00 | |||||||||||||
Net revenue from external customers | $ | 27,470 | |||||||||||
Loss from operations | $ | (12,271 | ) | ||||||||||
Share-based compensation | $ | 199 | |||||||||||
Impairment loss on intangible assets | $ | 15 | |||||||||||
Impairment loss on prepaid licensing and royalty fees | $ | 702 | |||||||||||
Impairment loss on goodwill | $ | 12,489 | |||||||||||
Contract termination costs | $ | 49 | |||||||||||
Interest income | $ | 9 | |||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 44 | |||||||||||
Gain on sales of marketable securities | $ | 5,665 | |||||||||||
Foreign exchange gain | $ | 55 | |||||||||||
Gain on equity method investments - net | $ | 234 | |||||||||||
Impairment loss on marketable securities and investments | $ | 1,193 | |||||||||||
Depreciation | $ | 1,059 | |||||||||||
Amortization, including intangible assets | $ | 2,181 | |||||||||||
Income tax expense | $ | 710 | |||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | Asian online | Cloud | Total | ||||||||||
game and service | service | ||||||||||||
business | |||||||||||||
2013:00:00 | |||||||||||||
Net revenue from external customers | $ | 14,106 | $ | 926 | $ | 15,032 | |||||||
Loss from operations | $ | (33,677 | ) | $ | (1,218 | ) | $ | (34,895 | ) | ||||
Share-based compensation | $ | (225 | ) | $ | 69 | $ | (156 | ) | |||||
Impairment loss on intangible assets | $ | 13,251 | $ | — | $ | 13,251 | |||||||
Impairment loss on prepaid licensing and royalty fees | $ | 2,752 | $ | — | $ | 2,752 | |||||||
Impairment loss on goodwill | $ | 17,054 | $ | — | $ | 17,054 | |||||||
Interest income | $ | 9 | $ | — | $ | 9 | |||||||
Interest expense | $ | 8 | $ | — | $ | 8 | |||||||
Gain on sales of marketable securities | $ | 1,739 | $ | — | $ | 1,739 | |||||||
Foreign exchange gain | $ | 236 | $ | — | $ | 236 | |||||||
Gain on equity method investments - net | $ | 526 | $ | — | $ | 526 | |||||||
Depreciation | $ | 336 | $ | 8 | $ | 344 | |||||||
Amortization, including intangible assets | $ | 1,862 | $ | 42 | $ | 1,904 | |||||||
Income tax expense | $ | 150 | $ | 78 | $ | 228 | |||||||
(in US$ thousands) | Asian online | Cloud | Total | ||||||||||
game and service | service | ||||||||||||
business | |||||||||||||
2014:00:00 | |||||||||||||
Net revenue from external customers | $ | 8,199 | $ | 1,580 | $ | 9,779 | |||||||
Loss from operations | $ | (8,639 | ) | $ | (1,510 | ) | $ | (10,149 | ) | ||||
Share-based compensation | $ | 93 | $ | 7 | $ | 100 | |||||||
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment | $ | — | $ | 28 | $ | 28 | |||||||
Impairment loss on intangible assets | $ | — | $ | 115 | $ | 115 | |||||||
Impairment loss on prepaid licensing and royalty fees | $ | 1,259 | $ | — | $ | 1,259 | |||||||
Interest income | $ | 31 | $ | — | $ | 31 | |||||||
Interest expense | $ | 243 | $ | — | $ | 243 | |||||||
Gain on sales of marketable securities - net | $ | 8,792 | $ | — | $ | 8,792 | |||||||
Foreign exchange gain (loss) | $ | (306 | ) | $ | — | $ | (306 | ) | |||||
Gain (loss) on equity method investments - net | $ | (531 | ) | $ | — | $ | (531 | ) | |||||
Depreciation | $ | 239 | $ | 28 | $ | 267 | |||||||
Amortization, including intangible assets | $ | 1,124 | $ | 71 | $ | 1,195 | |||||||
Income tax expense (benefits) | $ | (92 | ) | $ | — | $ | (92 | ) | |||||
The reconciliations of segment information to GigaMedia’s consolidated totals are as follows: | |||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from operations: | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | (12,271 | ) | $ | (34,895 | ) | $ | (10,149 | ) | ||||
Other** | 7 | — | — | ||||||||||
Adjustment* | (8,310 | ) | (3,592 | ) | (3,324 | ) | |||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | (20,574 | ) | $ | (38,487 | ) | $ | (13,473 | ) | ||||
Share-based compensation | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 199 | $ | (156 | ) | $ | 100 | ||||||
Adjustment* | (20 | ) | 375 | (79 | ) | ||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 179 | $ | 219 | $ | 21 | |||||||
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment: | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 28 | |||||||
Adjustment* | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 28 | |||||||
Impairment loss on intangible assets: | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 15 | $ | 13,251 | $ | 115 | |||||||
Adjustment* | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 15 | $ | 13,251 | $ | 115 | |||||||
Impairment loss on prepaid licensing and royalty fees: | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 702 | $ | 2,752 | $ | 1,259 | |||||||
Adjustment* | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 702 | $ | 2,752 | $ | 1,259 | |||||||
Interest income: | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 9 | $ | 9 | $ | 31 | |||||||
Adjustment* | 274 | 229 | 651 | ||||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 283 | $ | 238 | $ | 682 | |||||||
Interest expense: | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 44 | $ | 8 | $ | 243 | |||||||
Adjustment* | 203 | 41 | — | ||||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 247 | $ | 49 | $ | 243 | |||||||
Gain (loss) on sales of marketable securities - net: | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 5,665 | $ | 1,739 | $ | 8,792 | |||||||
Adjustments* | — | — | (171 | ) | |||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 5,665 | $ | 1,739 | $ | 8,621 | |||||||
Foreign exchange gain (loss): | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 55 | $ | 236 | $ | (306 | ) | ||||||
Adjustments* | 379 | (191 | ) | (250 | ) | ||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 434 | $ | 45 | $ | (556 | ) | ||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Gain (loss) on equity method investments - net: | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 234 | $ | 526 | $ | (531 | ) | ||||||
Other** | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Adjustment* | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 234 | $ | 526 | $ | (531 | ) | ||||||
Impairment loss on marketable securities and investments: | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 1,193 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
Adjustment* | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 1,193 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
Depreciation: | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 1,059 | $ | 344 | $ | 267 | |||||||
Adjustments* | 165 | 64 | 39 | ||||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 1,224 | $ | 408 | $ | 306 | |||||||
Amortization: | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 2,181 | $ | 1,904 | $ | 1,195 | |||||||
Adjustments* | 23 | 3 | 16 | ||||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 2,204 | $ | 1,907 | $ | 1,211 | |||||||
Income tax expense (benefit): | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 710 | $ | 228 | $ | (92 | ) | ||||||
Other** | 37 | — | — | ||||||||||
Adjustments* | (76 | ) | (167 | ) | 19 | ||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 671 | $ | 61 | $ | (73 | ) | ||||||
* | Adjustment items include corporate and certain back-office costs and expenses not attributable to any specific segment. As of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the compensation related was approximately $4.2 million, $2.1 million and $1.7 million, respectively; accrued professional fees was approximately $911 thousand, $125 thousand and $174 thousand, respectively. | ||||||||||||
** | Other items relate to the results of operations arising from our non-controlling interest in the online gaming software and service business before we disposed of it in July 2012. | ||||||||||||
Major Product Lines | |||||||||||||
Revenues from our major product lines are summarized as follow: | |||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
MahJong and casino casual games | $ | 13,120 | $ | 7,065 | $ | 4,301 | |||||||
MMOs* | 8,550 | 6,968 | 1,908 | ||||||||||
RPGs** | — | — | 1,914 | ||||||||||
Cloud computing services | — | 926 | 1,580 | ||||||||||
Others | 5,800 | 73 | 76 | ||||||||||
$ | 27,470 | $ | 15,032 | $ | 9,779 | ||||||||
* | MMOs: Massively multiplayer online games | ||||||||||||
** | RPGs: Role playing games | ||||||||||||
Major Customers | |||||||||||||
No single customer represented 10 percent or more of GigaMedia’s consolidated total net revenues in any period presented. | |||||||||||||
Geographic Information | |||||||||||||
Revenues by geographic area are attributed by country of the server location. Revenue from by geographic region is as follows: | |||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | |||||||||||||
Geographic region / country | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Taiwan | $ | 18,744 | $ | 11,793 | $ | 7,413 | |||||||
Hong Kong | 4,703 | 3,239 | 2,366 | ||||||||||
Singapore | 2,004 | — | — | ||||||||||
Malaysia | 1,550 | — | — | ||||||||||
Thailand | 204 | — | — | ||||||||||
Others | 265 | — | — | ||||||||||
$ | 27,470 | $ | 15,032 | $ | 9,779 | ||||||||
Net tangible long-lived assets by geographic region are as follows: | |||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | December 31, | ||||||||||||
Geographic region / country | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Taiwan | $ | 1,932 | $ | 1,657 | $ | 1,641 | |||||||
Hong Kong | 17 | 20 | 22 | ||||||||||
$ | 1,949 | $ | 1,677 | $ | 1,663 | ||||||||
SUBSEQUENT_EVENT
SUBSEQUENT EVENT | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2014 | |
SUBSEQUENT EVENT | NOTE 29. SUBSEQUENT EVENT |
We completed the disposal of an equity securities investment during the period between April 13, 2015 and April 15, 2015 in the Taiwan open market through block sales. The total selling price of this investment was slightly higher than its 2014 acquisition cost. Upon settlement, we received approximately US$18 million in cash. |
Principal_Activities_Basis_of_1
Principal Activities, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies) | 12 Months Ended | |||
Dec. 31, 2014 | ||||
Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions | Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions | |||
Assets and liabilities denominated in non-U.S. dollars are translated to U.S. dollars at year-end exchange rates. Income and expense items are translated at weighted-average rates of exchange prevailing during the year. Cumulative translation adjustments resulting from this process are charged or credited to other comprehensive income. Gains and losses on foreign currency transactions are included in other income and expenses. | ||||
Use of Estimates | Use of Estimates | |||
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and also on assumptions that it believes are reasonable. Management assesses these estimates on a regular basis; however, actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the useful lives of property, plant and equipment; allowances for doubtful accounts; the valuation of deferred tax assets, long-lived assets, inventory, investments and share-based compensation; and accrued pension liabilities, income tax uncertainties and other contingencies. | ||||
Revenue Recognition | Revenue Recognition | |||
General | ||||
Revenues are recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery occurs and the customer takes ownership and assumes risks or services are rendered, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. | ||||
Sales taxes assessed by governmental authorities on our revenue transactions are presented on a net basis and therefore are excluded from revenues in our consolidated financial statements. | ||||
Multiple-Element Arrangements | ||||
Our Company enters into multiple-element revenue arrangements, which may include any combination of services, software, and/or products. To the extent that a deliverable in a multiple-element arrangement is subject to specific accounting guidance, whether and/or how to separate multiple deliverable arrangements into separate units of accounting (separability) and how to allocate the arrangement consideration among those separate units of accounting (allocation) for that deliverable is accounted for in accordance with such specific guidance. | ||||
In addition to the aforementioned general policies, the following are the specific revenue recognition policies for each major category of revenue. | ||||
Asian Online Game and Service Revenues | ||||
Online game revenues are earned through the sale of online game points, prepaid cards, game packs, through the sublicensing of certain games to distributors and through licensing fee revenues. Virtual online game points are sold to distributors or end-users who can make the payments through credit cards, Internet ATMs or telecommunication service operators. Physical prepaid cards and game packs are sold through distributors and convenience stores. Proceeds from sales of physical cards and game packs, net of sales discounts, and online game points are deferred when received and revenue is recognized upon the actual usage of the playing time or in-game virtual items by the end-users; over the estimated useful life of virtual items; or when the sold game points expire and can no longer be used to access the online games or products in accordance with our published game points expiration policy. Sublicensing revenues from the distributors are recognized based on end-users’ activation to the game system and when the performance obligations have been completed. Licensing fee revenues are recognized when the delivery of licensed products has occurred and the fee is fixed or determinable. | ||||
Sales of virtual online game points and licensing fee revenues are reported on a gross basis. In the sales of virtual online game points and game licenses, we act as principal and we have latitude in establishing price. Fixed percentage fees retained by service providers for payment processing related to our online game services are recognized as cost of online game revenues. We report sublicensing revenues on a net basis. In the sublicense agreements, we act as agent and the distributors are responsible for the operating and the marketing. | ||||
Online game and service revenues also include revenues derived from online advertising arrangements, sponsorship arrangements, or a combination of both. These service arrangements allow advertisers to place advertisements on particular areas of our Company’s websites and online game platforms over a stated period of time. Service revenues from online advertising arrangements are recognized ratably over the period of the contract when the collectability is reasonably assured. | ||||
Cloud Product and Service Revenues | ||||
Cloud service revenues are related to cloud computing services provided by our Company. Revenues are recorded net of discounts. Cloud service revenues are recognized upon acceptance for project services provided, or for the period of time for which we provide services to the customer. Customers of subscriptions have a choice of paying either monthly or in advance for a certain period of time, for which they receive corresponding discounts. Our Company records any such advanced payment receipts as other current liabilities and amortizes such revenues over the subscription period. | ||||
Revenues from the sales of equipment and other related products are recognized upon acceptance. | ||||
Deferred Revenues | Deferred Revenues | |||
Deferred revenues consist mainly of the prepaid income related to our Asian online game and service business. Deferred revenue represents proceeds received relating to the sale of game points and in-game items which are activated or charged to the respective player game account by players, but which have not been consumed by the players or expired. Deferred revenue is credited to profit or loss when the game points and in-game items are consumed or expired. Pursuant to relevant new requirements in Taiwan, cash totaling $1.5 million as of December 31, 2014, has been deposited in an escrow account in a bank as a performance bond for the players’ game points, and is included within restricted cash in the consolidated balance sheet. | ||||
Prepaid Licensing and Royalty Fees | Prepaid Licensing and Royalty Fees | |||
Our Company, through our subsidiaries, routinely enters into agreements with licensors to acquire licenses for using, marketing, distributing, selling and publishing multi-player online games. | ||||
Prepaid licensing fees paid to licensors are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the estimated useful economic life of the relevant online game or license period, which is usually within two to five years. The annual amortization is modified if the amount computed on the ratio of current gross revenues for a game license over the total of current and anticipated future gross revenues for that game license is greater than the amount computed using the straight-line method. | ||||
Prepaid royalty fees and related costs are initially deferred when paid to licensors and amortized as operating costs based on certain percentage of revenues generated by the licensee from operating the related online game in the specific country or region over the contract period. | ||||
Fair Value Measurements | Fair Value Measurements | |||
Our Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible. We determine fair value based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability in the principal or most advantageous market. When considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, the following fair value hierarchy distinguishes between observable and unobservable inputs, which are categorized in one of the following levels: | ||||
• | Level 1 Inputs: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities accessible to the reporting entity at the measurement date. | |||
• | Level 2 Inputs: Other than quoted prices included in Level 1 inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. | |||
• | Level 3 Inputs: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available, thereby allowing for situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at measurement date. | |||
Our Company generally determines or calculates the fair value of financial instruments using quoted market prices in active markets when such information is available; otherwise we apply appropriate present value or other valuation techniques, such as discounted cash flow analyses, incorporating adjusted available market discount rate information and our Company’s estimates for non-performance and liquidity risk. These techniques rely extensively on the use of a number of assumptions, including the discount rate, credit spreads, and estimates of future cash flows. (See Note 9, “Fair Value Measurements”, for additional information.) | ||||
Cash Equivalents | Cash Equivalents | |||
Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near to their maturity that they present relatively insignificant risk from changes in interest rates. Commercial paper, negotiable certificates of deposit, time deposits and bank acceptances with original maturities of three months or less are considered to be cash equivalents. Pledged time deposits are excluded from cash and cash equivalents for purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows. | ||||
Marketable Securities | Marketable Securities | |||
Our Company’s investments in marketable securities are classified either as available-for-sale or trading. For the marketable securities classified as available-for-sale, the investments are stated at fair value with any unrealized gains or losses reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within equity until realized. For the marketable security classified as trading, we recognize the changes of the fair value of the investment in our consolidated statements of operations. | ||||
Other-than-temporary impairments, if any, are charged to non-operating expense in the period in which the loss occurs. In determining whether an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred, our Company primarily considers, among other factors, the length of the time and the extent to which the fair value of an investment has been at a value less than cost. When an other-than-temporary loss is recognized, the fair value of the investment becomes the new cost basis of the investment and is not adjusted for subsequent recoveries in fair value. Realized gains and losses also are included in non-operating income and expense in the consolidated statements of operations. (See Note 9, “Fair Value Measurements”, for additional information.) | ||||
Investments | Investments | |||
Equity investments in non-publicly traded securities of companies over which our Company has no ability to exercise significant influence are accounted for under the cost method. | ||||
For equity investments accounted for as available-for-sale or trading, cash dividends are recognized as investment income. Stock dividends are recognized as an increase in the number of shares held and do not affect investment income. The cost per share is recalculated based on the new total number of shares. | ||||
For equity investments accounted under equity method, stock dividends received from investees as a result of appropriation of net earnings and additional paid-in capital are recognized as an increase in the number of shares held and do not affect investment income. The cost per share is recalculated based on the weighted-average method. Cash dividends are accounted for as a reduction to the carrying value of the investment. | ||||
Equity investments in companies over which our Company has the ability to exercise significant influence but does not hold a controlling financial interest are accounted for under the equity method. We recognize our share of the earnings or losses of the investee. Under the equity method, the difference between the cost of the acquisition and our Company’s share of the fair value of the net identifiable assets is recognized as goodwill and is included in the carrying amount of the investment. When our Company’s carrying value in an equity method investee is reduced to zero, no further losses are recorded in our consolidated financial statements unless our Company guaranteed obligations of the investee or has committed to additional funding. When the investee subsequently reports income, our Company will not record its share of such income until it equals the amount of its share of losses not previously recognized. | ||||
Unrealized losses that are considered other-than-temporary, if any, are charged to non-operating expenses. Realized gains and losses, measured against carrying amount, are also included in non-operating income and expenses. (See Note 9, “Fair Value Measurements”, for additional information.) | ||||
Receivables | Receivables | |||
Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. Amounts collected on accounts receivable are included in net cash provided by operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. Our Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses inherent in its accounts receivable portfolio. In establishing the required allowance, management considers historical losses adjusted to take into account current market conditions and our customers’ financial condition, the amount of receivables in dispute, and the current receivables aging and current payment patterns. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. | ||||
Property, Plant and Equipment | Property, Plant and Equipment | |||
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is recorded on a straight-line basis over useful lives that correspond to categories as follows: | ||||
Categories | Years | |||
Buildings | 50 | |||
Information and communication equipment | 2 to 5 | |||
Office furniture and equipment | 3 to 5 | |||
Leasehold improvements | 3 to 5 | |||
Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the term of the lease or the economic useful life of the assets. Improvements and replacements are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives, while ordinary repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. | ||||
We have entered into agreements to lease certain of our Company’s land and buildings to a third party under operating leases, which were renewed in September and October 2013, and which expire no later than September 2016. As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the carrying amount of the land and buildings under lease was $1.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively. The rental income under the operating lease amounted to $74 thousand, $74 thousand and $73 thousand for 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. The minimum rental income to be received under this operating lease is $124 thousand through September 2016. | ||||
Business Acquisitions | Business Acquisitions | |||
Our Company accounts for its business acquisitions using the acquisition method. Under this method, our Company recognizes and measures the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest at their acquisition-date fair values, with limited exceptions. Acquisition-related costs are generally expensed as incurred. | ||||
Intangible Assets and Goodwill | Intangible Assets and Goodwill | |||
Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized by the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, ranging from half a year to nine years. Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized. Goodwill is not amortized. | ||||
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Goodwill and Long-Lived Assets | Impairment of Intangible Assets, Goodwill and Long-Lived Assets | |||
Goodwill is reviewed for impairment annually or sooner when circumstances indicate an impairment may exist, using a fair-value approach at the reporting unit level. A reporting unit is the operating segment, or a business, which is one level below that operating segment (the “component” level) if discrete financial information is prepared and regularly reviewed by management at the segment level. Components are aggregated as a single reporting unit if they have similar economic characteristics. In connection with our goodwill impairment test, we first assess qualitative factors as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. | ||||
If the two-step goodwill impairment test is required, first, the fair value of the reporting unit is compared with its carrying amount (including goodwill). If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, an indication of goodwill impairment exists for the reporting unit and the entity must perform step two of the impairment test (measurement). Under step two, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation and the residual fair value after this allocation is the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill. Fair value of the reporting unit is determined using a discounted cash flow analysis. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, step two does not need to be performed. | ||||
Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are tested for impairment at the reporting unit level, at least annually, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset might not be recoverable from its related future discounted cash flows. Impairment is measured as the difference between the carrying amounts and the fair value of the assets, and is recognized as a loss from operations. In connection with our impairment test for the intangible assets with indefinite useful lives, we first assess qualitative factors as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test. | ||||
Long-lived assets other than goodwill and intangible assets not being amortized are reviewed for impairment at least annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset might not be recoverable from its related future undiscounted cash flows. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the extent to which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques including discounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third-party independent appraisals, as considered necessary. When impairment is identified, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its estimated fair value, and is recognized as a loss from operations. | ||||
(See Note 9, “Fair Value Measurements”, for additional information.) | ||||
Software Cost | Software Cost | |||
Costs to develop our Asian online game products are capitalized after technological feasibility has been established, and when the product is available for general release to customers, costs are expensed. Costs incurred prior to the establishment of technological feasibility are expensed when incurred and are included in product development and engineering expenses. Capitalized amounts are amortized using the straight-line method, which is applied over the estimated useful economic life of the software, ranging from half a year to three years. The annual amortization is modified if the amount computed using the ratio that current gross revenues for a product bear to the total of current and anticipated future gross revenues for that product is greater than the amount computed using the straight-line method. | ||||
We capitalize certain costs incurred to purchase or to internally create and implement internal-use computer software, which includes software coding, installation, testing and certain data conversion. These capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful economic life of the software or its contractual license period, which is typically three years. | ||||
Product Development and Engineering | Product Development and Engineering | |||
Product development and engineering expenses primarily consist of research compensation, depreciation and amortization, and are expensed as incurred. | ||||
Advertising | Advertising | |||
Direct-response advertising costs incurred in relation to the acquisition or origination of a customer relationship are capitalized and deferred. The deferred costs are recognized as expense in the consolidated statements of operations over the estimated lives of customer relationships. Costs of broadcast advertising are recorded as expenses as advertising airtime is used. Other advertising expenditures are expensed as incurred. | ||||
Advertising expenses incurred in 2012, 2013 and 2014 totaled $3.2 million, $676 thousand and $888 thousand, respectively. As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, prepaid advertising amounted to $1 thousand and $12 thousand, respectively. | ||||
Leases | Leases | |||
Leases for which substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership remain with the leasing company are accounted for as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases, net of any incentives received by our Company from the leasing company, are charged to the consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease periods. | ||||
Leases are classified as capital leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee. Assets held under capital leases are recognized as assets of our Company at their fair value at the inception of the lease or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a lease obligation. Lease payments are apportioned between finance charges and a reduction of the lease obligation in order to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance charges are charged directly to profit or loss. | ||||
Share-Based Compensation | Share-Based Compensation | |||
Share-based compensation represents the cost related to share-based awards granted to employees. We measure share-based compensation cost at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award. Share-based compensation is recognized for the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest, and the cost is amortized on a straight-line basis (net of estimated forfeitures) over the vesting period. Our Company estimates the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The cost is recorded in operating costs and operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations based on the employees’ respective function. | ||||
For shares and stock options granted to non-employees, we measure the fair value of the equity instruments granted at the earlier of the performance commitment date or when the performance is completed. | ||||
Retirement Plan and Net Periodic Pension Cost | Retirement Plan and Net Periodic Pension Cost | |||
Under our defined benefit pension plan, net periodic pension cost, which includes service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, amortization of unrecognized net transition obligation and gains or losses on plan assets, is recognized based on an actuarial valuation report. We recognize the funded status of pension plans and non-pension post-retirement benefit plans (retirement-related benefit plans) as an asset or a liability in the consolidated balance sheets. | ||||
Under our defined contribution pension plans, net periodic pension cost is recognized as incurred. | ||||
Income Taxes | Income Taxes | |||
The asset and liability method is used in accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities. We recognize the investment tax credit associated with the purchase of intangible assets and technology, research and development expenditures, employee compensation and certain equity investments using the flow-through method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted tax rate and laws that will be in effect when the related temporary differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that will more-likely-than-not be realized. In assessing the likelihood of realization, management considers estimates of future taxable income. | ||||
In addition, we recognize the financial statement impact of a tax position when it is more-likely-than-not that the position will be sustained upon examination. If the tax position meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the tax effect is measured at the largest amount that is greater than a 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement. Interest and penalties on an underpayment of income taxes are reflected as income tax expense in the consolidated financial statements. | ||||
Earnings (Loss) Per Share | Earnings (Loss) Per Share | |||
Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) for the period by the weighted average number of common shares and potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential common shares, composed of incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants and options in all periods, are included in the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share to the extent such shares are dilutive. Diluted earnings (loss) per share also takes into consideration the effect of dilutive securities issued by subsidiaries. In a period in which a loss is incurred, only the weighted average number of common shares issued and outstanding is used to compute the diluted loss per share, as the inclusion of potential common shares would be anti-dilutive. Therefore, for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, basic and diluted loss per share are the same. | ||||
Noncontrolling Interest | Noncontrolling Interest | |||
Noncontrolling interest in the equity of a subsidiary is accounted for and reported as equity. Changes in our Company’s ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in deconsolidation are accounted for as equity transactions. Any retained noncontrolling equity investment upon the deconsolidation of a subsidiary is initially measured at fair value. | ||||
Segment Reporting | Segment Reporting | |||
We use the management approach in determining reportable operating segments. The management approach considers the internal organization and reporting used by our Company’s chief operating decision maker for making operating decisions, allocating resources and assessing performance as the source for determining our operating segments. Our Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer. | ||||
Segment profit and loss is determined on a basis that is consistent with how our Company reports operating income (loss) in its consolidated statements of operations. Our Company does not report segment asset information to the CODM. Consequently, no asset information by segment is presented. There are no intersegment transactions. | ||||
Discontinued Operations | Discontinued Operations | |||
Discontinued operations are reported when a component of an entity either has been disposed of, or is classified as held for sale, and (a) represents a separate major line of business or geographical area of operations, (b) is part of a single coordinated plan to dispose of a separate major line of business or geographical area of operations or (c) is a subsidiary acquired exclusively with a view to resale. Discontinued operations are presented separately in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and prior period financial statements are revised to present discontinued operations retrospectively. | ||||
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted | (d) Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted | |||
The FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, in May 2014. ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. An entity should also disclose sufficient quantitative and qualitative information to enable users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The new standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Our Company will implement the provisions of ASU 2014-09 as of January 1, 2017. We have yet to determine the impact of the new standard on our current policies for revenue recognition. | ||||
Fair value Measurement and Fair Value Option for financial instruments | The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments: | |||
• | Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, restricted cash, accounts payable, accrued compensation and expenses, and short-term borrowings: The carrying amounts, at face value or cost plus accrued interest, approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments. | |||
• | Marketable securities: Open-end fund, debt and equity securities are measured using quoted market prices at the reporting date multiplied by the quantity held. Redeemable preferred shares are measured using valuation techniques. | |||
• | Refundable deposits: Measurement of refundable deposits with no fixed maturities is based on carrying amounts. |
Principal_Activities_Basis_of_2
Principal Activities, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||
Useful Lives of Property Plant and Equipment | Depreciation is recorded on a straight-line basis over useful lives that correspond to categories as follows: | ||
Categories | Years | ||
Buildings | 50 | ||
Information and communication equipment | 2 to 5 | ||
Office furniture and equipment | 3 to 5 | ||
Leasehold improvements | 3 to 5 |
LOSS_PER_SHARE_Tables
LOSS PER SHARE (Tables) | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Denominators of Basic and Diluted Per Share Computations | The following table provides a reconciliation of the denominators of the basic and diluted per share computations: | ||||||||||||
(in thousand shares) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Weighted average number of outstanding shares | |||||||||||||
Basic | 50,720 | 50,720 | 53,927 | ||||||||||
Effect of dilutive securities | |||||||||||||
Employee share-based compensation | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Diluted | 50,720 | 50,720 | 53,927 | ||||||||||
VARIABLEINTEREST_ENTITIES_Tabl
VARIABLE-INTEREST ENTITIES (Tables) (Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary, Shanghai JIDI Network Technology Co., Ltd.) | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Shanghai JIDI Network Technology Co., Ltd. | |||||||||
Total Revenues and Net Income Loss | For the year ended December 31, 2012, and the period from January to May 2013, total revenues and net loss of Shanghai JIDI (which are included within discontinued operations) were as follows: | ||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | |||||||
Total revenues | $ | 100 | $ | — | |||||
Net loss | $ | (888 | ) | $ | — | ||||
ACQUISITIONS_Tables
ACQUISITIONS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||
Summary of Consideration Paid for Acquisition and Amounts of Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed | The following table summarizes the consideration paid for the acquisition and the amounts of estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date. | ||||||||
(In US$ thousands) | Amount | ||||||||
Consideration and noncontrolling interest: | |||||||||
The consideration transferred | $ | 510 | |||||||
The fair value of noncontrolling interest in FingerRockz | 478 | ||||||||
$ | 988 | ||||||||
Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed: | |||||||||
Cash, receivables and other current assets | $ | 585 | |||||||
Customer contracts | 67 | ||||||||
Payables and other current liabilities | (160 | ) | |||||||
Net | 492 | ||||||||
Goodwill | 496 | ||||||||
$ | 988 | ||||||||
Pro Forma Information of Results of Operations | The following unaudited pro forma results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013 are presented as if the acquisition had been consummated on January 20, 2012, the inception of FingerRockz: | ||||||||
For the years ended | |||||||||
December 31 (unaudited) | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands, except for loss per share) | 2012 | 2013 | |||||||
Net revenues | $ | 27,477 | $ | 15,040 | |||||
Net loss attributable to GigaMedia shareholders | $ | (15,334 | ) | $ | (34,845 | ) | |||
Basic and diluted loss per share | $ | (0.30 | ) | $ | (0.69 | ) | |||
DIVESTITURES_Tables
DIVESTITURES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||
Shanghai JIDI Network Technology Co., Ltd. | |||||||||
Summarized Selected Financial Information for Divested Business | Summarized financial information for discontinued operations of JIDI and Shanghai JIDI are as follows: | ||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | |||||||
Revenue | $ | 100 | $ | — | |||||
Loss from discontinued operations before tax | $ | (2,521 | ) | $ | (318 | ) | |||
Income tax expense | — | — | |||||||
Loss from discontinued operations | $ | (2,521 | ) | $ | (318 | ) | |||
Infocomm Asia Holdings Pte Ltd | |||||||||
Summarized Selected Financial Information for Divested Business | Considering the uncertainty as to the collectability of the remaining three installments, we had deferred the disposal gain of $211 thousand against the consideration installments receivable of $2,250 thousand as of December 31, 2012. The deferred gain was determined as follows: | ||||||||
(In US$ thousand) | Amount | ||||||||
The fair value of consideration received and receivable, net of any transaction costs, plus | $ | 3,000 | |||||||
The fair value of the 20% retained noncontrolling investment in IAH at the date of deconsolidation | — | ||||||||
3,000 | |||||||||
The carrying amount (credit balance) of IAHGames at the date of deconsolidation | (14,536 | ) | |||||||
Net receivables due to GigaMedia from IAHGames waived upon the closing of the sale | 17,542 | ||||||||
Other comprehensive income component of equity related to IAHGames at the date of the deconsolidation | (217 | ) | |||||||
2,789 | |||||||||
Deferred gain on deconsolidation of IAHGames | $ | 211 | |||||||
GOODWILL_Tables
GOODWILL (Tables) | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||
Summary of Changes to Goodwill | The following table summarizes the changes to our Company’s goodwill: | ||||||||
(In US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | |||||||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 28,437 | $ | 16,934 | |||||
Acquisition - FingerRockz (Note 4) | — | 496 | |||||||
Impairment charge - FunTown and FingerRockz (Note 9) | (12,489 | ) | (17,054 | ) | |||||
Translation adjustment | 986 | (376 | ) | ||||||
Balance at end of year | $ | 16,934 | $ | — | |||||
INTANGIBLE_ASSETS_NET_Tables
INTANGIBLE ASSETS - NET (Tables) | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||
Summary of Intangible Assets by Major Asset Class | The following table summarizes our Company’s intangible assets, by major asset class: | ||||||||||||
December 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||
(In US$ thousands) | Gross carrying | Accumulated | Net | ||||||||||
amount | amortization | ||||||||||||
With finite-life intangible assets | |||||||||||||
Capitalized software development cost | $ | 2,503 | $ | 2,300 | $ | 203 | |||||||
Customer relationships | 5,757 | 5,757 | — | ||||||||||
Other | 71 | 52 | 19 | ||||||||||
$ | 8,331 | $ | 8,109 | $ | 222 | ||||||||
December 31, 2013 | |||||||||||||
(In US$ thousands) | Gross carrying | Accumulated | Net | ||||||||||
amount | amortization | ||||||||||||
With finite-life intangible assets | |||||||||||||
Completed technology | $ | 2,536 | $ | 2,536 | $ | — | |||||||
Capitalized software development cost | 3,130 | 2,471 | 659 | ||||||||||
Customer relationships | 6,112 | 5,433 | 679 | ||||||||||
Other | 141 | 18 | 123 | ||||||||||
$ | 11,919 | $ | 10,458 | $ | 1,461 | ||||||||
Estimated Amortization Expense of Intangibles | As of December 31, 2014, based on the current amount of intangibles subject to amortization, the estimated amortization expense for each of the following years is as follows: | ||||||||||||
(In US$ thousands) | Amount | ||||||||||||
2015 | $ | 132 | |||||||||||
2016 | 66 | ||||||||||||
2017 | 24 | ||||||||||||
$ | 222 | ||||||||||||
PREPAID_LICENSING_AND_ROYALTY_1
PREPAID LICENSING AND ROYALTY FEES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||
Summary of Changes to Prepaid Licensing and Royalty Fees | The following table summarizes changes to our Company’s prepaid licensing and royalty fees: | ||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 7,103 | $ | 8,644 | $ | 4,666 | |||||||
Addition | 5,848 | 14 | 1,498 | ||||||||||
Amortization and usage | (3,671 | ) | (706 | ) | (264 | ) | |||||||
Exchange difference | 218 | (216 | ) | (258 | ) | ||||||||
Deconsolidation - IAHGames | (152 | ) | — | — | |||||||||
Impairment charges (Note 9) | (702 | ) | (3,070 | ) | (1,259 | ) | |||||||
Balance at end of year | $ | 8,644 | $ | 4,666 | $ | 4,383 | |||||||
FAIR_VALUE_MEASUREMENTS_Tables
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying Amounts and Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments | The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our Company’s financial instruments at December 31, 2013 and 2014. | ||||||||||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||
Carrying | Fair value | Carrying | Fair value | ||||||||||||||||||
amount | amount | ||||||||||||||||||||
Financial assets | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 58,801 | $ | 58,801 | $ | 50,640 | $ | 50,640 | |||||||||||||
Marketable securities - current | 21,460 | 21,460 | 29,340 | 29,340 | |||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable | 2,027 | 2,027 | 1,298 | 1,298 | |||||||||||||||||
Restricted cash | — | — | 8,991 | 8,991 | |||||||||||||||||
Marketable debt securities - noncurrent | 6,048 | 6,048 | 4,744 | 4,744 | |||||||||||||||||
Refundable deposits | 306 | 306 | 302 | 302 | |||||||||||||||||
Financial liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||
Short-term borrowings | 4,361 | 4,361 | 18,641 | 18,641 | |||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | 1,178 | 1,178 | 771 | 771 | |||||||||||||||||
Accrued compensation | 380 | 380 | 796 | 796 | |||||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses | 2,617 | 2,617 | 3,465 | 3,465 | |||||||||||||||||
Fair Value, Valuation Technique and Unobservable Inputs for Level 3 Measurements | The table below presents the ranges of significant unobservable inputs used to value our Company’s level 3 financial instruments. These ranges represent the significant unobservable inputs that were used in the valuation of each type of financial instrument. These inputs are not representative of the inputs that could have been used in the valuation of any one financial instrument. Accordingly, the ranges of inputs presented below do not represent uncertainty in, or possible ranges of, fair value measurements of our level 3 financial instruments. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Level 3 Financial Instruments | Significant Unobservable Inputs by | Range of Significant | |||||||||||||||||||
Valuation Technique | Unobservable | ||||||||||||||||||||
Inputs as of December | |||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Debt securities – Preferred shares with redemption rights | • Price/Sales per share ratio for selective comparable companies | • 2.0 times ~ 14.0 times | |||||||||||||||||||
• Discount for lack of marketability | • 25% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Level 3 Financial Instruments | Significant Unobservable Inputs by | Range of Significant | |||||||||||||||||||
Valuation Technique | Unobservable | ||||||||||||||||||||
Inputs as of December | |||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Debt securities – Preferred shares with redemption rights | • Price/Sales per share ratio for selective comparable companies | • 2.5 times ~ 5.9 times | |||||||||||||||||||
• Discount for lack of marketability | • 25% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Balances of Assets Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis Using Significant Unobservable Inputs Level Three | For assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during 2013 and 2014, a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances are presented as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | Marketable Securities - Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||
and Equity Securities | |||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 4,292 | $ | 3,939 | |||||||||||||||||
Total gains or (losses) (realized/unrealized) | |||||||||||||||||||||
included in earnings | 985 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
included in other comprehensive income | 1,212 | 805 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sale | (2,550 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance at end of year | $ | 3,939 | $ | 4,744 | |||||||||||||||||
The amount of total gains or (losses) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at the reporting date. | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||
Realized and Unrealized Gains (or Losses) Included In The Consolidated Financial Statements for Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Using Significant Unobservable Inputs Level Three | Realized and unrealized gains (or losses) included in the consolidated financial statements for 2012, 2013 and 2014 for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) are reported in the consolidated financial statements as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | Gain on sales | Impairment | |||||||||||||||||||
of marketable | loss on | ||||||||||||||||||||
securities | marketable | ||||||||||||||||||||
securities and | |||||||||||||||||||||
investments | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total gains (losses) included in earnings | |||||||||||||||||||||
for 2012 | $ | 3,370 | $ | (493 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
for 2013 | 985 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
for 2014 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets still held at the reporting date | |||||||||||||||||||||
for 2012 | $ | — | $ | (493 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
for 2013 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
for 2014 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | |||||||||||||||||||||
Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value | Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized as below: | ||||||||||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | Fair Value Measurement Using | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cash equivalents - time deposits | $ | — | $ | 12,112 | $ | — | $ | 12,112 | |||||||||||||
Restricted cash - time deposits | — | 8,991 | — | 8,991 | |||||||||||||||||
Marketable securities - current | |||||||||||||||||||||
Open-end fund | 318 | — | — | 318 | |||||||||||||||||
Equity securities | 29,022 | — | — | 29,022 | |||||||||||||||||
Marketable securities - noncurrent | |||||||||||||||||||||
Debt securities | — | — | 4,744 | 4,744 | |||||||||||||||||
$ | 29,340 | $ | 21,103 | $ | 4,744 | $ | 55,187 | ||||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | Fair Value Measurement Using | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cash equivalents - time deposits | $ | — | $ | 14,638 | $ | — | $ | 14,638 | |||||||||||||
Marketable securities - current | |||||||||||||||||||||
Open-end fund | 336 | — | — | 336 | |||||||||||||||||
Equity securities | 21,124 | — | — | 21,124 | |||||||||||||||||
Marketable securities - noncurrent | |||||||||||||||||||||
Debt securities | — | 2,109 | 3,939 | 6,048 | |||||||||||||||||
$ | 21,460 | $ | 16,747 | $ | 3,939 | $ | 42,146 | ||||||||||||||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | |||||||||||||||||||||
Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value | Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis that were determined to be impaired as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 are summarized as below: | ||||||||||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | Fair Value measurement Using | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Year Ended | Impairment | |||||||||||||||||
December 31, | Losses | ||||||||||||||||||||
Assets | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(a) Property, plant and equipment - Information and communication equipment | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 28 | |||||||||||
(c) Intangible assets - Capitalized software cost | — | — | — | — | 115 | ||||||||||||||||
(d) Prepaid licensing and royalty fees | — | — | 3,033 | 3,033 | 1,259 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 3,033 | $ | 3,033 | $ | 1,402 | |||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | Fair Value measurement Using | ||||||||||||||||||||
Assets | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Year Ended | Total | ||||||||||||||||
December 31, | Impairment | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Losses | ||||||||||||||||||||
(b) Goodwill - Resulting from acquisition of FunTown and FingerRockz | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 17,054 | |||||||||||
(c) Intangible assets - Trade name and Capitalized software cost | — | — | — | — | 13,251 | ||||||||||||||||
(d) Prepaid licensing and royalty fees | — | — | — | — | 2,752 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 33,057 | |||||||||||
(a) | Impairment losses on certain property, plant, and equipment which were determined to be impaired: | ||||||||||||||||||||
In 2014, we recognized an impairment loss of $28 thousand against our information and communication equipment. The impairment charges are included in operating expenses within “impairment losses on property, plant and equipment” in the consolidated statements of operations. The impairment charge for the equipment was related to servers used for certain product and service lines within our cloud product and service business for which the carrying amount was determined not to be recoverable from its related future undiscounted cash flows. This equipment was valued using unobservable inputs such as discounted cash flows, incorporating adjusted available market discount rate information and our Company’s estimates for liquidity risk, and other cash flow model - related assumptions. | |||||||||||||||||||||
(b) | Impairment losses on goodwill which was determined to be impaired: | ||||||||||||||||||||
The fair value of the Asian online game reporting unit was determined based on the present value of estimated future net cash flows discounted at the weighted average cost of capital. In 2013, due to a continued slowdown in demand for our causal online games and the loss of a key licensed game, we experienced significant decline in revenues and negative operating margin in Taiwan from our previous future cash flow expectations from this reporting unit. Further, in the Fall of 2013 we went through an internal restructuring of our operations and made a business decision to transition from PC-based games to browser/mobile games and social casino games. Also our market capitalization had also fallen below our net book value based on the quoted market price of our common stock for a sustained period of time. Based on these qualitative factors, we determined it was more likely than not the revised fair value of this reporting unit may be less than its carrying value, and the related recovery the remaining goodwill could be impaired. Using the same methodology as in the past to determine the estimated fair value of this reporting unit, we developed our expected future net cash flows based on historical data and internal developed estimates as part of our updated long-term strategic plan and included a terminal value of $0. Other significant estimates and assumptions used in developing the future net cash flows included an assumed average revenue decline of 28% and a weighted average cost of capital to discount these expected future cash flows of 13%. As a result, the carrying value of this reporting unit exceeded its fair value, and the implied fair value of the goodwill was determined to be $0. Consequently, a goodwill impairment charge of $17.0 million was recognized in 2013. | |||||||||||||||||||||
(c) | Impairment losses on certain intangible assets which were determined to be impaired: | ||||||||||||||||||||
In 2013, the trade name arising from the acquisition of FunTown and certain capitalized software development costs were fully written down, resulting in impairment charges of $13.3 million, included in operating expenses within “impairment loss on intangible assets” in the consolidated statements of operations. The impairment charge for the Trade name of FunTown is a result of our repositioning of it as described above, while the impairment charges for the capitalized software costs were the result of certain projects within our Asian online game and service business that we ceased further development on, and as a result, we recorded a full impairment of the carrying value of the assets related to these projects. | |||||||||||||||||||||
In 2014, certain capitalized and prepaid software development costs for our cloud product and service business were fully written down, resulting in impairment charges of $115 thousand, included in operating expenses within “impairment loss on intangible assets” in the consolidated statements of operations. The impairment charge is for certain product lines within our cloud product and service business that we decided to shift focus from, and as a result, we recorded a full impairment of the carrying value of the assets related to these items. | |||||||||||||||||||||
(d) | Impairment losses on certain prepaid licensing and royalty fees which were determined to be impaired: | ||||||||||||||||||||
In 2013 and 2014, certain prepaid licensing and royalty fees were written down to $0 and $3.0 million, respectively, resulting in impairment charges of $2.8 million and $1.3 million, respectively. This impairment is included in operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. The impairment charges for the prepaid licensing and royalty fees related to certain licensed games within our Asian online game and service business that we stopped operating or for which the carrying amounts of the related assets were determined not to be recoverable from their expected future undiscounted cash flows. The licensing fee games and related royalties are re-valued on when impairment exists, using unobservable inputs such as discounted cash flows, incorporating adjusted available market discount rate information and our Company’s estimates for liquidity risk, along with other cash flow model related assumptions. |
CASH_AND_CASH_EQUIVALENTS_Tabl
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents | Cash and cash equivalents consist of the following: | ||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
Cash and savings accounts | $ | 44,163 | $ | 38,529 | |||||
Time deposits | 14,638 | 21,102 | |||||||
Total cash and cash equivalents | 58,801 | 59,631 | |||||||
Less: Cash restricted as collateral and performance bond | — | (8,991 | ) | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents reported on the consolidated statements of cash flows | $ | 58,801 | $ | 50,640 | |||||
We maintain cash and cash equivalents, as well as restricted cash, in bank accounts with major financial institutions with high credit ratings located in the following jurisdictions: | |||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
Taiwan | $ | 55,661 | $ | 49,829 | |||||
China | — | 6,055 | |||||||
Hong Kong | 2,956 | 2,178 | |||||||
Singapore | — | 1,418 | |||||||
Malaysia | 133 | — | |||||||
Others | 51 | 151 | |||||||
$ | 58,801 | $ | 59,631 | ||||||
MARKETABLE_DEBT_SECURITIES_NON1
MARKETABLE DEBT SECURITIES - NONCURRENT (Tables) | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||
Noncurrent Assets | |||||||||
Marketable Debt Securities | Marketable debt securities – noncurrent consist of the following: | ||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
Available-for-sale securities | |||||||||
Debt securities | $ | 6,048 | $ | 4,744 | |||||
Current Assets | |||||||||
Marketable Debt Securities | Marketable securities – current consist of the following: | ||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
Equity securities | $ | 21,124 | $ | 29,022 | |||||
Open-end fund | 336 | 318 | |||||||
$ | 21,460 | $ | 29,340 | ||||||
ACCOUNTS_RECEIVABLE_NET_Tables
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - NET (Tables) | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||
Accounts Receivable Net | Accounts receivable consist of the following: | ||||||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||||||
Accounts receivable | $ | 2,082 | $ | 1,354 | |||||||||
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts | (55 | ) | (56 | ) | |||||||||
$ | 2,027 | $ | 1,298 | ||||||||||
Summary of Changes in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | The following is a summary of the changes in our Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014: | ||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 2,594 | $ | 130 | $ | 55 | |||||||
Additions: Provision for bad debt expense | 169 | 37 | 37 | ||||||||||
Less: Write-offs | (269 | ) | (109 | ) | (33 | ) | |||||||
Deconsolidation - IAHGames | (2,370 | ) | — | — | |||||||||
Translation adjustment | 6 | (3 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||||||
Balance at end of year | $ | 130 | $ | 55 | $ | 56 | |||||||
OTHER_CURRENT_ASSETS_Tables
OTHER CURRENT ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||
Other Current Assets | Other current assets consist of the following: | ||||||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||||||
Loans receivable - current | $ | 3,394 | $ | 27 | |||||||||
Less: Allowance for loans receivable - current | (3,394 | ) | (27 | ) | |||||||||
Deferred income tax assets - current, net (Note 25) | — | — | |||||||||||
Other | 293 | 325 | |||||||||||
$ | 293 | $ | 325 | ||||||||||
Changes in Allowance for Loans Receivable | The following is a reconciliation of changes in our Company’s allowance for loans receivable - current during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014: | ||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 5,057 | $ | 3,437 | $ | 3,394 | |||||||
Less: Writes-offs | (1,620 | ) | — | (3,359 | ) | ||||||||
Less: Reversal for collection of bad debt | — | (54 | ) | — | |||||||||
Translation adjustment | — | 11 | (8 | ) | |||||||||
Balance at end of year | $ | 3,437 | $ | 3,394 | $ | 27 | |||||||
EQUITY_INVESTMENTS_Tables
EQUITY INVESTMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||
Equity Investments | Equity investments consist of the following: | ||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
Investments accounted for under the equity method | $ | 5,822 | $ | 5,781 | |||||
ACCRUED_EXPENSES_Tables
ACCRUED EXPENSES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||
Accrued Expenses | Accrued expenses consist of the following: | ||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
Accrued outsourced development | $ | — | $ | 838 | |||||
Accrued professional fees | 740 | 603 | |||||||
Accrued royalties | 128 | 308 | |||||||
Accrued advertising expenses | 421 | 613 | |||||||
Accrued incentive to distributors | 137 | 71 | |||||||
Accrued director compensation and liability insurance | 424 | 155 | |||||||
Other | 767 | 877 | |||||||
$ | 2,617 | $ | 3,465 | ||||||
OTHER_CURRENT_LIABILITIES_Tabl
OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||
Other Current Liabilities | Other current liabilities consist of the following: | ||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
Income taxes payable | $ | 1,560 | $ | 1,542 | |||||
Deferred tax liabilities (Note 25) | 1,987 | — | |||||||
Other | 315 | 176 | |||||||
$ | 3,862 | $ | 1,718 | ||||||
PENSION_BENEFITS_Tables
PENSION BENEFITS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||
Benefit Obligations, Fair Value of Plan Assets, and Funded Status | The following table sets forth the plan’s benefit obligations, fair value of plan assets, and funded status at December 31, 2013 and 2014: | ||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
Benefit Obligation | $ | 470 | $ | 258 | |||||
Fair value of plan assets | 300 | 303 | |||||||
$ | 170 | $ | (45 | ) | |||||
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet consist of: | |||||||||
Noncurrent liabilities (assets) | $ | 170 | $ | (45 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | — | — | |||||||
Net amount recognized | $ | 170 | $ | (45 | ) | ||||
Amounts recognized in accumulated comprehensive income consist of: | |||||||||
Unrecognized net gain | $ | — | $ | — | |||||
Pension Cost | For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, the net period pension cost consisted of the following: | ||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
Service cost | $ | 14 | $ | 15 | |||||
Interest cost | 10 | 9 | |||||||
Expected return on plan assets | (5 | ) | (6 | ) | |||||
Amortization of prior service cost | (50 | ) | — | ||||||
Amortization of net loss | 1 | — | |||||||
Curtailment gain | (47 | ) | (217 | ) | |||||
$ | (77 | ) | $ | (199 | ) | ||||
Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations | Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations for 2013 and 2014 were as follows: | ||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||
2013 | 2014 | ||||||||
Discount rate | 2 | % | 2 | % | |||||
Rate of compensation increase | 1.5 | % | 1.5 | % | |||||
Schedule of Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost | Weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for end of fiscal year were as follows: | ||||||||
2013 | 2014 | ||||||||
Discount rate | 1.75 | % | 2 | % | |||||
Rate of return on plan assets | 1.75 | % | 2 | % | |||||
Rate of compensation increase | 1.5 | % | 1.5 | % |
OTHER_LIABILITIES_OTHER_Tables
OTHER LIABILITIES - OTHER (Tables) | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||
Other Liabilities | Other liabilities consist of the following: | ||||||||
December 31 | |||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
Deferred tax liabilities (Note 25) | $ | — | $ | 1,928 | |||||
Other | 11 | 10 | |||||||
$ | 11 | $ | 1,938 | ||||||
COMPREHENSIVE_INCOME_Tables
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Tables) | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
Accumulated Balances of Other Comprehensive Income | The accumulated balances for each classification of other comprehensive income are as follows: | ||||||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | Foreign | Unrealized | Pension and | Accumulated | |||||||||||||
currency items | gain on | post retirement | other | ||||||||||||||
securities | benefit plans | comprehensive | |||||||||||||||
income (loss) | |||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2012 | $ | (24,367 | ) | $ | 38,410 | $ | 308 | $ | 14,351 | ||||||||
Net current period change | 1,814 | (18,339 | ) | (323 | ) | (16,848 | ) | ||||||||||
Reclassification adjustments for gains reclassified into income | — | (5,665 | ) | — | (5,665 | ) | |||||||||||
Deconsolidation of subsidiaries | (217 | ) | — | — | (217 | ) | |||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2012 | (22,770 | ) | 14,406 | (15 | ) | (8,379 | ) | ||||||||||
Net current period change | (801 | ) | 6,437 | 15 | 5,651 | ||||||||||||
Reclassification adjustments for gains reclassified into income | 864 | (1,739 | ) | — | (875 | ) | |||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2013 | (22,707 | ) | 19,104 | — | (3,603 | ) | |||||||||||
Net current period change | (176 | ) | 906 | — | 730 | ||||||||||||
Reclassification adjustments for gains reclassified into income | 7 | (8,621 | ) | — | (8,614 | ) | |||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2014 | $ | (22,876 | ) | $ | 11,389 | $ | — | $ | (11,487 | ) | |||||||
SHAREBASED_COMPENSATION_Tables
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables) | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summary of Total Stock-Based Compensation Expense Recognized in Consolidated Statements of Operations | The following table summarizes the total stock-based compensation expense recognized in our consolidated statements of operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of online game and service revenues | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product development & engineering expenses | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling and marketing expenses | 20 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 159 | 219 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-tax stock-based compensation expense | 179 | 219 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax (benefit) expense | (41 | ) | 27 | (17 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total stock-based compensation expense reported in continuing operations | $ | 138 | $ | 246 | $ | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total stock-based compensation expense reported in discontinued operations, net of tax | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summary of General Terms of Stock-Based Compensation Plans for Awards Granted | Summarized below are the general terms of our stock-based compensation plans, for which awards have been granted as of December 31, 2014. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-Based compensation plan | Granted awards | Vesting schedule | Options’ exercise | RSUs’ grant date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
price | fair value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 Plan | 3,000,000 | immediately upon granting | $0.79 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 Plan | 7,875,185 | (1) | immediately upon granting to four years | $0.79~$2.55 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 Plan | 1,223,333 | (2) | immediately upon granting to four years | $0.8101~$16.60 | $2.91~$16.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 Plan | 3,355,217 | (3) | immediately upon granting to four years | $1.20~$18.17 | $2.47~$15.35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 Plan | 1,000,000 | immediately upon granting to six years | $2.47~$4.24 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 Plan | 2,500,000 | (4) | immediately upon granting to four years | $0.955~$2.47 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 Plan | 2,200,000 | (5) | three years | $0.8101~$1.14 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-1 | The granted awards, net of forfeited or canceled shares, were within reserved shares of 7 million common shares. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-2 | The granted awards, net of forfeited or canceled shares, were within reserved shares of 1 million common shares. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-3 | The granted awards, net of forfeited or canceled shares, were within reserved shares of 2 million common shares. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-4 | The granted awards, net of forfeited or canceled shares, were within reserved shares of 1.5 million common shares. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-5 | The granted awards, net of forfeited or canceled shares, were within reserved shares of 1 million common shares. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summary of Assumptions Used in Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model to Estimate Fair Value of Stock Options Granted | The following table summarizes the assumptions used in the model for options granted during 2013 and 2014: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Option term (years) | 5.8 | 5.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volatility | 59.46%~61.84% | 58.75%~59.27% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted-average volatility | 61% | 59% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 0.930%~1.610% | 1.968%~2.065% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividend yield | 0% | 0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted-average fair value of option granted | $0.60 | $0.68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summary of Option Transactions | Option transactions during the last three years are summarized as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted | No. of | Weighted | No. of | Weighted | No. of | Weighted- | Aggregate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Avg. | Shares (in | Avg. | Shares (in | Avg. | Shares (in | Average | Intrinsic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise | thousands) | Exercise | thousands) | Exercise | thousands) | Remaining | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Price | Price | Price | Contractual | (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Term | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 31 | $ | 2.13 | 9,493 | $ | 1.97 | 9,210 | $ | 1.95 | 9,223 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Options granted | 0.96 | 2,070 | 1.09 | 620 | 1.23 | 328 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Options exercised | — | — | 0.79 | (3 | ) | 0.79 | (4,539 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Options Forfeited / canceled / expired | 1.74 | (2,353 | ) | 1.28 | (604 | ) | 1.13 | (1,882 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31 | $ | 1.97 | 9,210 | $ | 1.95 | 9,223 | $ | 4.06 | 3,130 | 5.21 | $ | 1,998 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Exercisable at December 31 | $ | 2.15 | 7,584 | $ | 2.13 | 7,770 | $ | 4.67 | 2,595 | 4.53 | $ | 1,339 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Vested and expected to vest at December 31 | $ | 1.97 | 9,210 | $ | 1.95 | 9,223 | $ | 4.06 | 3,130 | 5.21 | $ | 1,998 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Information about Stock Options Outstanding | The following table sets forth information about stock options outstanding at December 31, 2014: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Options outstanding | Option currently exercisable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise price | No. of Shares | Weighted | Exercise price | No. of Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | average | (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
remaining | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
contractual life | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Under $1 | 520 | 7.88 years | Under $1 | 264 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$1~$10 | 1,994 | 5.31 years | $1~$10 | 1,715 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$10~$20 | 616 | 2.65 years | $10~$20 | 616 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3,130 | 2,595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
INCOME_TAXES_Tables
INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||
Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes by Geographic Location | Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes by geographic location is as follows: | ||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands ) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Taiwan operations | $ | (14,871 | ) | $ | (33,077 | ) | $ | (13,158 | ) | ||||
Non-Taiwan operations | 1,946 | (1,605 | ) | 8,095 | |||||||||
$ | (12,925 | ) | $ | (34,682 | ) | $ | (5,063 | ) | |||||
Components of Income Tax Expense Benefit from Continuing Operations by Taxing Jurisdiction | The components of income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations by taxing jurisdiction are as follows: | ||||||||||||
( in US$ thousands ) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Taiwan: | |||||||||||||
Current | $ | 410 | $ | (131 | ) | $ | (74 | ) | |||||
Deferred | 46 | 379 | — | ||||||||||
$ | 456 | $ | 248 | $ | (74 | ) | |||||||
Non-Taiwan: | |||||||||||||
Current | $ | 215 | $ | (187 | ) | $ | 1 | ||||||
Deferred | — | — | — | ||||||||||
$ | 215 | $ | (187 | ) | $ | 1 | |||||||
Total current income tax expense (benefit) | $ | 625 | $ | (318 | ) | $ | (73 | ) | |||||
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit) | $ | 46 | $ | 379 | $ | — | |||||||
Total income tax expense (benefit) | $ | 671 | $ | 61 | $ | (73 | ) | ||||||
Reconciliation of Effective Tax Rate Related to Continuing Operations to Statutory Taiwan Federal Tax Rate | A reconciliation of our effective tax rate related to continuing operations to the statutory tax rate in Taiwan, where our major operations are based, is as follows: | ||||||||||||
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||||||
Taiwan statutory rate, including taxes on income and retained earnings | 23.85 | % | 23.85 | % | 23.85 | % | |||||||
Foreign tax differential | (0.17 | %) | (3.71 | %) | 42.23 | % | |||||||
Non-deductible items - impairment charges on goodwill | (16.43 | %) | (11.73 | %) | 0 | % | |||||||
Non-deductible - bad debts | 0 | % | 0 | % | (5.16 | %) | |||||||
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits | 0 | % | (4.12 | %) | (3.15 | %) | |||||||
Tax-exempted income in foreign jurisdictions | 0 | % | 3.12 | % | 0 | % | |||||||
Adjustment for prior year payable | 0 | % | 0.54 | % | 1.81 | % | |||||||
Change in valuation allowance | (4.00 | %) | (8.83 | %) | (52.97 | %) | |||||||
Tax effect of earnings for equity method investees and certain subsidiaries | (4.38 | %) | 0 | % | 0 | % | |||||||
Other | (4.06 | %) | 0.7 | % | (5.16 | %) | |||||||
Effective rate | (5.19 | %) | (0.18 | %) | 1.45 | % | |||||||
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amounts of Valuation Allowance on Deferred Tax Assets | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of our valuation allowance on deferred tax assets for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 are as follows: | ||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 25,256 | $ | 18,333 | $ | 4,754 | |||||||
Subsequent utilization of valuation allowance | (4 | ) | (7 | ) | — | ||||||||
Additions to valuation allowance | 214 | 3,063 | 2,682 | ||||||||||
Divestitures | (7,026 | ) | (16,616 | ) | — | ||||||||
Exchange differences | (107 | ) | (19 | ) | (289 | ) | |||||||
Balance at end of year | $ | 18,333 | $ | 4,754 | $ | 7,147 | |||||||
Breakdown of Expiration of Net Operating Loss Carryforwards in Major Jurisdictions | Below is the breakdown of the expiration of the net operating loss carryforwards in major jurisdictions: | ||||||||||||
Jurisdiction | Amount | Expiring year | |||||||||||
Hong Kong | 10,551 | indefinite | |||||||||||
Taiwan | 17,417 | 2020~2024 | |||||||||||
27,968 | |||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Excluding Effects of Accrued Interest | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits (excluding the effects of accrued interest) for the years 2012, 2013 and 2014 are as follows: | ||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 4,714 | $ | 4,202 | $ | 8,798 | |||||||
Current year increase (decrease) | — | 4,173 | — | ||||||||||
Increase (decrease) related to prior year tax positions | 573 | 375 | — | ||||||||||
Deconsolidation of IAHGames | (1,072 | ) | — | — | |||||||||
Exchange differences | (13 | ) | 48 | (511 | ) | ||||||||
Balance at end of year | $ | 4,202 | $ | 8,798 | $ | 8,287 | |||||||
Deferred Tax Assets | |||||||||||||
Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | Significant components of our deferred tax assets consist of the following: | ||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | December 31 | ||||||||||||
2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||||
Net operating loss carryforwards | $ | 3,610 | $ | 5,895 | |||||||||
Share-based compensation | 267 | 242 | |||||||||||
Intangible assets and goodwill | 738 | 509 | |||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 86 | 6 | |||||||||||
Prepaid licensing and royalty fees | 1 | 369 | |||||||||||
Other | 108 | 126 | |||||||||||
4,810 | 7,147 | ||||||||||||
Less: valuation allowance | (4,754 | ) | (7,147 | ) | |||||||||
Deferred tax assets - net | $ | 56 | $ | — | |||||||||
Deferred Tax Liability | |||||||||||||
Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | Significant components of our deferred tax liabilities consist of the following: | ||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | December 31 | ||||||||||||
2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||||
Investment in affiliated companies, principally due to undistributed income | $ | 1,987 | $ | 1,928 | |||||||||
Capitalized software development costs | 56 | — | |||||||||||
Deferred tax liabilities | $ | 2,043 | $ | 1,928 | |||||||||
COMMITMENTS_AND_CONTINGENCIES_
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||
Future Aggregate Minimum Lease Payments Required Under Operating Lease | The following table sets forth our future aggregate minimum lease payments required under these operating leases, as of December 31, 2014: | ||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | Amount | ||||||||||||
2015 | 910 | ||||||||||||
2016 | 235 | ||||||||||||
2017 | 4 | ||||||||||||
$ | 1,149 | ||||||||||||
Committed License Fees and Minimum Guarantees Against Future Royalties Set Forth in Significant License Agreements | The following table summarizes the committed license fees and minimum guarantees against future royalties set forth in our significant license agreements as of December 31, 2014. | ||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | License fees | Minimum | Total | ||||||||||
guarantees | |||||||||||||
against future | |||||||||||||
royalties | |||||||||||||
Minimum required payments: | |||||||||||||
In 2015 | $ | 1,129 | $ | 1,300 | $ | 2,429 | |||||||
After 2015 | 5,000 | 1,500 | 6,500 | ||||||||||
$ | 6,129 | $ | 2,800 | $ | 8,929 | ||||||||
SEGMENT_PRODUCT_GEOGRAPHIC_AND1
SEGMENT, PRODUCT, GEOGRAPHIC AND OTHER INFORMATION (Tables) | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Segment Information to Consolidated Information | Financial information for each operating segment was as follows for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013, and 2014: | ||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | Asian online | ||||||||||||
game and service | |||||||||||||
2012:00:00 | |||||||||||||
Net revenue from external customers | $ | 27,470 | |||||||||||
Loss from operations | $ | (12,271 | ) | ||||||||||
Share-based compensation | $ | 199 | |||||||||||
Impairment loss on intangible assets | $ | 15 | |||||||||||
Impairment loss on prepaid licensing and royalty fees | $ | 702 | |||||||||||
Impairment loss on goodwill | $ | 12,489 | |||||||||||
Contract termination costs | $ | 49 | |||||||||||
Interest income | $ | 9 | |||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 44 | |||||||||||
Gain on sales of marketable securities | $ | 5,665 | |||||||||||
Foreign exchange gain | $ | 55 | |||||||||||
Gain on equity method investments - net | $ | 234 | |||||||||||
Impairment loss on marketable securities and investments | $ | 1,193 | |||||||||||
Depreciation | $ | 1,059 | |||||||||||
Amortization, including intangible assets | $ | 2,181 | |||||||||||
Income tax expense | $ | 710 | |||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | Asian online | Cloud | Total | ||||||||||
game and service | service | ||||||||||||
business | |||||||||||||
2013:00:00 | |||||||||||||
Net revenue from external customers | $ | 14,106 | $ | 926 | $ | 15,032 | |||||||
Loss from operations | $ | (33,677 | ) | $ | (1,218 | ) | $ | (34,895 | ) | ||||
Share-based compensation | $ | (225 | ) | $ | 69 | $ | (156 | ) | |||||
Impairment loss on intangible assets | $ | 13,251 | $ | — | $ | 13,251 | |||||||
Impairment loss on prepaid licensing and royalty fees | $ | 2,752 | $ | — | $ | 2,752 | |||||||
Impairment loss on goodwill | $ | 17,054 | $ | — | $ | 17,054 | |||||||
Interest income | $ | 9 | $ | — | $ | 9 | |||||||
Interest expense | $ | 8 | $ | — | $ | 8 | |||||||
Gain on sales of marketable securities | $ | 1,739 | $ | — | $ | 1,739 | |||||||
Foreign exchange gain | $ | 236 | $ | — | $ | 236 | |||||||
Gain on equity method investments - net | $ | 526 | $ | — | $ | 526 | |||||||
Depreciation | $ | 336 | $ | 8 | $ | 344 | |||||||
Amortization, including intangible assets | $ | 1,862 | $ | 42 | $ | 1,904 | |||||||
Income tax expense | $ | 150 | $ | 78 | $ | 228 | |||||||
(in US$ thousands) | Asian online | Cloud | Total | ||||||||||
game and service | service | ||||||||||||
business | |||||||||||||
2014:00:00 | |||||||||||||
Net revenue from external customers | $ | 8,199 | $ | 1,580 | $ | 9,779 | |||||||
Loss from operations | $ | (8,639 | ) | $ | (1,510 | ) | $ | (10,149 | ) | ||||
Share-based compensation | $ | 93 | $ | 7 | $ | 100 | |||||||
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment | $ | — | $ | 28 | $ | 28 | |||||||
Impairment loss on intangible assets | $ | — | $ | 115 | $ | 115 | |||||||
Impairment loss on prepaid licensing and royalty fees | $ | 1,259 | $ | — | $ | 1,259 | |||||||
Interest income | $ | 31 | $ | — | $ | 31 | |||||||
Interest expense | $ | 243 | $ | — | $ | 243 | |||||||
Gain on sales of marketable securities - net | $ | 8,792 | $ | — | $ | 8,792 | |||||||
Foreign exchange gain (loss) | $ | (306 | ) | $ | — | $ | (306 | ) | |||||
Gain (loss) on equity method investments - net | $ | (531 | ) | $ | — | $ | (531 | ) | |||||
Depreciation | $ | 239 | $ | 28 | $ | 267 | |||||||
Amortization, including intangible assets | $ | 1,124 | $ | 71 | $ | 1,195 | |||||||
Income tax expense (benefits) | $ | (92 | ) | $ | — | $ | (92 | ) | |||||
The reconciliations of segment information to GigaMedia’s consolidated totals are as follows: | |||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from operations: | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | (12,271 | ) | $ | (34,895 | ) | $ | (10,149 | ) | ||||
Other** | 7 | — | — | ||||||||||
Adjustment* | (8,310 | ) | (3,592 | ) | (3,324 | ) | |||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | (20,574 | ) | $ | (38,487 | ) | $ | (13,473 | ) | ||||
Share-based compensation | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 199 | $ | (156 | ) | $ | 100 | ||||||
Adjustment* | (20 | ) | 375 | (79 | ) | ||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 179 | $ | 219 | $ | 21 | |||||||
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment: | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 28 | |||||||
Adjustment* | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 28 | |||||||
Impairment loss on intangible assets: | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 15 | $ | 13,251 | $ | 115 | |||||||
Adjustment* | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 15 | $ | 13,251 | $ | 115 | |||||||
Impairment loss on prepaid licensing and royalty fees: | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 702 | $ | 2,752 | $ | 1,259 | |||||||
Adjustment* | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 702 | $ | 2,752 | $ | 1,259 | |||||||
Interest income: | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 9 | $ | 9 | $ | 31 | |||||||
Adjustment* | 274 | 229 | 651 | ||||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 283 | $ | 238 | $ | 682 | |||||||
Interest expense: | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 44 | $ | 8 | $ | 243 | |||||||
Adjustment* | 203 | 41 | — | ||||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 247 | $ | 49 | $ | 243 | |||||||
Gain (loss) on sales of marketable securities - net: | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 5,665 | $ | 1,739 | $ | 8,792 | |||||||
Adjustments* | — | — | (171 | ) | |||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 5,665 | $ | 1,739 | $ | 8,621 | |||||||
Foreign exchange gain (loss): | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 55 | $ | 236 | $ | (306 | ) | ||||||
Adjustments* | 379 | (191 | ) | (250 | ) | ||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 434 | $ | 45 | $ | (556 | ) | ||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Gain (loss) on equity method investments - net: | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 234 | $ | 526 | $ | (531 | ) | ||||||
Other** | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Adjustment* | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 234 | $ | 526 | $ | (531 | ) | ||||||
Impairment loss on marketable securities and investments: | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 1,193 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
Adjustment* | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 1,193 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
Depreciation: | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 1,059 | $ | 344 | $ | 267 | |||||||
Adjustments* | 165 | 64 | 39 | ||||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 1,224 | $ | 408 | $ | 306 | |||||||
Amortization: | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 2,181 | $ | 1,904 | $ | 1,195 | |||||||
Adjustments* | 23 | 3 | 16 | ||||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 2,204 | $ | 1,907 | $ | 1,211 | |||||||
Income tax expense (benefit): | |||||||||||||
Total segments | $ | 710 | $ | 228 | $ | (92 | ) | ||||||
Other** | 37 | — | — | ||||||||||
Adjustments* | (76 | ) | (167 | ) | 19 | ||||||||
Total GigaMedia consolidated | $ | 671 | $ | 61 | $ | (73 | ) | ||||||
* | Adjustment items include corporate and certain back-office costs and expenses not attributable to any specific segment. As of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the compensation related was approximately $4.2 million, $2.1 million and $1.7 million, respectively; accrued professional fees was approximately $911 thousand, $125 thousand and $174 thousand, respectively. | ||||||||||||
** | Other items relate to the results of operations arising from our non-controlling interest in the online gaming software and service business before we disposed of it in July 2012. | ||||||||||||
Summary of Revenues From Major Products Line | Revenues from our major product lines are summarized as follow: | ||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
MahJong and casino casual games | $ | 13,120 | $ | 7,065 | $ | 4,301 | |||||||
MMOs* | 8,550 | 6,968 | 1,908 | ||||||||||
RPGs** | — | — | 1,914 | ||||||||||
Cloud computing services | — | 926 | 1,580 | ||||||||||
Others | 5,800 | 73 | 76 | ||||||||||
$ | 27,470 | $ | 15,032 | $ | 9,779 | ||||||||
* | MMOs: Massively multiplayer online games | ||||||||||||
** | RPGs: Role playing games | ||||||||||||
Revenue by Geographic Region | Revenue from by geographic region is as follows: | ||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | |||||||||||||
Geographic region / country | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Taiwan | $ | 18,744 | $ | 11,793 | $ | 7,413 | |||||||
Hong Kong | 4,703 | 3,239 | 2,366 | ||||||||||
Singapore | 2,004 | — | — | ||||||||||
Malaysia | 1,550 | — | — | ||||||||||
Thailand | 204 | — | — | ||||||||||
Others | 265 | — | — | ||||||||||
$ | 27,470 | $ | 15,032 | $ | 9,779 | ||||||||
Net Tangible Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Region | Net tangible long-lived assets by geographic region are as follows: | ||||||||||||
(in US$ thousands) | December 31, | ||||||||||||
Geographic region / country | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
Taiwan | $ | 1,932 | $ | 1,657 | $ | 1,641 | |||||||
Hong Kong | 17 | 20 | 22 | ||||||||||
$ | 1,949 | $ | 1,677 | $ | 1,663 | ||||||||
Principal_Activities_Basis_of_3
Principal Activities Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Description Of Business Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | |||
Restricted cash deposited in an escrow account | $8,991 | ||
Cash equivalents original maturity period to be considered as highly liquid | 3 months | ||
Operating lease, carrying amount of land and buildings | 1,663 | 1,677 | 1,949 |
Operating lease, rental income | 73 | 74 | 74 |
Operating lease, minimum rental income to be received through September 2016 | 124 | ||
Advertising expenses | 888 | 676 | 3,200 |
Prepaid advertising | 12 | 1 | |
Capitalized software development cost | |||
Description Of Business Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | |||
Finite lived intangible assets, useful life | 3 years | ||
Property Available for Operating Lease | |||
Description Of Business Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | |||
Operating lease, carrying amount of land and buildings | 1,100 | 1,200 | |
Performance Bonds | |||
Description Of Business Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | |||
Restricted cash deposited in an escrow account | $1,500 | ||
Minimum | |||
Description Of Business Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | |||
Finite lived intangible assets, useful life | 6 months | ||
Maximum | |||
Description Of Business Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | |||
Finite lived intangible assets, useful life | 9 years | ||
Prepaid Licensing and Royalty Fees | Minimum | |||
Description Of Business Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | |||
Finite lived intangible assets, useful life | 2 years | ||
Prepaid Licensing and Royalty Fees | Maximum | |||
Description Of Business Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | |||
Finite lived intangible assets, useful life | 5 years |
Useful_Lives_of_Property_Plant
Useful Lives of Property Plant and Equipment (Detail) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2014 | |
Building | |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |
Property and equipment, useful life | 50 years |
Information and communication equipment | Minimum | |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |
Property and equipment, useful life | 2 years |
Information and communication equipment | Maximum | |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |
Property and equipment, useful life | 5 years |
Office Furniture And Equipment | Minimum | |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |
Property and equipment, useful life | 3 years |
Office Furniture And Equipment | Maximum | |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |
Property and equipment, useful life | 5 years |
Leasehold Improvements | Minimum | |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |
Property and equipment, useful life | 3 years |
Leasehold Improvements | Maximum | |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |
Property and equipment, useful life | 5 years |
Reconciliation_of_Denominators
Reconciliation of Denominators of Basic and Diluted Per Share Computations (Detail) | 12 Months Ended | ||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Weighted average number of outstanding shares | |||
Basic | 53,927 | 50,720 | 50,720 |
Effect of dilutive securities | |||
Employee share-based compensation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Diluted | 53,927 | 50,720 | 50,720 |
Loss_Per_Share_Additional_Info
Loss Per Share - Additional Information (Detail) | 12 Months Ended | ||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Earnings Per Share Disclosure [Line Items] | |||
Options excluded from computation of earnings per-share | 683 | 1,149 | 1,444 |
Total_Revenues_and_Net_Income_
Total Revenues and Net Income Loss (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | |||
Total revenues | $9,779 | $15,032 | $27,470 |
Net loss | -5,155 | -34,780 | -15,290 |
Shanghai JIDI Network Technology Co., Ltd. | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | |||
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | |||
Total revenues | 100 | ||
Net loss | ($888) |
Acquisitions_Additional_Inform
Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) (FingerRockz, USD $) | 0 Months Ended | |
Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Oct. 18, 2013 | Oct. 18, 2013 |
FingerRockz | ||
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||
Common stock shares owned | 405 | 405 |
Percentage of ownership interest | 51.60% | |
Goodwill expected to be deductible for tax purpose | $0 | $0 |
Summary_of_Consideration_Paid_
Summary of Consideration Paid For Acquisition and Amounts of Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Detail) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended | ||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Oct. 18, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 |
Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed: | |||
Goodwill | $16,934 | $28,437 | |
FingerRockz | |||
Consideration and noncontrolling interest: | |||
The consideration transferred | 510 | ||
The fair value of noncontrolling interest in FingerRockz | 478 | ||
Business Combination Consideration Transferred Including Noncontrolling Interest | 988 | ||
Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed: | |||
Cash, receivables and other current assets | 585 | ||
Intangible assets | 67 | ||
Payables and other current liabilities | -160 | ||
Net | 492 | ||
Goodwill | 496 | ||
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net, Total | $988 |
Pro_Forma_Information_of_Resul
Pro Forma Information of Results of Operations (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | |
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||
Net revenues | $15,040 | $27,477 |
Net loss attributable to GigaMedia shareholders | ($34,845) | ($15,334) |
Basic and diluted loss per share | ($0.69) | ($0.30) |
Divestitures_Additional_Inform
Divestitures - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | ||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | 31-May-13 | Jul. 31, 2012 | Aug. 15, 2012 | Apr. 17, 2013 | |
Divestitures [Line Items] | |||||||
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment | ($2,000) | $4,000 | $208,000 | ||||
Settlement Agreement | |||||||
Divestitures [Line Items] | |||||||
Deferred gain on deconsolidation of IAH | 1,200,000 | ||||||
Amount receivable from IAHGames or IAHGames' management | 2,258,000 | ||||||
Remaining shares in IAHGames to be purchased by MCIL | 1,000,000 | ||||||
Infocomm Asia Holdings Pte Ltd | |||||||
Divestitures [Line Items] | |||||||
Sale of ownership under agreement | 20.00% | 60.00% | |||||
Ownership retained | 20.00% | ||||||
Consideration for sale | 3,000,000 | ||||||
Deferred gain on deconsolidation of IAH | 211,000 | 211,000 | |||||
Consideration installments receivable | 2,250,000 | ||||||
Game First International Corporation | |||||||
Divestitures [Line Items] | |||||||
Consideration for sale | 3,000,000 | ||||||
Consideration received | 750,000 | ||||||
Shanghai JIDI Network Technology Co., Ltd. | |||||||
Divestitures [Line Items] | |||||||
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment | 588,000 | ||||||
Spring Asia Limited | |||||||
Divestitures [Line Items] | |||||||
Sale of ownership under agreement | 100.00% | ||||||
Mangas Everest Societe Par Actions Simplifiee | |||||||
Divestitures [Line Items] | |||||||
Total Consideration receivable in deconsolidation | 1,700,000 | ||||||
Consideration received in de- consolidation, cash | 985,000 | ||||||
Mangas Everest Societe Par Actions Simplifiee | Gaming software and service business | |||||||
Divestitures [Line Items] | |||||||
Gain on deconsolidation | $2,500,000 |
Deconsolidation_of_and_Retaine
Deconsolidation of and Retained Noncontrolling Investment in IAHGames at Fair Value and Recognized Gain (Detail) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended | ||||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Aug. 15, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 |
Divestitures [Line Items] | |||||
Other comprehensive income component of equity related to IAHGames at the date of the deconsolidation | $11,487 | $3,603 | $8,379 | ($14,351) | |
Infocomm Asia Holdings Pte Ltd | |||||
Divestitures [Line Items] | |||||
The fair value of consideration received and receivable, net of any transaction costs, plus | 3,000 | ||||
The fair value of the 20% retained noncontrolling investment in IAH at the date of deconsolidation | 0 | ||||
Aggregate of Consideration Receivable and Retained Noncontrolling Investment | 3,000 | ||||
The carrying amount (credit balance) of IAHGames at the date of deconsolidation | -14,536 | ||||
Net receivables due to GigaMedia from IAHGames waived upon the closing of the sale | 17,542 | ||||
Other comprehensive income component of equity related to IAHGames at the date of the deconsolidation | -217 | ||||
Total | 2,789 | ||||
Deferred gain on deconsolidation of IAHGames | $211 | $211 |
Deconsolidation_of_and_Retaine1
Deconsolidation of and Retained Noncontrolling Investment in IAHGames at Fair Value and Recognized Gain (Parenthetical) (Detail) (Infocomm Asia Holdings Pte Ltd) | 0 Months Ended |
Aug. 15, 2012 | |
Infocomm Asia Holdings Pte Ltd | |
Divestitures [Line Items] | |
Percentage of retained noncontrolling interest | 20.00% |
Summarized_Selected_Financial_
Summarized Selected Financial Information for Discontinued Operations (Detail) (Shanghai JIDI Network Technology Co., Ltd., Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary, USD $) | 12 Months Ended | |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Shanghai JIDI Network Technology Co., Ltd. | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | ||
Discontinued Operations [Line Items] | ||
Revenue | $100 | |
Loss from discontinued operations before tax | -318 | -2,521 |
Income tax expense | 0 | 0 |
Loss from discontinued operations | ($318) | ($2,521) |
Summary_of_Changes_to_Goodwill
Summary of Changes to Goodwill (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Oct. 18, 2013 |
Goodwill [Line Items] | |||
Balance at beginning of year | $16,934 | $28,437 | |
Impairment charge | -17,054 | -12,489 | |
Translation adjustment | -376 | 986 | |
Balance at end of year | 16,934 | ||
FingerRockz | |||
Goodwill [Line Items] | |||
Balance at beginning of year | 496 | ||
Acquisition - FingerRockz (Note 4) | 496 | ||
Balance at end of year | 496 | ||
Fun Town | |||
Goodwill [Line Items] | |||
Impairment charge | ($17,054) | ($12,489) |
Summary_of_Intangible_Assets_b
Summary of Intangible Assets by Major Asset Class (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | ||
Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||
Gross carrying amount | $8,331 | $11,919 |
Accumulated amortization | 8,109 | 10,458 |
Net | 222 | 1,461 |
Completed technology | ||
Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||
Gross carrying amount | 2,536 | |
Accumulated amortization | 2,536 | |
Capitalized software development cost | ||
Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||
Gross carrying amount | 2,503 | 3,130 |
Accumulated amortization | 2,300 | 2,471 |
Net | 203 | 659 |
Customer Relationships | ||
Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||
Gross carrying amount | 5,757 | 6,112 |
Accumulated amortization | 5,757 | 5,433 |
Net | 679 | |
Other Intangible Assets | ||
Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||
Gross carrying amount | 71 | 141 |
Accumulated amortization | 52 | 18 |
Net | $19 | $123 |
Intangible_Assets_Net_Addition
Intangible Assets - Net - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
Weighted-average life of identifiable intangible assets | 5 years 6 months | ||
Amortization expense of intangible assets | $1,211 | $1,907 | $2,204 |
Capitalized software development cost | |||
Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
Finite lived intangible assets, useful life | 3 years | ||
Finite-lived Intangible Assets | Capitalized software development cost | |||
Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
Amortization expense of intangible assets | $494 | $1,200 | $1,100 |
Minimum | |||
Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
Finite lived intangible assets, useful life | 6 months | ||
Maximum | |||
Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
Finite lived intangible assets, useful life | 9 years |
Estimated_Amortization_Expense
Estimated Amortization Expense of Intangibles (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | ||
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||
2015 | $132 | |
2016 | 66 | |
2017 | 24 | |
Net | $222 | $1,461 |
Summary_of_Changes_to_Prepaid_
Summary of Changes to Prepaid Licensing and Royalty Fees (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Prepaid Expenses [Line Items] | |||
Balance at beginning of year | $4,666 | ||
Addition | 186 | 52 | 755 |
Deconsolidation | -6 | ||
Impairment charges (Note 9) | -1,259 | -2,752 | -702 |
Balance at end of year | 4,383 | 4,666 | |
Prepaid Licensing and Royalty Fees | |||
Prepaid Expenses [Line Items] | |||
Balance at beginning of year | 4,666 | 8,644 | 7,103 |
Addition | 1,498 | 14 | 5,848 |
Amortization and usage | -264 | -706 | -3,671 |
Exchange difference | -258 | -216 | 218 |
Impairment charges (Note 9) | -1,259 | -3,070 | -702 |
Balance at end of year | 4,383 | 4,666 | 8,644 |
Prepaid Licensing and Royalty Fees | Retained Investment in Subsidiary | Infocomm Asia Holdings Pte Ltd | |||
Prepaid Expenses [Line Items] | |||
Deconsolidation | ($152) |
Carrying_Amounts_and_Estimated
Carrying Amounts and Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | ||||
Financial assets | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $50,640 | $58,801 | $62,731 | $63,997 |
Marketable securities - current | 29,340 | 21,460 | ||
Accounts receivable | 1,298 | 2,027 | ||
Restricted cash | 8,991 | |||
Marketable debt securities - noncurrent | 4,744 | 6,048 | ||
Refundable deposits | 302 | 306 | ||
Financial liabilities | ||||
Short-term borrowings | 18,641 | 4,361 | ||
Accounts payable | 771 | 1,178 | ||
Accrued compensation | 796 | 380 | ||
Accrued expenses | 3,465 | 2,617 | ||
Carrying Amount | ||||
Financial assets | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 50,640 | 58,801 | ||
Marketable securities - current | 29,340 | 21,460 | ||
Accounts receivable | 1,298 | 2,027 | ||
Restricted cash | 8,991 | |||
Marketable debt securities - noncurrent | 4,744 | 6,048 | ||
Refundable deposits | 302 | 306 | ||
Financial liabilities | ||||
Short-term borrowings | 18,641 | 4,361 | ||
Accounts payable | 771 | 1,178 | ||
Accrued compensation | 796 | 380 | ||
Accrued expenses | 3,465 | 2,617 | ||
Fair Value | ||||
Financial assets | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 50,640 | 58,801 | ||
Marketable securities - current | 29,340 | 21,460 | ||
Accounts receivable | 1,298 | 2,027 | ||
Restricted cash | 8,991 | |||
Marketable debt securities - noncurrent | 4,744 | 6,048 | ||
Refundable deposits | 302 | 306 | ||
Financial liabilities | ||||
Short-term borrowings | 18,641 | 4,361 | ||
Accounts payable | 771 | 1,178 | ||
Accrued compensation | 796 | 380 | ||
Accrued expenses | $3,465 | $2,617 |
Ranges_of_Significant_Unobserv
Ranges of Significant Unobservable Inputs Used to Value Level Three Financial Instruments (Detail) (Fair Value Measurements Using Level 3, Debt Securities) | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] | ||
Discount for lack of marketability | 25.00% | 25.00% |
Significant unobservable inputs, valuation technique | Discount for lack of marketability | Discount for lack of marketability |
Minimum | ||
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] | ||
Price/Sales per share ratio | 200.00% | 250.00% |
Maximum | ||
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] | ||
Price/Sales per share ratio | 1400.00% | 590.00% |
Assets_and_Liabilities_Measure
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring, USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | ||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Total | $55,187 | $42,146 |
Bank Time Deposits | ||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Cash equivalents - time deposits | 12,112 | 14,638 |
Restricted cash - time deposits | 8,991 | |
Equity Securities | Current Assets | ||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Marketable securities | 29,022 | 21,124 |
Debt Securities | Noncurrent Assets | ||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Marketable securities | 4,744 | 6,048 |
Open-end fund | Current Assets | ||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Marketable securities | 318 | 336 |
Fair Value Measurements Using Level 1 | ||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Total | 29,340 | 21,460 |
Fair Value Measurements Using Level 1 | Equity Securities | Current Assets | ||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Marketable securities | 29,022 | 21,124 |
Fair Value Measurements Using Level 1 | Open-end fund | Current Assets | ||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Marketable securities | 318 | 336 |
Fair Value Measurements Using Level 2 | ||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Total | 21,103 | 16,747 |
Fair Value Measurements Using Level 2 | Bank Time Deposits | ||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Cash equivalents - time deposits | 12,112 | 14,638 |
Restricted cash - time deposits | 8,991 | |
Fair Value Measurements Using Level 2 | Debt Securities | Noncurrent Assets | ||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Marketable securities | 2,109 | |
Fair Value Measurements Using Level 3 | ||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Total | 4,744 | 3,939 |
Fair Value Measurements Using Level 3 | Debt Securities | Noncurrent Assets | ||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||
Marketable securities | $4,744 | $3,939 |
Fair_Value_Measurements_Additi
Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items] | |||
Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities | $101 | $4,700 | ($24,000) |
Other-than-temporary impairment of related to marketable securities | 0 | 0 | 493 |
Unrealized gain on equity investment | $75 |
Reconciliation_of_Beginning_an
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Balances of Assets Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis Using Significant Unobservable Inputs Level Three (Detail) (Marketable Securities - Debt and Equity Securities, Available-for-sale Securities, USD $) | 12 Months Ended | |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
Marketable Securities - Debt and Equity Securities | Available-for-sale Securities | ||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | ||
Balance at beginning of year | $3,939 | $4,292 |
Total gains or (losses) (realized/unrealized) included in earnings | 985 | |
Total gains or (losses) (realized/unrealized)included in other comprehensive income | 805 | 1,212 |
Sale | -2,550 | |
Balance at end of year | 4,744 | 3,939 |
The amount of total gains or (losses) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at the reporting date. | $0 | $0 |
Realized_and_Unrealized_Gains_
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Or Losses) Included In Income for Assets and Liabilities Measured At Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) (Detail) (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring, USD $) | 12 Months Ended | |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Gain on Sales of Marketable Securities | ||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Unrealized Gains (Losses) [Line Items] | ||
Total gains (losses) included in earnings | $985 | $3,370 |
Impairment Loss on Marketable Securities and Investments | ||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Unrealized Gains (Losses) [Line Items] | ||
Total gains (losses) included in earnings | -493 | |
Change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets still held at the reporting date | ($493) |
Summary_of_Assets_and_Liabilit
Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Nonrecurring Basis (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | ||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Property, plant and equipment - Information and communication equipment | $28 | ||||
Intangible assets - total impairment losses | 115 | 13,251 | 15 | ||
Prepaid licensing and royalty fees | 1,259 | 2,752 | 702 | ||
Goodwill impairment | 17,054 | 12,489 | |||
Prepaid Licensing and Royalty Fees | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Prepaid licensing and royalty fees | 1,259 | 3,070 | 702 | ||
Fun Town | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Goodwill impairment | 17,054 | 12,489 | |||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Total | 3,033 | ||||
Property, plant and equipment - Information and communication equipment | 28 | [1] | |||
Intangible assets - total impairment losses | 115 | [2] | 13,251 | [2] | |
Prepaid licensing and royalty fees | 1,259 | [3] | 2,752 | [3] | |
Total | 1,402 | 33,057 | |||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Property, plant and equipment - Information and communication equipment | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Property, plant and equipment - Information and communication equipment | 0 | [1] | |||
Property, plant and equipment - Information and communication equipment | 28 | ||||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Prepaid Licensing and Royalty Fees | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Prepaid licensing and royalty fees | 3,033 | [3] | |||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Capitalized software development cost | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Intangible assets | 0 | [2] | |||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Trade Name and Capitalized Software Cost | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Intangible assets | 0 | [2] | |||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Fair Value Measurements Using Level 1 | Property, plant and equipment - Information and communication equipment | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Property, plant and equipment - Information and communication equipment | 0 | [1] | |||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Fair Value Measurements Using Level 1 | Capitalized software development cost | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Intangible assets | 0 | [2] | |||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Fair Value Measurements Using Level 1 | Trade Name and Capitalized Software Cost | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Intangible assets | 0 | [2] | |||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Fair Value Measurements Using Level 2 | Property, plant and equipment - Information and communication equipment | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Property, plant and equipment - Information and communication equipment | 0 | [1] | |||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Fair Value Measurements Using Level 2 | Capitalized software development cost | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Intangible assets | 0 | [2] | |||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Fair Value Measurements Using Level 2 | Trade Name and Capitalized Software Cost | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Intangible assets | 0 | [2] | |||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Fair Value Measurements Using Level 3 | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Total | 3,033 | ||||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Fair Value Measurements Using Level 3 | Property, plant and equipment - Information and communication equipment | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Property, plant and equipment - Information and communication equipment | 0 | [1] | |||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Fair Value Measurements Using Level 3 | Prepaid Licensing and Royalty Fees | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Prepaid licensing and royalty fees | 3,033 | [3] | |||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Fair Value Measurements Using Level 3 | Capitalized software development cost | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Intangible assets | 0 | [2] | |||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Fair Value Measurements Using Level 3 | Trade Name and Capitalized Software Cost | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Intangible assets | 0 | [2] | |||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Fun Town | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Goodwill | 0 | ||||
Goodwill impairment | $17,054 | [4] | |||
[1] | Impairment losses on certain property, plant, and equipment which were determined to be impaired: In 2014, we recognized an impairment loss of $28 thousand against our information and communication equipment. The impairment charges are included in operating expenses within "impairment losses on property, plant and equipment" in the consolidated statements of operations. The impairment charge for the equipment was related to servers used for certain product and service lines within our cloud product and service business for which the carrying amount was determined not to be recoverable from its related future undiscounted cash flows. This equipment was valued using unobservable inputs such as discounted cash flows, incorporating adjusted available market discount rate information and our Company's estimates for liquidity risk, and other cash flow model - related assumptions. | ||||
[2] | Impairment losses on certain intangible assets which were determined to be impaired: In 2013, the trade name arising from the acquisition of FunTown and certain capitalized software development costs were fully written down, resulting in impairment charges of $13.3 million, included in operating expenses within "impairment loss on intangible assets" in the consolidated statements of operations. The impairment charge for the Trade name of FunTown is a result of our repositioning of it as described above, while the impairment charges for the capitalized software costs were the result of certain projects within our Asian online game and service business that we ceased further development on, and as a result, we recorded a full impairment of the carrying value of the assets related to these projects. In 2014, certain capitalized and prepaid software development costs for our cloud product and service business were fully written down, resulting in impairment charges of $115 thousand, included in operating expenses within "impairment loss on intangible assets" in the consolidated statements of operations. The impairment charge is for certain product lines within our cloud product and service business that we decided to shift focus from, and as a result, we recorded a full impairment of the carrying value of the assets related to these items. | ||||
[3] | Impairment losses on certain prepaid licensing and royalty fees which were determined to be impaired: In 2013 and 2014, certain prepaid licensing and royalty fees were written down to $0 and $3.0 million, respectively, resulting in impairment charges of $2.8 million and $1.3 million, respectively. This impairment is included in operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. The impairment charges for the prepaid licensing and royalty fees related to certain licensed games within our Asian online game and service business that we stopped operating or for which the carrying amounts of the related assets were determined not to be recoverable from their expected future undiscounted cash flows. The licensing fee games and related royalties are re-valued on when impairment exists, using unobservable inputs such as discounted cash flows, incorporating adjusted available market discount rate information and our Company's estimates for liquidity risk, along with other cash flow model related assumptions. | ||||
[4] | Impairment losses on goodwill which was determined to be impaired: The fair value of the Asian online game reporting unit was determined based on the present value of estimated future net cash flows discounted at the weighted average cost of capital. In 2013, due to a continued slowdown in demand for our causal online games and the loss of a key licensed game, we experienced significant decline in revenues and negative operating margin in Taiwan from our previous future cash flow expectations from this reporting unit. Further, in the Fall of 2013 we went through an internal restructuring of our operations and made a business decision to transition from PC-based games to browser/mobile games and social casino games. Also our market capitalization had also fallen below our net book value based on the quoted market price of our common stock for a sustained period of time. Based on these qualitative factors, we determined it was more likely than not the revised fair value of this reporting unit may be less than its carrying value, and the related recovery the remaining goodwill could be impaired. Using the same methodology as in the past to determine the estimated fair value of this reporting unit, we developed our expected future net cash flows based on historical data and internal developed estimates as part of our updated long-term strategic plan and included a terminal value of $0. Other significant estimates and assumptions used in developing the future net cash flows included an assumed average revenue decline of 28% and a weighted average cost of capital to discount these expected future cash flows of 13%. As a result, the carrying value of this reporting unit exceeded its fair value, and the implied fair value of the goodwill was determined to be $0. Consequently, a goodwill impairment charge of $17.0 million was recognized in 2013. |
Summary_of_Assets_and_Liabilit1
Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Nonrecurring Basis (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | ||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Property, plant and equipment, impairment loss | $28 | ||||
Goodwill impairment | 17,054 | 12,489 | |||
Intangible assets, total impairment losses | 115 | 13,251 | 15 | ||
Fun Town | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Goodwill impairment | 17,054 | 12,489 | |||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Property, plant and equipment, impairment loss | 28 | [1] | |||
Intangible assets, total impairment losses | 115 | [2] | 13,251 | [2] | |
Prepaid licensing and royalty, total impairment losses | 1,259 | 2,752 | |||
Prepaid licensing and royalty, written down | 3,033 | 0 | |||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Fun Town | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Goodwill | 0 | ||||
Goodwill impairment | 17,054 | [3] | |||
Terminal value used to calculate expected future cash flows | 0 | ||||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Fun Town | Assumed average revenue decline | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Decline revenue rate | 28.00% | ||||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Fun Town | Weighted average cost of capital to discount | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Discount rate | 13.00% | ||||
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Property, plant and equipment - Information and communication equipment | |||||
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] | |||||
Property, plant and equipment, impairment loss | $28 | ||||
[1] | Impairment losses on certain property, plant, and equipment which were determined to be impaired: In 2014, we recognized an impairment loss of $28 thousand against our information and communication equipment. The impairment charges are included in operating expenses within "impairment losses on property, plant and equipment" in the consolidated statements of operations. The impairment charge for the equipment was related to servers used for certain product and service lines within our cloud product and service business for which the carrying amount was determined not to be recoverable from its related future undiscounted cash flows. This equipment was valued using unobservable inputs such as discounted cash flows, incorporating adjusted available market discount rate information and our Company's estimates for liquidity risk, and other cash flow model - related assumptions. | ||||
[2] | Impairment losses on certain intangible assets which were determined to be impaired: In 2013, the trade name arising from the acquisition of FunTown and certain capitalized software development costs were fully written down, resulting in impairment charges of $13.3 million, included in operating expenses within "impairment loss on intangible assets" in the consolidated statements of operations. The impairment charge for the Trade name of FunTown is a result of our repositioning of it as described above, while the impairment charges for the capitalized software costs were the result of certain projects within our Asian online game and service business that we ceased further development on, and as a result, we recorded a full impairment of the carrying value of the assets related to these projects. In 2014, certain capitalized and prepaid software development costs for our cloud product and service business were fully written down, resulting in impairment charges of $115 thousand, included in operating expenses within "impairment loss on intangible assets" in the consolidated statements of operations. The impairment charge is for certain product lines within our cloud product and service business that we decided to shift focus from, and as a result, we recorded a full impairment of the carrying value of the assets related to these items. | ||||
[3] | Impairment losses on goodwill which was determined to be impaired: The fair value of the Asian online game reporting unit was determined based on the present value of estimated future net cash flows discounted at the weighted average cost of capital. In 2013, due to a continued slowdown in demand for our causal online games and the loss of a key licensed game, we experienced significant decline in revenues and negative operating margin in Taiwan from our previous future cash flow expectations from this reporting unit. Further, in the Fall of 2013 we went through an internal restructuring of our operations and made a business decision to transition from PC-based games to browser/mobile games and social casino games. Also our market capitalization had also fallen below our net book value based on the quoted market price of our common stock for a sustained period of time. Based on these qualitative factors, we determined it was more likely than not the revised fair value of this reporting unit may be less than its carrying value, and the related recovery the remaining goodwill could be impaired. Using the same methodology as in the past to determine the estimated fair value of this reporting unit, we developed our expected future net cash flows based on historical data and internal developed estimates as part of our updated long-term strategic plan and included a terminal value of $0. Other significant estimates and assumptions used in developing the future net cash flows included an assumed average revenue decline of 28% and a weighted average cost of capital to discount these expected future cash flows of 13%. As a result, the carrying value of this reporting unit exceeded its fair value, and the implied fair value of the goodwill was determined to be $0. Consequently, a goodwill impairment charge of $17.0 million was recognized in 2013. |
Cash_and_Cash_Equivalents_Deta
Cash and Cash Equivalents (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | ||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] | ||||
Cash and savings accounts | $38,529 | $44,163 | ||
Time deposits | 21,102 | 14,638 | ||
Total cash and cash equivalents | 59,631 | 58,801 | ||
Less: Cash restricted as collateral and performance bond | -8,991 | |||
Cash and cash equivalents reported on the consolidated statements of cash flows | 50,640 | 58,801 | 62,731 | 63,997 |
Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash | $59,631 | $58,801 |
Cash_and_Cash_Equivalents_Addi
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 |
In Millions, unless otherwise specified | |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] | |
Escrow Deposit | $1.50 |
Time Deposit pledged as collateral for borrowings | $7.50 |
Cash_and_Cash_Equivalents_As_w
Cash and Cash Equivalents, As well As Restricted, Cash in Bank Accounts Jurisdictions of Major Financial Institutions (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | ||
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] | ||
Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash | $59,631 | $58,801 |
Taiwan | ||
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] | ||
Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash | 49,829 | 55,661 |
China | ||
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] | ||
Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash | 6,055 | |
Hong Kong | ||
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] | ||
Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash | 2,178 | 2,956 |
Singapore | ||
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] | ||
Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash | 1,418 | |
Malaysia | ||
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] | ||
Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash | 133 | |
Other Countries | ||
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] | ||
Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash | $151 | $51 |
Marketable_Securities_Current_
Marketable Securities Current (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | ||
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] | ||
Equity securities | $29,022 | $21,124 |
Marketable securities - current | 29,340 | 21,460 |
Open-end fund | ||
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] | ||
Marketable securities - current | $318 | $336 |
Marketable_Securities_Addition
Marketable Securities - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] | |||
Realized gains from disposal of marketable securities | $8,621,000 | $1,739,000 | $5,665,000 |
unrealized gain on marketable securities | 101,000 | 4,700,000 | -24,000,000 |
Available for sale Securities Current | |||
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] | |||
Unrealized gains for marketable securities | 9,400,000 | 17,900,000 | |
Realized gains from disposal of marketable securities | 8,800,000 | 754,000 | 2,300,000 |
unrealized gain on marketable securities | $75,000 |
Accounts_Receivable_Detail
Accounts Receivable (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | ||
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] | ||
Accounts receivable | $1,354 | $2,082 |
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts | -56 | -55 |
Accounts receivable - net | $1,298 | $2,027 |
Summary_of_the_Changes_in_Allo
Summary of the Changes in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Detail) (Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Current, USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Current | |||
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] | |||
Balance at beginning of year | $55 | $130 | $2,594 |
Additions: Provision for bad debt expense | 37 | 37 | 169 |
Less: Write-offs | -33 | -109 | -269 |
Deconsolidation - IAHGames | -2,370 | ||
Translation adjustment | -3 | -3 | 6 |
Balance at end of year | $56 | $55 | $130 |
Other_Current_Assets_Detail
Other Current Assets (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | ||||
Other Assets, Current [Line Items] | ||||
Loans receivable - current | $27 | $3,394 | ||
Less: Allowance for loans receivable - current | -27 | -3,394 | -3,437 | -5,057 |
Deferred income tax assets - current, net (Note 25) | 0 | 0 | ||
Other | 325 | 293 | ||
Other current assets | $325 | $293 |
Reconciliation_of_Changes_in_A
Reconciliation of Changes in Allowance for Loans Receivable Current (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] | |||
Balance at beginning of year | $3,394 | $3,437 | $5,057 |
Less: Writes-offs | -3,359 | -1,620 | |
Less: Reversal for collection of bad debt | -54 | ||
Translation adjustment | -8 | 11 | |
Balance at end of year | $27 | $3,394 | $3,437 |
Recovered_Sheet1
Marketable Debt Securities Noncurrent (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | ||
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] | ||
Debt securities | $4,744 | $6,048 |
Recovered_Sheet2
Marketable Debt Securities - Noncurrent - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 36 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2014 | |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] | ||||
Preferred shares conversion ratio | 1 | |||
Realized gains (losses) from disposal of marketable securities | $8,621,000 | $1,739,000 | $5,665,000 | |
Available for sale Securities Non Current | ||||
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] | ||||
Unrealized gains for marketable securities | 2,000,000 | 1,200,000 | 2,000,000 | |
Realized gains (losses) from disposal of marketable securities | ($171,000) | $985,000 | $3,400,000 |
Equity_Investments_Detail
Equity Investments (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | ||
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] | ||
Investments accounted for under the equity method | $5,781 | $5,822 |
Equity_Investments_Additional_
Equity Investments - Additional Information (Detail) | 1 Months Ended | ||
31-May-13 | Jul. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2014 | |
Infocomm Asia Holdings Pte Ltd | |||
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] | |||
Investments percentages accounted under equity method accounting | 20.00% | ||
Sale of ownership under agreement | 20.00% | 60.00% | |
East Gate Media Contents and Technology Fund | |||
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] | |||
Investments percentages accounted under equity method accounting | 18.00% | ||
Double Two Network Technology Company Limited | |||
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] | |||
Investments percentages accounted under equity method accounting | 22.86% |
ShortTerm_Borrowings_Additiona
Short-Term Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] | ||
Short-term borrowings | $18,641,000 | $4,361,000 |
Short-term borrowings, maximum annual interest rate | 1.95% | 1.60% |
Short-term borrowings, minimum annual interest rate | 1.35% | 1.50% |
Short-term borrowings, weighted-average interest rate | 1.72% | 1.52% |
Unused lines of credit available for borrowing | 1,100,000 | 9,900,000 |
Collateral pledged for borrowings | $7,500,000 | $0 |
Maturity Date One | ||
Short-term Debt [Line Items] | ||
Short-term borrowings, maturity date | 2015-01 | 2014-01 |
Maturity Date Two | ||
Short-term Debt [Line Items] | ||
Short-term borrowings, maturity date | 2015-07 |
Accrued_Expenses_Detail
Accrued Expenses (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | ||
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities [Line Items] | ||
Accrued outsourced development | $838 | |
Accrued professional fees | 603 | 740 |
Accrued royalties | 308 | 128 |
Accrued advertising expenses | 613 | 421 |
Accrued incentive to distributors | 71 | 137 |
Accrued director compensation and liability insurance | 155 | 424 |
Other | 877 | 767 |
Accrued expenses | $3,465 | $2,617 |
Other_Current_Liabilities_Deta
Other Current Liabilities (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | ||
Other Current Liabilities [Line Items] | ||
Income taxes payable | $1,542 | $1,560 |
Deferred tax liabilities (Note 25) | 1,987 | |
Other | 176 | 315 |
Other current liabilities | $1,718 | $3,862 |
Pension_Benefits_Additional_In
Pension Benefits - Additional Information (Detail) | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | |
USD ($) | USD ($) | USD ($) | Maximum | Pension Plan | Pension Plan | Pension Plan | Taiwan | Taiwan | Taiwan | Taiwan | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | For each of first 15 years of service | For each year of service thereafter | |
USD ($) | USD ($) | USD ($) | Monthly Payment | Monthly Payment | Pension Plan | Pension Plan | Monthly Payment | Monthly Payment | ||||||||
USD ($) | TWD | Minimum | USD ($) | HKD | ||||||||||||
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||||
Lump sum retirement benefit, equivalent months of pensionable salary | 45 months | 2 months | 1 month | |||||||||||||
Accumulated benefit obligation | $196,000 | $360,000 | ||||||||||||||
Prepaid pension | -45,000 | 170,000 | ||||||||||||||
Fair value of plan assets | 303,000 | 300,000 | ||||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Net periodic benefit cost (income) | -199,000 | -77,000 | 30,000 | |||||||||||||
Percentage of salaries and wages contributed | 2.00% | 6.00% | 5.00% | |||||||||||||
Defined benefit plan, expected contribution in 2015 | 14,000 | |||||||||||||||
Benefit payments from 2015 to 2019 | 1,000 | |||||||||||||||
Benefit payments from 2020 to 2024 | 1,000 | |||||||||||||||
Maximum monthly contribution for each employee | 284 | 9,000 | 193 | 1,500 | ||||||||||||
Total amount of defined contribution pension expenses | $364,000 | $357,000 | $585,000 |
Plans_Benefit_Obligations_Fair
Plan's Benefit Obligations, Fair Value of Plan Assets, and Funded Status (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | ||
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] | ||
Benefit Obligation | $258 | $470 |
Fair value of plan assets | 303 | 300 |
Defined Benefit Plan, Funded Status of Plan | -45 | 170 |
Noncurrent liabilities (assets) | -45 | 170 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 0 | 0 |
Net amount recognized | -45 | 170 |
Amounts recognized in accumulated comprehensive income consist of: | ||
Unrecognized net gain | $0 | $0 |
Pension_Cost_Detail
Pension Cost (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] | |||
Service cost | $15 | $14 | |
Interest cost | 9 | 10 | |
Expected return on plan assets | -6 | -5 | |
Amortization of prior service cost | -50 | ||
Amortization of net loss | 1 | ||
Curtailment gain | -217 | -47 | |
Net periodic benefit cost (income) | ($199) | ($77) | $30 |
Weighted_Average_Assumptions_U
Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations (Detail) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] | ||
Discount rate | 2.00% | 2.00% |
Rate of compensation increase | 1.50% | 1.50% |
Schedule_of_WeightedAverage_As
Schedule of Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Detail) | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] | ||
Discount rate | 2.00% | 1.75% |
Rate of return on plan assets | 2.00% | 1.75% |
Rate of compensation increase | 1.50% | 1.50% |
Other_Liabilities_Detail
Other Liabilities (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | ||
Schedule Of Other Liabilities Noncurrent [Line Items] | ||
Deferred tax liabilities (Note 25) | $1,928 | |
Other | 10 | 11 |
Other (Notes 20 and 25) | $1,938 | $11 |
Subsidiary_Preferred_Shares_Ad
Subsidiary Preferred Shares - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 7 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||
Jul. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Aug. 15, 2012 | |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] | ||||
Class A preferred shares, cumulative dividends | 469,000 | |||
Preferred Class A | ||||
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] | ||||
Preferred stock shares value | 1,300,000 | |||
Preferred stock shares, accumulated voting interest | 8.90% | |||
Class A preferred shares, entitled to cumulative dividends percentage | 10.00% | 10.00% | ||
Class A preferred shares, cumulative dividends | ($469,000) |
Equity_Additional_Information_
Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (Hoshin GigaMedia Center Inc., USD $) | 12 Months Ended | |
In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
Class of Stock [Line Items] | ||
Appropriation percentage of net profit for statutory surplus reserve | 10.00% | |
Legal reserves | $3 | $3 |
Maximum | ||
Class of Stock [Line Items] | ||
Statutory Surplus Reserve Fund percentage of aggregate paid-in capital | 50.00% | |
when the reserve balance has reached 50 percent of the aggregate paid-in capital of Hoshin GigaMedia | Maximum | ||
Class of Stock [Line Items] | ||
Percentage of statutory surplus reserve available to offset a deficit or be distributed as a stock dividend | 50.00% |
Accumulated_Balances_of_Other_
Accumulated Balances of Other Comprehensive Income (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||
Beginning balance | ($3,603) | ($8,379) | $14,351 |
Net current period change | 730 | 5,651 | -16,848 |
Reclassification adjustments for gains reclassified into income | -8,614 | -875 | -5,665 |
Deconsolidation of subsidiaries | -217 | ||
Ending balance | -11,487 | -3,603 | -8,379 |
Foreign currency items | |||
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||
Beginning balance | -22,707 | -22,770 | -24,367 |
Net current period change | -176 | -801 | 1,814 |
Reclassification adjustments for gains reclassified into income | 7 | 864 | |
Deconsolidation of subsidiaries | -217 | ||
Ending balance | -22,876 | -22,707 | -22,770 |
Unrealized gain on securities | |||
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||
Beginning balance | 19,104 | 14,406 | 38,410 |
Net current period change | 906 | 6,437 | -18,339 |
Reclassification adjustments for gains reclassified into income | -8,621 | -1,739 | -5,665 |
Ending balance | 11,389 | 19,104 | 14,406 |
Pension and post retirement benefit plans | |||
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||
Beginning balance | -15 | 308 | |
Net current period change | 15 | -323 | |
Ending balance | ($15) |
Summary_of_Total_StockBased_Co
Summary of Total Stock-Based Compensation Expense Recognized in Consolidated Statements of Operations (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] | |||
Stock-based compensation expense | $21,000 | $219,000 | $179,000 |
Income tax (benefit) expense | -17,000 | 27,000 | -41,000 |
Selling and Marketing Expense | |||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] | |||
Stock-based compensation expense | 20,000 | ||
General and Administrative Expense | |||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] | |||
Stock-based compensation expense | 21,000 | 219,000 | 159,000 |
Segment, Continuing Operations | |||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] | |||
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax | $4,000 | $246,000 | $138,000 |
ShareBased_Compensation_Additi
Share-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
Stock-based compensation | $21,000 | $219,000 | $179,000 |
Stock-based compensation tax benefit recognized | 242,000 | 267,000 | |
Share-based compensation, number of shares reserved for issuance, contractual terms | 5 years 10 months 24 days | 5 years 9 months 18 days | |
Share-based compensation, number of options exercised | 4,539 | 3 | 0 |
Share-based compensation, cash received from exercise of stock options | 3,593,000 | 2,000 | 0 |
Total intrinsic value of options exercised | 1,855,000 | 1,000 | 0 |
Unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested options | 121,000 | ||
Unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested options, expected recognition period | 1 year 3 months 15 days | ||
Capitalized stock-based compensation | |||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
Stock-based compensation | 0 | 0 | |
Stock-based compensation tax benefit recognized | 0 | 0 | |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | |||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
Fair value of RSUs granted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested RSUs | 0 | 0 | |
Cash received from employee stock award vesting and the forfeiture of RSUs | $0 | $0 | $0 |
2002 Plan | Maximum | |||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
Share-based compensation, number of shares reserved for issuance | 3,000 | ||
Share-based compensation, number of shares reserved for issuance, contractual terms | 10 years | ||
2004 Plan | Maximum | |||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
Share-based compensation, number of shares reserved for issuance | 7,000 | ||
Share-based compensation, number of shares reserved for issuance, contractual terms | 10 years | ||
2006 Plan | Maximum | |||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
Share-based compensation, number of shares reserved for issuance | 1,000 | ||
Share-based compensation, number of shares reserved for issuance, contractual terms | 10 years | ||
2007 Plan | Maximum | |||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
Share-based compensation, number of shares reserved for issuance | 2,000 | ||
Share-based compensation, number of shares reserved for issuance, contractual terms | 10 years | ||
2008 Plan | Maximum | |||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
Share-based compensation, number of shares reserved for issuance | 1,000 | ||
Share-based compensation, number of shares reserved for issuance, contractual terms | 10 years | ||
2008 Employee Share Purchase Plan | Maximum | |||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
Share-based compensation, number of shares reserved for issuance | 200 | ||
2009 Equity Incentive Plan | Maximum | |||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
Share-based compensation, number of shares reserved for issuance | 1,500 | ||
Share-based compensation, number of shares reserved for issuance, contractual terms | 10 years | ||
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 2009 | Maximum | |||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
Share-based compensation, number of shares reserved for issuance | 200 | ||
Equity Incentive Plan 2010 | Maximum | |||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
Share-based compensation, number of shares reserved for issuance | 1,000 | ||
Share-based compensation, number of shares reserved for issuance, contractual terms | 10 years | ||
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 2010 | Maximum | |||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
Share-based compensation, number of shares reserved for issuance | 200 |
Summary_of_General_Terms_of_St
Summary of General Terms of Stock-Based Compensation Plans for Awards Granted (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | |||
Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | ||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Granted awards | 328,000 | 620,000 | 2,070,000 | |
Options' exercise price | $1.23 | $1.09 | $0.96 | |
2002 Plan | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Granted awards | 3,000,000 | |||
Vesting schedule | immediately upon granting | |||
Options' exercise price | $0.79 | |||
2004 Plan | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Granted awards | 7,875,185 | [1] | ||
Vesting schedule | immediately upon granting to four years | |||
2004 Plan | Minimum | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Options' exercise price | $0.79 | |||
2004 Plan | Maximum | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Options' exercise price | $2.55 | |||
2006 Plan | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Granted awards | 1,223,333 | [2] | ||
Vesting schedule | immediately upon granting to four years | |||
2006 Plan | Minimum | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Options' exercise price | $0.81 | |||
2006 Plan | Maximum | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Options' exercise price | $16.60 | |||
2006 Plan | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | Minimum | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
RSUs' grant date fair value | $2.91 | |||
2006 Plan | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | Maximum | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
RSUs' grant date fair value | $16.01 | |||
2007 Plan | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Granted awards | 3,355,217 | [3] | ||
Vesting schedule | immediately upon granting to four years | |||
2007 Plan | Minimum | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Options' exercise price | $1.20 | |||
2007 Plan | Maximum | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Options' exercise price | $18.17 | |||
2007 Plan | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | Minimum | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
RSUs' grant date fair value | $2.47 | |||
2007 Plan | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | Maximum | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
RSUs' grant date fair value | $15.35 | |||
2008 Plan | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Granted awards | 1,000,000 | |||
Vesting schedule | immediately upon granting to six years | |||
2008 Plan | Minimum | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Options' exercise price | $2.47 | |||
2008 Plan | Maximum | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Options' exercise price | $4.24 | |||
2009 Plan | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Granted awards | 2,500,000 | [4] | ||
Vesting schedule | immediately upon granting to four years | |||
2009 Plan | Minimum | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Options' exercise price | $0.96 | |||
2009 Plan | Maximum | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Options' exercise price | $2.47 | |||
2010 Plan | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Granted awards | 2,200,000 | [2] | ||
Vesting schedule | three years | |||
2010 Plan | Minimum | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Options' exercise price | $0.81 | |||
2010 Plan | Maximum | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Options' exercise price | $1.14 | |||
[1] | The granted awards, net of forfeited or canceled shares, were within reserved shares of 7 million common shares. | |||
[2] | The granted awards, net of forfeited or canceled shares, were within reserved shares of 1 million common shares. | |||
[3] | The granted awards, net of forfeited or canceled shares, were within reserved shares of 2 million common shares. | |||
[4] | The granted awards, net of forfeited or canceled shares, were within reserved shares of 1.5 million common shares. |
Summary_of_General_Terms_of_St1
Summary of General Terms of Stock-Based Compensation Plans for Awards Granted (Parenthetical) (Detail) (Maximum) | Dec. 31, 2014 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | |
2004 Plan | |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |
Share based compensation, common stock shares reserved | 7,000 |
2006 Plan | |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |
Share based compensation, common stock shares reserved | 1,000 |
2007 Plan | |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |
Share based compensation, common stock shares reserved | 2,000 |
2009 Plan | |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |
Share based compensation, common stock shares reserved | 1,500 |
2010 Plan | |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |
Share based compensation, common stock shares reserved | 1,000 |
Summary_of_Assumptions_Used_in
Summary of Assumptions Used in Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model to Estimate Fair Value of Stock Options Granted (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||
Option term (years) | 5 years 10 months 24 days | 5 years 9 months 18 days |
Volatility, minimum | 58.75% | 59.46% |
Volatility, maximum | 59.27% | 61.84% |
Weighted-average volatility | 59.00% | 61.00% |
Risk-free interest rate, minimum | 1.97% | 0.93% |
Risk-free interest rate, maximum | 2.07% | 1.61% |
Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Weighted-average fair value of option granted | $0.68 | $0.60 |
Summary_of_Option_Transactions
Summary of Option Transactions (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Weighted Average Exercise Price | |||
Beginning Balance | $1.95 | $1.97 | $2.13 |
Options granted | $1.23 | $1.09 | $0.96 |
Options exercised | $0.79 | $0.79 | |
Options Forfeited / canceled / expired | $1.13 | $1.28 | $1.74 |
Ending Balance | $4.06 | $1.95 | $1.97 |
Exercisable at December 31 | $4.67 | $2.13 | $2.15 |
Ending Balance | $4.06 | $1.95 | $1.97 |
No. of Shares | |||
Beginning Balance | 9,223 | 9,210 | 9,493 |
Options granted | 328 | 620 | 2,070 |
Options exercised | -4,539 | -3 | 0 |
Options Forfeited / canceled / expired | -1,882 | -604 | -2,353 |
Ending Balance | 3,130 | 9,223 | 9,210 |
Exercisable at December 31 | 2,595 | 7,770 | 7,584 |
Vested and expected to vest at December 31 | 3,130 | 9,223 | 9,210 |
Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term | |||
Balance at December 31 | 5 years 2 months 16 days | ||
Exercisable at December 31 | 4 years 6 months 11 days | ||
Vested and expected to vest at December 31 | 5 years 2 months 16 days | ||
Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |||
Balance at December 31 | $1,998 | ||
Exercisable at December 31 | 1,339 | ||
Vested and expected to vest at December 31 | $1,998 |
Information_about_Stock_Option
Information about Stock Options Outstanding (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | |||
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Options outstanding, Exercise price | 4.06 | $1.95 | $1.97 | $2.13 |
Options outstanding, No. of Shares | 3,130 | |||
Option currently exercisable, Exercise price | 4.67 | $2.13 | $2.15 | |
Option currently exercisable, No. of Shares | 2,595 | |||
Range One | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Options outstanding, No. of Shares | 520 | |||
Options outstanding, Weighted average remaining contractual life | 7 years 10 months 17 days | |||
Option currently exercisable, No. of Shares | 264 | |||
Range Two | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Options outstanding, No. of Shares | 1,994 | |||
Options outstanding, Weighted average remaining contractual life | 5 years 3 months 22 days | |||
Option currently exercisable, No. of Shares | 1,715 | |||
Range Three | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Options outstanding, No. of Shares | 616 | |||
Options outstanding, Weighted average remaining contractual life | 2 years 7 months 24 days | |||
Option currently exercisable, No. of Shares | 616 | |||
Minimum | Range One | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Options outstanding, Exercise price | ||||
Option currently exercisable, Exercise price | ||||
Minimum | Range Two | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Options outstanding, Exercise price | 1 | |||
Option currently exercisable, Exercise price | 1 | |||
Minimum | Range Three | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Options outstanding, Exercise price | 10 | |||
Option currently exercisable, Exercise price | 10 | |||
Maximum | Range One | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Options outstanding, Exercise price | 1 | |||
Option currently exercisable, Exercise price | 1 | |||
Maximum | Range Two | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Options outstanding, Exercise price | 10 | |||
Option currently exercisable, Exercise price | 10 | |||
Maximum | Range Three | ||||
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||
Options outstanding, Exercise price | 20 | |||
Option currently exercisable, Exercise price | 20 |
Income_Loss_From_Continuing_Op
Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes by Geographic Location (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Geographic Reporting Disclosure [Line Items] | |||
Taiwan Operations | ($13,158) | ($33,077) | ($14,871) |
Non-Taiwan operations | 8,095 | -1,605 | 1,946 |
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | ($5,063) | ($34,682) | ($12,925) |
Components_of_Income_Tax_Expen
Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) from Continuing Operations by Taxing Jurisdiction (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Components Of Income Tax Expense Benefit [Line Items] | |||
Current | ($73) | ($318) | $625 |
Deferred | 379 | 46 | |
Total income tax expense (benefit) | -73 | 61 | 671 |
Taiwan | |||
Components Of Income Tax Expense Benefit [Line Items] | |||
Current | -74 | -131 | 410 |
Deferred | 379 | 46 | |
Total income tax expense (benefit) | -74 | 248 | 456 |
Foreign Tax Authority | |||
Components Of Income Tax Expense Benefit [Line Items] | |||
Current | 1 | -187 | 215 |
Total income tax expense (benefit) | $1 | ($187) | $215 |
Reconciliation_of_Effective_Ta
Reconciliation of Effective Tax Rate Related to Continuing Operations to Statutory United States Federal Tax Rate (Detail) | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | |
Schedule Of Effective Tax Rates Line Items | |||
Taiwan statutory rate, including taxes on income and retained earnings | 23.85% | 23.85% | 23.85% |
Foreign tax differential | 42.23% | -3.71% | -0.17% |
Non-deductible items - impairment charges on goodwill | 0.00% | -11.73% | -16.43% |
Non-deductible - bad debts | -5.16% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits | -3.15% | -4.12% | 0.00% |
Tax-exempted income in foreign jurisdictions | 0.00% | 3.12% | 0.00% |
Adjustment for prior year payable | 1.81% | 0.54% | 0.00% |
Change in valuation allowance | -52.97% | -8.83% | -4.00% |
Tax effect of earnings for equity method investees and certain subsidiaries | 0.00% | 0.00% | -4.38% |
Other | -5.16% | 0.70% | -4.06% |
Effective rate | 1.45% | -0.18% | -5.19% |
Income_Taxes_Additional_Inform
Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] | |||
Expense (benefit) for income taxes attributable to discontinued operation | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Deferred tax assets, current | 0 | 0 | |
Deferred tax liabilities | 1,928,000 | ||
Net operating loss carry forward | 27,968,000 | ||
Unrecognized tax benefits that if recognized would affect the effective tax rate | 8,300,000 | 8,800,000 | 4,200,000 |
Unrecognized tax benefits that if recognized would be offset by a valuation allowance | 6,400,000 | 6,700,000 | 2,800,000 |
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest expense | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Taiwan | Undistributed Foreign Earnings | |||
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] | |||
Tax loss carryforward period | 10 years | ||
Net operating loss carry forward | 21,100,000 | ||
Expiring year | Indefinite | ||
Other Liabilities | |||
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] | |||
Deferred tax liabilities | $1,928,000 | $0 |
Significant_Components_of_Defe
Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | ||||
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Line Items] | ||||
Net operating loss carryforwards | $5,895 | $3,610 | ||
Share-based compensation | 242 | 267 | ||
Intangible assets and goodwill | 509 | 738 | ||
Property, plant and equipment | 6 | 86 | ||
Prepaid licensing and royalty fees | 369 | 1 | ||
Other | 126 | 108 | ||
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross, Total | 7,147 | 4,810 | ||
Less: valuation allowance | -7,147 | -4,754 | -18,333 | -25,256 |
Deferred tax assets - net | $56 |
Significant_Components_of_Defe1
Significant Components of Deferred Tax Liabilities (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | ||
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Line Items] | ||
Investment in affiliated companies, principally due to undistributed income | $1,928 | $1,987 |
Capitalized software development costs | 56 | |
Deferred tax liabilities | $1,928 | $2,043 |
Reconciliation_of_Beginning_an1
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amounts of Valuation Allowance on Deferred Tax Assets (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Valuation Allowance [Line Items] | |||
Balance at beginning of year | $4,754 | $18,333 | $25,256 |
Subsequent utilization of valuation allowance | -7 | -4 | |
Additions to valuation allowance | 2,682 | 3,063 | 214 |
Exchange differences | -289 | -19 | -107 |
Balance at end of year | 7,147 | 4,754 | 18,333 |
Divestiture | |||
Valuation Allowance [Line Items] | |||
Divestitures | ($16,616) | ($7,026) |
Breakdown_of_Expiration_of_Net
Breakdown of Expiration of Net Operating Loss Carryforwards in Major Jurisdictions (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] | |
Amount | $27,968 |
Hong Kong | |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] | |
Amount | 10,551 |
Expiring year | Indefinite |
Taiwan | |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] | |
Amount | $17,417 |
Taiwan | Minimum | |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] | |
Expiring year | 2020 |
Taiwan | Maximum | |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] | |
Expiring year | 2024 |
Reconciliation_of_Beginning_an2
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Excluding Effects of Accrued Interest (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] | |||
Balance at beginning of year | $8,798 | $4,202 | $4,714 |
Current year increase (decrease) | 4,173 | ||
Increase (decrease) related to prior year tax positions | 375 | 573 | |
Exchange differences | -511 | 48 | -13 |
Balance at end of year | 8,287 | 8,798 | 4,202 |
Infocomm Asia Holdings Pte Ltd | |||
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] | |||
Deconsolidation of non controlling interest | ($1,072) |
RelatedParty_Transactions_Addi
Related-Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (Double2 Network Technology Co., Ltd., USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 |
Double2 Network Technology Co., Ltd. | |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | |
Software development cost | $113 |
Future_Aggregate_Minimum_Lease
Future Aggregate Minimum Lease Payments Required Under Operating Lease (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | |
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items] | |
2015 | $910 |
2016 | 235 |
2017 | 4 |
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Total | $1,149 |
Commitment_and_Contingencies_A
Commitment and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items] | |||
Operating leases, Rental expenses | $1 | $1 | $1.80 |
Committed_License_Fees_and_Min
Committed License Fees and Minimum Guarantees Against Future Royalties Set Forth in Significant License Agreements (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] | |
In 2015 | $2,429 |
After 2015 | 6,500 |
Contractual Obligation, Total | 8,929 |
License Fees | |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] | |
In 2015 | 1,129 |
After 2015 | 5,000 |
Contractual Obligation, Total | 6,129 |
Royalty Payments | |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] | |
In 2015 | 1,300 |
After 2015 | 1,500 |
Contractual Obligation, Total | $2,800 |
Segment_Information_Additional
Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2014 | |
Segment | |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |
Number of operating segments | 2 |
Reconciliation_of_Segment_Info
Reconciliation of Segment Information to Consolidated Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||
Loss from operations | ($13,473,000) | ($38,487,000) | ($20,574,000) |
Share-based compensation | 21,000 | 219,000 | 179,000 |
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment | 28,000 | ||
Impairment loss on intangible assets | 115,000 | 13,251,000 | 15,000 |
Impairment loss on prepaid licensing and royalty fees | 1,259,000 | 2,752,000 | 702,000 |
Impairment loss on goodwill | 17,054,000 | 12,489,000 | |
Interest income | 682,000 | 238,000 | 283,000 |
Interest expense | 243,000 | 49,000 | 247,000 |
Gain on sales of marketable securities | 8,621,000 | 1,739,000 | 5,665,000 |
Foreign exchange gain | -556,000 | 45,000 | 434,000 |
Gain (loss) on equity method investments - net | -531,000 | 526,000 | 234,000 |
Impairment loss on marketable securities and investments | 1,193,000 | ||
Depreciation | 306,000 | 408,000 | 1,224,000 |
Amortization, including intangible assets | 1,211,000 | 1,907,000 | 2,204,000 |
Income tax expense | -73,000 | 61,000 | 671,000 |
Asian online game and service | |||
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||
Net revenue from external customers | 8,199,000 | 14,106,000 | 27,470,000 |
Loss from operations | -8,639,000 | -33,677,000 | -12,271,000 |
Share-based compensation | 93,000 | -225,000 | 199,000 |
Impairment loss on intangible assets | 13,251,000 | 15,000 | |
Impairment loss on prepaid licensing and royalty fees | 1,259,000 | 2,752,000 | 702,000 |
Impairment loss on goodwill | 17,054,000 | 12,489,000 | |
Contract termination costs | 49,000 | ||
Interest income | 31,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 |
Interest expense | 243,000 | 8,000 | 44,000 |
Gain on sales of marketable securities | 8,792,000 | 1,739,000 | 5,665,000 |
Foreign exchange gain | -306,000 | 236,000 | 55,000 |
Gain (loss) on equity method investments - net | -531,000 | 526,000 | 234,000 |
Impairment loss on marketable securities and investments | 1,193,000 | ||
Depreciation | 239,000 | 336,000 | 1,059,000 |
Amortization, including intangible assets | 1,124,000 | 1,862,000 | 2,181,000 |
Income tax expense | -92,000 | 150,000 | 710,000 |
Cloud service | |||
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||
Net revenue from external customers | 1,580,000 | 926,000 | |
Loss from operations | -1,510,000 | -1,218,000 | |
Share-based compensation | 7,000 | 69,000 | |
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment | 28,000 | ||
Impairment loss on intangible assets | 115,000 | ||
Depreciation | 28,000 | 8,000 | |
Amortization, including intangible assets | 71,000 | 42,000 | |
Income tax expense | 78,000 | ||
Reportable Segment | |||
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||
Net revenue from external customers | 9,779,000 | 15,032,000 | |
Loss from operations | -10,149,000 | -34,895,000 | -12,271,000 |
Share-based compensation | 100,000 | -156,000 | 199,000 |
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment | 28,000 | ||
Impairment loss on intangible assets | 115,000 | 13,251,000 | 15,000 |
Impairment loss on prepaid licensing and royalty fees | 1,259,000 | 2,752,000 | 702,000 |
Impairment loss on goodwill | 17,054,000 | ||
Interest income | 31,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 |
Interest expense | 243,000 | 8,000 | 44,000 |
Gain on sales of marketable securities | 8,792,000 | 1,739,000 | 5,665,000 |
Foreign exchange gain | -306,000 | 236,000 | 55,000 |
Gain (loss) on equity method investments - net | -531,000 | 526,000 | 234,000 |
Impairment loss on marketable securities and investments | 1,193,000 | ||
Depreciation | 267,000 | 344,000 | 1,059,000 |
Amortization, including intangible assets | 1,195,000 | 1,904,000 | 2,181,000 |
Income tax expense | ($92,000) | $228,000 | $710,000 |
Reconciliations_of_Segment_Inf
Reconciliations of Segment Information to Consolidated Totals (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | |||||
Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | ||||
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||||
Loss from operations | ($13,473,000) | ($38,487,000) | ($20,574,000) | |||
Share-based compensation | 21,000 | 219,000 | 179,000 | |||
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment | 28,000 | |||||
Impairment loss on intangible assets | 115,000 | 13,251,000 | 15,000 | |||
Impairment loss on prepaid licensing and royalty fees | 1,259,000 | 2,752,000 | 702,000 | |||
Interest income | 682,000 | 238,000 | 283,000 | |||
Interest expense | 243,000 | 49,000 | 247,000 | |||
Gain on sales of marketable securities | 8,621,000 | 1,739,000 | 5,665,000 | |||
Foreign exchange gain (loss) | -556,000 | 45,000 | 434,000 | |||
Gain (loss) on equity method investments - net | -531,000 | 526,000 | 234,000 | |||
Impairment loss on marketable securities and investments | 1,193,000 | |||||
Depreciation | 306,000 | 408,000 | 1,224,000 | |||
Amortization | 1,211,000 | 1,907,000 | 2,204,000 | |||
Income tax expense (benefit) | -73,000 | 61,000 | 671,000 | |||
Reportable Segment | ||||||
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||||
Loss from operations | -10,149,000 | -34,895,000 | -12,271,000 | |||
Share-based compensation | 100,000 | -156,000 | 199,000 | |||
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment | 28,000 | |||||
Impairment loss on intangible assets | 115,000 | 13,251,000 | 15,000 | |||
Impairment loss on prepaid licensing and royalty fees | 1,259,000 | 2,752,000 | 702,000 | |||
Interest income | 31,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | |||
Interest expense | 243,000 | 8,000 | 44,000 | |||
Gain on sales of marketable securities | 8,792,000 | 1,739,000 | 5,665,000 | |||
Foreign exchange gain (loss) | -306,000 | 236,000 | 55,000 | |||
Gain (loss) on equity method investments - net | -531,000 | 526,000 | 234,000 | |||
Impairment loss on marketable securities and investments | 1,193,000 | |||||
Depreciation | 267,000 | 344,000 | 1,059,000 | |||
Amortization | 1,195,000 | 1,904,000 | 2,181,000 | |||
Income tax expense (benefit) | -92,000 | 228,000 | 710,000 | |||
Other Items | ||||||
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||||
Loss from operations | 7,000 | [1] | ||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | 37,000 | [1] | ||||
Adjustment | ||||||
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||||
Loss from operations | -3,324,000 | [2] | -3,592,000 | [2] | -8,310,000 | [2] |
Share-based compensation | -79,000 | [2] | 375,000 | [2] | -20,000 | [2] |
Interest income | 651,000 | [2] | 229,000 | [2] | 274,000 | [2] |
Interest expense | 41,000 | [2] | 203,000 | [2] | ||
Gain on sales of marketable securities | -171,000 | [2] | ||||
Foreign exchange gain (loss) | -250,000 | [2] | -191,000 | [2] | 379,000 | [2] |
Depreciation | 39,000 | [2] | 64,000 | [2] | 165,000 | [2] |
Amortization | 16,000 | [2] | 3,000 | [2] | 23,000 | [2] |
Income tax expense (benefit) | $19,000 | [2] | ($167,000) | [2] | ($76,000) | [2] |
[1] | Other items relate to the results of operations arising from our non-controlling interest in the online gaming software and service business before we disposed of it in July 2012. | |||||
[2] | Adjustment items include corporate and certain back-office costs and expenses not attributable to any specific segment. As of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the compensation related was approximately $4.2 million, $2.1 million and $1.7 million, respectively; accrued professional fees was approximately $911 thousand, $125 thousand and $174 thousand, respectively. |
Reconciliations_of_Segment_Inf1
Reconciliations of Segment Information to Consolidated Totals (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||
Accrued professional fees | $603,000 | $740,000 | |
Adjustment | |||
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||
Compensation expense | 1,700,000 | 2,100,000 | 4,200,000 |
Accrued professional fees | $174,000 | $125,000 | $911,000 |
Revenues_From_Major_Product_Li
Revenues From Major Product Lines (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | |||||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | |||
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | ||||||
Revenue | $9,779 | $15,032 | $27,470 | |||
MahJong and Casino Casual Games | ||||||
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | ||||||
Revenue | 4,301 | 7,065 | 13,120 | |||
MMOs | ||||||
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | ||||||
Revenue | 1,908 | [1] | 6,968 | [1] | 8,550 | [1] |
RPGs | ||||||
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | ||||||
Revenue | 1,914 | [2] | ||||
Cloud Computing Services | ||||||
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | ||||||
Revenue | 1,580 | 926 | ||||
Others | ||||||
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | ||||||
Revenue | $76 | $73 | $5,800 | |||
[1] | MMOs: Massively multiplayer online games | |||||
[2] | RPGs: Role playing games |
Revenue_from_Unaffiliated_Cust
Revenue from Unaffiliated Customers by Geographic Region (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | ||
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
Entity Wide Disclosure On Geographic Areas Revenue From External Customers Attributed To Individual Foreign And Domestic Countries [Line Items] | |||
Revenue | $9,779 | $15,032 | $27,470 |
Taiwan | |||
Entity Wide Disclosure On Geographic Areas Revenue From External Customers Attributed To Individual Foreign And Domestic Countries [Line Items] | |||
Revenue | 7,413 | 11,793 | 18,744 |
Hong Kong | |||
Entity Wide Disclosure On Geographic Areas Revenue From External Customers Attributed To Individual Foreign And Domestic Countries [Line Items] | |||
Revenue | 2,366 | 3,239 | 4,703 |
Singapore | |||
Entity Wide Disclosure On Geographic Areas Revenue From External Customers Attributed To Individual Foreign And Domestic Countries [Line Items] | |||
Revenue | 2,004 | ||
Malaysia | |||
Entity Wide Disclosure On Geographic Areas Revenue From External Customers Attributed To Individual Foreign And Domestic Countries [Line Items] | |||
Revenue | 1,550 | ||
Thailand | |||
Entity Wide Disclosure On Geographic Areas Revenue From External Customers Attributed To Individual Foreign And Domestic Countries [Line Items] | |||
Revenue | 204 | ||
Others | |||
Entity Wide Disclosure On Geographic Areas Revenue From External Customers Attributed To Individual Foreign And Domestic Countries [Line Items] | |||
Revenue | $265 |
Net_LongLived_Assets_by_Geogra
Net Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Region (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | |||
Long-Lived Assets by Geographical Areas [Line Items] | |||
Net long-lived assets | $1,663 | $1,677 | $1,949 |
Taiwan | |||
Long-Lived Assets by Geographical Areas [Line Items] | |||
Net long-lived assets | 1,641 | 1,657 | 1,932 |
Hong Kong | |||
Long-Lived Assets by Geographical Areas [Line Items] | |||
Net long-lived assets | $22 | $20 | $17 |
Subsequent_Event_Additional_In
Subsequent Event - Additional Information (Detail) (Subsequent Event, USD $) | 0 Months Ended |
In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 15, 2015 |
Subsequent Event | |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] | |
Disposal of Investment securities | $18 |