Short-term Investments - Available-For-Sale Securities Reported At Fair Value (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Total, Amortized Cost	$ 2,961,454	$ 1,613,928
Total, Unrealized Gains	1,230	557
Total, Unrealized Losses	(54)	(295)
Total, Estimated Fair Value	2,962,630	1,614,190
Level 1 Securities [Member] \| Money market funds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cash, Money market and Government and agency securities classified as cash equivalents, Amortized Cost	105,060	111,759
Cash, Money market and Government and agency securities classified as cash equivalents, Gross Unrealized Gains	0	0
Cash, Money market and Government and agency securities classified as cash equivalents, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Cash, Money market and Government and agency securities classified as cash equivalents, Estimated Fair Value	105,060	111,759
Level 2 Securities [Member] \| Corporate debt securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	270,196	295,500
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	726	432
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(49)	(199)
Available-for-sale Securities, Estimated Fair Value	270,873	295,733
Level 2 Securities [Member] \| Government securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	198,815	168,749
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	479	120
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(5)	(95)
Available-for-sale Securities, Estimated Fair Value	199,289	168,774
Level 2 Securities [Member] \| Asset and mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost		112
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Estimated Fair Value		112
Level 2 Securities [Member] \| Certificates of deposits and commercial paper [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	6,100
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Estimated Fair Value	6,100
Level 2 Securities [Member] \| Certificates of deposit [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost		3,600
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Estimated Fair Value		3,600
Level 2 Securities [Member] \| Agency securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	26,644	26,665
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	25	5
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	(1)
Available-for-sale Securities, Estimated Fair Value	26,669	26,669
Cash [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cash, Money market and Government and agency securities classified as cash equivalents, Amortized Cost	2,354,639	1,007,543
Cash, Money market and Government and agency securities classified as cash equivalents, Gross Unrealized Gains	0	0
Cash, Money market and Government and agency securities classified as cash equivalents, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Cash, Money market and Government and agency securities classified as cash equivalents, Estimated Fair Value	$ 2,354,639	$ 1,007,543

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