GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Schedule of Acquired Technology (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired technology, gross	$ 222,841
Less: Accumulated amortization	(65,565)	$ (54,837)
Acquired technology, net	157,276	$ 72,015
PD LD, Inc [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired technology, gross	1,481
Motorola [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired technology, gross	15,909
BASF [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired technology, gross	95,989
FUJIFILM [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired technology, gross	$ 109,462

Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275

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