Finite Lived Intangible Assets Acquired, Other Acquisition Costs

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Number Of Patents Acquired

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The number of now-issued U.S. patents under the perpetual license rights granted to the Company, when the license agreement was entered into.

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The aggregate amount assigned to a major class of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets (in either an asset acquisition or business combination). A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 142

-Paragraph 44

-Subparagraph a(1)

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.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.

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6943989&loc=d3e3602-108585

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

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-Section 50

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 142

-Paragraph 45

-Subparagraph a(2)

-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.

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Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life acquired.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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ACQUIRED TECHNOLOGY (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
ACQUIRED TECHNOLOGY (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 Motorola [Member] Licensing agreement [Member] patent	Mar. 09, 2011 Motorola [Member] Licensing agreement [Member]	Jul. 23, 2012 FUJIFILM [Member] Patents [Member] patent	Sep. 30, 2013 FUJIFILM [Member] Patents [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 FUJIFILM [Member] Patents [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 FUJIFILM [Member] Patents [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 FUJIFILM [Member] Patents [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Number of patents under license agreement			74
Assigned value of acquired intangible assets				$ 440,000
Amortization period of acquired intangible assets (in years)			7 years 6 months
Number of patents acquired (more than 1,200)					1,200
Cost of acquired intangibles					105,000,000
Cash paid for OLED patents					4,100,000
OLED patents useful life					10 years
Amortization of intangibles	$ 8,224,000	$ 2,126,000				$ 2,700,000	$ 2,100,000	$ 8,200,000	$ 2,100,000