Organization	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
ORGANIZATION	ORGANIZATION Citrix Systems, Inc. ("Citrix" or the "Company"), is a Delaware corporation founded on April 17, 1989. Citrix is a leader in virtualization, networking and cloud infrastructure to enable new ways for people to work better. Citrix solutions help IT and service providers to build, manage and secure virtual and mobile workspaces that seamlessly deliver apps, desktops, data and services to virtually anyone, on any device, over any network or cloud. Citrix markets and licenses its products directly to customers, over the Web, and through systems integrators ("SIs"), in addition to indirectly through value-added resellers ("VARs"), value-added distributors ("VADs"), original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs"), and service providers. The Company’s revenues are derived from its Enterprise and Service Provider products, which primarily include its Mobile and Desktop products, Networking and Cloud products and related license updates and maintenance and professional services and from its Software as a Service ("SaaS") products, which primarily include Collaboration and Data Sharing, Remote Access and Remote IT Support products. Enterprise and Service Provider (formerly Infrastructure division) and SaaS constitute the Company's two reportable segments. See Note 11 for more information on the Company's segments.

Organization

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Citrix Systems, Inc. ("Citrix" or the "Company"), is a Delaware corporation founded on April 17, 1989. Citrix is a leader in virtualization, networking and cloud infrastructure to enable new ways for people to work better. Citrix solutions help IT and service providers to build, manage and secure virtual and mobile workspaces that seamlessly deliver apps, desktops, data and services to virtually anyone, on any device, over any network or cloud.

Citrix markets and licenses its products directly to customers, over the Web, and through systems integrators ("SIs"), in addition to indirectly through value-added resellers ("VARs"), value-added distributors ("VADs"), original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs"), and service providers.

The Company’s revenues are derived from its Enterprise and Service Provider products, which primarily include its Mobile and Desktop products, Networking and Cloud products and related license updates and maintenance and professional services and from its Software as a Service ("SaaS") products, which primarily include Collaboration and Data Sharing, Remote Access and Remote IT Support products. Enterprise and Service Provider (formerly Infrastructure division) and SaaS constitute the Company's two reportable segments. See Note 11 for more information on the Company's segments.