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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified |
9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||||
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Sep. 30, 2012
Accepted and tendered cases
USD ($)
lawsuit
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Sep. 30, 2011
Accepted and tendered cases
lawsuit
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Dec. 31, 2011
Accepted and tendered cases
USD ($)
lawsuit
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Dec. 31, 2010
Accepted and tendered cases
lawsuit
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Dec. 31, 2009
Accepted and tendered cases
lawsuit
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Sep. 30, 2012
Accepted cases not subject to indemnification
USD ($)
lawsuit
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Sep. 30, 2011
Accepted cases not subject to indemnification
USD ($)
lawsuit
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Dec. 31, 2011
Accepted cases not subject to indemnification
USD ($)
lawsuit
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Dec. 31, 2010
Accepted cases not subject to indemnification
USD ($)
lawsuit
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Dec. 31, 2009
Accepted cases not subject to indemnification
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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Feb. 28, 2010
Antitrust matters - Purported class action cases
lawsuit
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Sep. 30, 2012
Product Delivery Claim
USD ($)
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Sep. 30, 2012
Product Delivery Claim
EUR (€)
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Dec. 31, 2011
Product Delivery Claim
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2011
Product Delivery Claim
EUR (€)
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Jul. 03, 2012
Indemnification Matter
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| LEGAL MATTERS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Experience with tendering cases | 18 years | 18 years | ||||||||||||||||
| Information about the cases | ||||||||||||||||||
| Unresolved at beginning of period (number of cases) | 1,080 | 1,116 | 1,116 | 1,138 | 1,140 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 43 | ||||||||
| Tendered during period | 3 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Filed during period | 8 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Resolved during period | 2 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||
| Unresolved at end of period (number of cases) | 1,081 | 1,083 | 1,080 | 1,116 | 1,138 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 39 | ||||||||
| Payment of gross settlement costs | $ 82,000 | $ 442,000 | $ 584,000 | $ 201,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Accrued liability relating to the cases | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 225,000 | 460,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Receivable relating to indemnity protection of the cases | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of purported class action cases filed | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Amount of claims of customer | 191,000,000 | 153,000,000 | 150,000,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Amount of insurance available for claims in excess of specified amount | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Aggregate amount of current claims | 145,000,000 | 113,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Minimum range of possible loss | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Maximum range of possible loss | € 113,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Common stock loss due to Banks' misrepresentations (in shares) | 19 | |||||||||||||||||