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Total Long-Lived Assets Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward] Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward] Unrecognized tax benefits—at beginning of year Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases in balances related to tax positions taken in prior years Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Increase Resulting from Prior Period Tax Positions Increases in balances related to tax positions taken in current year Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Increase Resulting from Current Period Tax Positions Lapses in statutes of limitations Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Reduction Resulting from Lapse of Applicable Statute of Limitations Unrecognized tax benefits—at end of year ASSETS Assets [Abstract] Current assets: Assets, Current [Abstract] Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $1,808 and $569 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively Accounts 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