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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value of Financial Instruments  
Summary of the valuation of cash equivalents and marketable securities by pricing levels

 

 

 
  As of December 31, 2011  
 
  Total   Quoted
Market
Prices in
Active
Markets
(Level 1)
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

Money market funds

  $ 127,559   $ 127,559   $   $  

Corporate notes, bonds and commercial paper

    137,108         137,108      
                   

Total available-for-sale securities

  $ 264,667   $ 127,559   $ 137,108   $  
                   

 

 
  As of December 31, 2010  
 
  Total   Quoted
Market
Prices in
Active
Markets
(Level 1)
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

Money market funds

  $ 132,364   $ 132,364   $   $  

U.S. government sponsored obligations

    266,817     48,604     218,213      

Corporate notes, bonds and commercial paper

    95,724         95,724      
                   

Total available-for-sale securities

  $ 494,905   $ 180,968   $ 313,937   $  
                   
Financial instruments that are measured and carried at cost on a nonrecurring basis

 

 

 
  As of December 31, 2011  
(in thousands)
  Carrying
Value
  Quoted
market
prices in
active
markets
(Level 1)
  Significant
other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Impairment
charges for
the year
ended
December 31,
2011
 

Investment in non-marketable security

  $ 2,000   $   $   $ 2,000   $  
                       

 

 
  As of December 31, 2010  
(in thousands)
  Carrying
Value
  Quoted
market
prices in
active
markets
(Level 1)
  Significant
other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
  Impairment
charges for
the year
ended
December 31,
2010
 

Investment in non-marketable security

  $ 2,000   $   $   $ 2,000   $  
                       
Financial instruments not carried at fair value but requiring fair value disclosure

 

 

 
  As of December 31, 2011   As of December 31, 2010  
(in thousands)
  Face
Value
  Carrying
Value
  Fair
Value
  Face
Value
  Carrying
Value
  Fair
Value
 

5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2014

  $ 172,500   $ 133,493   $ 170,289   $ 172,500   $ 121,500   $ 224,504