Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Available-For-Sale Investments - Portfolio of Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Available-for-Sale Investments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale investments	$ 318,961	$ 399,624
Cash and money market funds	35,338	15,312
Total cash, cash equivalents, and available-for-sale investments	354,299	414,936
Corporate notes and bonds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale investments	299,457	344,427
U.S. corporate commercial paper [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale investments	12,998	9,464
Obligations of U.S. government agencies [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale investments	5,001	44,230
Obligations of U.S. states and municipalities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale investments	$ 1,505	$ 1,503

- Definition

This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents Available-for-sale Securities which consist of all investments in certain debt and equity securities neither classified as trading or held-to-maturity securities. A debt security represents a creditor relationship with an enterprise. Debt securities include, among other items, US Treasury securities, US government securities, municipal securities, corporate bonds, convertible debt, commercial paper, and all securitized debt instruments. An equity security represents an ownership interest in an enterprise or the right to acquire or dispose of an ownership interest in an enterprise at fixed or determinable prices. Equity securities include, among other things, common stock, certain preferred stock, warrant rights, call options, and put options, but do not include convertible debt. An entity may opt to provide the reader with additional narrative text to better understand the nature of investments in debt and equity securities which are categorized as Available-for-sale.

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