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Fair Value Measures (Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | $ 192,378 | $ 232,634
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure | 1,917 | 924
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 185,090 | 145,823
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 7,288 | 86,811
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure | 1,917 | 924
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Money Market Funds [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 114,247 | 94,112
Money Market Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 114,247 | 94,112
Money Market Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Money Market Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Bank Time Deposits [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 63,327 | 45,187
Bank Time Deposits [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 63,327 | 45,187
Bank Time Deposits [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Bank Time Deposits [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Certificates of Deposit [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 1,470
Certificates of Deposit [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0
Certificates of Deposit [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 1,470
Certificates of Deposit [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 40,000
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 40,000
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0
U.S. Government-Backed Municipal Bonds [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 5,812
U.S. Government-Backed Municipal Bonds [Member] | Available-for-sale Securities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 23,598
U.S. Government-Backed Municipal Bonds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0
U.S. Government-Backed Municipal Bonds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Available-for-sale Securities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0
U.S. Government-Backed Municipal Bonds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 5,812
U.S. Government-Backed Municipal Bonds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Available-for-sale Securities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 23,598
U.S. Government-Backed Municipal Bonds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0
U.S. Government-Backed Municipal Bonds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Available-for-sale Securities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0
Short-term municipal bond fund [Member] | Available-for-sale Securities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 3,184
Short-term municipal bond fund [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Available-for-sale Securities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0
Short-term municipal bond fund [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Available-for-sale Securities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 3,184
Short-term municipal bond fund [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Available-for-sale Securities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 0
Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] | Other Current Assets [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 6,722 | 12,747
Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] | Non Current Assets [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 566 |
Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Other Current Assets [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Non Current Assets [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 |
Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Other Current Assets [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 6,722 | 12,747
Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Non Current Assets [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 566 |
Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other Current Assets [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Non Current Assets [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 |
Mutual Fund Shares [Member] | Trading Securities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 629 | 485
Mutual Fund Shares [Member] | Non Current Assets [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 6,887 | 6,039
Mutual Fund Shares [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Trading Securities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 629 | 485
Mutual Fund Shares [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Non Current Assets [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 6,887 | 6,039
Mutual Fund Shares [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Trading Securities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Mutual Fund Shares [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Non Current Assets [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Mutual Fund Shares [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Trading Securities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Mutual Fund Shares [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Non Current Assets [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member] | Accrued Liabilities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure | 1,917 | 924
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Accrued Liabilities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Accrued Liabilities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure | 1,917 | 924
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Accrued Liabilities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure | $ 0 | $ 0

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