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Business Acquisition (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Goodwill $ 30,867us-gaap_Goodwill $ 31,995us-gaap_Goodwill
Telestack Limited [Member]    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Date of acquisition Apr. 01, 2014  
Percentages of stock acquired of Telestack Limited (in hundredths) 100.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
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Total purchase price 36,183us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
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Decrease in purchase price 178us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentConsiderationTransferred
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Purchase price deposited in escrow 2,500us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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Period of time for amount held in escrow 1 year  
Goodwill 18,078us-gaap_Goodwill
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Other intangibles assets $ 14,445us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
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Telestack Limited [Member] | Trade names [Member]    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Useful life of intangible assets 15 years  
Telestack Limited [Member] | Patents [Member] | Minimum [Member]    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Useful life of intangible assets 5 years  
Telestack Limited [Member] | Patents [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Useful life of intangible assets 10 years  
Telestack Limited [Member] | Noncompete agreements [Member]    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Useful life of intangible assets 3 years  
Telestack Limited [Member] | Customer relationships [Member]    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Useful life of intangible assets 11 years