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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair value of marketable securities and investments [Table Text Block]
The fair value hierarchy of the Company's marketable securities at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, was as follows (in thousands):
 
Fair Value Measurement at
 
 
March 31, 2012
 
Description
March 31, 2012
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
 
Commercial paper
$
16,674

 
$

 
$
16,674

 
Money market funds
29,658

 
29,658

 

 
Certificates of deposit
10,001

 

 
10,001

 
Corporate securities
56,854

 

 
56,854

 
     Total
$
113,187

 
$
29,658

 
$
83,529

 

 
Fair Value Measurement at
 
 
December 31, 2011
 
Description
December 31, 2011
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
 
Commercial paper
$
9,849

 
$

 
$
9,849

 
Money market funds
30,190

 
30,190

 

 
Certificates of deposit
10,000

 

 
10,000

 
Corporate securities
62,940

 

 
62,940

 
     Total
$
112,979

 
$
30,190

 
$
82,789

 
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
The following table presents the changes in Level 3 investments for the three months ended March 31, 2012, for investments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):
 
 
Fair Value Measurement Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
 
 
Note Receivable
Beginning balance at January 1, 2012
 
$

Purchases and issuances
 
11,965

Settlements
 

Ending balance at March 31, 2012
 
$
11,965