EARNINGS PER SHARE (NVE) (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2013		2012
Basic EPS
	Numerator ($000)
		Net Income	$	21,475	$	12,173
	Denominator
		Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		235,193,702		235,999,750
	Per Share Amounts
		Net Income per share - basic	$	0.09	$	0.05
Diluted EPS
	Numerator ($000)
		Net Income	$	21,475	$	12,173
	Denominator(1)
		Weighted average number of shares outstanding before dilution		235,193,702		235,999,750
		Stock options		18,767		35,283
		Non-Employee Director stock plan		179,971		153,686
		Employee stock purchase plan		10,539		10,888
		Restricted Shares		579,000		497,750
		Performance Shares		1,023,909		829,506
		Diluted Weighted Average Number of Shares		237,005,888		237,526,863
	Per Share Amounts
		Net income per share - diluted	$	0.09	$	0.05
(1)		The denominator does not include stock equivalents for options issued under the non-qualified stock option plan due to conversion prices being higher than market prices for the prior period. If the conditions for conversion were met under this plan, 0 and 333,140 shares would be included for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.