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Acquisitions (Purchase Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		11 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	May 31, 2015	Nov. 30, 2013
Voicenet
Effective date of purchase agreement			Nov. 11, 2013
Business Acquisition, Description of Acquired Entity			On November 11, 2013, the Company entered into a share purchase agreement with the shareholders and optionholders of Voicenet Solutions Limited ("Voicenet"), a provider of cloud communications and collaboration services in the United Kingdom.
Assets acquired:
Property and equipment			$ 2,900
Intangible assets			6,400
Total assets acquired			9,300
Liabilities assumed:
Current and non-current liabilities			(4,100)
Total liabilities assumed			(4,100)
Net identifiable assets acquired			6,400
Goodwill			14,100
Total consideration transferred			$ 19,300
DXI
Effective date of purchase agreement		May 26, 2015
Business Acquisition, Description of Acquired Entity		On May 26, 2015, the Company entered into a share purchase agreement with the shareholders of DXI Limited, and its wholly owned subsidiaries, (collectively, DXI) for the purchase of the entire share capital of DXI. The transaction closed effective May 29, 2015 and was not subject to regulatory approvals.
Assets acquired:
Cash		$ 1,318
Current assets		2,016
Property and equipment		1,453
Intangible assets		13,374
Total assets acquired		18,161
Liabilities assumed:
Current and non-current liabilities		(5,734)
Total liabilities assumed		(5,734)
Net identifiable assets acquired		12,427
Goodwill		10,125
Total consideration transferred		$ 22,552
QSC
Effective date of purchase agreement	Jun. 03, 2015
Business Acquisition, Description of Acquired Entity	On June 3, 2015, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with the shareholder of QSC and other parties affiliated with the shareholder and QSC for the purchase of certain assets as per the purchase agreement.
Assets acquired:
Intangible assets	$ 1,100
Total assets acquired	1,100
Liabilities assumed:
Goodwill	1,789
Total consideration transferred	$ 2,889