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Convertible Senior Notes (Interest Expense) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Amortization of debt issuance costs $ 562us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts $ 320us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
Amortization of debt discount 4,954us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium 2,595us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
Senior Notes [Member] | Convertible Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Contractual interest expense 945us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebtExcludingAmortization
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945us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebtExcludingAmortization
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Amortization of debt issuance costs 360us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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320us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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Amortization of debt discount 2,753us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
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2,595us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
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Total interest expense 4,058us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
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3,860us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
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Effective interest rate of the liability component 6.02%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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6.02%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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Senior Notes [Member] | Convertible Senior Notes Due 2022 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Contractual interest expense 2,152us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebtExcludingAmortization
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0us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebtExcludingAmortization
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Amortization of debt issuance costs 202us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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0us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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Amortization of debt discount 2,201us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
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0us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
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Total interest expense $ 4,555us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
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$ 0us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
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Effective interest rate of the liability component 6.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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0.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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