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Commitments and Contingencies - Gain and Loss Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 04, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 10, 2015 subsidiary patent customer | Jun. 28, 2013 patent | Mar. 02, 2012 patent | Jan. 31, 2016 claim patent | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
URC Court Order, Current | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,629 | $ 0
Patent Lawsuit Against Universal Remote Control [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation Settlement, Amount | $ | $ 4,600 |  |  |  |  |  |
Patent Lawsuit Against Universal Remote Control [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain contingency, patents allegedly infringed upon, number |  |  | 10 | 4 |  |  |
Patent Lawsuit Against Universal Remote Control [Member] | All Claims Denied for Review by USPTO [Member] | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain Contingency, Patents Found Infringed upon, Number | claim |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Patent Lawsuit Against Universal Remote Control [Member] | All Claims Accepted for Review by USPTO [Member] | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain contingency, patents allegedly infringed upon, number |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |
Patent Lawsuit Against UEBV and Telenet [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Number of Subsidiaries Named in Lawsuit | subsidiary |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Number of Customers Named in Lawsuit | customer |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Surety Bond [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Cash | $ | $ 4,600 |  |  |  |  |  |
Design Patents [Member] | Patent Lawsuit Against UEBV and Telenet [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, patents allegedly infringed, number |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Utility Patent [Member] | Patent Lawsuit Against UEBV and Telenet [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, patents allegedly infringed, number |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |

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