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Balance Sheet Components (Components Of Other Long-Term Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Balance Sheet Components [Abstract] |  |
Rent deposits and tenant improvements for O'Brien building |  | $ 9,641
Other | $ 188 | 172
Other long-term assets | $ 188 | $ 9,813

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