LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended						0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 Property Lease Guarantee [Member]	Dec. 31, 2008 Pending Litigation [Member] Patent Infringement Claim One [Member]	Dec. 18, 2009 Pending Litigation [Member] Patent Infringement Claim Two [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Pending Litigation [Member] Patent Infringement Claim Two [Member] patents	Nov. 30, 2008 Pending Litigation [Member] Patent Infringement Claim Two [Member] patents	May 31, 2010 Pending Litigation [Member] Patent Infringement Claim Three [Member] patents	Dec. 31, 2012 Pending Litigation [Member] Patent Infringement Claim Three [Member] patents	Feb. 28, 2010 Pending Litigation [Member] Patent Infringement Claim Four [Member] patents	May 01, 2012 Pending Litigation [Member] Patent Infringment Claim Five [Member] patents	Feb. 28, 2011 Positive Outcome of Litigation [Member] Patent Infringement Claim One [Member]	Dec. 31, 2008 Positive Outcome of Litigation [Member] Patent Infringement Claim One [Member]	Oct. 31, 2006 Positive Outcome of Litigation [Member] Patent Infringement Claim One [Member]	Oct. 31, 2004 Positive Outcome of Litigation [Member] Patent Infringement Claim One [Member] patents	May 31, 2008 Positive Outcome of Litigation [Member] Patent Infringement Claim Two [Member] patents	Nov. 30, 2009 Positive Outcome of Litigation [Member] Patent Infringement Claim Three [Member] patents	May 01, 2012 Counterclaims [Member] Patent Infringment Claim Five [Member] patents
Gain and Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of Patents Added to Infringement Claims							1
Damages awarded to the Company										$ 12.9	$ 6.1	$ 34.0
Potential impact on revenue by patent litigation (as a percentage)			0.30%
Number of patents in infringment case deemed unenforceable by Fairchild															1
Damages sought after the Company	$ 2.4							$ 19.0
Number of patents in filed infringement claims					3	2		4	4				4	3	2	5
Number of patents withdrawn from infringement claims				1		1			1
Number of patents remaining in infringement claims				2		1
Period for petition for further stay of permanent injunction		90 days