Commercial Paper Percentage Of Available For Sale Securities

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Corporate Bonds Percentage Of Available For Sale Securities

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Impairment charges related to its private company investments.

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Long Term Investment, Contractual Maturity Period, High, Years

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Long Term Investment, Contractual Maturity Period, Low, Years

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Money Market Funds Percentage Of Available For Sale Securities

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Non US Government Securities Percentage Of Available For Sale Securities

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US Treasury And Other Government Agencies Percentage Of Available For Sale Securities

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Includes currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. It also includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits in that the Entity may deposit additional funds at any time and also effectively may withdraw funds at any time without prior notice or penalty. Cash equivalents, excluding items classified as marketable securities, include short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and so near their maturity that they present minimal risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify under that definition. Original maturity means original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month US Treasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months. Compensating balance arrangements that do not legally restrict the withdrawal or usage of cash amounts may be reported as Cash and Cash Equivalents, while legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or company statements of intention with regard to particular deposits are not generally reported as cash and cash equivalents. Includes cash and cash equivalents associated with the entity's continuing operations. Excludes cash and cash equivalents associated with the disposal group (and discontinued operation).

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Cash includes currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. It also includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits in that the customer may deposit additional funds at any time and effectively may withdraw funds at any time without prior notice or penalty. Cash equivalents, excluding items classified as marketable securities, include short-term, highly liquid Investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and so near their maturity that they present minimal risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify under that definition. Original maturity means original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month US Treasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months. Short-term investments, exclusive of cash equivalents, generally consist of marketable securities intended to be sold within one year (or the normal operating cycle if longer) and may include trading securities, available-for-sale securities, or held-to-maturity securities (if maturing within one year), as applicable.

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This item represents an other than temporary decline in value that has been recognized against an investment accounted for under the cost method of accounting. The excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the investment represents the amount of the write down which is or was reflected in earnings. The written down value is a new cost basis with the adjusted value of the investment becoming its new carrying value. Evidence of a loss in value might include, but would not necessarily be limited to, absence of an ability to recover the carrying amount of the investment or inability of the investee to sustain an earnings capacity which would justify the carrying amount of the investment.

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For investments in debt and equity securities accounted for at cost, the excess of net sale proceeds over the carrying amount of investments disposed of during the period.

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For investments in debt and equity securities accounted for at cost, the excess of the carrying amount over net sale proceeds of investments disposed of during the period and any losses recognized thereon for impairments of other than a temporary nature.

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Cost of the investment.

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Investments And Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 years	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2008
Investments And Fair Value Measurements [Line items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 375,441,000	$ 324,188,000	$ 331,098,000	$ 165,669,000
Long term investment, contractual maturity period, low, years	1
Long term investment, contractual maturity period, high, years	2
Cost of investment in private company	2,000,000	2,500,000
Write-down of corporate preferred equity securities		6,500,000
Realized (loss) on investment portfolio		(5,700,000)
Realized gain on investment portfolio, new cost basis		800,000
Impairment charges related to private company investments	0
US Treasury and other government agencies percentage of available-for-sale securities	54.00%
Corporate bonds percentage of available-for-sale securities	29.00%
Commercial paper percentage of available-for-sale securities	7.00%
Non-US government securities percentage of available-for-sale securities	3.00%
Money market funds percentage of available-for-sale securities	7.00%
Cash equivalents included in available-for-sale securities	41,400,000
United States [Member]
Investments And Fair Value Measurements [Line items]
Cash equivalents and investments	151,400,000
Foreign Country [Member]
Investments And Fair Value Measurements [Line items]
Cash equivalents and investments	$ 440,200,000