Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||
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Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2011
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month | Sep. 30, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2010 | |
| Intangible Assets | |||||
| Intangible Assets | $ 751,577,000 | $ 751,577,000 | $ 326,046,000 | ||
| Accumulated Amortization | (232,952,000) | (232,952,000) | (167,052,000) | ||
| Average finite useful life, low end of the range (in years) | 1 | ||||
| Average finite useful life, high end of the range (in years) | 20 | ||||
| Amortization expense | 46,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 66,000,000 | 25,000,000 | |
| Estimated future amortization of identifiable intangible assets | |||||
| 2011 (remaining three months) | 42,883,000 | ||||
| 2012 | 92,593,000 | ||||
| 2013 | 70,208,000 | ||||
| 2014 | 78,554,000 | ||||
| 2015 | 63,331,000 | ||||
| Thereafter | 171,056,000 | ||||
| Total | 518,625,000 | ||||
| In-process R&D assets | 26,000,000 | ||||
Contract-based | |||||
| Intangible Assets | |||||
| Intangible Assets | 257,666,000 | 257,666,000 | 190,566,000 | ||
| Accumulated Amortization | (132,507,000) | (132,507,000) | (108,361,000) | ||
Customer relationships | |||||
| Intangible Assets | |||||
| Intangible Assets | 305,026,000 | 305,026,000 | 23,632,000 | ||
| Accumulated Amortization | (54,369,000) | (54,369,000) | (23,605,000) | ||
Technology-based | |||||
| Intangible Assets | |||||
| Intangible Assets | 151,837,000 | 151,837,000 | 111,848,000 | ||
| Accumulated Amortization | (44,844,000) | (44,844,000) | (35,086,000) | ||
Favorable Leases | |||||
| Intangible Assets | |||||
| Intangible Assets | 4,707,000 | 4,707,000 | |||
| Accumulated Amortization | (379,000) | (379,000) | |||
Trademark portfolio | |||||
| Intangible Assets | |||||
| Intangible Assets | 32,341,000 | 32,341,000 | |||
| Accumulated Amortization | $ (853,000) | $ (853,000) | |||
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