Future payments- sales type leases (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Balance Sheet Components [Abstract]
Sales-type Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Remainder of 2014	$ 238
Sales-type Leases, Future Minimum Payments-2015	827
Sales-type Leases, Future Minimum Payments-2016	655
Sales-type Leases, Future Minimum Payments-2017	251
Net Investment in Sales Type Leases, Future Minimum Payments-Gross	$ 1,971	$ 2,597

Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the remainder of the fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of remaining payments as of the balance sheet date that lessees are obligated to make or can be required to make under sales-type leases, including any guarantee of residual value and executory costs. The amount also includes any guaranteed rental payments by an unrelated third-party provided that are financially capable of making such payments.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

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