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Gain on Sale of Patent Assets (Detail Textuals) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012 Wireless patent	Sep. 30, 2012 DSL patent
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gain on sale of patent assets	$ 15,167,000	$ 86,394,000	$ 71,200,000	$ 15,200,000
Sale of patent			75,000,000	16,000,000
Transaction cost			$ 3,800,000	$ 800,000

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of intangible assets.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

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