Commitments And Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Minimum Payments Required Under Purchase Obligations

The following table represents the minimum payments required by Verisign under certain purchase obligations, leases, the .tv Agreement with the Government of Tuvalu, and the interest payments and principal on the Subordinated Convertible Debentures and the Senior Notes:

	Purchase Obligations		Leases		.tv Agreement		Senior Notes		Subordinated Convertible Debentures		Total
	(In thousands)
2014	$	33,256	$	1,766	$	4,500	$	34,688	$	40,625	$	114,835
2015	6,705		1,525		5,000		34,688		40,625		88,543
2016	3,612		1,369		5,000		34,688		40,625		85,294
2017	393		249		5,000		34,688		40,625		80,955
2018	—		—		5,000		34,688		40,625		80,313
Thereafter	—		—		15,000		923,435		2,006,641		2,945,076
Total	$	43,966	$	4,909	$	39,500	$	1,096,875	$	2,209,766	$	3,395,016