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           BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND DISPOSITIONS (Details) (USD $) 
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        12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||
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           Dec. 31, 2012 
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           Dec. 31, 2011 
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           Dec. 31, 2010 
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           Dec. 31, 2011
 
          EMA Acquisition 
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           Dec. 31, 2011
 
          EMA Acquisition 
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           Dec. 31, 2010
 
          EMA Acquisition 
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           Dec. 30, 2011
 
          EMA Acquisition 
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           Nov. 30, 2011
 
          Stereolithography resin and Digitalis machine manufacturing businesses 
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           Dec. 31, 2011
 
          Stereolithography resin and Digitalis machine manufacturing businesses 
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           Dec. 31, 2010
 
          Stereolithography resin and Digitalis machine manufacturing businesses 
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| BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND DISPOSITIONS | ||||||||||
| Cash paid for business acquisition, net of cash acquired | $ 18 | $ 34 | $ 11 | |||||||
| Net sales related to the business acquired | 23 | 17 | ||||||||
| Net loss associated with the business acquired | 3 | |||||||||
| Cash received from 3D Systems Corporation | 41 | |||||||||
| Revenues | 7 | |||||||||
| Gain on sale included in other income | 38 | (8) | 34 | |||||||
| Goodwill derecognized due to sale of business | 2 | |||||||||
| Goodwill recorded in conjunction with acquisition | $ 9 | |||||||||
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- Definition 
          Gain (losses) recognized from the settlement of a preexisting relationship between the acquirer and the acquiree. No definition available. 
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- Definition 
          Represents the revenue from sales to the acquired entity. No definition available. 
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- Definition 
          Amount of goodwill arising from a business combination, which is the excess of the cost of the acquired entity over the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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- Definition 
          Amount of sales or other form of revenues attributable to the disposal group, including a component of the entity (discontinued operation), during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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- Definition 
          The gain (loss) resulting from the sale of a disposal group that is not a discontinued operation. It is included in income from continuing operations before income taxes in the income statement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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- Definition 
          Write-off of the carrying amount of goodwill associated with all or a portion of a reporting unit that is sold in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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- Details 
          
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- Definition 
          The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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- Definition 
          The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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