Business Combinations, Duration of Completed Acquisitions

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 29, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Period of completed acquisitions	2 years
Avantec [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of interest acquired		85.00%
Avantec [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership under the equity method			15.00%