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ACQUIRED TECHNOLOGY (Details) |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 23, 2012 USD ($) patent | Mar. 10, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) patent | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Acquired technology, gross |  |  | $ 126,852,000 | $ 126,852,000 |
Less: Accumulated amortization |  |  | (54,837,000) | (43,838,000) |
Acquired technology net |  |  | 72,015,000 | 83,014,000 |
Amortization of intangibles |  |  | 10,999,000 | 10,996,869 | $ 10,973,141
PD LD, Inc [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Acquired technology, gross |  |  | 1,481,000 | 1,481,000 |
Motorola [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Acquired technology, gross |  |  | $ 15,909,000 | 15,909,000 |
Motorola [Member] | Licensing Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of patents under license agreement | patent |  |  | 74 |  |
Amortization period of acquired intangible assets (in years) |  | 7 years 6 months |  |  |
FUJIFILM [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Acquired technology, gross |  |  | $ 109,462,000 | $ 109,462,000 |
FUJIFILM [Member] | Patents [Member] |  |  |  |  |
FUJIFILM Patent Acquisition [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Assigned value of acquired intangible assets | $ 105,000,000 |  |  |  |
Cash paid for OLED patents | $ 4,500,000 |  |  |  |
OLED patents useful life | 10 years |  |  |  |
FUJIFILM [Member] | Patents [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
FUJIFILM Patent Acquisition [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Number of patents acquired | patent | 1,200 |  |  |  |

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