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	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Geographic And Business Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 62,426us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 52,633us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 47,654us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 38,823us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 43,265us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 39,156us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 37,260us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 35,365us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 201,537us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 155,047us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 154,029us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Gross profit	35,354us-gaap_GrossProfit	35,595us-gaap_GrossProfit	31,021us-gaap_GrossProfit	25,796us-gaap_GrossProfit	27,846us-gaap_GrossProfit	25,054us-gaap_GrossProfit	23,882us-gaap_GrossProfit	23,087us-gaap_GrossProfit	127,766us-gaap_GrossProfit	99,871us-gaap_GrossProfit	99,565us-gaap_GrossProfit
Long-lived assets	38,220us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets				43,898us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets				38,220us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets	43,898us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets	24,506us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) [Member]
Geographic And Business Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenue									129,385	95,794	94,992
Gross profit									80,267	62,529	61,367
Long-lived assets	35,086				40,198				35,086	40,198	21,857
United States [Member]
Geographic And Business Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenue									12,098	11,781	11,143
Gross profit									10,143	9,477	8,842
Long-lived assets	3,031				3,496				3,031	3,496	2,470
Asia Pacific [Member]
Geographic And Business Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenue									42,365	27,356	32,783
Gross profit									23,996	14,552	17,178
Long-lived assets	31				43				31	43	16
Other Countries [Member]
Geographic And Business Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenue									17,689	20,116	15,111
Gross profit									13,360	13,313	12,178
Long-lived assets	$ 72				$ 161				$ 72	$ 161	$ 163