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Fair Value Measures (Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value | $ 365,926 | $ 472,969 | $ 323,339
Total liabilities measured at fair value | 738 | 14,385 | 13,607
Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value | 81,975 | 346,425 | 300,041
Total liabilities measured at fair value | 0 | 0 | 0
Level 2 [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value | 283,951 | 126,544 | 23,298
Total liabilities measured at fair value | 738 | 14,385 | 13,607
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 | 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 | 738 | 10,565 | 10,559
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 | 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 | 738 | 10,565 | 10,559
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 | 0
Other Long Term 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 |  | 3,820 | 3,048
Other Long Term 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
Other Long Term 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 |  | 3,820 | 3,048
Other Long Term 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 | 70,573 | 282,860 | 236,909
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 | 70,573 | 282,860 | 236,909
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 |  | 52,808 | 52,719
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 |  | 52,808 | 52,719
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
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 |  | 4,995 |
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 |  | 4,995 |
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 |  | 25,338 | 3,072
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 | 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 |  | 25,338 | 3,072
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 | 0
Available-For-Sale Short-Term Investments [Member] | Repurchase Agreements [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value | 267,861 | 19,963 |
Available-For-Sale Short-Term Investments [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 | 0 |
Available-For-Sale Short-Term Investments [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 | 267,861 | 19,963 |
Available-For-Sale Short-Term Investments [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 | 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 |  | 73,582 | 16,828
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 |  | 0 | 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 |  | 73,582 | 16,828
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 |  | 0 | 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 | 1,452 | 1,438 | 1,641
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 | 1,452 | 1,438 | 1,641
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 | 8,127 | 2,331 | 2,889
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 | 8,127 | 2,331 | 2,889
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 | 9,950 | 9,319 | 8,772
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 | 9,950 | 9,319 | 8,772
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
Non 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 | 7,963 | 335 | 509
Non 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 |
Non 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 | 7,963 | 335 | $ 509
Non 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 |

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