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Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value for Level 3 Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Fair Value [Abstract]
Beginning balance	$ 51,826	$ 49,394
Contingent consideration recorded at acquisition date	15	220
Payment of contingent consideration recorded at acquisition date	(5,290)	(2,217)
Payment of contingent consideration recorded in earnings		(33)
Adjustments to contingent consideration	11,313	(75)
Interest accretion expense	463	349
Ending balance	$ 58,327	$ 47,638

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of a contingent consideration liability, including, but not limited to, differences arising upon settlement.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized on the income statement for financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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