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Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Forfeited Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeitures, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Non-vested — end of period Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] Net revenues Revenues Gross profit Gross Profit Net income (loss) attributable to Inseego Corp. 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Exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock units and stock issued under ESPP (in shares) Stock Issued During Period Shares Exercise Of Stock Options Vesting Of Restricted Stock Units And Employee Stock Purchase Plan Stock issued during period shares exercise of stock options vesting of restricted stock units and employee stock purchase plan. Taxes withheld on net settled vesting of restricted stock units Taxes Withheld On Net Settled Vesting Of Restricted Stock Units Taxes withheld on net settled vesting of restricted stock units. Issuance of common stock Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues Issuance of common stock (in shares) Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues Share-based compensation Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Requisite Service Period Recognition Share-based compensation (in shares) Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Share-based Compensation, Net of Forfeitures Additional discount on exchange of convertible senior notes Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Equity Component of Convertible Debt Ending Balance Ending Balance, shares (in shares) Income Statement [Abstract] IoT & Mobile Solutions IoT and Mobile Solutions Net Revenues Net revenues from end-to-end edge to cloud solutions. Enterprise SaaS Solutions Enterprise SaaS Solutions Net Revenues Net revenues from SaaS and telematics platforms. 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equipment Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment Purchases of intangible assets and additions to capitalized software development costs Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets Net cash used in investing activities Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities Cash flows from financing activities: Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities [Abstract] Gross proceeds received from private placement Proceeds from Issuance of Private Placement Payment of issuance costs related to private placement Payments of Stock Issuance Costs Proceeds from term loans Proceeds from Issuance of Debt Payment of issuance costs related to term loans Payments of Debt Issuance Costs Principal repayments of short-term debt Repayments of Short-term Debt Repurchase of convertible senior notes Repurchase Of Convertible Senior Notes Repurchase Of Convertible Senior Notes Net repayment of DigiCore bank and overdraft facilities Proceeds from (Repayments of) Bank Overdrafts Principal 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