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Deposit to Acquire Intangible Assets (Notes)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
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Deposit to acquire Intangible Assets[Text Block]	Deposits to Acquire Intangible Assets As of September 30, 2016, the Company has paid $145.0 million for the future assignment to the Company of contractual rights to the .web gTLD, pending approval from ICANN. Upon assignment of the contractual rights, the Company will record the total investment as an indefinite-lived intangible asset.

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