Long-Term Purchase Commitment, Percent Of Services Payable In Cash Or Shares

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Research and development expense (credit).

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- Definition

The number of shares issued in exchange for the original debt being converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or payments in the period.

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Price of the entity's common stock which would be required to be attained for the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument to become effective.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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EQUITY AND CASH COMPENSATION UNDER THE PPG AGREEMENTS - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Percent of services payable in cash or shares			50.00%
Issuance of common stock in connection with materials and license agreements (in shares)			0	0	0
New OLED Materials Agreement and OLED Materials Agreement [Member] \| Cash Distribution
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Charges to expense for cash portion of reimbursement of expenses			$ 1,400,000	$ 771,000	$ 1,700,000
New OLED Materials Agreement and OLED Materials Agreement [Member] \| Weighted Average
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Minimum average closing price of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 20.00	$ 20.00