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ACQUIRED TECHNOLOGY (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  | 0 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 PD LD, Inc [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Motorola [Member] | Mar. 09, 2011 Motorola [Member] Licensing Agreements [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Motorola [Member] Licensing Agreements [Member] patent | Sep. 30, 2014 FUJIFILM [Member] | Jul. 23, 2012 FUJIFILM [Member] Patents [Member] | Jul. 23, 2012 FUJIFILM [Member] Patents [Member] Minimum [Member] patent
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired technology, gross | $ 126,852,000 |  | $ 126,852,000 |  |  | $ 1,481,000 | $ 15,909,000 |  |  | $ 109,462,000 |  |
Less: Accumulated amortization | (41,089,000) |  | (41,089,000) |  | (32,841,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired technology, net | 85,763,000 |  | 85,763,000 |  | 94,011,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of patents under license agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74 |  |  |
Amortization period of acquired intangible assets (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 years 6 months |  |  |  |
Assigned value of acquired intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 105,000,000 |
FUJIFILM Patent Acquisition [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangibles | 2,749,000 | 2,700,000 | 8,248,000 | 8,224,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of patents acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,200
Assigned value of acquired intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 105,000,000 |
Cash paid for OLED patents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,500,000 |
OLED patents useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |

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