COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)			1 Months Ended								1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 Commitment With Executive Officers [Member]	Dec. 08, 2006 Opposition to European Patent No. 0946958 [Member]	Jul. 27, 2007 Opposition to European Patent No. 1449238 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Opposition to European Patent No. 1449238 [Member]	Aug. 09, 2011 Opposition to European Patent No. 1449238 [Member]	Jan. 19, 2011 Opposition to European Patent No. 1449238 [Member]	Mar. 08, 2007 Opposition to European Patent No. 1449238 [Member]	Aug. 09, 2011 Invalidation Trial in Japan for Japan Patent No. 3992929 [Member]	Jan. 19, 2011 Invalidation Trial in Japan for Japan Patent No. 3992929 [Member]	Apr. 19, 2010 Invalidation Trial in Japan for Japan Patent No. 3992929 [Member]	Apr. 20, 2010 Opposition To European Patent No. 1394870 [Member]	Feb. 25, 2011 Opposition To European Patent No. 1394870 [Member]	May 24, 2010 Invalidation Trials in Japan for Japan Patent Nos. 4357781 and 4358168 [Member]	Aug. 09, 2011 Invalidation Trials in Japan for Japan Patent Nos. 4357781 and 4358168 [Member]	Jan. 19, 2011 Invalidation Trials in Japan for Japan Patent Nos. 4357781 and 4358168 [Member]	Nov. 17, 2010 Interference No. 105,771 involving Claims 48-52 of US Patent No. 6,902,830 [Member]	Mar. 09, 2011 Invalidation Trial in Korea for Patent No. KR-0998059 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Invalidation Trials in Korea for Patent Nos. KR-558632 and KR-963857 [Member]	May 31, 2011 Invalidation Trials in Korea for Patent Nos. KR-558632 and KR-963857 [Member]	Jun. 22, 2009 Invalidation Trials in Korea for Patent Nos. KR-558632 and KR-963857 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Invalidation Trials in Korea for Patent Nos. KR-744199 and KR-913568 [Member]	Aug. 09, 2011 Invalidation Trials in Korea for Patent Nos. KR-744199 and KR-913568 [Member]	May 31, 2011 Invalidation Trials in Korea for Patent Nos. KR-744199 and KR-913568 [Member]	Jan. 19, 2011 Invalidation Trials in Korea for Patent Nos. KR-744199 and KR-913568 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Invalidation Trial in Japan for Japan Patent No. 4511024 [Member]	Jun. 16, 2011 Invalidation Trial in Japan for Japan Patent No. 4511024 [Member]	Feb. 25, 2011 Invalidation Trial in Japan for Japan Patent No. 4511024 [Member]	Aug. 09, 2011 Opposition to European Patent No. 1252803 [Member]	Jul. 13, 2011 Opposition to European Patent No. 1252803 [Member]	Jan. 19, 2011 Opposition to European Patent No. 1252803 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Invalidation Trials in Korea for Patent Nos. KR-794,795, KR-840,637 and KR-937,470 [Member]	Aug. 09, 2011 Invalidation Trials in Korea for Patent Nos. KR-794,795, KR-840,637 and KR-937,470 [Member]	Aug. 08, 2011 Invalidation Trials in Korea for Patent Nos. KR-794,795, KR-840,637 and KR-937,470 [Member]	Jan. 19, 2011 Invalidation Trials in Korea for Patent Nos. KR-794,795, KR-840,637 and KR-937,470 [Member]	Nov. 16, 2011 Opposition to European Patent No. 1390962 [Member]	Feb. 24, 2012 Opposition to European Patent No. 1933395 [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of executive officers under agreement	6
Multiple of sum of average annual base salary and bonus agreement terms	2
U.S. patents associated with matter		5,844,363, 6,602,540, 6,888,306 and 7,247,073					6,830,828; 6,902,830; 7,001,536; 7,291,406; 7,537,844; and 7,883,787			6,830,828; 6,902,830; 7,001,536; 7,291,406; 7,537,844; and 7,883,787			6,830,828; 6,902,830; 7,001,536; 7,291,406; 7,537,844; and 7,883,787				7,431,968		6,303,238; 6,579,632; 6,872,477; 7,279,235; 7,279,237; 7,488,542 and 7,563,519				6,830,828; 6,902,830; 7,001,536; 7,291,406; 7,537,844; and 7,883,787			6,303,238; 6,579,632; 6,872,477; 7,279,235; 7,279,237; 7,488,542; 7,563,519; and 7,901,795			6,830,828; 6,902,830; 7,001,536; 7,291,406; 7,537,844; and 7,883,787				6,830,828; 6,902,830; 7,001,536; 7,291,406; 7,537,844; and 7,883,787		7,009,338 and 7,285,907
Foreign patents associated with matter																																				Japan Patent No. 4358168, and to the above-noted Patent Nos. KR-840,637 and KR-937,470
Pending U.S. patent applications associated with matter					13/205,290	13/009,001		13/205,290	13/009,001			13/035,051		13/205,290	13/009,001					12/489,045		13/205,290		13/009,001			13/035,051	13/205,290		13/009,001		13/205,290		13/009,001
Patent interference, description of dispute																Universities' U.S. Patent No. 6,902,830 (the '830 patent), claims 48-52, and Fuji's Patent Application No. 11/802,492, claims 1-5 (the Fuji application).
Number of new claims filed			2								5		2
Number of pending claims combined into single proceeding				3
Number of European Opposition matters to which patents are also subject																		1			1				1						1
Number of Japanese Invalidation Trials to which patents are also subject																					1
Number of Korean Invalidation Trials to which patents are also subject																									1