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Fair Value Measurements (Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation) (Details) - Contingent Consideration Liability [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Contingent consideration for acquisitions |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ (20,981) | $ (3,000)
Additions for acquisitions | 0 | (13,814)
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Payments | 21,594 | 0
Fair value adjustment | (613) | (4,167)
Balance at end of period | $ 0 | $ (20,981)

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- Definition Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Acquisitions + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Payments that have taken place during the period in relation to liabilities measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of gain (loss) recognized on the income statement for financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66048111&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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