OPERATING AND GEOGRAPHICAL SEGMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Information about Reportable Segments

	Micro- Controllers		Nonvolatile Memory		Automotive			Multi-market and Other		Total
	(in thousands)
Year ended December 31, 2014
Net revenue from external customers	$	994,069	$	166,768	$	153,221		$	99,276	$	1,413,334
Segment income from operations	116,417		35,868		23,096			3,260		178,641
Year ended December 31, 2013
Net revenue from external customers	$	958,471	$	153,363	$	159,774		$	114,839	$	1,386,447
Segment income from operations	67,847		24,383		13,685			17,441		123,356
Year ended December 31, 2012
Net revenue from external customers	$	959,742	$	208,434	$	147,222		$	116,712	$	1,432,110
Segment income (loss) from operations	103,280		32,475		(2,897		)	24,755		157,613

Reconciliation of Segment Information to Consolidated Statements of Operations

The Company does not allocate assets by segment, as management does not use asset information to measure or evaluate a segment’s performance.

Reconciliation of Segment Information to Consolidated Statements of Operations

	Years Ended
	December 31, 2014			December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(in thousands)
Total segment income from operations	$	178,641		$	123,356		$	157,613
Unallocated amounts:
Stock-based compensation expense	(59,679		)	(43,124		)	(72,442		)
Loss from manufacturing facility damage and shutdown	(3,485		)	(2,205		)	—
Acquisition-related charges	(13,767		)	(5,534		)	(7,388		)
French building underutilization and other	(2,957		)	(945		)	—
Restructuring charges	(13,882		)	(50,026		)	(23,986		)
Gain (loss) related to foundry arrangements	2,583			(7,424		)	(10,628		)
Recovery (impairment) of receivables due from foundry supplier	485			600			(6,495		)
Fair value adjustments to inventory from businesses acquired	(2,322		)	—			—
Impairment of XSense assets	(26,624		)	—			—
Writeoff of uncollectible receivable	(4,126		)	—			—
Settlement charges	—			(21,600		)	—
Credit from reserved grant income	—			—			10,689
Gain on sale of assets	4,364			4,430			—
Consolidated income (loss) from operations	$	59,231		$	(2,472	)	$	47,363

Schedule of Geographic Sources of Revenue

Geographic sources of revenue were as follows:

	Years Ended
	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	(in thousands)
China, including Hong Kong	$	435,958	$	417,617	$	451,642
United States	211,532		192,878		189,699
Germany	204,257		199,298		175,930
South Korea	119,886		142,476		178,547
Rest of Asia-Pacific	102,643		120,290		72,128
Rest of Europe	139,458		128,841		149,104
Taiwan	60,632		51,830		67,806
Singapore	55,536		44,957		41,637
Japan	37,066		41,533		51,141
France	15,499		26,270		28,343
Rest of the World	30,867		20,457		26,133
Total net revenue	$	1,413,334	$	1,386,447	$	1,432,110

Schedule of Physical Locations of Long-lived Assets

Physical locations of tangible long-lived assets were as follows:

	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
United States	$	92,466	$	104,912
Philippines	56,094		50,472
Germany	17,920		24,244
France	13,714		17,249
Rest of Asia-Pacific	20,237		23,815
Rest of Europe	5,854		7,026
Total	$	206,285	$	227,718