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SEGMENT INFORMATION, Revenue by Region (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) Region	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
SEGMENT INFORMATION [Abstract]
Number of geographic regions | Region			5
Revenue by Region [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 604,162	$ 571,308	$ 1,676,468	$ 1,674,849
Reportable Geographic Region [Member] | Greater China [Member]
Revenue by Region [Abstract]
Revenue	216,460	188,669	611,887	576,172
Reportable Geographic Region [Member] | North Asia [Member]
Revenue by Region [Abstract]
Revenue	208,677	167,748	525,771	512,757
Reportable Geographic Region [Member] | South Asia/Pacific [Member]
Revenue by Region [Abstract]
Revenue	70,867	108,857	226,742	247,697
Reportable Geographic Region [Member] | Americas [Member]
Revenue by Region [Abstract]
Revenue	71,250	70,775	204,882	234,115
Reportable Geographic Region [Member] | EMEA [Member]
Revenue by Region [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 36,908	$ 35,259	$ 107,186	$ 104,108

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
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