LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended						0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 Property Lease Guarantee [Member]	Dec. 31, 2008 Pending Litigation [Member] Patent Infringement Claim One [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	Dec. 31, 2013 Pending Litigation [Member] Patent Infringement Claim Two [Member]	May 31, 2010 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
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Number of patents withdrawn from infringement claims			1			1		1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
Loss Contingency, Percent of Revenue Impacted by Patents Involved in Litigation					0.30%
Number of Patents in Infringment Case Fairchild Believes is Unenforceable														1
Period for petition for further stay of permanent injunction		90 days
Damages awarded to the Company									$ 12.9	$ 6.1	$ 34.0
Damages sought after the Company	$ 2.4						$ 19.0