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Litigation and Asserted Claims (Details) (USD $) |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2012 Hynix Litigation - U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California | Jan. 31, 2006 Micron Litigation - U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California Patent | Sep. 30, 2012 Micron Litigation - European Patent Infringement Cases | Sep. 30, 2012 Broadcom, Freescale, LSI, MediaTek, and STMicroelectronics Litigation Item | Dec. 31, 2012 Superior Court of California for the County of San Francisco | May 05, 2004 Superior Court of California for the County of San Francisco Item | Jan. 29, 2013 Hynix Litigation - Superior Court of California for County of San Francisco | Jan. 29, 2013 Micron Litigation - Superior Court of California for County of San Francisco | Mar. 02, 2007 Stock Option Investigation Related Claims | Aug. 31, 2000 Micron Litigation - U.S. District Court in Delaware: Case No. 00-792-SLR Patent | Jan. 31, 2013 Subsequent Event Micron Litigation - U.S. District Court in Delaware: Case No. 00-792-SLR
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued litigation expenses | $ 9,822,000 | $ 10,502,000 | $ 8,100,000 |  |  |  | $ 900,000 |  | $ 350,000 | $ 520,000 |  |  |
Number of patent claims invalid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 |
Number of patent claims infringed or in suit |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 |
Number of days for directing judgement by the court |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 days
Number of appeals |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Samsung-related entities added as defendants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Number of shareholders whose actions were filed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Number of Respondents |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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