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Accrued Expenses And Other Liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Accrued Expenses And Other Liabilities [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Accrued Expenses And Other Liabilities |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |
Income taxes payable |  | $ | 54,794 |  |  | $ | 72,673 |
Accrued products and licenses costs |  |  | 28,341 |  |  |  | 27,582 |
Current deferred tax liability, net |  |  | 8,679 |  |  |  | 6,362 |
Marketing expenses payable |  |  | 7,564 |  |  |  | 11,834 |
Legal accrual |  |  | 19,445 |  |  |  | 21,978 |
Purchase commitment to subcontractors |  |  | 5,415 |  |  |  | 6,815 |
Accrued expenses |  |  | 24,125 |  |  |  | 30,608 |
|  | $ | 148,363 |  |  | $ | 177,852 |

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