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Major Customers (Schedule Of Sales To Largest Customers) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
International Business Machines Corporation [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Revenue Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales to our largest customers | $ 0 | $ 284,098 | $ 312,611
Arris Group, Inc. [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Revenue Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales to our largest customers | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 315,688

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