OPERATING AND GEOGRAPHICAL SEGMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Information about Reportable Segments

	Micro- Controllers			Nonvolatile Memories		RF and Automotive			ASIC		Total
	(in thousands)
Year ended December 31, 2013
Net revenue from external customers	$	896,916		$	114,264	$	182,857		$	192,410	$	1,386,447
Segment income (loss) from operations	(23,427		)	16,005		21,837			55,243		69,658
Year ended December 31, 2012
Net revenue from external customers	$	892,839		$	170,736	$	174,237		$	194,298	$	1,432,110
Segment income (loss) from operations	22,994			21,057		(12,004		)	42,496		74,543
Year ended December 31, 2011
Net revenue from external customers	$	1,113,579		$	255,683	$	202,013		$	231,778	$	1,803,053
Segment income from operations	235,478			55,721		16,962			64,009		372,170

Reconciliation of Segment Information to Consolidated Statements of Operations

The Company does not allocate assets by segment, as management does not use asset information to measure or evaluate a segment’s performance.

Reconciliation of Segment Information to Consolidated Statements of Operations

	Years Ended
	December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(in thousands)
Total segment income from operations	$	69,658		$	74,543		$	372,170
Unallocated amounts:
Acquisition-related charges	(5,534		)	(7,388		)	(5,408		)
Restructuring charges	(50,026		)	(23,986		)	(20,064		)
Recovery (impairment) of receivables due from foundry supplier	600			(6,495		)	—
Settlement charges	(21,600		)	—			—
Credit from reserved grant income	—			10,689			—
Gain on sale of assets	4,430			—			35,310
Consolidated income (loss) from operations	$	(2,472	)	$	47,363		$	382,008

Geographic sources of revenue

Geographic sources of revenue were as follows:

	Years Ended
	December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in thousands)
United States	$	192,878	$	189,699	$	249,887
Germany	199,298		175,930		237,777
France	26,270		28,343		31,231
Japan	41,533		51,141		57,376
China, including Hong Kong	417,617		451,642		531,561
Singapore	44,957		41,637		42,982
South Korea	142,476		178,547		223,967
Taiwan	51,830		67,806		135,650
Rest of Asia-Pacific	120,290		72,128		71,048
Rest of Europe	128,841		149,104		193,558
Rest of the World	20,457		26,133		28,016
Total net revenue	$	1,386,447	$	1,432,110	$	1,803,053

Locations of long-lived assets

Physical locations of tangible long-lived assets were as follows:

	December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	(in thousands)
United States	$	104,912	$	85,044
Philippines	50,472		61,594
Germany	24,244		17,602
France	17,249		28,000
Rest of Asia-Pacific	23,815		38,842
Rest of Europe	7,026		9,547
Total	$	227,718	$	240,629