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Revenues by Product Lines (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Products and licenses |  | $ 572,964 | $ 555,792 | $ 520,312
Subscriptions |  | 389,885 | 318,624 | 265,021
Software updates and maintenance |  | 778,452 | 755,422 | 710,483
Total revenues |  | 1,741,301 | 1,629,838 | 1,495,816
Network Security Gateways |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Products and licenses |  | 516,254 | 485,778 | 469,097
Subscriptions |  | 389,885 | 318,624 | 265,021
Other |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Products and licenses | [1] | $ 56,710 | $ 70,014 | $ 51,215
[1] | Comprised of Endpoint security, Mobile security and Security management products, each comprising of less than 10% of products and licenses revenues.

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