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Quarterly Financial Data (Schedule Of Material Charges Recorded In Consolidated Financial Statements) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2011
Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract] |
Increase in provision for excess and obsolete inventory | $ 61,216
Loss on purchase commitments | 38,763
Goodwill and long-lived asset impairment | 49,955
Write-off of prepaid value added taxes | 5,355
Total impact on loss before income tax expenses for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011 | $ 155,289

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