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Business Combinations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013 item	Oct. 01, 2013
Business combination
Reversal of contingent consideration liability	$ (29,368,000)
Synos
Business combination
Percentage of outstanding common shares and voting interest acquired			100.00%
Aggregate fair value of the contingent consideration arrangement		29,400,000
Reversal of contingent consideration liability	29,400,000
Number of contingent payments		2
Synos | Consideration One - Customer purchase orders | First Milestone
Business combination
Reversal of contingent consideration liability	20,200,000
Synos | Consideration Two - Revenue and gross margin | Second Milestone
Business combination
Reversal of contingent consideration liability	9,200,000
Maximum potential value of contingent consideration contractually outstanding	$ 75,000,000

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of a contingent consideration liability, including, but not limited to, differences arising upon settlement.

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For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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Represents the amount of fair value of contingent consideration in a business combination.

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