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NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE [Abstract] |
Schedule of the Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share |
For the years ended December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. |  | $ | 384 |  |  | $ | 3,005 |  |  | $ | (2,202 | )
Shares: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average shares outstanding used in computing basic net income (loss) per share |  |  | 438,401,072 |  |  |  | 418,499,545 |  |  |  | 412,706,341 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average shares from assumed exercise of share-based awards |  |  | 16,167,778 |  |  |  | 15,483,560 |  |  |  | - |
Weighted average shares outstanding used in computing diluted net income (loss) per share |  |  | 454,568,850 |  |  |  | 433,983,105 |  |  |  | 412,706,341 |
Net income (loss) per share, basic |  | $ | 0.001 |  |  | $ | 0.007 |  |  | $ | (0.005 | )
Net income (loss) per share, diluted |  | $ | 0.001 |  |  | $ | 0.007 |  |  | $ | (0.005 | )

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the numerators and the denominators of the basic and diluted per-share (or per-unit) computations for income from continuing operations, including the effect that has been given to preferred dividends. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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