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Supplemental damages that accrued between the time of verdict and the time of entry of judgment covering sales of accused products.

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CONTINGENCIES (Details) (Legal proceedings, USD $)	0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
CONTINGENCIES (Details) (Legal proceedings, USD $)	May 06, 2013 item	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2010	Mar. 31, 2013	Aug. 17, 2011	Dec. 21, 2010 patent	Nov. 13, 2007 entity
Legal Proceedings
Other power supply manufacturers named in legal action, number							8
Number of patents involved in lawsuit						5
Amount of damages		$ 23,400,000	$ 25,600,000
Amount entered in the final judgment in settlement of the litigation					27,100,000
Supplemental damages covering sales of accused products					1,100,000
Amount of pre-judgment interest					400,000
Additional litigation expenses				4,300,000
Amount of exposure accrued				$ 27,700,000
Number of cases filed by stockholders against the company	11
Delaware
Legal Proceedings
Number of cases filed by stockholders against the company	3
California
Legal Proceedings
Number of cases filed by stockholders against the company	8