Marketable Securities and Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value Measured On A Recurring Basis (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Short-term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	$ 28,485,000	$ 7,395,000
Long Term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	21,252,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets measured at fair value	139,071,000	96,151,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets measured at fair value	86,166,000	86,897,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets measured at fair value	52,905,000	9,254,000
Money market funds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Cash Equivalents
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Money market funds	86,166,000	86,897,000
Money market funds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Cash Equivalents
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Money market funds	86,166,000	86,897,000
Money market funds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Cash Equivalents
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Money market funds	0	0
Commercial paper \| Short-term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	4,647,000
Commercial paper \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Cash Equivalents
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Money market funds	950,000
Commercial paper \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Short-term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	4,647,000
Commercial paper \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Cash Equivalents
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Money market funds	0
Commercial paper \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Short-term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	0
Commercial paper \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Cash Equivalents
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Money market funds	950,000
Commercial paper \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Short-term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	4,647,000
Corporate bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Short-term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	18,770,000	4,134,000
Corporate bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Long Term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	16,141,000
Corporate bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Israeli severance funds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments		1,859,000
Corporate bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Short-term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	0	0
Corporate bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Long Term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	0
Corporate bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Israeli severance funds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments		0
Corporate bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Short-term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	18,770,000	4,134,000
Corporate bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Long Term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	16,141,000
Corporate bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Israeli severance funds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments		1,859,000
U.S. dollar dominated foreign corporate bonds \| Short-term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	5,068,000	1,243,000
U.S. dollar dominated foreign corporate bonds \| Long Term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	3,041,000
U.S. dollar dominated foreign corporate bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Short-term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	5,068,000	1,243,000
U.S. dollar dominated foreign corporate bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Long Term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	3,041,000
U.S. dollar dominated foreign corporate bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Short-term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	0	0
U.S. dollar dominated foreign corporate bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Long Term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	0
U.S. dollar dominated foreign corporate bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Short-term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	5,068,000	1,243,000
U.S. dollar dominated foreign corporate bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Long Term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	3,041,000
U.S. government agency bonds \| Short-term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments		2,018,000
U.S. government agency bonds \| Long Term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	2,070,000
U.S. government agency bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Short-term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments		2,018,000
U.S. government agency bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Long Term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	2,070,000
U.S. government agency bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Long Term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	0
U.S. government agency bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Short-term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments		2,018,000
U.S. government agency bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Long Term Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments	2,070,000
Israeli severance funds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Other assets
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Other assets	2,218,000
Israeli severance funds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Other assets
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Other assets	0
Israeli severance funds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Other assets
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Other assets	$ 2,218,000

This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents Available-for-sale Securities which consist of all investments in certain debt and equity securities neither classified as trading or held-to-maturity securities. A debt security represents a creditor relationship with an enterprise. Debt securities include, among other items, US Treasury securities, US government securities, municipal securities, corporate bonds, convertible debt, commercial paper, and all securitized debt instruments. An equity security represents an ownership interest in an enterprise or the right to acquire or dispose of an ownership interest in an enterprise at fixed or determinable prices. Equity securities include, among other things, common stock, certain preferred stock, warrant rights, call options, and put options, but do not include convertible debt. An entity may opt to provide the reader with additional narrative text to better understand the nature of investments in debt and equity securities which are categorized as Available-for-sale.

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This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item 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 Company 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.

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