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Balance Sheet Information (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2011
Balance Sheet Information |
Schedule of available-for-sale securities |
|  | June 30, 2011 |
|  | Amortized Cost |  | Gains in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |  | Losses in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |  | Estimated Fair Value |
Commercial paper |  | $ | 102,850 |  | $ | 26 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 102,876 |
FDIC insured corporate bonds |  | 127,856 |  | 217 |  | — |  | 128,073 |
Treasury bills |  | 149,484 |  | 73 |  | — |  | 149,557 |
Total available-for-sale securities |  | $ | 380,190 |  | $ | 316 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 380,506 |
|  | December 31, 2010 |
|  | Amortized Cost |  | Gains in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |  | Losses in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |  | Estimated Fair Value |
Commercial paper |  | $ | 128,527 |  | $ | 61 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 128,588 |
FDIC insured corporate bonds |  | 129,353 |  | 24 |  | — |  | 129,377 |
Treasury bills |  | 136,203 |  | 12 |  | — |  | 136,215 |
Total available-for-sale securities |  | $ | 394,083 |  | $ | 97 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 394,180 |
Schedule of contractual maturities of available-for-sale debt securities |
Contractual maturities of available-for-sale debt securities at June 30, 2011, are as follows (in thousands):
|  | Estimated Fair Value |
Due in one year or less |  | $ | 146,462 |
Due in 1—2 years |  | 234,044 |
Total investments in debt securities |  | $ | 380,506 |
Schedule of inventories |
|  | June 30, |  | December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Raw materials |  | $ | 54,127 |  | $ | 49,953 |
Work in process |  | 28,315 |  | 33,181 |
Finished goods |  | 30,897 |  | 25,353 |
|  | $ | 113,339 |  | $ | 108,487 |
Schedule of changes in goodwill |
|  | Six months ended |  | Year ended |
|  | June 30, |  | December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Beginning Balance |  | $ | 52,003 |  | $ | 52,003 |
Business Acquired (see Note 2) |  | 15,104 |  | — |
Ending Balance |  | $ | 67,107 |  | $ | 52,003 |
Schedule of changes in warranty liability |
|  | Six months ended |
|  | June 30, |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Balance as of the beginning of period |  | $ | 9,238 |  | $ | 6,675 |
Warranties issued during the period |  | 5,843 |  | 5,085 |
Settlements made during the period |  | (4,489 | ) | (3,241 | )
Balance as of the end of period |  | $ | 10,592 |  | $ | 8,519 |

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