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Short-term and Other Investments (Short-term) (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Short-term investments
Amortized cost | $	$ 23,476	$ 11,990
Minimum days for maturity | item	90

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Amortized cost of short-term investments in debt and equity securities and other forms of securities that provide ownership interests classified as available-for-sale.

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Represents the minimum number of days for maturity for short-term investments of the entity.

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