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Balance Sheet Components (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2013
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Available-For-Sale Short-Term | Short-Term Investments
| As of
| September 29, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
| Cost |  | Unrealized Gain |  | Unrealized Loss |  | Estimated Fair Value |  | Cost |  | Unrealized Gain |  | Unrealized Loss |  | Estimated Fair Value
U.S. Treasuries | $ | 140,738 |  |  | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 140,769 |  |  | $ | 225,016 |  |  | $ | 48 |  |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | 225,062 |
Certificates of Deposits | 165 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 165 |  |  | 2,783 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,783 |
Total | $ | 140,903 |  |  | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 140,934 |  |  | $ | 227,799 |  |  | $ | 48 |  |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | 227,845 |
Schedule Of Accounts Receivable And Related Allowances | Accounts receivable, net
| As of
| September 29, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
Gross accounts receivable | $ | 291,217 |  |  | $ | 276,084 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | (1,256 | ) |  | (1,256 | )
Allowance for sales returns | (16,879 | ) |  | (17,031 | )
Allowance for price protection | (3,118 | ) |  | (1,783 | )
Total allowances | (21,253 | ) |  | (20,070 | )
Total accounts receivable, net | $ | 269,964 |  |  | $ | 256,014 |
Schedule Of Inventories | Inventories
| As of
| September 29, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
Raw materials | $ | 6,869 |  |  | $ | 4,447 |
Work in process | 4,814 |  |  | — |
Finished goods | 199,592 |  |  | 170,456 |
Total inventories | $ | 211,275 |  |  | $ | 174,903 |
Schedule Of Property And Equipment, Net | Property and equipment, net
| As of
| September 29, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
Computer equipment | $ | 8,088 |  |  | $ | 7,290 |
Furniture, fixtures and leasehold improvements | 13,649 |  |  | 12,761 |
Software | 24,328 |  |  | 21,521 |
Machinery and equipment | 46,546 |  |  | 31,694 |
Construction in progress | 34 |  |  | 385 |
Total property and equipment, gross | 92,645 |  |  | 73,651 |
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (67,195 | ) |  | (54,626 | )
Total property and equipment, net | $ | 25,450 |  |  | $ | 19,025 |
Schedule Of Purchased Intangibles, Net | Intangibles, net The following tables present details of the Company’s purchased intangible assets:
| Gross |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
September 29, 2013 |  |  |  |  |
Technology | $ | 60,999 |  |  | $ | (27,114 | ) |  | $ | 33,885 |
Customer contracts and relationships | 56,500 |  |  | (7,349 | ) |  | 49,151 |
Other | 10,545 |  |  | (5,050 | ) |  | 5,495 |
Finite-lived intangibles, net | 128,044 |  |  | (39,513 | ) |  | 88,531 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets | 100 |  |  | — |  |  | 100 |
Total purchased intangible assets, net | $ | 128,144 |  |  | $ | (39,513 | ) |  | $ | 88,631 |
| Gross |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
December 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |
Technology | $ | 32,259 |  |  | $ | (22,065 | ) |  | $ | 10,194 |
Customer contracts and relationships | 16,000 |  |  | (3,301 | ) |  | 12,699 |
Other | 6,870 |  |  | (3,142 | ) |  | 3,728 |
Finite-lived intangibles, net | 55,129 |  |  | (28,508 | ) |  | 26,621 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets | 1,000 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,000 |
Total purchased intangible assets, net | $ | 56,129 |  |  | $ | (28,508 | ) |  | $ | 27,621 |
Schedule Of Estimated Amortization Expense Related To Intangibles | Estimated amortization expense related to intangibles for each of the next five years and thereafter is as follows:
Year Ending December 31 | Amount
2013 (remaining three months) | $ | 4,514 |
2014 | 17,875 |
2015 | 17,258 |
2016 | 16,896 |
2017 | 11,361 |
Thereafter | 20,627 |
Total expected amortization expense | $ | 88,531 |
Schedule Of Activity Related To Goodwill | Goodwill The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the nine months ended September 29, 2013 are as follows:
| Retail |  | Commercial |  | Service Provider |  | Total
Goodwill at December 31, 2012 | $ | 45,441 |  |  | $ | 35,084 |  |  | $ | 20,355 |  |  | $ | 100,880 |
Goodwill acquired during the period | — |  |  | 1,195 |  |  | 53,841 |  |  | 55,036 |
Goodwill at September 29, 2013 | $ | 45,441 |  |  | $ | 36,279 |  |  | $ | 74,196 |  |  | $ | 155,916 |
Schedule of Other Assets, Noncurrent | Other non-current assets
| As of
| September 29, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
Non-current deferred income taxes | $ | 18,474 |  |  | $ | 16,856 |
Cost method investment | 1,322 |  |  | 1,322 |
Other | 4,812 |  |  | 4,656 |
Total other non-current assets | $ | 24,608 |  |  | $ | 22,834 |
Schedule Of Other Accrued Liabilities | Other accrued liabilities
| As of
| September 29, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
Sales and marketing programs | $ | 44,595 |  |  | $ | 43,652 |
Warranty obligation | 45,690 |  |  | 46,659 |
Freight | 7,353 |  |  | 4,457 |
Other | 39,069 |  |  | 31,487 |
Total other accrued liabilities | $ | 136,707 |  |  | $ | 126,255 |

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