Balance Sheet Components - Schedule of Allowance for Sales Incentives (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ (17,739)
Ending balance	(12,261)	$ (17,739)
Allowance for Sales Incentives
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(10,442)	(8,503)
Charged to revenue	(24,017)	(44,264)
Utilization of sales return/incentive reserve	27,188	42,325
Ending balance	$ (7,271)	$ (10,442)

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-09)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690

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