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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, acquired at the acquisition date. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Business Combinations - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 12, 2017	Jan. 05, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition				$ 4,446	$ 312,158	$ 25,507
Goodwill			$ 147,906	337,751	327,724	$ 147,906
InPharmics
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition	$ 5,000
Cash consideration	300
Long-term liability for potential settlement of performance obligations	500
Intangibles	$ 1,900
Aesynt Holding, L.P., Aesynt, Ltd.
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition				271,458
Cash consideration				8,164
Intangibles				123,700
Cash acquired from Acquisition				8,200
Goodwill				163,599
Goodwill, purchase accounting adjustments				1,200
Provisional accounting, accounts receivable				1,600
Provisional accounting, inventory				1,100
Provisional accounting, other assets and liabilities				(3,900)
Acquisition related costs		$ 9,300	$ 2,900	6,400
Total purchase price				279,622
Aesynt Holding, L.P., Aesynt, Ltd. \| In-process research and development
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair value inputs, royalty rate		12.50%
Aesynt Holding, L.P., Aesynt, Ltd. \| Developed technology
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangibles				38,800
Aesynt Holding, L.P., Aesynt, Ltd. \| Trade name
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangibles				800
Fair value inputs, royalty rate		0.50%
Aesynt Holding, L.P., Aesynt, Ltd. \| Customer relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangibles				58,200
Fair value inputs, discount rate		13.00%
Aesynt Holding, L.P., Aesynt, Ltd. \| Backlog
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangibles				20,200
Fair value inputs, discount rate		10.00%
Aesynt Holding, L.P., Aesynt, Ltd. \| Non-compete
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangibles				1,800
Fair value inputs, discount rate		13.00%
Aesynt Holding, L.P., Aesynt, Ltd. \| Maximum
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
IPR&D expected term (in years)		3 years
Aesynt Holding, L.P., Aesynt, Ltd. \| Maximum \| Developed technology
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair value inputs, royalty rate		8.00%
Aesynt Holding, L.P., Aesynt, Ltd. \| Minimum
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
IPR&D expected term (in years)		2 years
Aesynt Holding, L.P., Aesynt, Ltd. \| Minimum \| Developed technology
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair value inputs, royalty rate		4.00%
Ateb
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition				40,700
Cash consideration				902
Intangibles				12,500
Cash acquired from Acquisition				900
Goodwill				24,232
Goodwill, purchase accounting adjustments				3,400
Provisional accounting, accounts receivable				100
Provisional accounting, inventory				700
Provisional accounting, other assets and liabilities				2,600
Acquisition-related costs					$ 1,700
Total purchase price				41,602
Ateb \| Developed technology
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangibles				3,400
Ateb \| Trade name
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangibles				100
Fair value inputs, royalty rate		0.50%
Ateb \| Customer relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangibles				$ 8,900
Fair value inputs, discount rate				15.00%
Ateb \| Non-compete
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangibles				$ 100
Fair value inputs, discount rate				15.00%
Ateb \| Maximum \| Developed technology
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair value inputs, royalty rate		6.00%
Ateb \| Minimum \| Developed technology
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair value inputs, royalty rate		5.00%