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Fair Value Measures (Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | $ 115,763 | $ 232,634 | $ 118,911
Total liabilities measured at fair value |  | 659 | 924 |
Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | 112,962 | 145,823 | 110,217
Total liabilities measured at fair value |  | 0 | 0 |
Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | 2,801 | 86,811 | 8,694
Total liabilities measured at fair value |  | 659 | 924 |
Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total liabilities measured at fair value |  | 0 | 0 |
Accrued Liabilities [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total liabilities measured at fair value |  | 659 | 924 |
Accrued Liabilities [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total liabilities measured at fair value |  | 0 | 0 |
Accrued Liabilities [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total liabilities measured at fair value |  | 659 | 924 |
Accrued Liabilities [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total liabilities measured at fair value |  | 0 | 0 |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | 82,137 | 94,112 | 79,266
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | 82,137 | 94,112 | 79,266
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Time Deposits [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | 23,600 | 45,187 | 25,167
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Time Deposits [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | 23,600 | 45,187 | 25,167
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Time Deposits [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | 0 |  |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Time Deposits [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Certificates of Deposit [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  |  | 1,470 |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Certificates of Deposit [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  |  | 0 |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Certificates of Deposit [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  |  | 1,470 |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Certificates of Deposit [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  |  | 0 |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Repurchase Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  |  | 40,000 |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  |  | 0 |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  |  | 40,000 |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  |  | 0 |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Government Backed Municipal Bonds [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  |  | 5,812 |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Government Backed Municipal Bonds [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  |  | 0 |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Government Backed Municipal Bonds [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  |  | 5,812 |
Cash Equivalents [Member] | US Government Backed Municipal Bonds [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  |  | 0 |
Available-For-Sale Short-Term Investments [Member] | Certificates of Deposit [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value | [1] |  | 3,184 |
Available-For-Sale Short-Term Investments [Member] | Certificates of Deposit [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value | [1] |  | 0 |
Available-For-Sale Short-Term Investments [Member] | Certificates of Deposit [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value | [1] |  | 3,184 |
Available-For-Sale Short-Term Investments [Member] | Certificates of Deposit [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value | [1] |  | 0 |
Available-For-Sale Short-Term Investments [Member] | US Government Backed Municipal Bonds [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value | [1] |  | 23,598 |
Available-For-Sale Short-Term Investments [Member] | US Government Backed Municipal Bonds [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value | [1] |  | 0 |
Available-For-Sale Short-Term Investments [Member] | US Government Backed Municipal Bonds [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value | [1] |  | 23,598 |
Available-For-Sale Short-Term Investments [Member] | US Government Backed Municipal Bonds [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value | [1] |  | 0 |
Short-term Investments [Member] | Mutual Fund Shares [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | 629 | 485 | 537
Short-term Investments [Member] | Mutual Fund Shares [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | 629 | 485 | 537
Short-term Investments [Member] | Mutual Fund Shares [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Short-term Investments [Member] | Mutual Fund Shares [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other Current Assets [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | 2,492 | 12,747 | 8,694
Other Current Assets [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other Current Assets [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | 2,492 | 12,747 | 8,694
Other Current Assets [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Non Current Assets [Member] | Mutual Fund Shares [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | 6,596 | 6,039 | 5,247
Non Current Assets [Member] | Mutual Fund Shares [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | 6,596 | 6,039 | 5,247
Non Current Assets [Member] | Mutual Fund Shares [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Non Current Assets [Member] | Mutual Fund Shares [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0
[1] | (1) Investments have remaining maturities of less than one year.

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