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OPERATING AND GEOGRAPHICAL SEGMENTS (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Geographic sources of revenues and locations of long-lived assets
Net revenues	$ 479,375	$ 444,344	$ 1,419,444	$ 1,186,254
Long-lived assets	278,164		278,164		281,775
Exclusions from long-lived assets
Auction-rate securities	2,251		2,251		2,251
Goodwill	55,518		55,518		54,676
Intangible assets, net	12,161		12,161		17,603
Deferred income tax assets	150,730		150,730		140,562
United States
Geographic sources of revenues and locations of long-lived assets
Net revenues	57,254	68,964	192,109	194,348
Long-lived assets	82,791		82,791		106,052
Germany
Geographic sources of revenues and locations of long-lived assets
Net revenues	58,669	51,929	178,068	150,744
Long-lived assets	21,261		21,261		18,963
France
Geographic sources of revenues and locations of long-lived assets
Net revenues	6,350	13,318	23,769	46,835
Long-lived assets	28,722		28,722		30,674
Japan
Geographic sources of revenues and locations of long-lived assets
Net revenues	15,342	11,810	44,895	31,347
China, including Hong Kong
Geographic sources of revenues and locations of long-lived assets
Net revenues	157,284	137,181	427,956	362,440
Singapore
Geographic sources of revenues and locations of long-lived assets
Net revenues	11,626	11,186	34,915	31,944
South Korea
Geographic sources of revenues and locations of long-lived assets
Net revenues	67,544	43,079	170,449	85,970
Taiwan
Geographic sources of revenues and locations of long-lived assets
Net revenues	30,943	35,286	124,837	79,030
Philippines
Geographic sources of revenues and locations of long-lived assets
Long-lived assets	75,144		75,144		65,049
Asia-Pacific
Geographic sources of revenues and locations of long-lived assets
Long-lived assets	61,630		61,630		47,524
Rest of Asia-Pacific
Geographic sources of revenues and locations of long-lived assets
Net revenues	17,890	18,810	52,246	49,540
Rest of Europe
Geographic sources of revenues and locations of long-lived assets
Net revenues	48,859	41,760	149,920	130,368
Long-lived assets	8,616		8,616		13,513
Rest of the World
Geographic sources of revenues and locations of long-lived assets
Net revenues	$ 7,614	$ 11,021	$ 20,280	$ 23,688