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Business Combinations (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Oct. 01, 2013 Synos	Jun. 30, 2014 Synos	Mar. 31, 2014 Synos	Dec. 31, 2013 Synos item	Mar. 31, 2014 Synos Consideration One - Customer purchase orders First Milestone	Mar. 31, 2014 Synos Consideration Two - Revenue and gross margin Second Milestone	Jun. 30, 2014 Synos Consideration Two - Revenue and gross margin Second Milestone
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	(29,368,000)			29,400,000		20,200,000	9,200,000
Number of contingent payments					2
Maximum potential value of contingent consideration contractually outstanding								75,000,000
Working capital adjustment		2,700,000	1,300,000
Decrease in working capital adjustment			1,400,000
Increase in goodwill as result of working capital adjustment	173,000		200,000
Reduction in accrued expenses as a result of working capital adjustment			$ 1,200,000

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Amount of increase (decrease) from adjustments after acquisition date under purchase accounting of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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