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Damages Interest Per Annum Percentage

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Loss Contingency Aggregate Accrual Amount

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Term Of Indefeasible Right To Use

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Amount of damages awarded to the plaintiff in the legal matter.

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Number of another entity's patents that the entity has allegedly infringed.

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The amount of cash paid for the settlement of litigation or for other legal issues during the period.

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Legal Proceedings - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	May 05, 2004	Oct. 17, 2013 Patents	Aug. 31, 2011	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014 Lycatel [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Aerotel [Member]	Mar. 15, 2013 Aerotel [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents		2
Damages and interest awarded			$ 10.1
Interest on damages per annum (Percentage)							9.00%
Total amount of Final Award damages							5.4
Security deposit
Accrued litigation expense				1.2
Term of indefeasible right to use	15 years
Payments for legal settlements						$ 5.4