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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	Aug. 31, 2011 Tessera Inc [Member] patents	Jul. 31, 2011 Tessera Inc [Member]	Nov. 30, 2009 Tessera Inc [Member] patents	Sep. 30, 2011 Tessera Inc [Member]	Dec. 31, 2008 Tessera Inc [Member]	Jan. 31, 2009 Tessera Inc Legal Proceedings [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Carsem Legal Proceedings [Member] claims	Sep. 30, 2011 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Letter of Credit [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Credit facility, borrowing capacity								$ 100,000,000		$ 25,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding								0	0	400,000
Credit facility, additional borrowing available										24,600,000
Final damages awarded						60,600,000
Final award, plus interest and royalties					64,700,000
Additional royalties claimed by Tessera for packages		18,000,000
Unpaid Amount of Royalties				500,000
Amount of dispute				100,000,000
Royalties Claimed Under License Agreement For Additional Patents				400,000,000
Amount of deposit in escrow account				$ 17,000,000
Number of valid asserted patent claims							21
Number of foreign patents	4
Number of domestic patents	10
Number of U.S patents under license agreement			13
Number of foreign patents under license agreement			6
Number of patents on which claim is dropped			5