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BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION (Details) | 3 Months Ended
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May 03, 2015 Facility
BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION [Abstract] |
Effective date of acquisition | Apr. 04, 2014
Ownership percentage in PDMC (in hundredths) | 50.01%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
Manufacturing Facilities By Geographical Region [Line Items] |
Number of manufacturing facilities | 9 plab_NumberOfManufacturingFacilities
DNP [Member] |
Manufacturing Facilities By Geographical Region [Line Items] |
Ownership percentage of noncontrolling interests (in hundredths) | 49.99%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_CoVenturerMember
Europe [Member] |
Manufacturing Facilities By Geographical Region [Line Items] |
Number of manufacturing facilities | 2 plab_NumberOfManufacturingFacilities / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
Taiwan [Member] |
Manufacturing Facilities By Geographical Region [Line Items] |
Number of manufacturing facilities | 3 plab_NumberOfManufacturingFacilities / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_TW
Korea [Member] |
Manufacturing Facilities By Geographical Region [Line Items] |
Number of manufacturing facilities | 1 plab_NumberOfManufacturingFacilities / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_KR
United States [Member] |
Manufacturing Facilities By Geographical Region [Line Items] |
Number of manufacturing facilities | 3 plab_NumberOfManufacturingFacilities / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US

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