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$c00025http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001033905duration2010-01-01T00:00:002010-12-31T00:00:00u000Standardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170u002Dividehttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso4217http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0u001Standardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0USDUSD$2true0lmnx_NotesToFinancialStatementsAbstractlmnxfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringNo definition available.falsefalse3false0lmnx_SettlementOfLitigationTextBlocklmnxfalsenadurationIncludes disclosure of gains and losses related to settlements of litigation. This element may be used as a single block of...falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterselabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NOTE 19 - SETTLEMENT OF LITIGATION</font></div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On January 16, 2008, Luminex Corporation and LMD were served with a complaint, filed by The Research Foundation of the State University of New York (SUNY) in Federal District Court for the Northern District of New York, alleging, among other claims, that LMD breached its license agreement with SUNY by failing to pay royalties allegedly owed under the agreement. The complaint sought an undetermined amount of damages as well as injunctive relief.  On March 27, 2009, Luminex and LMD settled the pending litigation with SUNY.  As part of the settlement, SUNY received a one time cash payment of approximately $4.4 million, which represents all amounts owed by Luminex as part of the settlement.  The cash payment was made by Luminex in exchange for resolution of the dispute between the companies and a complete release of all claims by SUNY against Luminex and correspondingly a complete release of all claims by Luminex against SUNY.  All other terms of the agreement are confidential. The parties have formally dismissed the lawsuit, as required by the applicable settlement agreement. </font></div><div><br /></div>NOTE 19 - SETTLEMENT OF LITIGATIONOn January 16, 2008, Luminex Corporation and LMD were served with a complaint, filed by The Research Foundation of the StatefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringIncludes disclosure of gains and losses related to settlements of litigation. This element may be used as a single block of text to encapsulate the entire disclosure including data and tables.No authoritative reference available.falsefalse12SETTLEMENT OF LITIGATIONUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownfalsetrue