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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
 
Components of income (loss) before income taxes
The components of income (loss) before taxes on income are as follows:
 
Year ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
(in thousands)
United States
$
(17,969
)
 
$
(12,539
)
 
$
(10,260
)
Foreign
42,297

 
87,121

 
4,518

Income (loss) before taxes on income
$
24,328

 
$
74,582

 
$
(5,742
)
 
 
Schedule of the components of the provision for income taxes
The components of the provision for (benefit from) income taxes are as follows:
 
Year ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
(in thousands)
Current:
 

 
 

 
 

U.S. federal
$
(1,333
)
 
$
(1,578
)
 
$
162

State and local
220

 
284

 
163

Foreign
6,161

 
5,737

 
4,683

Total current
5,048

 
4,443

 
5,008

Deferred:
 

 
 

 
 

U.S. federal

 

 
12,140

State and local

 

 
1,539

Foreign
762

 
(22,755
)
 
(420
)
Total deferred
762

 
(22,755
)
 
13,259

Provision for (benefit from) taxes on income
$
5,810

 
$
(18,312
)
 
$
18,267

 
 
Schedule of significant deferred tax assets and liabilities
At December 31, 2016 and 2015, significant deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
 
December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
(in thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
 

 
 

Net operating loss and credit carryforwards
$
75,350

 
$
39,200

Reserves and accruals
13,841

 
10,691

Depreciation and amortization
358

 
441

Other
7,128

 
10,747

Gross deferred tax assets
96,677

 
61,079

Valuation allowance
(55,827
)
 
(28,999
)
Total deferred tax assets
40,850

 
32,080

Intangible assets
(18,437
)
 
(8,858
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(18,437
)
 
(8,858
)
Net deferred tax assets
$
22,413

 
$
23,222



 
 
Schedule of reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company's effective tax rate
The reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company's effective tax rate is as follows:
 
December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Tax at statutory rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State, net of federal benefit
0.8

 
0.2

 
(28.6
)
Meals and entertainment
1.6

 
0.2

 
(1.3
)
Tax at rates other than the statutory rate
(84.5
)
 
(42.5
)
 
56.1

Valuation allowance
40.8

 
(22.0
)
 
(280.6
)
Share-based compensation
1.3

 

 
(4.0
)
Net change in tax reserves
17.1

 
6.0

 
(87.4
)
 Adjustment of deferred tax balances following changes in tax rates
10.9

 

 

Other, net
0.9

 
(1.5
)
 
(7.3
)
Provision for (benefit from) taxes on income
23.9
 %
 
(24.6
)%
 
(318.1
)%
 
 
Schedule of reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding penalties and interest
The following summarizes the activity related to the Company's unrecognized tax benefits:
 
December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
(in thousands)
Gross unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of the period
$
25,382

 
$
18,037

 
$
23,585

Increases in tax positions for prior years
252

 
1,153

 
299

Decreases in tax positions for prior years

 
(131
)
 
(10,339
)
Increases in tax positions for current year
8,131

 
7,908

 
5,170

Increases in tax positions acquired or assumed in a business combination
8,990

 

 

Decreases due to lapses of statutes of limitations
(1,295
)
 
(1,585
)
 
(678
)
Gross unrecognized tax benefits, end of the period
$
41,460

 
$
25,382

 
$
18,037