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Business Acquisition, Intangible Assets Useful Lives (Details) - TVN [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 01, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Intangibles |  |  | $ 41,100
Order or Production Backlog [Member] |  |  |
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  | 6 months
Intangibles |  |  | $ 3,600
Developed Technology Rights [Member] |  |  |
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  | 4 years | 4 years
Intangibles |  |  | $ 21,700
Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  | 5 years
Intangibles |  |  | $ 15,200
In Process Research and Development [Member] |  |  |
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets | [1] |  | $ 0
Trade Names [Member] |  |  |
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  | 4 years
Intangibles |  |  | $ 600
[1] | By the end of the second quarter of 2016, the Company completed the TVN in-process research and development activities and, as a result, the in-process research and development of $1.1 million was reclassified to developed technology.

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