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Commitments and Contingencies and Other Matters (Details 5)	12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended														12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 Accounts Receivable Credit Concentration Risk	Dec. 31, 2011 Accounts Receivable Credit Concentration Risk Top Ten Customers customer	Dec. 31, 2010 Accounts Receivable Credit Concentration Risk Top Ten Customers	Dec. 31, 2010 Accounts Receivable Credit Concentration Risk Customer A	Dec. 31, 2011 Accounts Receivable Credit Concentration Risk Customer A	Dec. 31, 2011 Accounts Receivable Credit Concentration Risk Customer B	Dec. 31, 2010 Accounts Receivable Credit Concentration Risk Customer B	Dec. 31, 2011 Accounts Receivable Credit Concentration Risk Customer C	Dec. 31, 2010 Accounts Receivable Credit Concentration Risk Customer C	Dec. 31, 2011 Accounts Receivable Credit Concentration Risk Customer D	Dec. 31, 2010 Accounts Receivable Credit Concentration Risk Customer D	Dec. 31, 2011 Accounts Receivable Credit Concentration Risk Customer E	Dec. 31, 2010 Accounts Receivable Credit Concentration Risk Customer E	Dec. 31, 2011 Accounts Receivable Credit Concentration Risk LED And Solar	Dec. 31, 2010 Accounts Receivable Credit Concentration Risk LED And Solar	Dec. 31, 2011 Accounts Receivable Credit Concentration Risk Data Storage	Dec. 31, 2010 Accounts Receivable Credit Concentration Risk Data Storage	Dec. 31, 2011 Accounts Receivable Country Concentration Risk	Dec. 31, 2010 Accounts Receivable Country Concentration Risk	Dec. 31, 2011 Net Sales Customer Concentration Risk	Dec. 31, 2010 Net Sales Customer Concentration Risk Customer A	Dec. 31, 2009 Net Sales Customer Concentration Risk Customer A	Dec. 31, 2011 Net Sales Customer Concentration Risk Customer A	Dec. 31, 2009 Net Sales Customer Concentration Risk Customer B	Dec. 31, 2011 Net Sales Customer Concentration Risk Customer B	Dec. 31, 2010 Net Sales Customer Concentration Risk Customer B	Dec. 31, 2011 Net Sales Customer Concentration Risk Customer C	Dec. 31, 2010 Net Sales Customer Concentration Risk Customer C	Dec. 31, 2009 Net Sales Customer Concentration Risk Customer C	Dec. 31, 2011 Net Sales Customer Concentration Risk Customer D	Dec. 31, 2009 Net Sales Customer Concentration Risk Customer D	Dec. 31, 2010 Net Sales Customer Concentration Risk Customer D	Dec. 31, 2011 Net Sales Customer Concentration Risk Customer E	Dec. 31, 2010 Net Sales Customer Concentration Risk Customer E	Dec. 31, 2009 Net Sales Customer Concentration Risk Customer E
Concentration of Credit Risk
Number of top customers		10
Percentage of total accounts receivable from top customers		79.00%	80.00%											58.00%	62.00%	19.00%	18.00%
Minimum percentage of the Company's net sales or total accounts receivable required for qualification as major customer	10.00%																			10.00%
Concentration Risk (as a percent)					33.00%		26.00%		20.00%														11.00%		12.00%	12.00%		17.00%	27.00%			12.00%			10.00%
Threshold percentage for disclosure				10.00%		10.00%		10.00%		10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%					10.00%	10.00%		10.00%	10.00%		10.00%			10.00%			10.00%	10.00%		10.00%	10.00%

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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