GAIN ON SALE OF ASSETS 4 (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Loss (gain) on disposal
(Gain) loss on sale of assets			$ 0	$ (35,310,000)	$ 99,767,000
Interest expense			4,130,000	7,028,000	7,535,000
Manufacturing operations in Rousset, France
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Period	4 years
Loss (gain) on disposal
Net assets transferred, including working capital	61,646,000	61,646,000
Fair Value of Manufacturing Services Agreement	92,417,000	92,417,000
Currency translation adjustment	(97,367,000)
Severance cost liability	27,840,000
Transition services	4,746,000
Selling costs	3,173,000
Other related costs	1,597,000
(Gain) loss on sale of assets	94,052,000			0	94,052,000
Difference between purchase commitment and market price		103,700,000
Fair value of manufacturing service agreement, discount rate	7.00%	7.00%
Present value of purchase commitment		11,200,000	3,300,000
Reduction of cost of good sold			34,500,000	31,900,000	14,900,000
Interest expense			2,300,000	4,500,000	2,900,000
Performance based bonuses on disposition of assets		$ 500,000