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Settlement Agreement with Samsung (Details 2) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 15 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Jun. 30, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Mar. 31, 2011 | Jan. 19, 2010
Settlement Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Antitrust litigation settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 85,000,000
Settlement of past infringement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 190,000,000
License Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 385,000,000
Stock Purchase Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 192,000,000
Memorandum of Understanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Residual value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,000,000
Consideration recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 900,000,000
Estimated Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 900,000,000
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 575,000,000
Gain from settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 133,000,000
Purchase of Rambus Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 192,000,000
Amount of shares with which contractual put rights are associated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 113,500,000
Amount of restricted common stock issued to Samsung |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 78,500,000
Litigation settlement payments by Samsung | 25,000,000 | 25,000,000 | 25,000,000 | 87,800,000 | 99,400,000 | 500,000,000 |  |
Amount allocated to contingently redeemable common stock |  |  |  |  |  | 113,500,000 |  |
Amount allocated to stockholder's equity |  |  |  |  |  | 78,500,000 |  |
Current Cash Receipts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  | 87,800,000 | 93,200,000 | 181,200,000 |  |
Gain from settlement |  |  |  | 0 | 6,200,000 | 126,800,000 | 133,000,000 |
Purchase of Rambus common stock |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 192,000,000 |  |
Total |  |  |  | 87,800,000 | 99,400,000 | 500,000,000 |  |
Remaining amount of 2010 settlement consideration after common stock allocation |  |  |  |  |  | 308,000,000 |  |
Remaining balance to be received |  |  |  | 200,000,000 |  |  |  |
Approximate proceeds under License Agreement (per quarter), due to Settlement Agreement with Samsung |  |  |  | $ 25,000,000 |  |  |  |

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