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Leases (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
San Jose Office      
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]      
Future minimum lease payments $ 7.5us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue
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Global Office Space      
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]      
Lease rental expense incurred 15.8us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
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14.1us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
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13.7us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
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Operating leases, future minimum payments due, next twelve months 13.7us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent
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Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Two Years 10.9us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears
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Future minimum lease payments, Year 3 9.0us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears
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Future minimum lease payments, Year 4 6.7us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears
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Future minimum lease payments, Year 5 6.4us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears
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Apache Design Inc [Member] | San Jose Office      
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]      
Area of real estate property 52,000us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
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Operating leases, future minimum payments due, next twelve months 0.9us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent
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Lease Agreement Effective September 14, 2012 | Canonsburg Office, New Company Headquarters      
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]      
Area of real estate property 186,000us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
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Lease rental expense incurred 0.8us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
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Period of leased property 183 months    
Base rent, years one through five 4.3anss_OperatingLeasesBaseRentYearsOneThroughFive
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Base rent, years six through ten 4.5anss_OperatingLeasesBaseRentYearsSixThroughTen
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Base rent, years eleven through fifteen 4.7anss_OperatingLeasesBaseRentYearsElevenThroughFifteen
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Amended Lease Agreement Effective January 1, 2004 | Canonsburg Office      
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]      
Lease rental expense incurred $ 1.4us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
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$ 1.4us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
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$ 1.4us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
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