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INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, net	$ 42,037us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	$ 32,393us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
Facilities lease rights [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, net	15,699us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_LeaseAgreementsMember	16,988us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_LeaseAgreementsMember
Facilities lease rights [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life	5 years
Facilities lease rights [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life	19 years
Technologies, patents and other rights [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, net	21,154us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember	11,300us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember
Technologies [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life	4 years
Patents [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life	5 years
Other rights [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life	9 years
Trade name [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life	9 years
Intangible assets, net	3,499us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TradeNamesMember	2,146us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Customer relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life	15 years
Intangible assets, net	1,510us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember	1,684us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Others [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life
Intangible assets, net	$ 175us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember	$ 275us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 30

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