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Business Combinations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jun. 10, 2011 | Apr. 27, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2011 SiGe [Member] | Jun. 10, 2011 SiGe [Member] | Sep. 30, 2011 AATI [Member] | Sep. 30, 2011 AATI [Member] | Sep. 30, 2011 AATI [Member] Maximum [Member] | Sep. 30, 2011 AATI [Member] Minimum [Member]
Percentage of interest acquired |  | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Aggregated purchase price |  | $ 28,800,000 |  | $ 278,900,000 |  |  |  |
Fair value of contingent consideration |  | 2,000,000 |  | 57,400,000 |  |  |  |
Business combination, contingent consideration arrangements, range of outcomes, value, high |  |  | 65,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Business combination, contingent consideration arrangements, range of outcomes, value, low |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Amount contributed to net income by acquired entity |  |  | 39,700,000 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 162,387,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential payment for pending acquisition in cash and stock, price per share |  |  |  |  | 6.13 | 6.13 |  |
Expected payment for business acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000,000 | 190,000,000
Expected cash to be received from pending acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90,000,000 | 80,000,000
Stock consideration right to receive, share amount |  |  |  |  | 0.08725 | 0.08725 |  |
Closing value of the stock consideration |  |  |  |  | $ 2.45 |  |  |
Merger consideration right to receive, initial calculated amount without interest |  |  |  |  | $ 3.68 | $ 3.68 |  |
Conditional last reported sale price during the pre-closing measurement period, price per share |  |  |  |  |  | $ 21.00 |  |

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