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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Summary of the valuation of cash equivalents and marketable securities by pricing levels
 
As of September 30, 2012
 
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
$
118,508

 
$
118,508

 
$

 
$

Corporate notes, bonds and commercial paper
56,886

 

 
56,886

 

Total available-for-sale securities
$
175,394

 
$
118,508

 
$
56,886

 
$

 
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

 
$

Financial instruments that are measured and carried at cost on a nonrecurring basis
 
 
As of September 30, 2012
(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
nine months
ended September 30,
 2012
Investment in non-marketable securities
 
$
2,000

 
$

 
$

 
$
2,000

 
$

 
 
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 securities
 
$
2,000

 
$

 
$

 
$
2,000

 
$

Financial instruments not carried at fair value but requiring fair value disclosure
 
 
As of September 30, 2012
 
As of December 31, 2011
(in thousands)
 
Face
 Value
 
Carrying
 Value
 
Fair Value
 
Face
 Value
 
Carrying
 Value
 
Fair Value
5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2014
 
$
172,500

 
$
143,875

 
$
172,500

 
$
172,500

 
$
133,493

 
$
170,289