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Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Details Textuals)

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Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Details Textuals) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
May 13, 2016
Aug. 20, 2015
May 14, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Not yet Recognized, Stock Options $ 800   $ 800        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term     1 year 2 months 7 days        
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense 6,264 $ 5,011 $ 16,475 $ 13,524      
Shares Issued upon Settlement of Employee Bonus Plan         0.2 0.3 0.2
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding 11,500 10,700 34,600 25,800      
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Other Than Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value 84,000   84,000        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value 300 2,800 $ 5,500 $ 4,100      
Restricted Stock Unit and Restricted Stock Award [Member]              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value     $ 18.78 $ 10.14      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term     2 years 10 months 10 days        
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized 48,900   $ 48,900        
Employee Stock Option [Member]              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Grant Date Intrinsic Value     $ 0        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term     2 years 11 months 15 days        
Employee Stock Option [Member] | Entropic Communications Stock Compensation [Member]              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense $ 133 $ 800 $ 632 $ 3,200