Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue, Net	$ 1,116,843	$ 985,076	$ 555,048
Cost of sales (exclusive of amortization of intangibles, included within operating expenses below)	442,572	389,064	293,688
GROSS PROFIT	674,271	596,012	261,360
Selling, general and administrative expenses	197,501	162,205	92,955
Acquisition-related costs	364	1,841	32,840
Research and development expenses	42,603	40,707	31,256
Amortization of Intangible Assets	65,713	66,272	43,493
Impairment of intangible assets	40,519	30,376	0
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES	346,700	301,401	200,544
OPERATING INCOME	327,571	294,611	60,816
Amortization of deferred financing costs	(10,791)	(4,283)	(9,985)
Interest expense, net	(42,734)	(51,973)	(35,657)
Bargain purchase gain	0	849	0
Gain from product divestiture	0	0	9,297
Other non-operating income, net	(2,746)	(7,048)	871
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	271,300	232,156	25,342
Income tax provision	87,057	81,358	10,954
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	184,243	150,798	14,388
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0	(504)
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	$ 184,243	$ 150,798	$ 13,884
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE:
Income from continuing operations, basic (in Dollars per share)	$ 1.50	$ 1.29	$ 0.14
Loss from discontinued operations, basic (in Dollars per share)	0.00	0.00	(0.01)
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME, BASIC (in Dollars per share)	1.50	1.29	0.13
Income from continuing operations, diluted (in Dollars per share)	1.47	1.22	0.13
Loss from discontinued operations, diluted (in Dollars per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME, DILUTED (in Dollars per share)	$ 1.47	$ 1.22	$ 0.13
SHARES USED IN COMPUTING CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE:
BASIC (in Shares)	122,869	116,980	103,480
DILUTED (in Shares)	125,801	125,762	109,588
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:
Consolidated net income	$ 184,243	$ 150,798	$ 13,884
Unrealized holding gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax of ($436), ($61) and $663 for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.	740	104	(1,124)
Foreign currency translation loss for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.	(1,941)	(2,051)	(1,704)
Pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $694 for the year ended December 31, 2016.	(3,624)	0	0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$ 179,418	$ 148,851	$ 11,056