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Business Combinations (Details) (USD $) | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Oct. 01, 2013 Synos | Sep. 30, 2014 Synos | Jun. 30, 2014 Synos | Mar. 31, 2014 Synos | Dec. 31, 2013 Synos item | Oct. 01, 2013 Synos | Mar. 31, 2014 Synos Consideration One - Customer purchase orders First Milestone | Dec. 31, 2014 Synos Consideration Two - Revenue and gross margin Second Milestone | Sep. 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 |  |  |  |  |  |
Working capital adjustment payment received |  |  | $ 1,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35744584&loc=d3e6927-128479 + Details
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- Definition 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (g) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 10 -Section 25 -Paragraph 16 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34752592&loc=d3e961-128460 + Details
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