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2013 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000127449414000011 Filed on February 26, 2014

Income Statement

Concept	2013 Q4	2013	2012 Q4
Revenue	$769.1M	$3.310B	$1.075B
YoY Change	-28.46%	-1.75%	62.78%
Cost Of Revenue	$577.9M	$2.445B	$781.5M
YoY Change	-26.05%	-2.81%	49.66%
Gross Profit	$191.2M	$864.6M	$293.5M
YoY Change	-34.86%	1.39%	112.53%
Gross Profit Margin	24.86%	26.12%	27.3%
Selling, General & Admin	$65.70M	$270.3M	$65.10M
YoY Change	0.92%	-3.8%	-50.61%
% of Gross Profit	34.36%	31.26%	22.18%
Research & Development	$38.40M	$134.3M	$31.60M
YoY Change	21.52%	1.39%	-16.62%
% of Gross Profit	20.08%	15.53%	10.77%
Depreciation & Amortization	$61.40M	$238.8M
YoY Change		-10.03%
% of Gross Profit	32.11%	27.62%
Operating Expenses	$104.1M	$494.2M	$96.70M
YoY Change	7.65%	-44.49%	-43.05%
Operating Profit	$87.10M	$370.4M	$196.8M
YoY Change	-55.74%	-1086.1%	-720.82%
Interest Expense	$5.300M	$1.884M	-$1.700M
YoY Change	-411.76%	-86.43%	-143.59%
% of Operating Profit	6.08%	0.51%	-0.86%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$2.400M	-$5.189M	$300.0K
YoY Change	-900.0%	-649.1%
Pretax Income	$65.00M	$78.35M	$170.6M
YoY Change	-61.9%	-19.04%	-135.44%
Income Tax	$1.900M	$30.10M	$16.40M
% Of Pretax Income	2.92%	38.42%	9.61%
Net Earnings	$62.90M	$350.7M	$154.2M
YoY Change	-59.21%	-464.05%	-137.33%
Net Earnings / Revenue	8.18%	10.6%	14.34%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$3.74
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$620.9K	$3.67	$1.770M
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	99.44M shares	93.70M shares	87.03M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		95.47M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2013 Q4	2013	2012 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.764B	$1.764B	$1.004B
YoY Change	75.73%	75.73%	49.43%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.325B	$1.325B	$901.3M
Short-Term Investments	$439.1M	$439.1M	$102.6M
Other Short-Term Assets	$62.15M	$982.0M	$64.22M
YoY Change	-3.22%	133.09%	-42.96%
Inventory	$389.0M	$389.0M	$434.9M
Prepaid Expenses	$24.57M		$39.58M
Receivables	$136.4M	$239.3M	$553.6M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$418.4M	$17.70M
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.793B	$3.793B	$2.832B
YoY Change	33.91%	33.91%	8.38%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.385B	$1.385B	$1.525B
YoY Change	-9.2%	-9.2%	-16.0%
Goodwill	$84.99M		$65.44M
YoY Change	29.86%		0.0%
Intangibles	$117.4M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$12.15M	$17.30M	$0.00
YoY Change		239.22%	-100.0%
Other Assets	$59.31M	$1.469B	$56.45M
YoY Change	5.06%	-22.71%	-16.51%
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.091B	$3.091B	$3.516B
YoY Change	-12.1%	-12.11%	11.12%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.793B	$3.793B	$2.832B
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.091B	$3.091B	$3.516B
Total Assets	$6.884B	$6.884B	$6.349B
YoY Change	8.42%	8.42%	9.88%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$261.3M	$261.3M	$350.2M
YoY Change	-25.38%	-25.39%	98.49%
Accrued Expenses	$320.1M	$253.0M	$554.4M
YoY Change	-42.27%	-45.46%	36.34%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$60.50M	$60.50M	$62.30M
YoY Change	-2.89%	-2.89%	40.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.588B	$1.588B	$1.101B
YoY Change	44.19%	44.19%	13.11%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$162.8M	$162.8M	$500.2M
YoY Change	-67.45%	-67.45%	-19.21%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$404.4M	$629.5M	$292.2M
YoY Change	38.38%	-44.86%	41.76%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$404.4M	$792.3M	$292.2M
YoY Change	38.38%	-51.74%	41.76%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.588B	$1.588B	$1.101B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$404.4M	$792.3M	$292.2M
Total Liabilities	$2.380B	$2.380B	$2.743B
YoY Change	-13.22%	-13.23%	28.56%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.883B		$1.530B
YoY Change	23.08%		-5.92%
Common Stock	$2.646B		$2.066B
YoY Change	28.1%		2.12%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$4.468B	$4.503B	$3.573B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$6.884B	$6.884B	$6.349B
YoY Change	8.42%	8.42%	9.88%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2013 Q4	2013	2012 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$62.90M	$350.7M	$154.2M
YoY Change	-59.21%	-464.05%	-137.33%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$61.40M	$238.8M
YoY Change		-10.03%
Cash From Operating Activities	$192.2M	$856.1M	$327.5M
YoY Change	-41.31%	12.32%	2960.75%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$56.20M	$282.6M	-$40.00M
YoY Change	40.5%	-25.49%	-66.07%
Acquisitions		$30.75M
YoY Change		1161.59%
Other Investing Activities	$12.90M	$3.533M	$600.0K
YoY Change	2050.0%		-101.07%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$43.40M	-$537.1M	-$39.40M
YoY Change	10.15%	39.97%	-77.4%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$428.2M
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net		$64.95M
YoY Change		-63.68%
Cash From Financing Activities	-17.70M	$101.2M	-4.900M
YoY Change	261.22%	-213.53%	-104.34%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	192.2M	$856.1M	327.5M
Cash From Investing Activities	-43.40M	-$537.1M	-39.40M
Cash From Financing Activities	-17.70M	$101.2M	-4.900M
Net Change In Cash	131.1M	$420.2M	283.2M
YoY Change	-53.71%	45.21%	-658.58%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$192.2M	$856.1M	$327.5M
Capital Expenditures	-$56.20M	$282.6M	-$40.00M
Free Cash Flow	$248.4M	$573.6M	$367.5M
YoY Change	-32.41%	49.76%	185.77%

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CY2012	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	-81122000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	44444000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Cost Of Goods Sold CostOfGoodsSold	2515796000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	37882000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	23045000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	6799000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	788000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	43596000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Cost Of Goods Sold CostOfGoodsSold	2446235000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	112895000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Contract Receivable Retainage Due After One Year ContractReceivableRetainageDueAfterOneYear	992000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Contract Receivable Retainage Due After One Year ContractReceivableRetainageDueAfterOneYear	270364000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Contract Receivable Retainage Due In Next Rolling Twelve Months ContractReceivableRetainageDueInNextRollingTwelveMonths	418370000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Contract Receivable Retainage Due In Next Rolling Twelve Months ContractReceivableRetainageDueInNextRollingTwelveMonths	58400000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Cost Method Investments CostMethodInvestments	5173000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Cost Method Investments CostMethodInvestments	5073000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Cost Of Goods Sold CostOfGoodsSold	1794456000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	46057000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	141285000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	825000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	-1085000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	5345000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Carrying Amount DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount	225007000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Carrying Amount DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount	565295000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Unamortized Discount Premium Net DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumNet	1684000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Unamortized Discount Premium Net DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumNet	2723000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred Income Taxes And Tax Credits DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits	14588000	USD
CY2013Q2	us-gaap	Deferred Offering Costs DeferredOfferingCosts	2200000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Rent Receivables Net DeferredRentReceivablesNet	21175000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Rent Receivables Net DeferredRentReceivablesNet	21570000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue	1193000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue	2056000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-7846000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Deferred Income Taxes And Tax Credits DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits	-20878000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-2965000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	2229000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	535643000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	529808000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Costs Current DeferredCostsCurrent	96337000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Costs Current DeferredCostsCurrent	753000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	7374000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-12022000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-140435000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	8529000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-11085000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-7224000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-155505000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-20878000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	12938000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Income Taxes And Tax Credits DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits	-155505000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Inventory DeferredTaxAssetsInventory	8290000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Inventory DeferredTaxAssetsInventory	5548000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	349998000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	342837000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net DeferredTaxAssetsNet	374678000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net DeferredTaxAssetsNet	374889000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net Current DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	63899000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net Current DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	44070000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	296603000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	317473000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	131932000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	112975000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	160965000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	4103000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	189000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment	40988000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment	62640000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards	169977000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards	162874000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards Foreign DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign	127300000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards Research DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsResearch	26400000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Share Based Compensation Cost DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost	38198000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Share Based Compensation Cost DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost	32200000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Other DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseOther	21364000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Other DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseOther	18035000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Accrued Liabilities DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities	38127000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Accrued Liabilities DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities	36089000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	154919000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	7977000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	4791000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities DeferredTaxLiabilities	24680000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities DeferredTaxLiabilities	32052000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Current DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent	2226000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Current DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent	138000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Deferred Expense Capitalized Interest DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredExpenseCapitalizedInterest	3356000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Deferred Expense Capitalized Interest DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredExpenseCapitalizedInterest	1673000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Other DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther	8843000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Other DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther	4222000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liability Not Recognized Amount Of Unrecognized Deferred Tax Liability Undistributed Earnings Of Foreign Subsidiaries DeferredTaxLiabilityNotRecognizedAmountOfUnrecognizedDeferredTaxLiabilityUndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries	848300000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Matching Contribution Percent DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent	0.04	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	235231000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	262716000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	234370000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Assets Current DerivativeAssetsCurrent	7996000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Assets Current DerivativeAssetsCurrent	7230000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income Effective Portion Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet	1790000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income Effective Portion Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet	-10010000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liabilities Current DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent	5825000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liabilities Current DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent	8096000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Due From Affiliate Current DueFromAffiliateCurrent	0	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Due From Affiliate Current DueFromAffiliateCurrent	17725000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-1.11
CY2011	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-0.46
CY2013	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	3.77
CY2012	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-1.11
CY2013	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	3.70
CY2011	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-0.46
CY2012	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	6307000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	3594000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	-21368000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	-1.420	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.265	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.067	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.350	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.350	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.350	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	0.016	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	-0.059	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	-3.692	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	0.455	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-0.212	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-0.065	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.009	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.007	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.021	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Repatriation Of Foreign Earnings EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings	0.000	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Repatriation Of Foreign Earnings EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings	-0.101	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Repatriation Of Foreign Earnings EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings	0.000	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.004	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.007	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.069	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits	0.111	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits	0.045	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits	-0.035	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Holidays EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxHolidays	-0.212	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Holidays EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxHolidays	1.967	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Holidays EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxHolidays	1.190	pure
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Employee Related Liabilities Current EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent	105677000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Employee Related Liabilities Current EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent	50148000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	19400000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	35300000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	12300000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investments EquityMethodInvestments	12148000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investments EquityMethodInvestments	0	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	27373000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	110836000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	35076000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Operating Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities	110836000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Operating Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities	27373000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Operating Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities	35076000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	5404000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	6264000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense After Year Five FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive	1978000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Next Twelve Months FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths	730000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Five FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive	458000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Four FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour	461000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Three FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree	493000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Two FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo	496000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	123680000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	9139000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	117416000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	3735000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	995000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	-259000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	-2122000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Unrealized ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized	4701000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Unrealized ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized	15109000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Unrealized ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized	-8509000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Investments GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments	16000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Investments GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Investments GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments	4581000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	84985000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	65444000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	65444000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	0	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	19541000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Impaired Accumulated Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss	-393365000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Impaired Accumulated Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss	-393365000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Impaired Accumulated Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss	-393365000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	393365000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	971751000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	852749000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	862754000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Impairment Of Long Lived Assets Held For Use ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse	97132000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Impairment Of Long Lived Assets Held For Use ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse	356522000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Impairment Of Long Lived Assets Held For Use ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse	57414000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Impairment Of Ongoing Project ImpairmentOfOngoingProject	3253000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Impairment Of Ongoing Project ImpairmentOfOngoingProject	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Impairment Of Ongoing Project ImpairmentOfOngoingProject	7933000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	-366903000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	75747000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	96766000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	302470000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	-136570000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	313190000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	378217000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	-39804000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	-53713000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-14220000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	25179000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	56534000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	-356000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	-2739000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	1568000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits	2408000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Income Tax Receivable IncomeTaxReceivable	7656000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Income Tax Receivable IncomeTaxReceivable	7258000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	6046000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	3186000	USD
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CY2013	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities	435015000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	379228000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	282576000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	731814000	USD
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CY2013	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Restricted Investments PaymentsToAcquireRestrictedInvestments	0	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Suppliers And Employees PaymentsToSuppliersAndEmployees	2447337000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments To Suppliers And Employees PaymentsToSuppliersAndEmployees	2973855000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Suppliers And Employees PaymentsToSuppliersAndEmployees	2159429000	USD
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CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense Current PrepaidExpenseCurrent	24572000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense Current PrepaidExpenseCurrent	39582000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Collection Of Advance To Affiliate ProceedsFromCollectionOfAdvanceToAffiliate	4498000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Collection Of Advance To Affiliate ProceedsFromCollectionOfAdvanceToAffiliate	0	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Customers ProceedsFromCustomers	3231268000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Customers ProceedsFromCustomers	2290944000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Customers ProceedsFromCustomers	3868540000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Interest Received ProceedsFromInterestReceived	4693000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Interest Received ProceedsFromInterestReceived	10156000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Interest Received ProceedsFromInterestReceived	6599000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	0	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	428190000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	0	USD
CY2013Q2	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	428200000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	370108000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	0	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	0	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit	335000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit	1375000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit	550000000	USD
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CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	93984000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	108663000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Research And Development Expense ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	132460000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Research And Development Expense ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	134300000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Research And Development Expense ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	140523000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-996000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-444000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	5083000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	116403000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	632000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	1054000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	176000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	8326000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Classified Current ProductWarrantyAccrualClassifiedCurrent	67097000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Classified Current ProductWarrantyAccrualClassifiedCurrent	90581000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Noncurrent ProductWarrantyAccrualNoncurrent	101015000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Noncurrent ProductWarrantyAccrualNoncurrent	130944000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Warranties Issued ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued	40863000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Warranties Issued ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued	22411000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Warranties Issued ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued	35985000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	1525382000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	1385084000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	2106000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	10761000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	4471000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Repayments Of Lines Of Credit RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	1305000000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Repayments Of Lines Of Credit RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	605000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Lines Of Credit RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	450000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	33796000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	178842000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	64954000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents Noncurrent RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent	184000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents Noncurrent RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent	167000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Investments Noncurrent RestrictedCashAndInvestmentsNoncurrent	279441000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Investments Noncurrent RestrictedCashAndInvestmentsNoncurrent	301400000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Restructuring Charges RestructuringCharges	60366000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Restructuring Charges RestructuringCharges	469101000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	1529733000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	2766207000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	3308989000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	17.79
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Short Term Borrowings ShortTermBorrowings	0	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual StandardProductWarrantyAccrual	27894000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	280928000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	270261000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	36971000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual StandardProductWarrantyAccrual	191596000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual StandardProductWarrantyAccrual	157742000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual StandardProductWarrantyAccrual	198041000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual Noncurrent StandardProductWarrantyAccrualNoncurrent	79105000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual Noncurrent StandardProductWarrantyAccrualNoncurrent	130944000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual Payments StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	33499000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual Payments StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	60644000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual Payments StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	24425000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual Preexisting Increase Decrease StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPreexistingIncreaseDecrease	53635000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual Preexisting Increase Decrease StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPreexistingIncreaseDecrease	3959000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Acquisitions StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions	0	USD
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CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Unbilled Receivables Current UnbilledReceivablesCurrent	102953000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	67905000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	141513000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Accrued UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued	0	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Accrued UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	14992000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	13921000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	34986000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	5547000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	23616000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate	137800000	USD
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CY2013Q4	fslr	Accrued Inventory AccruedInventory	43966000	USD
CY2013Q4	fslr	Accrued Project Assets And Deferred Project Costs AccruedProjectAssetsAndDeferredProjectCosts	80528000	USD
CY2012Q4	fslr	Accrued Project Assets And Deferred Project Costs AccruedProjectAssetsAndDeferredProjectCosts	76133000	USD
CY2013Q4	fslr	Accrued Property Plant And Equipment AccruedPropertyPlantAndEquipment	19834000	USD
CY2012Q4	fslr	Accrued Property Plant And Equipment AccruedPropertyPlantAndEquipment	20564000	USD
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CY2013Q4	fslr	Aggregate Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter AggregateLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	7103000	USD
CY2013Q4	fslr	Aggregate Leases Future Minimum Payments Duein Five Years AggregateLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueinFiveYears	7575000	USD
CY2013Q4	fslr	Aggregate Leases Future Minimum Payments Duein Four Years AggregateLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueinFourYears	10205000	USD
CY2013Q4	fslr	Aggregate Leases Future Minimum Payments Duein Next Twelve Months AggregateLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueinNextTwelveMonths	11247000	USD
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