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Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives | $ 0 | $ 7
Foreign exchange forward contracts |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives |  | 7
U.S. federal bonds |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Marketable securities | 35,970 | 5,502
Corporate bonds |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Marketable securities | 44,028 | 12,207
Money market funds |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | 59,655 | 31,271
Canadian guaranteed investment certificates |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents |  | 1,294
U.S. term deposits |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | 21,259 | 3,500
Level 1 $ | Foreign exchange forward contracts |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives |  | 0
Level 1 $ | U.S. federal bonds |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Marketable securities | 35,970 | 5,502
Level 1 $ | Corporate bonds |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Marketable securities | 0 | 0
Level 1 $ | Money market funds |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | 59,655 | 31,271
Level 1 $ | Canadian guaranteed investment certificates |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents |  | 1,294
Level 1 $ | U.S. term deposits |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | 21,259 | 3,500
Level 2 $ | Foreign exchange forward contracts |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives |  | 7
Level 2 $ | U.S. federal bonds |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Marketable securities | 0 | 0
Level 2 $ | Corporate bonds |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Marketable securities | 44,028 | 12,207
Level 2 $ | Money market funds |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Level 2 $ | Canadian guaranteed investment certificates |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents |  | 0
Level 2 $ | U.S. term deposits |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Level 3 $ | Foreign exchange forward contracts |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives |  | 0
Level 3 $ | U.S. federal bonds |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Marketable securities | 0 | 0
Level 3 $ | Corporate bonds |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Marketable securities | 0 | 0
Level 3 $ | Money market funds |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Level 3 $ | Canadian guaranteed investment certificates |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents |  | 0
Level 3 $ | U.S. term deposits |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | $ 0 | $ 0

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