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Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract] |
Schedule of shares reserved for future issuance | The Company had reserved shares of common stock for future issuance as of December 31, 2013:
Options outstanding under equity incentive plans |  |
2000 Equity Incentive Plan (1) |  | 5,176,506 |
2012 Equity Incentive Plan (1) |  | 1,862,587 |
Shares available for future grants under equity incentive plans |  |
2012 Equity Incentive Plan (1) |  | 1,173,450 |
Total shares reserved for future issuance |  | 8,212,543 |
(1) See Note 8 for a description of these plans.
Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | The following table presents the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
|  | December 31,
|  | 2013 |  | 2012
|  | (in thousands)
Foreign currency translation gain (loss), net of zero tax |  | $ | (1,126 | ) |  | $ | (1,043 | )
Net unrealized gain on investments, net of zero tax |  | 38 |  |  | 8 |
Total |  | $ | (1,088 | ) |  | $ | (1,035 | )

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