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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
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Mar. 30, 2015
Oct. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Jan. 31, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Jan. 08, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Grasshopper Group, LLC [Member]                
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]                
Purchase agreement $ 172,500,000ctxs_BusinessCombinationConsiderationtobeTransferredUnderContractualAgreementUnsettledTransaction
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RightSignature, LLC [Member]                
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]                
Preliminary consideration   37,800,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
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= ctxs_RightSignatureLLCMember
           
Cash acquired in business combination   1,100,000us-gaap_CashAcquiredFromAcquisition
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= ctxs_RightSignatureLLCMember
           
Transaction costs   200,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityTransactionCosts
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= ctxs_RightSignatureLLCMember
        0us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityTransactionCosts
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0us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityTransactionCosts
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Conversion of assumed non-vested stock units to shares of Company stock (shares)     67,500ctxs_ConversionofNonvestedStockUnitsNonvestedStockUnitsAssumed
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Framehawk, Inc. [Member]                
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]                
Preliminary consideration       24,200,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
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= ctxs_FramehawkInc.Member
       
Cash acquired in business combination       200,000us-gaap_CashAcquiredFromAcquisition
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= ctxs_FramehawkInc.Member
       
Transaction costs               100,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityTransactionCosts
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= ctxs_FramehawkInc.Member
Other 2014 Acquisition [Member]                
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]                
Preliminary consideration     19,900,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
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= ctxs_Other2014AcquisitionMember
  17,200,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
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= ctxs_Other2014AcquisitionMember
     
Cash acquired in business combination     200,000us-gaap_CashAcquiredFromAcquisition
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= ctxs_Other2014AcquisitionMember
  800,000us-gaap_CashAcquiredFromAcquisition
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= ctxs_Other2014AcquisitionMember
     
Number of privately-held companies acquired     2ctxs_NumberofPrivatelyHeldCompaniesAcquired
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= ctxs_Other2014AcquisitionMember
         
Conversion of assumed non-vested stock units to shares of Company stock (shares)     23,430ctxs_ConversionofNonvestedStockUnitsNonvestedStockUnitsAssumed
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= ctxs_Other2014AcquisitionMember
         
Sanbolic, Inc. [Member]                
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]                
Preliminary consideration           89,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
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= ctxs_SanbolicInc.Member
   
Cash acquired in business combination           200,000us-gaap_CashAcquiredFromAcquisition
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= ctxs_SanbolicInc.Member
   
Transaction costs           400,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityTransactionCosts
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= ctxs_SanbolicInc.Member
   
Conversion of assumed non-vested stock units to shares of Company stock (shares)           37,057ctxs_ConversionofNonvestedStockUnitsNonvestedStockUnitsAssumed
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General and Administrative Expense [Member] | Other 2014 Acquisition [Member]                
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]                
Transaction costs               100,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityTransactionCosts
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= ctxs_Other2014AcquisitionMember
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= us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember
General and Administrative Expense [Member] | Sanbolic, Inc. [Member]                
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]                
Transaction costs             $ 200,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityTransactionCosts
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= ctxs_SanbolicInc.Member
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