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In process research development number of projects

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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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BUSINESS COMBINATION (Identifiable finite-lived intangible assets) (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Feb. 23, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017
Trade names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted Average Useful Life	3 years
Fair value inputs, discount rate	10.00%
Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted Average Useful Life	9 years
Fair value inputs, discount rate	10.00%
Backlog
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted Average Useful Life	1 year
Fair value inputs, discount rate	8.00%
Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, finite-lived intangibles		$ 4,200
Weighted Average Useful Life		3 years
Fair value inputs, discount rate	9.00%
Developed technology \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted Average Useful Life	4 years
Developed technology \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted Average Useful Life	6 years
In-process research and development
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value inputs, discount rate	12.00%
IPR&D projects			1
Estimated cost to complete in process research and development	$ 22,300
EZchip
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets	288,246
EZchip \| Trade names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, finite-lived intangibles	5,600
EZchip \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, finite-lived intangibles	56,400
EZchip \| Backlog
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, finite-lived intangibles	11,300
EZchip \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, finite-lived intangibles	181,246
EZchip \| In-process research and development
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, finite-lived intangibles	$ 33,700