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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 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 June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, was as follows (in thousands):
 
Fair Value Measurement at
 
 
June 30, 2012
 
Description
June 30, 2012
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
 
Money market funds
$
8,908

 
$
8,908

 
$

 
Certificates of deposit
10,000

 

 
10,000

 
Corporate securities
50,068

 

 
50,068

 
     Total
$
68,976

 
$
8,908

 
$
60,068

 

 
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 six months ended June 30, 2012 (in thousands):
 
 
Fair Value Measurement Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
 
 
Note Receivable
Beginning balance at January 1, 2012
 
$

Purchases and issuances
 
12,678

Change in fair value
 

Settlements
 

Ending balance at June 30, 2012
 
$
12,678