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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

TAXES [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

Our income tax provision consists of the following components for 2011, 2010, and 2009 (in thousands):

	2011				2010				2009
Current
Federal	$	30,990			$	85,848			$	(5,839	)
State	131				38				37
Foreign source withholding tax	5,453				35,707				40,997
	36,574				121,593				35,195
Deferred
Federal	(21,308		)		(31,747		)		909
State	(416		)		277				—
Foreign source withholding tax	20,603				(5,292		)		(12,316		)
Reversal of valuation allowance	—				—				—
(Decrease) increase in valuation allowance — federal	(313		)		—				1,659
	(1,434		)		(36,762		)		(9,748		)
Total	$	35,140			$	84,831			$	25,447

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

The deferred tax assets and liabilities are comprised of the following components at December 31, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):

	2011
	Federal				State				Foreign				Total
Net operating losses	$	—			$	73,754			$	—			$	73,754
Deferred revenue, net	56,128				435				22,751				79,314
Foreign tax credits	—				—				—				—
Stock compensation	10,748				1,686				—				12,434
Patent amortization	11,909				35				—				11,944
Depreciation	1,182				162				—				1,344
Other accrued liabilities	2,726				447				—				3,173
Other employee benefits	938				159				—				1,097
	83,631				76,678				22,751				183,060
Less: valuation allowance	(2,225		)		(76,272		)		—				(78,497		)
Net deferred tax asset	$	81,406			$	406			$	22,751			$	104,563

	2010
	Federal				State				Foreign				Total
Net operating losses	$	—			$	60,187			$	—			$	60,187
Deferred revenue, net	43,042				96				37,901				81,039
Foreign tax credits	—				—				—				—
Stock compensation	8,011				1,311				—				9,322
Patent amortization	11,321				2				—				11,323
Depreciation	1,641				233				—				1,874
Other accrued liabilities	2,115				362				—				2,477
Other employee benefits	898				152				—				1,050
	67,028				62,343				37,901				167,272
Less: valuation allowance	(1,659		)		(62,375		)		—				(64,034		)
Net deferred tax asset	$	65,369			$	(32	)		$	37,901			$	103,238

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The following is a reconciliation of income taxes at the federal statutory rate with income taxes recorded by the Company for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009 (in thousands):

	2011				2010				2009
Tax at U.S. statutory rate	$	43,612			$	83,456			$	39,446
Foreign withholding tax, with no U.S. foreign tax credit	—				—				—
State tax provision	(14,251		)		(1,252		)		24
Change in federal and state valuation allowance	13,608				1,554				1,659
Adjustment to tax credits	—				—				(19,055		)
Adjustments to uncertain tax positions	(6,775		)		—				2,655
Other	(1,054		)		1,073				718
Total tax provision	$	35,140			$	84,831			$	25,447

Summary of Positions for which Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible [Table Text Block]

The following is a roll forward of our total gross unrecognized tax benefits, which if reversed would impact the effective tax rate, for the fiscal years 2009 through 2011 (in thousands):

	2011				2010				2009
Balance as of January 1	$	6,459			$	6,459			$	4,404
Tax positions related to current year:
Additions	—				—				—
Reductions	—				—				—
Tax positions related to prior years:
Additions	—				—				2,655
Reductions	(6,459		)		—				—
Settlements	—				—				(600		)
Lapses in statues of limitations	—				—				—
Balance as of December 31	$	—			$	6,459			$	6,459

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Tabular disclosure of the components of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for each year presented including, but not limited to: current tax expense (benefit), deferred tax expense (benefit), investment tax credits, government grants, the benefits of operating loss carryforwards, tax expense that results from allocating certain tax benefits either directly to contributed capital or to reduce goodwill or other noncurrent intangible assets of an acquired entity, adjustments of a deferred tax liability or asset for enacted changes in tax laws or rates or a change in the tax status of the entity, and adjustments of the beginning-of-the-year balances of a valuation allowance because of a change in circumstances that causes a change in judgment about the realizability of the related deferred tax asset in future years.

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Tabular disclosure of the components of net deferred tax asset or liability recognized in an entity's statement of financial position, including the following: the total of all deferred tax liabilities, the total of all deferred tax assets, the total valuation allowance recognized for deferred tax assets.

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