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Intangible Assets, Net and Goodwill (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary Of Identifiable Intangible Assets | The following table summarizes the Company’s identifiable intangible assets balance (in thousands):
| September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013 |  | September 30, 2013
Intangible assets subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |
Patents and purchased technology | $ | 14,198 |  |  | $ | 14,198 |  |  | $ | 14,198 |
Customer relationships | 23,000 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Order backlog | 3,500 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Gross carrying amount | 40,698 |  |  | 14,198 |  |  | 14,198 |
Accumulated amortization: |  |  |  |  |
Patents and purchased technology | (6,329 | ) |  | (5,331 | ) |  | (4,999 | )
Customer relationships | (1,272 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Order backlog | (2,334 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Total accumulated amortization | (9,935 | ) |  | (5,331 | ) |  | (4,999 | )
Net carrying amount | 30,763 |  |  | 8,867 |  |  | 9,199 |
Intangible assets not subject to amortization | 115,421 |  |  | 27,421 |  |  | 27,421 |
Intangible assets, net | $ | 146,184 |  |  | $ | 36,288 |  |  | $ | 36,620 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of amortizable intangibles assets, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization and intangible assets not subject to amortization, excluding goodwill, in total and by major class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company. + References No definition available. + Details
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