Deferred Payment Obligations (Notes)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
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Deferred Payment Obligations [Text Block]	Deferred Payment Obligations On July 6, 2009, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase certain patent assets for a total of $4.4 million. Under the terms of the agreements, the Company paid $1.1 million in cash at signing, with a remaining non-interest bearing contract obligation of $3.3 million due in three equal installments in July of each of 2010, 2011 and 2012. The contract obligation was recorded at fair value utilizing the imputed interest rate method. Interest was imputed using a rate of 10.2% per annum, which represented the Company’s estimated market borrowing rate as of the initial transaction date. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the remaining unpaid principal balance associated with the obligation was nil and $1.1 million, respectively. On January 26, 2009, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire certain patent assets for a total of $12.0 million. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company paid $3.0 million upfront, with a remaining non-interest bearing contract obligation of $9.0 million due in three equal installments in January of each of 2010, 2011 and 2012. The contract obligation was recorded at fair value utilizing the imputed interest rate method. Interest was imputed using a rate of 13.9% per annum, which represented the Company’s estimated market borrowing rate as of the date of the transaction. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the remaining unpaid principal balance associated with the obligation was nil and $3.0 million, respectively.

Deferred Payment Obligations

On July 6, 2009, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase certain patent assets for a total of $4.4 million. Under the terms of the agreements, the Company paid $1.1 million in cash at signing, with a remaining non-interest bearing contract obligation of $3.3 million due in three equal installments in July of each of 2010, 2011 and 2012. The contract obligation was recorded at fair value utilizing the imputed interest rate method. Interest was imputed using a rate of 10.2% per annum, which represented the Company’s estimated market borrowing rate as of the initial transaction date. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the remaining unpaid principal balance associated with the obligation was nil and $1.1 million, respectively.

On January 26, 2009, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire certain patent assets for a total of $12.0 million. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company paid $3.0 million upfront, with a remaining non-interest bearing contract obligation of $9.0 million due in three equal installments in January of each of 2010, 2011 and 2012. The contract obligation was recorded at fair value utilizing the imputed interest rate method. Interest was imputed using a rate of 13.9% per annum, which represented the Company’s estimated market borrowing rate as of the date of the transaction. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the remaining unpaid principal balance associated with the obligation was nil and $3.0 million, respectively.