Business acquisition, deferred payment

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Duration of time before deferred purchase price paid.

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Date when the acquirer obtains control of the acquiree, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of equity interests of the acquirer, including instruments or interests issued or issuable in consideration for the business combination.

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For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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Acquisitions (Fiscal Year 2013 Acquisitions) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 09, 2013 COWEB [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 COWEB [Member]	Feb. 27, 2013 Geomagic [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Geomagic [Member]	May 31, 2013 Rapid Product Development Group, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Rapid Product Development Group, Inc. [Member]	May 31, 2014 Rapid Product Development Group, Inc. [Member] Forecast [Member]	Jul. 15, 2013 Phenix Systems [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Phenix Systems [Member]	Aug. 06, 2013 VisPower Technology Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 VisPower Technology Inc. [Member]	Aug. 20, 2013 CDRM, Ltd. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 CDRM, Ltd. [Member]	Sep. 06, 2013 The Sugar Lab [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 The Sugar Lab [Member]	Dec. 04, 2013 Figulo [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Figulo [Member]	Dec. 13, 2013 Village Plastics Co. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Village Plastics Co. [Member]	Dec. 23, 2013 Gentle Giant Studios [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Gentle Giant Studios [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Xerox Corporation Wilsonville, Oregon [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Xerox Corporation Wilsonville, Oregon [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date of acquisition													Jan. 09, 2013		Feb. 27, 2013		May 01, 2013			Jul. 15, 2013		Aug. 06, 2013		Aug. 20, 2013		Sep. 06, 2013		Dec. 04, 2013		Dec. 13, 2013		Dec. 23, 2013		Dec. 31, 2013
Business acquisition, ownership percentage													100.00%		100.00%				82.00%	94.70%		100.00%		100.00%			100.00%		100.00%		100.00%
Fair value of the consideration paid												$ 262		$ 52,687		$ 44,413			$ 16,975		$ 4,998		$ 6,399		$ 1,500		$ 2,846		$ 6,361		$ 10,650
Cash paid for business acquisition																33,163		3,750							1,000		1,996		4,361		7,975		32,500
Value of shares paid for acquisition																6,750		750							500		850		2,000		2,675
Maximum earnout payment	4,500								4,500
Revenue	154,817	135,717	120,787	102,079	101,571	90,532	83,610	77,920	513,400	353,633	230,423
Operating income (loss)	17,976	28,570	16,796	17,519	18,166	18,436	13,999	9,970	80,861	60,571	34,902
Business acquisition, deferred payment																$ 4,500
Duration of time before deferred purchase price paid																12 months