Discount rate used for valuation of intangibles in Excess Earnings Method

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The discount rate used when applying the discounted cash flow model (DCF) to the valuation of acquired intangible assets.

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Discount rate used in With and Without Method for valuation of intangibles acquired in a business combination

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in process research and development completion time

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The maximum discount rate used when applying the discounted cash flow model (DCF) to the valuation of acquired intangible assets.

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The minimum discount rate used when applying the discounted cash flow model (DCF) to the valuation of acquired intangible assets.

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The calculated weighted-average amortization period of a major class of finite-lived intangible assets acquired during the current period either individually or as part of a group of assets (in either an asset acquisition or business combination). A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company.

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Amount of potential cash payments that could result from the contingent consideration arrangement.

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Amount of cash paid to acquire the entity.

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The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to receivables.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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Business Combinations Business Combinations (Details Textual) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended			1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 Fox Enterprise [Member]	Apr. 30, 2012 Fox Enterprise [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Alvand Technologies [Member]	Apr. 30, 2012 Alvand Technologies [Member]	Apr. 16, 2012 Alvand Technologies [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 NXP B.V [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 NXP B.V [Member]	Jul. 19, 2012 NXP B.V [Member]	Apr. 30, 2012 Developed Technology Rights [Member] Fox Enterprise [Member]	Jul. 19, 2012 Developed Technology Rights [Member] NXP B.V [Member] Y	Apr. 30, 2012 In Process Research and Development [Member] Fox Enterprise [Member]	Jul. 19, 2012 In Process Research and Development [Member] NXP B.V [Member]	Apr. 30, 2012 Customer Relationships [Member] Fox Enterprise [Member] Y	Jul. 19, 2012 Customer Relationships [Member] NXP B.V [Member] Y	Apr. 30, 2012 Trademarks [Member] Fox Enterprise [Member] Y	Apr. 16, 2012 Order or Production Backlog [Member] Alvand Technologies [Member] Y	Jul. 19, 2012 Order or Production Backlog [Member] NXP B.V [Member]	Apr. 16, 2012 Noncompete Agreements [Member] Alvand Technologies [Member] Y
Business Acquisition
Maximum Discount rate used in discounted cash flow model													20.00%
Discount rate used in discounted cash flow model									15.00%		21.00%				20.00%	15.00%		22.00%
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)										5			4	3	3	1		3
Minimum Discount rate used in discounted cash flow model													15.00%
Total purchase price		$ 28,921,000			$ 23,302,000			$ 27,162,000
Cash consideration		25,700,000			20,500,000			31,200,000
Accounts receivable		4,053,000			211,000			4,000,000
Maximum payment for contingent consideration		3,200,000			2,800,000
Acquisition-related costs incurred	200,000		100,000			1,800,000	3,900,000
Dicount rate used in excess earnings method										26.00%		31.00%					18.70%
In process research and development completion time	12 months					27 months
Discount rate used in With and Without Method														28.70%
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High		$ 4,000,000		$ 4,000,000