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BUSINESS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
BUSINESS
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BUSINESS:
Universal Display Corporation (the Company) is engaged in the research, development and commercialization of organic light emitting diode (OLED) technologies and materials for use in displays for smartphones, tablets and televisions as well as solid-state lighting applications. The Company's business strategy is to develop new OLED materials and sell those materials to product manufacturers. The Company develops and licenses its proprietary OLED technologies to product manufacturers for use in these applications. Through internal research and development efforts and acquisitions from and relationships with entities such as Princeton University (Princeton), the University of Southern California (USC), the University of Michigan (Michigan), Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm), Motorola Solutions, Inc. (f/k/a Motorola, Inc.) (Motorola) and PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG Industries), the Company has established a significant portfolio of proprietary OLED technologies and materials (see Notes 3, 5 and 7).