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Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Changes to Deferred Acquisition Consideration (Details) (Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3, USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]

Beginning Balance of contingent payments

$ 151,848us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
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$ 194,795us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue
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Payments

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(106,460)us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilitySettlements
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Grants

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^[1]

31,608us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityPurchases
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^[1]

Redemption value adjustments

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^[2]

38,712us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityGainLossIncludedInEarnings
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^[2]

Transfers (to) from fixed payments

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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member

Foreign translation adjustment

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Ending Balance of contingent payments

$ 172,227us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member

$ 151,848us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue
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[1]	Grants are the initial estimated deferred acquisition payments of new acquisitions completed within that fiscal period.
[2]	Redemption value adjustments are fair value changes from the Company's initial estimates of deferred acquisition payments, including the accretion of present value and stock based compensation charges relating to acquisition payments that are tied to continued employment.

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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.

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Amount of purchases of 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.

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Amount of transfers of financial instrument classified as a liability into (out of) level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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