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International Business Machines Corporation Alliance - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended
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Sep. 21, 2012 | Mar. 17, 2008 | Dec. 16, 2007 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2008 | Dec. 31, 2007 | Sep. 21, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility | Feb. 10, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility | Dec. 31, 2012 Warrant One | Mar. 17, 2008 Warrant One | Mar. 17, 2008 Warrant One Maximum | Dec. 31, 2012 Warrant Two | Mar. 17, 2008 Warrant Two | Mar. 17, 2008 Warrant Two Maximum | Sep. 21, 2012 Stock Repurchase Plan 1 | Sep. 21, 2012 Stock Repurchase Plan 2
Alliance Agreement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description of alliance agreement amendment |  | On March 17, 2008, the Company and IBM entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Alliance ("Amendment No.1" and included hereafter in all references to the "Alliance"), which changed the timing of certain payments to be made by IBM. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Isssuance of warrants to IBM to purchase common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,427,035 |  |  | 1,427,035 |  |
Common stock warrant exercise price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27.50 | 27.50 |  | 33.00 | 33.00 |  | 27.50 | 33.00
Common stock warrants,exercise date |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock warrants exercised |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,470 |  |  | 350,000 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from exercises of common stock warrants |  |  |  |  | $ 11,866,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock warrants repurchased | 2,492,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,415,565 | 1,077,035
Cash settlement of common stock warrants | 5,600,000 |  |  | 29,600,000 | 29,596,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional amount used to fund share repurchase program | 24,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,000,000 | 95,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock warrants |  |  |  |  |  | 24,003,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received for the estimated fair value of common stock warrants |  |  | 33,300,000 |  |  |  |  | 37,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alliance agreement liability |  |  |  |  |  | 20,667,000 | 22,584,000 |  | 9,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alliance agreement liability, current |  |  |  |  |  | 20,667,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs related to fulfillment of technical enablement milestones |  |  |  |  |  | 1,917,000 | 9,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment of refundable portion of IBM payments |  |  |  |  | $ 20,667,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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