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Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]
 
Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions Using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model

The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black‑Scholes option‑pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

 

 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Employees and directors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated volatility%

 

 

44.63

%

 

 

46.68

%

 

 

51.26

%

Expected life in years

 

 

5.99

 

 

 

5.88

 

 

 

5.84

 

Risk free interest rate%

 

 

1.46

%

 

 

1.74

%

 

 

1.79

%

Dividend yield

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Schedule of Share-based Compensation Expense

The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense included within the Company’s consolidated statements of operations:

 

 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Research and development

 

$

10,610

 

 

$

8,474

 

 

$

5,939

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

25,777

 

 

 

24,992

 

 

 

23,498

 

Total

 

$

36,387

 

 

$

33,466

 

 

$

29,437

 

 

 
 
Schedule of Stock Option Activity

A summary of share‑based compensation activity for the year ended December 31, 2016 is presented below:

 

 

 

Number

of Shares

(In thousands)

 

 

Weighted Average

Exercise Price

 

 

Weighted Average

Remaining

Contractual Term

 

Intrinsic

Value

(In thousands)

 

Balance at December 31, 2013

 

 

6,486

 

 

$

25.61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

2,352

 

 

 

36.56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited and expired

 

 

(306

)

 

 

32.40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(746

)

 

 

21.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2014

 

 

7,786

 

 

$

29.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

1,651

 

 

 

35.45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited and expired

 

 

(343

)

 

 

34.85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(871

)

 

 

20.77

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2015

 

 

8,223

 

 

$

30.97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

1,766

 

 

31.55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited and expired

 

 

(723

)

 

34.21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(194

)

 

17.69

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

 

9,072

 

 

$

31.11

 

 

6.3

 

$

70,680

 

Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2016

 

 

8,994

 

 

$

31.10

 

 

6.3

 

$

70,032

 

Vested and exercisable at December 31, 2016

 

 

6,152

 

 

$

30.00

 

 

5.2

 

$

59,612

 

 

 
 
Schedule of Stock Options Activity, By Exercise Price Range

 

 

 

Options Outstanding

 

 

Options Exercisable

 

Range of exercise price

 

Outstanding

as of

December 31,

2016

(In thousands)

 

 

Weighted-

average

remaining

contractual life

 

 

Weighted-

average

exercise price

 

 

Exercisable

as of

December 31,

2016

(In thousands)

 

 

Weighted-

average

exercise price

 

$15.91 - $26.35

 

 

2,335

 

 

 

4.0

 

 

$

22.97

 

 

 

2,102

 

 

$

22.82

 

$26.38 - $30.46

 

 

1,879

 

 

 

7.0

 

 

 

29.27

 

 

 

1,200

 

 

 

29.64

 

$30.49 - $35.53

 

 

2,395

 

 

 

6.9

 

 

 

33.83

 

 

 

1,459

 

 

 

33.23

 

$35.58 - $39.38

 

 

2,278

 

 

 

7.3

 

 

 

37.28

 

 

 

1,318

 

 

 

37.54

 

$39.67 - $44.50

 

 

185

 

 

 

8.1

 

 

 

41.37

 

 

 

73

 

 

 

41.62

 

 

 

 

9,072

 

 

6.3

 

 

$

31.11

 

 

 

6,152

 

 

$

30.00

 

 

 
 
Schedule of Restricted Stock Activity

 

Restricted Stock

 

Number of Shares

(In thousands)

 

Nonvested at December 31, 2013

 

 

421

 

Granted

 

 

387

 

Vested

 

 

(241

)

Forfeited

 

 

(48

)

Nonvested at December 31, 2014

 

 

519

 

Granted

 

 

205

 

Vested

 

 

(244

)

Forfeited

 

 

(39

)

Nonvested at December 31, 2015

 

 

441

 

Granted

 

 

664

 

Vested

 

 

(236

)

Forfeited

 

 

(244

)

Nonvested at December 31, 2016

 

 

625