2.4.0.82115100 - Disclosure - RESTRUCTURINGtruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000913077duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedActivitiesAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedActivitiesDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;">RESTRUCTURING</div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"> </div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;">In the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company initiated a cost reduction action that included workforce. During the first quarter of 2013, approximately 100 employees were notified of their involuntary termination. The Company estimates that the total restructuring charge associated with the plan will be approximately $6.3 million, substantially all of which is compensation and benefits afforded to terminated employees. During the year ended December 31, 2012, $1.8 million of restructuring expense related to employees who were notified prior to the end of the year was recognized. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company recognized $4.5 million in restructuring expense and made substantially all of the cash payments, except for $0.3 million which was recorded at June 30, 2013 in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. No additional costs are expected to be incurred, and the Company anticipates the remaining cash payments will be made during the third quarter of 2013.</div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 146 -Paragraph 20 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394695&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394695&loc=d3e140864-122747 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 5 -Section P -Subsection 3, 4 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 false0RESTRUCTURINGfalseRESTRUCTURINGUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.affymetrix.com/role/Restructuring12