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Acquisitions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisitions [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Purchase Price Allocation |
Accounts receivable |  | $ | 27,674 |
Inventory |  |  | 7,575 |
Other assets |  |  | 8,148 |
Accounts payable and other liabilities |  |  | (21,703 | )
Deferred revenues |  |  | (48,457 | )
Intangible assets |  |  | 36,944 |
Goodwill (tax deductible) |  |  | 43,856 |
Total purchase price |  | $ | 54,037 |
Components Of Intangible Assets Associated With Nokia Acquisition |
|  | Fair value |  |  | Useful life
Customer relationships (1) |  | $ | 11,909 |  |  | 2 years
Core technology (2) |  |  | 20,058 |  |  | 3 years
In-Process research and development (3) |  |  | 2,741 |  |  |
Backlog |  |  | 1,280 |  |  | 0.5 years
Trade names (4) |  |  | 956 |  |  | 3 years
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 36,944 |  |  |
| (1) | Customer relationships represent the underlying relationships and agreements with Nokia's installed customer base.
| (2) | Core technology represents a combination of Nokia processes, patents and trade secrets related to the design and development of its products. This proprietary know-how can be leveraged to develop new technology and improve the Company's products.
| (3) | In-process research and development ("IPR&D") represents incomplete Nokia research and development projects that had not reached technological feasibility and had no alternative future use as of the date of the acquisition. The asset was fully amortized in 2010 as the Company abandoned the development efforts.
| (4) | Trade names value represents the recognition value of Nokia's brand name as a result of advertising expenditures for customer relations and the technological development to provide consistent, leading edge products and a strong research and development commitment by the Company.
Schedule Of Condensed Combined Pro Forma Information |
|  | Year ended December 31, 2009 |
|  | Unaudited |
Revenues (*) |  | $ | 971,993 |
Net income |  | $ | 368,788 |
Basic earnings per share |  | $ | 1.76 |
Diluted earnings per share |  | $ | 1.74 |
| (*) | Nokia revenues prior to the acquisition date were denominated in currencies other than the US dollar; such revenues were re-measured into US dollars in accordance with ASC 830.

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