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Cash and Cash Equivalents and Investments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Investments [Abstract] |
Schedule of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-term Investments [Table Text Block] |
| As of December 31, 2012
| Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  | Estimated Fair Value
|  |  | (in thousands) |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 30,423 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 30,423 |
Securities maturing within one year: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Certificates of deposit | 551 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 551 |
U.S. treasury securities | 192,211 |  |  | 24 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 192,234 |
Total short-term investments | $ | 192,762 |  |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | 192,785 |
Total cash and cash equivalents and investments | $ | 223,185 |  |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | 223,208 |
| As of December 31, 2011
| Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  | Estimated Fair Value
|  |  | (in thousands) |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 186,309 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 186,309 |
Securities maturing within one year: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Certificates of deposit | 548 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 548 |
U.S. treasury securities | 94,814 |  |  | 24 |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 94,835 |
Total short-term investments | $ | 95,362 |  |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | 95,383 |
Total cash and cash equivalents and investments | $ | 281,671 |  |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | 281,692 |

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