SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS AND EXPORT SALES (International Sales) (Details) (Geographic Concentration Risk [Member], Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member])	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues	96.00%	96.00%
Hong Kong China [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues	42.00%	34.00%
Taiwan [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues	17.00%	24.00%
Korea [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues	15.00%	17.00%
Western Europe Excluding Germany [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues	11.00%	10.00%
Japan [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues	6.00%	6.00%
Singapore [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues	2.00%	3.00%
Germany [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues	1.00%	1.00%
Other Countries [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues	2.00%	1.00%