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INCOME TAXES (Details 3) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | |||
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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Dec. 31, 2009
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Dec. 31, 2008
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| INCOME TAXES | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Valuation allowance | $ 768 | $ 813 | $ 861 | $ 681 |
| Net decrease (increase) | 45 | 48 | (180) | Ìý |
| Foreign currency movements | (30) | 1 | 14 | Ìý |
| Increase (decrease) to deferred tax assets with an offsetting (decrease) increase to valuation allowances | 4 | (27) | (64) | Ìý |
| Change in valuation allowance per rate reconciliation | 19 | 22 | (230) | Ìý |
| Components of change in valuation allowance affecting tax expense | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Pre-tax income and pre-tax losses in jurisdictions with valuation allowances resulting in no tax expense or benefit | (3) | 2 | (75) | Ìý |
| Releases of valuation allowances in various jurisdictions | 27 | 20 | 4 | Ìý |
| Establishments of valuation allowances in various jurisdictions | (5) | Ìý | (159) | Ìý |
| Change in valuation allowance per rate reconciliation | $ 19 | $ 22 | $ (230) | Ìý |
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Represents the amount of valuation allowance established in various jurisdictions. No definition available.
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Represents the pre-tax income and pre-tax losses in jurisdictions with valuation allowances resulting in no tax expense or benefit. No definition available.
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Represents the amount of valuation allowance released in various jurisdictions. No definition available.
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The increases or decreases in valuation allowances due to foreign currency movements. No definition available.
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The increases or decreases in allowances and reserves resulted from increase (decrease) in deferred tax assets with an offsetting (decrease) increase to valuation allowances. No definition available.
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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The portion of the difference between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations attributable to changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of the change in the period in the valuation allowance for a specified deferred tax asset. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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