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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Grants In Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Maximum Shares Per Employee, Value

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Number Of Plans

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Offering Period

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Purchase Period

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Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The highest percentage of annual salary that an employee is permitted to utilize with respect to the plan.

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The highest quantity of shares an employee can purchase under the plan per period.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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Purchase price of common stock expressed as a percentage of its fair value.

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Number of shares issued during the period as a result of an employee stock purchase plan.

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EQUITY AWARD PLAN (Additional Information) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 plan	Dec. 31, 2013	Nov. 16, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Number of equity incentive plans	2
2012 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Expiration period	10 years
Number of shares authorized under plan	32,000,000
Increase in number of shares reserved for issuance on the first day of fiscal year, as a percentage of shares of common stock on the last day of preceding fiscal year	5.00%
Shares reserved for future issuance	29,300,000	29,200,000
2012 Plan \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Vesting period for equity awards	1 year
2012 Plan \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Vesting period for equity awards	4 years
ESPP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Number of shares authorized under plan	3,800,000	2,600,000
Shares reserved for future issuance			1,500,000
Offering period	1 year
Purchase period	6 months
Maximum percent of employee salary that can purchase stock	15.00%
Purchase price of common stock, as a percent	85.00%
Maximum value of stock purchased per employee	25,000
Maximum number of shares purchased by each employee	2,000
Average exercise price	8.91
ESPP \| Scenario (i) ESPP shares reserved for issuance
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Increase in number of shares reserved for issuance on the first day of fiscal year, as a percentage of shares of common stock on the last day of preceding fiscal year	2.00%
ESPP \| Scenario (ii) ESPP shares reserved for issuance
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Shares reserved for future issuance	3,000,000
Common Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans	482,000	345,000