Proposed Separation of GoTo Business	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Proposed Separation of GoTo Business	PROPOSED SEPARATION OF GOTO BUSINESS The Company announced in November 2015 that it was pursuing a plan to spinoff its GoTo family of products into a separate, publicly traded company. The company established as a result of the spinoff would be made up of the following products and services: GoToAssist, GoToMeeting, GoToMyPC, GoToTraining, GoToWebinar, Grasshopper and OpenVoice. The proposed separation, which was intended to be a tax-free spinoff to the Company's stockholders, was expected to be completed in the second half of 2016. The proposed spinoff was subject to certain conditions, including, among others, obtaining final approval from the Company's Board of Directors, receipt of a favorable opinion and/or rulings with respect to the tax-free nature of the transaction for federal income tax purposes and the effectiveness of a Form 10 filing with the SEC. On July 26, 2016, the Company entered into definitive agreements with GetGo, Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary (“GetGo”), and LogMeIn, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“LogMeIn”), with respect to a RMT transaction. Subject to the terms and conditions of those agreements, (1) the Company will transfer its GoTo Business to GetGo, (2) after which, the Company will distribute to its stockholders all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of GetGo held by the Company, at the Company’s sole option, by way of a pro rata dividend or an exchange offer, and (3) immediately after the distribution, Lithium Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of LogMeIn, will merge with and into GetGo, with GetGo as the surviving corporation. In connection with the merger, GetGo (which at that time will hold the GoTo Business) will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of LogMeIn, and GetGo’s stockholders will receive an aggregate of approximately 26.9 million shares of LogMeIn common stock. On August 31, 2016, pursuant to the terms of the definitive agreements, Citrix notified LogMeIn that it has elected to effect the distribution through a spin-off. On September 26, 2016, LogMeIn announced the early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act for the proposed merger. Completion of the transaction remains subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions, including receipt of approval of LogMeIn stockholders, other regulatory approvals and opinions of tax counsel. The proposed transaction, which is intended to be tax-free to the Company and its stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2017. The Company has incurred significant costs in connection with the planned separation of its GoTo Business. These costs relate primarily to third-party advisory and consulting services, retention payments to certain employees, incremental stock-based compensation and other costs directly related to the separation. Costs related to employee retention or stock-based compensation are classified on a basis consistent with their regular compensation charges and included within Cost of net revenues, Research and development, Sales, marketing and services, or General and administrative expense in the condensed consolidated statements of income as applicable. Costs other than those related to employees are included within Separation expense in the condensed consolidated statements of income. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company incurred approximately $17.6 million and $46.2 million, respectively, related to separation costs. As of September 30, 2016, the Company has incurred total separation costs of $52.5 million. The Company expects to incur additional separation costs in 2016 and 2017 until it completes the separation and proposed merger of the GoTo Business with LogMeIn. The Company currently expects to incur, in the aggregate, approximately $120.0 million to $130.0 million in separation costs, although that estimate is subject to a number of assumptions and uncertainties and the actual amount of separation costs could differ materially from this estimate. These estimates do not include potential tax related charges or potential capital expenditures which may be incurred related to the proposed transaction. These additional costs could be significant.

PROPOSED SEPARATION OF GOTO BUSINESS

The Company announced in November 2015 that it was pursuing a plan to spinoff its GoTo family of products into a separate, publicly traded company. The company established as a result of the spinoff would be made up of the following products and services: GoToAssist, GoToMeeting, GoToMyPC, GoToTraining, GoToWebinar, Grasshopper and OpenVoice. The proposed separation, which was intended to be a tax-free spinoff to the Company's stockholders, was expected to be completed in the second half of 2016. The proposed spinoff was subject to certain conditions, including, among others, obtaining final approval from the Company's Board of Directors, receipt of a favorable opinion and/or rulings with respect to the tax-free nature of the transaction for federal income tax purposes and the effectiveness of a Form 10 filing with the SEC.

On July 26, 2016, the Company entered into definitive agreements with GetGo, Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary (“GetGo”), and LogMeIn, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“LogMeIn”), with respect to a RMT transaction. Subject to the terms and conditions of those agreements, (1) the Company will transfer its GoTo Business to GetGo, (2) after which, the Company will distribute to its stockholders all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of GetGo held by the Company, at the Company’s sole option, by way of a pro rata dividend or an exchange offer, and (3) immediately after the distribution, Lithium Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of LogMeIn, will merge with and into GetGo, with GetGo as the surviving corporation. In connection with the merger, GetGo (which at that time will hold the GoTo Business) will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of LogMeIn, and GetGo’s stockholders will receive an aggregate of approximately 26.9 million shares of LogMeIn common stock. On August 31, 2016, pursuant to the terms of the definitive agreements, Citrix notified LogMeIn that it has elected to effect the distribution through a spin-off. On September 26, 2016, LogMeIn announced the early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act for the proposed merger. Completion of the transaction remains subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions, including receipt of approval of LogMeIn stockholders, other regulatory approvals and opinions of tax counsel. The proposed transaction, which is intended to be tax-free to the Company and its stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2017.

The Company has incurred significant costs in connection with the planned separation of its GoTo Business. These costs relate primarily to third-party advisory and consulting services, retention payments to certain employees, incremental stock-based compensation and other costs directly related to the separation. Costs related to employee retention or stock-based compensation are classified on a basis consistent with their regular compensation charges and included within Cost of net revenues, Research and development, Sales, marketing and services, or General and administrative expense in the condensed consolidated statements of income as applicable. Costs other than those related to employees are included within Separation expense in the condensed consolidated statements of income. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company incurred approximately $17.6 million and $46.2 million, respectively, related to separation costs. As of September 30, 2016, the Company has incurred total separation costs of $52.5 million. The Company expects to incur additional separation costs in 2016 and 2017 until it completes the separation and proposed merger of the GoTo Business with LogMeIn. The Company currently expects to incur, in the aggregate, approximately $120.0 million to $130.0 million in separation costs, although that estimate is subject to a number of assumptions and uncertainties and the actual amount of separation costs could differ materially from this estimate. These estimates do not include potential tax related charges or potential capital expenditures which may be incurred related to the proposed transaction. These additional costs could be significant.