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Amount of deferred revenue expected to be recognized as such within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences due after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amount of other liabilities due after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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Amount of other assets expected to be realized or consumed after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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The amount of property, plant, and equipment recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amount recognized for assets, including goodwill, in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Business Combinations (Schedule of Net Assets Acquired) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Dec. 02, 2014	Feb. 28, 2015	Oct. 01, 2014	May 13, 2014	Nov. 30, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		370,625us-gaap_Goodwill			$ 232,836us-gaap_Goodwill
Telerik AD [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net working capital	6,612
Property, plant and equipment	3,108
Trade name	123,100
Deferred taxes	(10,401)
Deferred revenue	(7,915)
Other non-current liabilities	(472)
Goodwill	137,921
Net assets acquired	251,953
Acquired intangible assets, useful life	5 years	5 years
Telerik AD [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Trade name	47,100
BravePoint Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net working capital			2,902
Property, plant and equipment			735
Other assets			16
Purchased technology			4,110
Deferred revenue			(680)
Goodwill			2,257
Net assets acquired			12,000
BravePoint Inc. [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, useful life			7 years
BravePoint Inc. [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Trade name			850
Acquired intangible assets, useful life			7 years
BravePoint Inc. [Member] \| Purchased Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Trade name			1,810
Acquired intangible assets, useful life			3 years
Modulus [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment				7
Purchased technology				190
Trade name				7,320
Goodwill				6,433
Net assets acquired				13,950
Modulus [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, useful life				7 years
Modulus [Member] \| Purchased Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, useful life				7 years
Rollbase [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, useful life		1 year
Rollbase [Member] \| Purchased Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, useful life		5 years