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EQUITY AND CASH COMPENSATION UNDER THE PPG AGREEMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 01, 2000 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Services payable in cash or services, percent |  | 50.00% |  |
Research and development |  | $ 44,641 | $ 41,154 | $ 34,215
Development Arrangement [Member] |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Term of long-term purchase agreement | 5 years |  |  |
Supply Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Term of long-term purchase agreement | 7 years |  |  |
New OLED Materials Agreement and OLED Materials Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Minimum average closing price of common stock (in dollars per share) |  | $ 20.00 |  |
Issuance of common stock in connection with materials and license agreements (in shares) |  |  | 0 | 0
Research and development |  | $ 7,900 | $ 9,200 | $ 7,500

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- Definition The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 730 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6420194&loc=d3e21568-108373 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 985 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6501960&loc=d3e128462-111756 + Details
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