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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Investments in Marketable Securities [Abstract] |
Marketable Securities | Short term marketable securities for the periods presented were comprised of the following: (in thousands):
| September 30, 2012
Security Type | Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  | Fair Value
U.S. government fixed income securities | $ | 143,002 |  |  | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | (354 | ) |  | $ | 142,692 |
Equity securities of certain technology companies | 3,254 |  |  | 757 |  |  | (56 | ) |  | 3,955 |
Total short-term investments | $ | 146,256 |  |  | $ | 801 |  |  | $ | (410 | ) |  | $ | 146,647 |
| December 31, 2011
Security Type | Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  | Fair Value
U.S. government fixed income securities | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Equity securities of certain technology companies | 8,427 |  |  | 169 |  |  | (1,999 | ) |  | 6,597 |
Total short-term investments | $ | 8,427 |  |  | $ | 169 |  |  | $ | (1,999 | ) |  | $ | 6,597 |

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