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Segment Disclosure (Details 1) (EUR €) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
Net sales and identifiable assets by geographic region |  |  |  |
Identifiable assets | € 7,251,367,000 | € 7,106,405,000 |  | € 6,025,421,000
Total net sales | 4,731,555,000 | 5,651,035,000 | [1] | 4,507,938,000
Segment Disclosure (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Net system sales | 3,801,632,000 | 4,883,913,000 | [1] | 3,894,742,000
Percentage of decrease in net system sales | 22.20% |  |  |
Decrease of net system sales | 1,082,300,000 |  |  |
Sales to the largest customer | 1,236,100,000 | 1,311,700,000 |  | 1,270,800,000
Net sales revenue from largest customer based on net sales as percentage | 26.10% | 23.20% |  | 28.20%
Accounts receivables and finance receivables of three largest customers based on net sales | 58.90% | 35.50% |  | 36.90%
Japan [Member] |  |  |  |
Net sales and identifiable assets by geographic region |  |  |  |
Net sales from foreign countries | 292,309,000 | 405,595,000 |  | 396,748,000
Identifiable assets | 128,750,000 | 414,264,000 |  | 345,160,000
Korea [Member] |  |  |  |
Net sales and identifiable assets by geographic region |  |  |  |
Net sales from foreign countries | 1,276,304,000 | 1,318,777,000 |  | 1,396,028,000
Identifiable assets | 85,022,000 | 56,765,000 |  | 31,859,000
Singapore [Member] |  |  |  |
Net sales and identifiable assets by geographic region |  |  |  |
Net sales from foreign countries | 98,554,000 | 436,308,000 |  | 215,357,000
Identifiable assets | 15,696,000 | 14,179,000 |  | 17,189,000
Taiwan [Member] |  |  |  |
Net sales and identifiable assets by geographic region |  |  |  |
Net sales from foreign countries | 1,479,768,000 | 1,146,601,000 |  | 1,380,400,000
Identifiable assets | 138,010,000 | 87,833,000 |  | 77,125,000
Rest of Asia [Member] |  |  |  |
Net sales and identifiable assets by geographic region |  |  |  |
Net sales from foreign countries | 197,262,000 | 450,796,000 |  | 239,914,000
Identifiable assets | 999,392,000 | 817,496,000 |  | 1,749,879,000
Europe [Member] |  |  |  |
Net sales and identifiable assets by geographic region |  |  |  |
Net sales from foreign countries | 256,192,000 | 505,129,000 |  | 203,548,000
Identifiable assets | 5,412,758,000 | 5,207,509,000 |  | 3,382,117,000
United States [Member] |  |  |  |
Net sales and identifiable assets by geographic region |  |  |  |
Net sales from foreign countries | 1,131,166,000 | 1,387,829,000 |  | 675,943,000
Identifiable assets | € 471,739,000 | € 508,359,000 |  | € 422,092,000
[1] | As of January 1, 2011, we adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2009-13, "Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables" which amended ASC 605-25. The ASU was adopted prospectively and had an insignificant impact on timing and allocation of revenues. See Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements.

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