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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)
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3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | ||||
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Mar. 31, 2012
Accepted and tendered cases
USD ($)
lawsuit
Y
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Mar. 31, 2011
Accepted and tendered cases
lawsuit
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Mar. 31, 2012
Accepted cases not subject to indemnification
USD ($)
lawsuit
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Mar. 31, 2011
Accepted cases not subject to indemnification
USD ($)
lawsuit
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Dec. 31, 2010
Antitrust matters - Direct action cases
lawsuit
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May 31, 2006
Antitrust matters - Direct and indirect action cases
lawsuit
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Mar. 31, 2012
Product Delivery Claim
USD ($)
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Mar. 31, 2012
Product Delivery Claim
EUR (€)
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Feb. 28, 2010
Antitrust matters - Purported class action cases
lawsuit
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| Experience with tendering cases (in years) | 18 | ||||||||
| Information about the cases | |||||||||
| Unresolved at beginning of period (number of cases) | 1,080 | 1,116 | 36 | 37 | |||||
| Tendered during period | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Filed during the period | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| Resolved during period | 39 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Unresolved at end of period (number of cases) | 1,081 | 1,079 | 38 | 40 | |||||
| Accrued liability relating to the cases | $ 10,000,000 | $ 259,000 | |||||||
| Receivable relating to indemnity protection of the cases | 10,000,000 | ||||||||
| Payment of gross settlement costs | 82,000 | 0 | |||||||
| Number of purported class action cases filed | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Amount of claims of customer | 200,000,000 | 153,000,000 | |||||||
| Amount of insurance available for claims in excess of specified amount | 10,000,000 | ||||||||
| Minimum range of possible loss | 0 | ||||||||
| Maximum range of possible loss | € 153,000,000 | ||||||||
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Represents the amount of claims of the customer. No definition available.
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Represents the amount of insurance available for claims in excess of the specified amount. No definition available.
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The number of claims tendered to prior owners. No definition available.
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- Definition
Represents the number of purported class action cases filed. No definition available.
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Represents the number of years of experience of the entity with tendering cases. No definition available.
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- Definition
The carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the combined total of loss contingency liabilities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The payments made in the period which reduced loss contingency liabilities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The number of claims settled and dismissed during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The total number of new claims filed pertaining to a loss contingency during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The total amount of pending claims pertaining to a loss contingency accrual as of the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The estimated maximum amount of possible loss from the contingency. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The estimated minimum amount of possible loss from the contingency. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of a recorded receivable related to a loss contingency accrual. For example, an insurance recovery receivable to the extent that the insurance recovery is probable and does not exceed the amount of the loss previously recognized in the financial statements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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