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Convertible Senior Notes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Apr. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Amount used to repurchase stock $ 124,928,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock $ 0us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock    
Convertible notes 1,300,872,000us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtNoncurrent     1,292,953,000us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtNoncurrent
Purchase From Accelerated Share Repurchase [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Stock repurchased during period, value     1,400,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
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Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Face Amount     1,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Convertible debt     1,440,000,000us-gaap_ConvertibleDebt
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Stated interest rate percentage     0.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Proceeds from convertible debt     1,420,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromConvertibleDebt
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Payments for (proceeds from) hedge, investing activities     82,600,000us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromHedgeInvestingActivities
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Stock repurchased during period, value     1,500,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
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Convertible debt, conversion ratio     0.011111us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionRatio1
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Convertible debt, conversion price (in dollars per share) $ 90.00us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
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Repurchase price as a percent of principal amount     100.00%ctxs_RepurchasePriceasaPercentofPrincipalAmount
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Amortization of debt discount, effective interest method, percent 3.00%ctxs_AmortizationEffectiveInterestMethodPercent
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Equity component 162,869,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleCarryingAmountOfTheEquityComponent
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[1]      
Deferred tax liability, equity component 8,200,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredExpenseDeferredFinancingCosts
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Shares Of Common Stock Covered By Note Hedges     16.0ctxs_SharesOfCommonStockCoveredByNoteHedges
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Class of warrant or right, exercise price of warrants or rights (in dollars per share)     120us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights
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Privately Negotiated Transaction [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Amount used to repurchase stock     101,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
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Level 2 [Member] | Carrying Value [Member] | Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Convertible notes $ 1,300,872,000us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtNoncurrent
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[1] Recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheet within additional paid-in capital.