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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Level 1
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	$ 46,599,379	$ 59,299,118
Level 1 | Money Markets, Cash and Equivalents
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	25,263,239	43,095,163
Level 1 | U.S. Government Securities
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	17,589,512	12,892,670
Level 1 | Corporate Debt
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value
Level 1 | Certificates of Deposit
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value
Level 1 | WIN Semiconductor Corporation
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	1,568,673	1,709,189
Level 1 | Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	2,177,955	1,602,096
Level 2
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	51,684,484	49,430,717
Level 2 | Money Markets, Cash and Equivalents
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value
Level 2 | U.S. Government Securities
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	21,095,495	19,252,983
Level 2 | Corporate Debt
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	11,955,688	18,754,992
Level 2 | Certificates of Deposit
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	18,633,301	11,422,742
Level 2 | WIN Semiconductor Corporation
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value
Level 2 | Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value
Level 3
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	0	0
Level 3 | Money Markets, Cash and Equivalents
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	0	0
Level 3 | U.S. Government Securities
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	0	0
Level 3 | Corporate Debt
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	0	0
Level 3 | Certificates of Deposit
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	0	0
Level 3 | WIN Semiconductor Corporation
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	0	0
Level 3 | Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	98,283,863	108,729,835
Estimate of Fair Value | Money Markets, Cash and Equivalents
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	25,263,239	43,095,163
Estimate of Fair Value | U.S. Government Securities
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	38,685,007	32,145,653
Estimate of Fair Value | Corporate Debt
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	11,955,688	18,754,992
Estimate of Fair Value | Certificates of Deposit
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	18,633,301	11,422,742
Estimate of Fair Value | WIN Semiconductor Corporation
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	1,568,673	1,709,189
Estimate of Fair Value | Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Financial Instruments, Owned, at Fair Value	$ 2,177,955	$ 1,602,096

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The aggregate fair value as of the balance sheet date of financial instruments and other positions owned by the entity including: (1) mortgages, mortgage-backed and asset backed securities; (2) US government and agency obligations; (3) state and municipal government obligations; (4) other sovereign government debt; (5) corporate obligations; (6) corporate equities; (7) principal investments; (8) derivative contracts; and (9) physical commodities. Includes both pledged and unpledged holdings.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 940

-SubTopic 320

-Section 45

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-Name Audit and Accounting Guide (AAG)

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-IssueDate 2006-05-01

-Chapter 4

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-Name Audit and Accounting Guide (AAG)

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-IssueDate 2006-05-01

-Chapter 4

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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