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The floor of a customized range of exercise prices for purposes of disclosing shares potentially issuable under outstanding stock option awards on all stock option plans and other required information pertaining to awards in the customized range.

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-Publisher FASB
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The number of shares reserved for issuance pertaining to the outstanding exercisable stock options as of the balance sheet date in the customized range of exercise prices for which the market and performance vesting condition has been satisfied.

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-Paragraph 2
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The number of shares reserved for issuance pertaining to the outstanding stock options as of the balance sheet date for all option plans in the customized range of exercise prices.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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The ceiling of a customized range of exercise prices for purposes of disclosing shares potentially issuable under outstanding stock option awards on all stock option plans and other required information pertaining to awards in the customized range.

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Weighted average exercise price as of the balance sheet date for those equity-based payment arrangements exercisable and outstanding.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(1)(iii)
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The weighted average price as of the balance sheet date at which grantees could acquire the underlying shares with respect to all outstanding stock options which are in the customized range of exercise prices.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term of outstanding stock options, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Stockholders' Equity and Stock-Based Compensation (Details 1) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2012
Summary of stock options outstanding
Option Price per Share, minimum (usd per share)	$ 3.10	$ 34.20	$ 37.05	$ 42.45
Option Price per Share, maximum (usd per share)	$ 245.85	$ 245.85	$ 245.85	$ 245.85
Outstanding (in shares)	847,635
Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options (usd per share)	$ 46.21
Weighted Average Remaining Contract Life (in years)	6 years 1 month 6 days
Vested (in shares)	348,353
Weighted Average Exercise Price of Vested Options (usd per share)	$ 95.48
$2.47 - $4.58 [Member]
Summary of stock options outstanding
Option Price per Share, minimum (usd per share)	3.10
Option Price per Share, maximum (usd per share)	$ 57.90
Outstanding (in shares)	557,438
Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options (usd per share)	$ 15.00
Weighted Average Remaining Contract Life (in years)	6 years 10 months 24 days
Vested (in shares)	94,050
Weighted Average Exercise Price of Vested Options (usd per share)	$ 50.09
$4.79 - $7.19 [Member]
Summary of stock options outstanding
Option Price per Share, minimum (usd per share)	61.05
Option Price per Share, maximum (usd per share)	$ 71.85
Outstanding (in shares)	79,230
Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options (usd per share)	$ 62.12
Weighted Average Remaining Contract Life (in years)	6 years 8 months 12 days
Vested (in shares)	45,154
Weighted Average Exercise Price of Vested Options (usd per share)	$ 62.88
$7.31 - $13.29 [Member]
Summary of stock options outstanding
Option Price per Share, minimum (usd per share)	81.60
Option Price per Share, maximum (usd per share)	$ 99.60
Outstanding (in shares)	119,296
Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options (usd per share)	$ 88.73
Weighted Average Remaining Contract Life (in years)	5 years 6 months
Vested (in shares)	117,478
Weighted Average Exercise Price of Vested Options (usd per share)	$ 88.61
$14.03 - $16.39 [Member]
Summary of stock options outstanding
Option Price per Share, minimum (usd per share)	106.05
Option Price per Share, maximum (usd per share)	$ 245.85
Outstanding (in shares)	91,671
Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options (usd per share)	$ 166.89
Weighted Average Remaining Contract Life (in years)	3 years 1 month 6 days
Vested (in shares)	91,671
Weighted Average Exercise Price of Vested Options (usd per share)	$ 166.89