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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 95
-Paragraph 15, 16

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- Definition

Amount of total revenue for the reportable segment, including revenue from external customers, transactions with other operating segments of the same entity, and (gross) interest revenue. All considered to be "operating revenue" for purposes of the taxonomy.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 131
-Paragraph 27
-Subparagraph a, b, c

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Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended					1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011 Worldwide Digital Business, a reporting unit	Jun. 30, 2011 Worldwide Digital Business, a reporting unit	Dec. 31, 2010 Worldwide Digital Business, a reporting unit	Jun. 30, 2010 Worldwide Digital Business, a reporting unit	Jun. 30, 2011 Worldwide Digital Business, a reporting unit	Jun. 30, 2010 Worldwide Digital Business, a reporting unit	Jun. 02, 2012 Worldwide Digital Business, a reporting unit	Jun. 02, 2011 Worldwide Digital Business, a reporting unit	Sep. 30, 2010 Worldwide Digital Business, a reporting unit	Aug. 31, 2010 Domain Name	Sep. 30, 2010 Domain Name	Jul. 31, 2010 Domain Name	Dec. 31, 2009 Domain Name	Jun. 30, 2011 New Zealand Business	Jun. 30, 2010 New Zealand Business	Jun. 30, 2011 New Zealand Business	Jun. 30, 2010 New Zealand Business	Dec. 31, 2010 New Zealand Business
Discontinued operation disclosures
Proceeds from divestiture of business						$ 395,400									$ 11,400
Total revenues																	3,500	6,300
Gain on Sale of Discontinued Operations							245,654			245,654						6,900
Gain on Sale of Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax	193,349		193,349				193,349			193,349						2,834
Provisional goodwill impairment charge recorded								283,785						255,000
Additional goodwill impairment charge recorded								28,785
Initial purchase price													380,000
Preliminary working capital adjustment													15,400
Transaction costs										7,387
Unpaid portion of transaction cost						5,976	5,976			5,976
Inducements paid to Autonomy										11,075
Unpaid portion of inducements						6,000	6,000			6,000
Estimated tax provision recorded which is associated with business sold							52,305
Gain on sale of discontinued operations							245,654
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax							193,349
Summarized results of operations
Total Revenues							32,521		53,292	79,199	102,464								2,160	1,716	4,143	3,470
Loss Before Benefit for Income Taxes of Discontinued Operations							(16,812)		(10,925)	(20,398)	(21,614)								(4,876)	(107)	(4,948)	(541)
Benefit for Income Taxes							(6,414)		(3,856)	(7,530)	(7,593)								(9,442)		(9,442)
Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax	(5,832)	(7,176)	(8,374)	(14,562)			(10,398)		(7,069)	(12,868)	(14,021)								4,566	(107)	4,494	(541)
Gain on Sale of Discontinued Operations							245,654			245,654						6,900
Provision for Income Taxes							52,305			52,305
Gain on Sale of Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax	193,349		193,349				193,349			193,349						2,834
Total Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations and Sale, Net of Tax	187,517	(7,176)	184,975	(14,562)			182,951		(7,069)	180,481	(14,021)								4,566	(107)	4,494	(541)
Interest allocated to the Digital Business and Domain Name and included in income (loss) from discontinued operations							978		3,584	2,396	7,168
Carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities of discontinued operations
Accounts receivable, net						43,893	43,893	41,418		43,893									1,285		1,285		1,339
Deferred income taxes	51,702		51,702		37,565	1,542	1,542	1,726		1,542
Prepaid expenses and other						6,533	6,533	6,585		6,533									1,050		1,050		1,034
Current assets of discontinued operations	13,126		13,126		202,726	51,968	51,968	49,729		51,968									2,335		2,335		2,373
Property, plant and equipment, net						37,882	37,882	39,539		37,882									3,690		3,690		3,746
Goodwill, net						35,699	35,699	35,699		35,699									1,228		1,228		6,128
Deferred income taxes						13,485	13,485	13,934		13,485
Other assets, net						41,146	41,146	45,889		41,146									5,873		5,873		5,689
Non-current assets of discontinued operations						128,212	128,212	135,061		128,212									10,791		10,791		15,563
Assets of discontinued operations						180,180	180,180	184,790		180,180									13,126		13,126		17,936
Current portion of long-term debt	66,199		66,199		96,603														3		3		387
Accounts payable						9,665	9,665	15,848		9,665									343		343		263
Accrued expenses						7,824	7,824	8,879		7,824									1,094		1,094		1,382
Deferred revenue						31,755	31,755	27,638		31,755									81		81		113
Current liabilities of discontinued operations	3,342		3,342		57,222	49,244	49,244	52,365		49,244									1,521		1,521		2,145
Other long-term liabilities						1,027	1,027	1,009		1,027									26		26		24
Deferred income taxes																			1,795		1,795		1,679
Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations						1,027	1,027	1,009		1,027									1,821		1,821		1,703
Liabilities of discontinued operations						50,271	50,271	53,374		50,271									3,342		3,342		3,848
Period of reseller agreement (in years)													3
Payment to purchaser on closing of sale of business						3,500	3,500			3,500		6,000
Transitional period in co-location agreement prior to the end of the first two year term (in years)						2	2			2
Extension to transitional period (in years)						2	2			2
Notice period for extension to transitional period (in months)						6	6			6
Maximum service agreement period (in months)						6	6			6
Payment made for purchase of certain products and services for internal use										3,075
Maximum percentage of direct cash inflows and outflows for the one year period subsequent to the sale of business (as a percent)						5.00%	5.00%			5.00%
Impairment charge included in income (loss) from discontinued operations																			$ 4,900