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Commitments and Contingencies and Other Matters (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Commitments and Contingencies and Other Matters |
Schedule of restructuring expense |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
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|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
Personnel severance and related costs |  | $ | 1,288 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 3,109 |
Lease-related and other (credits) costs |  |  | — |  |  | (179 | ) |  | 1,370 |
|  | $ | 1,288 |  | $ | (179 | ) | $ | 4,479 |
Schedule of reconciliation of restructuring liability |
|  | LED & Solar |  | Data Storage |  | Unallocated Corporate |  | Total |
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Short-term liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance January 1, 2009 |  | $ | 36 |  | $ | 270 |  | $ | 1,859 |  | $ | 2,165 |
Lease-related and other costs 2009 |  |  | 190 |  |  | 803 |  |  | — |  |  | 993 |
Personnel severance and related costs 2009 |  |  | 647 |  |  | 1,826 |  |  | 636 |  |  | 3,109 |
Total charged to accrual 2009 |  |  | 837 |  |  | 2,629 |  |  | 636 |  |  | 4,102 |
Lease-related and other credits 2010 |  |  | — |  |  | (87 | ) |  | — |  |  | (87 | )
Total credited to accrual 2010 |  |  | — |  |  | (87 | ) |  | — |  |  | (87 | )
Personnel severance and related costs 2011 |  |  | 672 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 311 |  |  | 1,034 |
Total charged to accrual 2011 |  |  | 672 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 311 |  |  | 1,034 |
Short-term/long-term reclassification 2009 |  |  | — |  |  | 148 |  |  | 1,084 |  |  | 1,232 |
Short-term/long-term reclassification 2010 |  |  | — |  |  | 123 |  |  | 536 |  |  | 659 |
Short-term/long-term reclassification 2011 |  |  | — |  |  | 58 |  |  | — |  |  | 58 |
Cash payments 2009 |  |  | (677 | ) |  | (2,561 | ) |  | (1,982 | ) |  | (5,220 | )
Cash payments 2010 |  |  | (196 | ) |  | (344 | ) |  | (1,597 | ) |  | (2,137 | )
Cash payments 2011 |  |  | (138 | ) |  | (159 | ) |  | (553 | ) |  | (850 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 534 |  | $ | 128 |  | $ | 294 |  | $ | 956 |
Long-term liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance January 1, 2009 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 1,620 |  | $ | 1,620 |
Lease-related and other costs 2009 |  |  | — |  |  | 377 |  |  | — |  |  | 377 |
Lease-related and other credits 2010 |  |  | — |  |  | (48 | ) |  | — |  |  | (48 | )
Short-term/long-term reclassification 2009 |  |  | — |  |  | (148 | ) |  | (1,084 | ) |  | (1,232 | )
Short-term/long-term reclassification 2010 |  |  | — |  |  | (123 | ) |  | (536 | ) |  | (659 | )
Short-term/long-term reclassification 2011 |  |  | — |  |  | (58 | ) |  | — |  |  | (58 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2011 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | —
Schedule of minimum lease commitments for property and equipment under operating lease agreements |
2012 |  | $ | 3,936 |
2013 |  |  | 2,659 |
2014 |  |  | 1,689 |
2015 |  |  | 1,150 |
2016 |  |  | 654 |
Thereafter |  |  | 716 |
|  | $ | 10,804 |
Schedule of customers who accounted for more than 10% of our aggregate accounts receivable or net sales |
|  | Accounts Receivable December 31, |  | Net Sales For the Year Ended December 31, |
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|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
Customer A |  |  | 33 | % |  | * |  |  | 11 | % |  | * |  |  | * |
Customer B |  |  | * |  |  | 26 | % |  | 12 | % |  | 12 | % |  | * |
Customer C |  |  | * |  |  | 20 | % |  | * |  |  | 17 | % |  | 27 | %
Customer D |  |  | * |  |  | * |  |  | * |  |  | 12 | % |  | * |
Customer E |  |  | * |  |  | * |  |  | * |  |  | * |  |  | 10 | %
* Less than 10% of aggregate accounts receivable or net sales.
Schedule of net accounts receivable balance in different geographic locations |
|  | December 31, |
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|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Americas |  | $ | 11,098 |  | $ | 13,600 |
Europe, Middle East and Africa ("EMEA") |  |  | 3,979 |  |  | 17,321 |
Asia Pacific(1) |  |  | 79,961 |  |  | 119,607 |
|  | $ | 95,038 |  | $ | 150,528 |
(1) As of December 31, 2011, accounts receivable in China and Singapore amounted to $59.2 million and $15.3 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2010, accounts receivable in China and Singapore amounted to $66.5 million and $48.3 million, respectively. No other country accounted for more than 10% of our accounts receivable as of December 31 for the years presented.

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