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Investments - Fair Value of Short-term Available-for-Sale and Trading Investments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
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Schedule Of Available For Sale And Trading Securities [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of short-term available-for-sale investments | $ 299,715 | $ 326,862
Fair value of short-term investments | 300,715 | 327,653
Time Deposits [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale And Trading Securities [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of short-term available-for-sale investments | 3,439 | 52
Bankers' Acceptance Drafts [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale And Trading Securities [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of short-term available-for-sale investments | 491 | 242
Commercial Paper and Certificates of Deposit [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale And Trading Securities [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of short-term available-for-sale investments | 114,984 |
Corporate Obligations [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale And Trading Securities [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of short-term available-for-sale investments | 18,351 |
U.S. Treasury Obligations [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale And Trading Securities [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of short-term available-for-sale investments |  | 13,054
U.S. Agency Obligations [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale And Trading Securities [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of short-term available-for-sale investments | 162,450 | 313,514
Mutual Funds [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale And Trading Securities [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of short-term investments | $ 1,000 | $ 791

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- Definition Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as trading securities nor held-to-maturity securities and intended be sold or mature one year or operating cycle, if longer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 25 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28360136&loc=d3e22054-111558 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6871852&loc=d3e26626-111562 + Details
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- Definition Investments which are intended to be sold in the short term (usually less than one year or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer) including trading securities, available-for-sale securities, held-to-maturity securities, and other short-term investments not otherwise listed in the existing taxonomy. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph g -Article 7 + Details
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- Definition Amount of investments in debt and equity securities and other forms of securities that provide ownership interests classified as trading, expected to be converted to cash, sold or exchanged within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6871852&loc=d3e26610-111562 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6871852&loc=d3e26626-111562 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Trading Securities -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6526789 + Details
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