Commitments And Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Minimum Payments Required Under Purchase Obligations

The following table represents the minimum payments required by Verisign under certain purchase obligations, leases, the .tv Agreement with the Government of Tuvalu, the 2011 Credit Facility, and the interest payments and principal on the Convertible Debentures:

	Purchase Obligations		Leases	.tv Agreement		Credit Facility		Convertible Debentures		Total
	(In thousands)
2013	$	33,506	2,029	$	4,500	$	—	$	40,625	$	80,660
2014	7,504		1,569	4,500		—		40,625		54,198
2015	1,165		1,546	5,000		—		40,625		48,336
2016	157		1,391	5,000		100,000		40,625		147,173
2017	—		242	5,000		—		40,625		45,867
Thereafter	—		—	20,000		—		2,047,266		2,067,266
Total	$	42,332	6,777	$	44,000	$	100,000	$	2,250,391	$	2,443,500