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Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 operating_segment reportable_segment business_activity Segment_Managers | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Business activity (in business activities) | 1 |  |
Segment managers responsible for operations (in segment managers) | 0 |  |
Number of operating segments (in operating segments) | 1 |  |
Number of reportable segments (in reportable segments) | 1 |  |
Revenue | $ 615,297 | $ 533,639 | $ 433,576
Property and equipment - net | 36,652 | 25,638 |
Americas [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 252,786 | 217,056 | 172,494
Property and equipment - net | 33,751 | 23,227 |
United States |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 162,327 | 145,369 | 120,456
Property and equipment - net | 29,334 | 18,764 |
Canada [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Property and equipment - net | 4,372 | 4,376 |
Other Americas [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 90,459 | 71,687 | 52,038
Property and equipment - net | 45 | 87 |
EMEA [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 208,979 | 184,175 | 152,385
Property and equipment - net | 1,273 | 1,213 |
APAC [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 153,532 | 132,408 | 108,697
Property and equipment - net | $ 1,628 | $ 1,198 |

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- Definition Number of operating segments. An operating segment is a component of an enterprise: (a) that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same enterprise), (b) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprise's chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and (c) for which discrete financial information is available. An operating segment may engage in business activities for which it has yet to earn revenues, for example, start-up operations may be operating segments before earning revenues. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount after accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph a -Article 5 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 8 -Article 7 + Details
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