Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012		Mar. 31, 2011
Revenues:
Product and licenses	$ 178,364		$ 150,260
Software as a service	120,733		99,772
License updates and maintenance	264,525		221,379	[1]
Professional services	25,873		19,477	[2]
Total net revenues	589,495		490,888
Cost of net revenues:
Cost of product license revenues	18,804		14,041
Cost of services and maintenance revenues	51,004		33,237
Amortization of product related intangible assets	16,535		12,699
Total cost of net revenues	86,343		59,977
Gross margin	503,152		430,911
Operating expenses:
Research and development	103,622		90,548
Sales, marketing and services	248,457		205,544
General and administrative	59,856		50,403
Amortization of other intangibles	10,467		3,509
Restructuring	0	[3]	24	[3]
Total operating expenses	422,402		350,028
Income from operations	80,750		80,883
Interest income	3,078		3,939
Other income, net	722		3,633
Income before income taxes	84,550		88,455
Income taxes	16,283		15,108
Consolidated net income	68,267		73,347
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	0		156
Net income attributable to Citrix Systems, Inc.	$ 68,267		$ 73,503
Net income per share attributable to Citrix Systems, Inc. stockholders:
Net income per share attributable to Citrix Systems, Inc. stockholders - basic	$ 0.37		$ 0.39
Net income per share attributable to Citrix Systems, Inc. stockholders - diluted	$ 0.36		$ 0.38
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	185,730		187,571
Diluted	188,884		191,500

[1] License updates and maintenance is comprised of license updates, hardware and software maintenance and technical support.

[2] Professional services is comprised of consulting services and product training and certification.

[3] Represents expenses presented to management on a consolidated basis only and not allocated to the operating segments.