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Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2013
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | The following table sets forth the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income by component, net of tax, as of September 29, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in thousands):
| Gains and losses on available for sale securities |  | Gains and losses on derivatives |  | Total
Beginning balance as of December 31, 2012 | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | (24 | ) |  | $ | 4 |
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications | (9 | ) |  | 319 |  |  | 310 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | — |  |  | (465 | ) |  | (465 | )
Net current period other comprehensive loss | (9 | ) |  | (146 | ) |  | (155 | )
Ending balance as of September 29, 2013 | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | (170 | ) |  | $ | (151 | )
Schedule of Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | The following tables provide details about significant amounts reclassified out of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013, and September 30, 2012 (in thousands):
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components |  | Three Months Ended September 29, 2013 |  | Nine Months Ended September 29, 2013
| Amount Reclassified from AOCI |  | Affected Line Item in the Statement of Operations |  | Amount Reclassified from AOCI |  | Affected Line Item in the Statement of Operations
Gains and losses on cash flow hedge: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forward contracts |  | $ | 2 |  |  | Net revenue |  | $ | 522 |  |  | Net revenue
Foreign currency forward contracts |  | (2 | ) |  | Cost of revenue |  | (5 | ) |  | Cost of revenue
Foreign currency forward contracts |  | 42 |  |  | Operating expenses |  | (52 | ) |  | Operating expenses
|  | 42 |  |  | Total before tax |  | 465 |  |  | Total before tax
|  | — |  |  | Tax expense (1) |  | — |  |  | Tax expense (1)
|  | $ | 42 |  |  | Total, net of tax |  | $ | 465 |  |  | Total, net of tax
(1) | Under our tax structure all hedging gains and losses from derivative contracts are ultimately borne by a legal entity in a jurisdiction with no income tax.
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components |  | Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
| Amount Reclassified from AOCI |  | Affected Line Item in the Statement of Operations |  | Amount Reclassified from AOCI |  | Affected Line Item in the Statement of Operations
Gains and losses on cash flow hedge: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forward contracts |  | $ | (253 | ) |  | Net revenue |  | $ | 431 |  |  | Net revenue
Foreign currency forward contracts |  | 5 |  |  | Cost of revenue |  | (2 | ) |  | Cost of revenue
Foreign currency forward contracts |  | 140 |  |  | Operating expenses |  | (100 | ) |  | Operating expenses
|  | (108 | ) |  | Total before tax |  | 329 |  |  | Total before tax
|  | — |  |  | Tax expense (1) |  | — |  |  | Tax expense (1)
|  | $ | (108 | ) |  | Total, net of tax |  | $ | 329 |  |  | Total, net of tax
(1) | Under our tax structure all hedging gains and losses from derivative contracts are ultimately borne by a legal entity in a jurisdiction with no income tax.

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