Finite lived intangible assets acquired, other acquisition costs.

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Number of patents acquired.

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The capitalized costs incurred during the period (excluded from amortization) to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire an unproved property, including costs of lease bonuses and options to purchase or lease properties, the portion of costs applicable to minerals when land including mineral rights is purchased in fee, brokers' fees, recording fees, legal costs, and other costs incurred in acquiring properties.

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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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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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Amount of amortization for asset, excluding financial asset and goodwill, lacking physical substance with finite life expected to be recognized after fifth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of amortization for assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with finite life expected to be recognized in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of amortization for assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with finite life expected to be recognized in second fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets, lacking physical substance with a definite life, from an acquisition.

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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Acquired Technology - Additional Information (Details) € in Millions					12 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2023 USD ($) Board_member	Jun. 28, 2016 USD ($) Patent	Jun. 28, 2016 EUR (€) Patent	Jul. 23, 2012 USD ($) Patent	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2029 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2028 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2027 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets					$ 15,993,000	$ 17,459,000	$ 21,994,000
Future amortization expense, 2023					16,800,000
Future amortization expense, 2024					16,800,000
Future amortization expense, 2025					16,800,000
Future amortization expense, 2026											$ 12,000,000
Future amortization expense, 2027									$ 7.2	$ 7.2
Future amortization expense, thereafter								$ 30,300,000
Patent Technology [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets					$ 14,600,000	$ 16,000,000	$ 20,600,000
Patents [Member] \| FUJIFILM [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Number of patents acquired (more than) \| Patent				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
Patents [Member] \| BASF [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Number of patents acquired (more than) \| Patent		500	500
Assigned value of acquired intangible assets		$ 95,800,000	€ 86.8
Acquisition Costs, Period Cost		95,800,000	€ 86.8
Cash paid for OLED patents		$ 217,000,000
OLED patents useful life		10 years			10 years
Patents [Member] \| Merck KGaA[Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Number of patents acquired (more than) \| Board_member	550
Assigned value of acquired intangible assets	$ 66,000,000
Cash paid for OLED patents												$ 66,000,000
OLED patents useful life												10 years