FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS [Abstract]

Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

The following table represents the Company's fair value hierarchy for its financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

			Significant
	Quoted Prices		Other
	In Active		Observable
	Markets		Inputs
	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		Total
September 30, 2012:
Assets:
U.S. government obligations and agency securities	$	-	$	7,362	$	7,362
U.S. corporate debt		-		663		663
Foreign corporate debt and equity securities		-		1,887		1,887
Total	$	-	$	9,912	$	9,912
Derivative assets	$	-	$	199	$	199
Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities	$	-	$	886	$	886
December 31, 2011:
Assets:
U.S. government obligations and agency securities	$	-	$	19,598	$	19,598
U.S. corporate debt		-		25,100		25,100
Foreign government obligations and agency securities		-		2,810		2,810
Foreign corporate debt and equity securities		105		14,825		14,930
Total	$	105	$	62,333	$	62,438
Derivative assets	$	-	$	940	$	940
Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities	$	-	$	217	$	217