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VeriSign, Inc
(NASDAQ:VRSN) 

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VeriSign, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides domain name registry services and internet infrastructure that enables internet navigation for various recognized domain names worldwide. It enables the security, stability, and resiliency of internet infrastructure and services, including pro...

Founded: 1995
Full Time Employees: 872
Founder: D. James Bidzos 
Sector: Technology
Industry: Software-Infrastructure

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      revenues
    428,900,000 425,300,000 419,100,000 409,900,000 402,300,000 395,400,000 390,600,000 387,100,000 384,300,000 380,400,000 376,300,000 372,000,000 364,400,000 369,200,000 356,900,000 351,900,000 346,900,000 340,308,000 334,242,000 329,405,000 323,621,000 320,284,000 317,879,000 314,365,000 312,524,000 310,543,000 308,421,000 306,289,000 306,408,000 307,452,000 305,777,000 302,452,000 299,288,000 295,501,000 292,428,000 288,552,000 288,614,000 286,271,000 287,554,000 286,466,000 281,876,000 272,625,000 265,780,000 262,539,000 258,422,000 255,917,000 255,022,000 250,382,000 248,796,000 245,630,000 243,678,000 239,332,000 236,447,000 230,196,000 223,528,000 214,142,000 205,726,000 203,646,000 196,965,000 189,844,000 181,523,000 176,751,000 172,649,000 168,684,000 264,402,000 261,010,000 257,995,000 256,619,000 254,995,000 236,743,000 246,052,000 303,240,000 354,281,000 386,436,000 373,587,000 363,217,000 373,049,000 412,228,000 399,513,000 390,690,000 373,604,000 348,907,000 414,766,000 444,830,000 400,991,000 355,986,000 325,311,000 256,045,000 229,113,000  
      yoy
    6.61% 7.56% 7.30% 5.89% 4.68% 3.94% 3.80% 4.06% 5.46% 3.03% 5.44% 5.71% 5.04% 8.49% 6.78% 6.83% 7.19% 6.25% 5.15% 4.78% 3.55% 3.14% 3.07% 2.64% 2.00% 1.01% 0.86% 1.27% 2.38% 4.04% 4.56% 4.82% 3.70% 3.22% 1.69% 0.73% 2.39% 5.01% 8.19% 9.11% 9.08% 6.53% 4.22% 4.86% 3.87% 4.19% 4.66% 4.62% 5.22% 6.70% 9.01% 11.76% 14.93% 13.04% 13.49% 12.80% 13.33% 15.22% 14.08% 12.54% -31.35% -32.28% -33.08% -34.27% 3.69% 10.25% 4.85% -15.37% -28.02% -38.74% -34.14% -16.51% -5.03% -6.26% -6.49% -7.03% -0.15% 18.15% -3.68% -12.17% -6.83% -1.99% 27.50% 73.73% 75.02%      
      qoq
    0.85% 1.48% 2.24% 1.89% 1.75% 1.23% 0.90% 0.73% 1.03% 1.09% 1.16% 2.09% -1.30% 3.45% 1.42% 1.44% 1.94% 1.81% 1.47% 1.79% 1.04% 0.76% 1.12% 0.59% 0.64% 0.69% 0.70% -0.04% -0.34% 0.55% 1.10% 1.06% 1.28% 1.05% 1.34% -0.02% 0.82% -0.45% 0.38% 1.63% 3.39% 2.58% 1.23% 1.59% 0.98% 0.35% 1.85% 0.64% 1.29% 0.80% 1.82% 1.22% 2.72% 2.98% 4.38% 4.09% 1.02% 3.39% 3.75% 4.58% 2.70% 2.38% 2.35% -36.20% 1.30% 1.17% 0.54% 0.64% 7.71% -3.78% -18.86% -14.41% -8.32% 3.44% 2.86% -2.64% -9.50% 3.18% 2.26% 4.57% 7.08% -15.88% -6.76% 10.93% 12.64% 9.43% 27.05% 11.75%   
      costs and expenses:
                                                                                              
      cost of revenues
    49,200,000 49,000,000 48,800,000 49,100,000 49,400,000 48,400,000 46,800,000 47,100,000 49,100,000 48,500,000 48,600,000 50,300,000 49,900,000 50,500,000 50,000,000 49,500,000 50,700,000 49,368,000 47,801,000 47,796,000 46,968,000 45,972,000 45,024,000 43,608,000 45,573,000 46,454,000 44,443,000 44,066,000 45,504,000 48,368,000 48,249,000 47,365,000 48,152,000 47,680,000 47,333,000 47,644,000 50,669,000 49,100,000 49,807,000 48,753,000 50,582,000 48,996,000 47,218,000 48,221,000 48,353,000 47,477,000 46,933,000 45,989,000 48,026,000 46,575,000 46,554,000 46,630,000 47,254,000 42,040,000 41,460,000 42,844,000 41,256,000 42,016,000 41,694,000 40,667,000 40,869,000 36,088,000 40,266,000 40,590,000 59,729,000 71,376,000 56,736,000 57,476,000 60,308,000 58,632,000 55,880,000 86,033,000 124,234,000 148,057,000 149,984,000 147,836,000 150,640,000 150,076,000 144,480,000 147,149,000 138,912,000 121,547,000 129,281,000 136,555,000 124,842,000 129,097,000 121,945,000 102,235,000 91,482,000  
      gross profit
    379,700,000 376,300,000 370,300,000 360,800,000 352,900,000 347,000,000 343,800,000 340,000,000 335,200,000 331,900,000 327,700,000 321,700,000 314,500,000 318,700,000 306,900,000 302,400,000 296,200,000 290,940,000 286,441,000 281,609,000 276,653,000 274,312,000 272,855,000 270,757,000 266,951,000 264,089,000 263,978,000 262,223,000 260,904,000 259,084,000 257,528,000 255,087,000 251,136,000 247,821,000 245,095,000 240,908,000 237,945,000 237,171,000 237,747,000 237,713,000 231,294,000 223,629,000 218,562,000 214,318,000 210,069,000 208,440,000 208,089,000 204,393,000 200,770,000 199,055,000 197,124,000 192,702,000 189,193,000 188,156,000 182,068,000 171,298,000 164,470,000 161,630,000 155,271,000 149,177,000 140,654,000 140,663,000 132,383,000 128,094,000 204,673,000 189,634,000 201,259,000 199,143,000 194,687,000 178,111,000 190,172,000 217,207,000 230,047,000 238,379,000 223,603,000 215,381,000 222,409,000 262,152,000 255,033,000 243,541,000 234,692,000 227,360,000 285,485,000 308,275,000 276,149,000 226,889,000 203,366,000 153,810,000 137,631,000  
      yoy
    7.59% 8.44% 7.71% 6.12% 5.28% 4.55% 4.91% 5.69% 6.58% 4.14% 6.78% 6.38% 6.18% 9.54% 7.14% 7.38% 7.07% 6.06% 4.98% 4.01% 3.63% 3.87% 3.36% 3.25% 2.32% 1.93% 2.50% 2.80% 3.89% 4.54% 5.07% 5.89% 5.54% 4.49% 3.09% 1.34% 2.88% 6.06% 8.78% 10.92% 10.10% 7.29% 5.03% 4.86% 4.63% 4.71% 5.56% 6.07% 6.12% 5.79% 8.27% 12.50% 15.03% 16.41% 17.26% 14.83% 16.93% 14.91% 17.29% 16.46% -31.28% -25.82% -34.22% -35.68% 5.13% 6.47% 5.83% -8.32% -15.37% -25.28% -14.95% 0.85% 3.43% -9.07% -12.32% -11.56% -5.23% 15.30% -10.67% -21.00% -15.01% 0.21% 40.38% 100.43% 100.64%      
      qoq
    0.90% 1.62% 2.63% 2.24% 1.70% 0.93% 1.12% 1.43% 0.99% 1.28% 1.87% 2.29% -1.32% 3.84% 1.49% 2.09% 1.81% 1.57% 1.72% 1.79% 0.85% 0.53% 0.77% 1.43% 1.08% 0.04% 0.67% 0.51% 0.70% 0.60% 0.96% 1.57% 1.34% 1.11% 1.74% 1.25% 0.33% -0.24% 0.01% 2.78% 3.43% 2.32% 1.98% 2.02% 0.78% 0.17% 1.81% 1.80% 0.86% 0.98% 2.29% 1.85% 0.55% 3.34% 6.29% 4.15% 1.76% 4.10% 4.09% 6.06% -0.01% 6.25% 3.35% -37.42% 7.93% -5.78% 1.06% 2.29% 9.31% -6.34% -12.45% -5.58% -3.50% 6.61% 3.82% -3.16% -15.16% 2.79% 4.72% 3.77% 3.22% -20.36% -7.39% 11.63% 21.71% 11.57% 32.22% 11.76%   
      gross margin %
    88.53% 88.48% 88.36% 88.02% 87.72% 87.76% 88.02% 87.83% 87.22% 87.25% 87.08% 86.48% 86.31% 86.32% 85.99% 85.93% 85.38% 85.49% 85.70% 85.49% 85.49% 85.65% 85.84% 86.13% 85.42% 85.04% 85.59% 85.61% 85.15% 84.27% 84.22% 84.34% 83.91% 83.86% 83.81% 83.49% 82.44% 82.85% 82.68% 82.98% 82.06% 82.03% 82.23% 81.63% 81.29% 81.45% 81.60% 81.63% 80.70% 81.04% 80.90% 80.52% 80.01% 81.74% 81.45% 79.99% 79.95% 79.37% 78.83% 78.58% 77.49% 79.58% 76.68% 75.94% 77.41% 72.65% 78.01% 77.60% 76.35% 75.23% 77.29% 71.63% 64.93% 61.69% 59.85% 59.30% 59.62% 63.59% 63.84% 62.34% 62.82% 65.16% 68.83% 69.30% 68.87% 63.74% 62.51% 60.07% 60.07%  
      research and development
    27,500,000 26,500,000 25,400,000 25,700,000 26,000,000 24,900,000 23,200,000 23,800,000 24,800,000 22,900,000 21,700,000 22,200,000 24,200,000 21,500,000 21,000,000 20,300,000 22,900,000 20,844,000 19,566,000 19,808,000 20,311,000 19,403,000 19,708,000 18,202,000 17,358,000 15,101,000 14,619,000 14,953,000 16,132,000 15,042,000 13,712,000 13,755,000 15,375,000 12,773,000 12,715,000 13,510,000 13,344,000 13,745,000 14,324,000 14,288,000 16,743,000 15,200,000 15,019,000 16,347,000 17,152,000 17,324,000 16,320,000 15,694,000 18,439,000 17,766,000 17,456,000 16,899,000 18,176,000 16,059,000 15,409,000 15,461,000 14,765,000 13,121,000 13,488,000 13,074,000 13,594,000 12,933,000 14,537,000 13,824,000 20,382,000 10,584,000 24,940,000 23,234,000 24,802,000 19,419,000 22,337,000 32,891,000 38,351,000 38,873,000 39,897,000 36,254,000 45,162,000 36,834,000 33,188,000 31,041,000 28,033,000 18,888,000 27,460,000 26,974,000 22,017,000 17,689,000 17,697,000 15,253,000 16,707,000  
      selling, general and administrative
    58,600,000 65,000,000 60,600,000 54,400,000 55,700,000 58,300,000 51,300,000 50,000,000 51,500,000 52,700,000 51,700,000 50,800,000 49,000,000 51,700,000 49,100,000 46,100,000 48,500,000                                                                          
      total costs and expenses
    135,300,000 140,500,000 134,800,000 129,200,000 131,100,000 131,600,000 121,300,000 120,900,000 125,400,000 124,100,000 122,000,000 123,300,000 123,100,000 123,700,000 120,100,000 115,900,000 122,100,000 118,196,000 112,937,000 116,426,000 113,214,000 115,776,000 111,230,000 107,585,000 106,260,000 111,977,000 102,805,000 104,596,000 106,156,000 113,486,000 110,780,000 109,442,000 113,869,000 119,069,000 111,369,000 113,592,000 113,343,000 117,509,000 112,778,000 110,199,000 115,109,000 114,343,000 111,318,000 113,574,000 114,185,000 113,696,000 115,522,000 107,261,000 109,211,000 115,456,000 110,965,000 107,251,000 103,183,000 94,841,000 107,466,000 107,162,000 106,796,000 110,773,000 108,018,000 107,785,000 116,013,000 108,131,000 113,200,000 118,092,000 175,677,000 181,267,000 182,865,000 172,479,000 180,281,000 246,442,000 178,249,000 371,153,000 323,719,000 617,015,000 345,665,000 369,970,000 385,140,000 385,027,000 374,019,000 359,435,000 358,134,000 338,595,000 352,013,000 382,878,000 339,579,000 310,110,000 292,875,000 217,527,000 214,215,000  
      operating income
    293,600,000 284,800,000 284,300,000 280,700,000 271,200,000 263,800,000 269,300,000 266,200,000 258,900,000 256,300,000 254,300,000 248,700,000 241,300,000 245,500,000 236,800,000 236,000,000 224,800,000 222,112,000 221,305,000 212,979,000 210,407,000 204,508,000 206,649,000 206,780,000 206,264,000 198,566,000 205,616,000 201,693,000 200,252,000 193,966,000 194,997,000 193,010,000 185,419,000 176,432,000 181,059,000 174,960,000 175,271,000 168,762,000 174,776,000 176,267,000 166,767,000 158,282,000 154,462,000 148,965,000 144,237,000 142,221,000 139,500,000 143,121,000 139,585,000 130,174,000 132,713,000 132,081,000 133,264,000 135,355,000 116,062,000 106,980,000 98,930,000 92,873,000 88,947,000 82,059,000 65,510,000 68,620,000 59,449,000 50,592,000 88,725,000 79,743,000 75,130,000 84,140,000 74,714,000 -9,699,000 67,803,000 -67,913,000 30,562,000 -230,579,000 27,922,000 -6,753,000 -12,091,000 17,154,750 25,494,000 31,255,000 15,470,000 46,529,250 62,753,000 61,952,000 61,412,000 45,876,000 32,436,000 38,518,000 14,898,000  
      yoy
    8.26% 7.96% 5.57% 5.45% 4.75% 2.93% 5.90% 7.04% 7.29% 4.40% 7.39% 5.38% 7.34% 10.53% 7.00% 10.81% 6.84% 8.61% 7.09% 3.00% 2.01% 2.99% 0.50% 2.52% 3.00% 2.37% 5.45% 4.50% 8.00% 9.94% 7.70% 10.32% 5.79% 4.54% 3.59% -0.74% 5.10% 6.62% 13.15% 18.33% 15.62% 11.29% 10.73% 4.08% 3.33% 9.25% 5.11% 8.36% 4.74% -3.83% 14.35% 23.46% 34.71% 45.74% 30.48% 30.37% 51.02% 35.34% 49.62% 62.20% -26.17% -13.95% -20.87% -39.87% 18.75% -922.18% 10.81% -223.89% 144.47% -95.79% 142.83% 905.67% -352.77% -1444.11% 9.52% -121.61% -178.16% -63.13% -59.37% -49.55% -74.81% 1.42% 93.47% 60.84% 312.22%      
      qoq
    3.09% 0.18% 1.28% 3.50% 2.81% -2.04% 1.16% 2.82% 1.01% 0.79% 2.25% 3.07% -1.71% 3.67% 0.34% 4.98% 1.21% 0.36% 3.91% 1.22% 2.88% -1.04% -0.06% 0.25% 3.88% -3.43% 1.95% 0.72% 3.24% -0.53% 1.03% 4.09% 5.09% -2.56% 3.49% -0.18% 3.86% -3.44% -0.85% 5.70% 5.36% 2.47% 3.69% 3.28% 1.42% 1.95% -2.53% 2.53% 7.23% -1.91% 0.48% -0.89% -1.54% 16.62% 8.49% 8.14% 6.52% 4.41% 8.39% 25.26% -4.53% 15.43% 17.51% -42.98% 11.26% 6.14% -10.71% 12.62% -870.33% -114.30% -199.84% -322.21% -113.25% -925.80% -513.48% -44.15% -170.48% -32.71% -18.43% 102.04% -66.75% -25.85% 1.29% 0.88% 33.87% 41.44% -15.79% 158.54%   
      operating margin %
    68.45% 66.96% 67.84% 68.48% 67.41% 66.72% 68.95% 68.77% 67.37% 67.38% 67.58% 66.85% 66.22% 66.50% 66.35% 67.06% 64.80% 65.27% 66.21% 64.66% 65.02% 63.85% 65.01% 65.78% 66.00% 63.94% 66.67% 65.85% 65.35% 63.09% 63.77% 63.82% 61.95% 59.71% 61.92% 60.63% 60.73% 58.95% 60.78% 61.53% 59.16% 58.06% 58.12% 56.74% 55.81% 55.57% 54.70% 57.16% 56.10% 53.00% 54.46% 55.19% 56.36% 58.80% 51.92% 49.96% 48.09% 45.61% 45.16% 43.22% 36.09% 38.82% 34.43% 29.99% 33.56% 30.55% 29.12% 32.79% 29.30% -4.10% 27.56% -22.40% 8.63% -59.67% 7.47% -1.86% -3.24% 4.16% 6.38% 8.00% 4.14% 13.34% 15.13% 13.93% 15.32% 12.89% 9.97% 15.04% 6.50%  
      interest expense
    -18,900,000 -18,900,000 -18,900,000 -18,900,000 -20,300,000 -18,800,000 -18,900,000 -18,800,000 -18,800,000 -18,800,000 -18,800,000 -18,900,000 -18,800,000 -18,800,000 -18,800,000 -18,900,000 -18,800,000 -18,828,000 -18,829,000 -23,064,000 -22,534,000 -22,537,000 -22,537,000 -22,535,000 -22,535,000 -22,712,000 -22,633,000 -22,635,000 -22,631,000 -22,634,000 -22,631,000 -28,792,000 -40,788,000 -40,467,000 -37,756,000 -29,090,000 -29,023,000 -28,982,000 -28,919,000 -28,859,000 -28,804,000 -28,567,000 -28,544,000 -28,503,000 -22,017,000 -21,586,000 -21,533,000 -21,490,000 -21,385,000 -21,237,000 -21,119,000 -19,809,000 -12,596,000 -12,657,000 -12,619,000 -12,580,000 -12,340,000 -11,859,000 -11,797,000 -111,856,000 -11,820,000                              
      non-operating income
    4,700,000 5,200,000 6,300,000 5,500,000 7,500,000 3,100,000 10,500,000 11,500,000 13,900,000 14,100,000 13,100,000 12,700,000 11,300,000 5,600,000 4,900,000 1,600,000 300,000 104,000 164,000 -2,041,000 444,000 925,000 775,000 7,403,000 7,084,000 9,123,000 10,498,000 11,436,000 12,203,000 62,570,000 5,935,000 660,000 7,804,000 6,082,000 6,241,000 14,002,000 1,301,000 2,073,000 3,262,000 1,709,000 3,121,000 -4,336,000 -3,975,000 3,201,000 -5,555,000 -159,000 -6,473,000 4,994,000 6,516,000   6,161,000 -5,777,000 8,596,000 -1,742,000 -2,097,000 807,000 -3,688,000 3,591,000 6,149,000 5,478,000                              
      income before income taxes
    279,400,000 271,100,000 271,700,000 267,300,000 258,400,000 248,100,000 260,900,000 258,900,000 254,000,000 251,600,000 248,600,000 242,500,000 233,800,000 232,300,000 222,900,000 218,700,000 206,300,000 203,388,000 202,640,000 187,874,000 188,317,000 182,896,000 184,887,000 191,648,000 190,813,000 184,977,000 193,481,000 190,494,000 189,824,000 233,902,000 178,301,000 164,878,000 152,435,000 142,047,000 149,544,000 159,872,000 147,549,000 141,853,000 149,119,000 149,117,000 141,084,000 125,379,000 121,943,000 123,663,000 116,665,000 90,708,750 111,494,000 126,625,000 124,716,000                                 56,625,000 75,951,000 74,988,000 75,561,000 125,926,000 33,022,000 39,220,000 15,637,000  
      income tax expense
    -64,900,000 -64,900,000 -58,900,000 -59,900,000 -59,100,000 -56,600,000 -59,600,000 -60,100,000 -59,900,000 -43,000,000 -60,100,000 -56,800,000 -55,100,000 -38,400,000 -53,400,000 -51,400,000 -48,800,000         -36,652,000 -39,568,000 -42,960,000 -27,297,000 -51,707,000 -40,621,000 -36,527,000 -18,172,000 -39,210,000 -34,645,000 -36,772,000 -31,137,000 -36,301,000 -34,692,000 -35,907,000 -33,628,000 -22,141,250 -29,486,000 -30,652,000 -28,427,000 -18,261,750 -16,305,000 -26,449,000 -30,293,000 -22,006,250 -26,104,000 -31,543,000 -30,378,000 -30,205,000 -24,882,000  -21,292,000 -31,997,000 -22,126,000  -16,875,000 -10,024,500 -7,193,000 -16,211,000 -27,798,000 17,803,250 18,111,000 29,570,000 -23,532,000    -13,399,000    -8,762,000 60,842,000 14,423,000 -340,972,000 24,627,000 13,199,000 31,377,000 -33,693,000 26,386,000 11,114,000 -7,376,000 -17,275,000 -6,567,000  
      net income
    214,500,000 206,200,000 212,800,000 207,400,000 199,300,000 191,500,000 201,300,000 198,800,000 194,100,000 264,700,000 188,500,000 185,700,000 178,700,000 179,500,000 169,500,000 167,300,000 157,500,000 330,082,000 156,622,000 147,772,000 150,354,000 157,314,000 170,979,000 152,479,000 334,116,000 148,325,000 153,913,000 147,534,000 162,527,000 182,195,000 137,680,000 128,351,000 134,263,000 102,837,000 114,899,000 123,100,000 116,412,000 105,552,000 114,427,000 113,210,000 107,456,000 101,530,000 92,457,000 93,011,000 88,238,000 65,472,000 95,189,000 100,176,000 94,423,000 292,149,000 80,898,000 86,890,000 84,513,000 105,641,000 77,910,000 68,472,000 68,009,000 53,814,000 58,916,000 -10,610,000 40,771,000 -40,505,000 785,545,000 36,374,000 52,440,000 93,353,000 54,599,000 35,772,000 65,515,000 -100,511,000 -200,034,000 -68,043,000 -18,587,000 -215,542,000 19,004,000 -4,717,000 61,753,000 -29,532,000 15,274,000 376,787,000 19,771,000 271,417,000 44,574,000 41,295,000 49,175,000 114,812,000 40,398,000 21,945,000 9,070,000  
      yoy
    7.63% 7.68% 5.71% 4.33% 2.68% -27.65% 6.79% 7.05% 8.62% 47.47% 11.21% 11.00% 13.46% -45.62% 8.22% 13.21% 4.75% 109.82% -8.40% -3.09% -55.00% 6.06% 11.09% 3.35% 105.58% -18.59% 11.79% 14.95% 21.05% 77.17% 19.83% 4.27% 15.33% -2.57% 0.41% 8.74% 8.33% 3.96% 23.76% 21.72% 21.78% 55.07% -2.87% -7.15% -6.55% -77.59% 17.67% 15.29% 11.73% 176.55% 3.84% 26.90% 24.27% 96.31% 32.24% -745.35% 66.81% -232.86% -92.50% -129.17% -22.25% -143.39% 1338.75% 1.68% -19.96% -192.88% -127.29% -152.57% -452.48% -53.37% -1152.59% 1342.51% -130.10% 629.86% 24.42% -101.25% 212.34% -110.88% -65.73% 812.43% -59.79% 136.40% 10.34% 88.17% 442.17%      
      qoq
    4.03% -3.10% 2.60% 4.06% 4.07% -4.87% 1.26% 2.42% -26.67% 40.42% 1.51% 3.92% -0.45% 5.90% 1.32% 6.22% -52.28% 110.75% 5.99% -1.72% -4.42% -7.99% 12.13% -54.36% 125.26% -3.63% 4.32% -9.22% -10.80% 32.33% 7.27% -4.40% 30.56% -10.50% -6.66% 5.75% 10.29% -7.76% 1.07% 5.35% 5.84% 9.81% -0.60% 5.41% 34.77% -31.22% -4.98% 6.09% -67.68% 261.13% -6.90% 2.81% -20.00% 35.59% 13.78% 0.68% 26.38% -8.66% -655.29% -126.02% -200.66% -105.16% 2059.63% -30.64% -43.83% 70.98% 52.63% -45.40% -165.18% -49.75% 193.98% 266.08% -91.38% -1234.19% -502.88% -107.64% -309.11% -293.35% -95.95% 1805.76% -92.72% 508.91% 7.94% -16.02% -57.17% 184.20% 84.09% 141.95%   
      net income margin %
    50.01% 48.48% 50.78% 50.60% 49.54% 48.43% 51.54% 51.36% 50.51% 69.58% 50.09% 49.92% 49.04% 48.62% 47.49% 47.54% 45.40% 97.00% 46.86% 44.86% 46.46% 49.12% 53.79% 48.50% 106.91% 47.76% 49.90% 48.17% 53.04% 59.26% 45.03% 42.44% 44.86% 34.80% 39.29% 42.66% 40.33% 36.87% 39.79% 39.52% 38.12% 37.24% 34.79% 35.43% 34.14% 25.58% 37.33% 40.01% 37.95% 118.94% 33.20% 36.31% 35.74% 45.89% 34.85% 31.98% 33.06% 26.43% 29.91% -5.59% 22.46% -22.92% 455.00% 21.56% 19.83% 35.77% 21.16% 13.94% 25.69% -42.46% -81.30% -22.44% -5.25% -55.78% 5.09% -1.30% 16.55% -7.16% 3.82% 96.44% 5.29% 77.79% 10.75% 9.28% 12.26% 32.25% 12.42% 8.57% 3.96%  
      other comprehensive loss
    -100,000    -300,000    -200,000        -200,000                           -213,000    -35,000     -287,000    -10,000                                  
      comprehensive income
    214,400,000 206,200,000 212,900,000 207,400,000 199,000,000 191,400,000 201,700,000 198,800,000 193,900,000 265,100,000 188,900,000 185,000,000 178,700,000 179,500,000 169,700,000 167,400,000 157,300,000 330,070,000 156,683,000 147,685,000 150,363,000 157,299,000 170,596,000 150,479,000 336,379,000 148,123,000 154,221,000 147,569,000 162,576,000 182,387,000 137,358,000 128,368,000 134,506,000 103,050,000 114,635,000 123,317,000 116,758,000 104,784,000 113,931,000 114,145,000 108,325,000 100,126,000 92,996,000 92,798,000 88,321,000 65,523,000 95,247,000 100,141,000 94,436,000 292,271,000 80,984,000 84,272,000 84,226,000 105,856,000 80,389,000 68,484,000 67,999,000                                  
      earnings per share:
                                                                                              
      basic
    2.34 2.23 2.28 2.21 2.11 2.01 2.07 2.01 1.93 2.59 1.83 1.79 1.7 1.69 1.58 1.54 1.43 2.96 1.4 1.31 1.33 1.38 1.49 1.32 2.87 1.27 1.3 1.24 1.36 1.53 1.13 1.13 1.38 1.05 1.15 1.22 1.14 1.02 1.08 1.05 0.98                                                  
      diluted
    2.34 2.23 2.27 2.21 2.1 2.07 2.01 1.92 2.58 1.83 1.79 1.7 1.69 1.58 1.54 1.43 2.96 1.4 1.31 1.33 1.39 1.49 1.32 2.86 1.26 1.3 1.24 1.35 1.5 1.13 1.04 1.09 0.83 0.93 0.99 0.94 0.84 0.9 0.87 0.82                                                  
      shares used to compute earnings per share
                                                                                              
      basic
    91.6 -0.4 93.3 93.8 94.6 -0.9 97.3 98.9 100.8 -0.5 102.9 103.9 104.9 -0.8 107.1 108.8 110.2 -374 111,664 112,387 113,131 -398 114,655 115,347 116,375 -453 118,194 118,965 119,757 2,406 121,682 113,936 97,250 -711 99,614 101,060 102,467 -981 106,307 108,067 109,592 -1,080 112,955 115,656 117,139 -2,214 124,109 129,350 133,417 -2,976 141,701 148,576 152,543 -776 156,261 157,599 159,344 -2,084 163,046 167,471 170,193 -1,706 173,572 181,120 183,174 -706 192,619 192,649 192,311                      
      diluted
    91.8 -0.3 93.6 94 94.8 -0.9 97.3 99 100.9 -0.5 103 104 105 -0.7 107.1 108.8 110.3 -364 111,793 112,517 113,296 -401 114,831 115,544 116,730 -442 118,569 119,361 120,317 -418 122,261 123,200 123,506 18 124,074 123,980 124,464 -1,134 127,750 130,588 131,581 106 131,721 133,251 133,850 -1,689 138,112 141,142 148,600 -1,820 152,951 158,641 161,346 -631 166,575 164,178 162,881 -2,289 163,902 167,471 171,979 -1,669 175,034 182,753 184,259 -660 193,472 193,426 192,804                      
      other comprehensive income
      100,000   -100,000 400,000   400,000 400,000 -700,000   200,000 100,000  -12,000 61,000 -87,000 9,000 -15,000 -383,000 -2,000,000 2,263,000 -202,000 308,000 35,000 49,000 192,000 -322,000 17,000 243,000 213,000 -264,000 217,000 346,000 -768,000 -496,000 935,000 869,000 -1,404,000 539,000  83,000 51,000 58,000  13,000 122,000 86,000 -2,618,000  215,000 2,479,000 12,000                                   
      sales and marketing
                     11,762,000 9,410,000 10,221,000 8,484,000 12,907,000 8,389,000 8,890,000 6,604,000 13,862,000 9,857,000 12,399,000 10,519,000 17,179,000 13,868,000 16,569,000 17,275,000 25,488,000 18,667,000 19,474,000 18,322,000 21,819,000 18,647,000 19,757,000 20,027,000 22,507,000 20,966,000 24,329,000 22,382,000 23,757,000 24,304,000 23,651,000 20,289,000 25,064,000 22,900,000 23,269,000 18,104,000 20,753,000 22,928,000 26,313,000 27,815,000 27,772,000 25,090,000 22,179,000 22,391,000 20,310,000 18,450,000 23,182,000 48,699,000 48,688,000 45,015,000 45,299,000 38,027,000 33,835,000 41,298,000 51,993,000 59,238,000 68,381,000 65,411,000 63,890,000 78,950,000 98,540,000 95,164,000 93,036,000 90,387,000 93,932,000 116,817,000 140,417,000 129,377,000 93,247,000 73,216,000 46,847,000 40,170,000  
      general and administrative
                     36,222,000 36,160,000 38,601,000 37,451,000 37,494,000 38,109,000 36,885,000 36,725,000 36,560,000 33,886,000 33,178,000 34,001,000 32,897,000 34,951,000 31,753,000 33,067,000 33,128,000 32,654,000 32,964,000 31,008,000 32,845,000 30,000,000 27,401,000 27,757,000 27,640,000 28,115,000 24,677,000 26,298,000 25,138,000 27,965,000 21,927,000 22,457,000 26,051,000 24,055,000 20,453,000 19,649,000 16,024,000 27,669,000 22,726,000 23,508,000 24,512,000 24,775,000 28,206,000 33,629,000 36,080,000 33,644,000 32,957,000 43,755,000 47,271,000 42,634,000 42,939,000 49,148,000 51,925,000 49,896,000 57,783,000 71,660,000 88,269,000 59,130,000 77,142,000 51,589,000 67,811,000 69,094,000 59,381,000 58,493,000 52,392,000 49,883,000 49,944,000 42,378,000 41,600,000 49,488,000 38,595,000 35,239,000  
      income tax benefit
                     126,694,000 -46,018,000 -40,102,000 -37,963,000 -25,582,000 -13,908,000 -39,169,000 143,303,000                               -23,831,000    15,967,000          -36,158,000 -8,071,000 4,293,000  12,791,000 -3,501,000 -11,608,000               
      realized foreign currency translation adjustments, included in net income
                                           85,000    -291,000                                               
      unrealized gain on investments
                                     -354,000 61,000 313,000 365,000 -768,000 -485,000 851,000 935,000 -1,318,000 565,000 147,000 87,000                                              
      realized gain on investments, included in net income
                                     37,000 -325,000 -96,000 -19,000 -19,500 -11,000 -1,000                                                   
      realized (gain) on investments, included in net income
                                            -66,000                                                  
      realized loss on investments, included in net income
                                             -86,000 -26,000 -69,000 -4,000                                              
      income per share:
                                                                                              
      basic
                                             0.595 0.82 0.8 0.75 0.563 0.77 0.77 0.71                                          
      diluted
                                             0.515 0.7 0.7 0.66 0.508 0.69 0.71 0.64                                          
      shares used to compute net income per share:
                                                                                              
      basic
    91.6 -0.4 93.3 93.8 94.6 -0.9 97.3 98.9 100.8 -0.5 102.9 103.9 104.9 -0.8 107.1 108.8 110.2 -374 111,664 112,387 113,131 -398 114,655 115,347 116,375 -453 118,194 118,965 119,757 2,406 121,682 113,936 97,250 -711 99,614 101,060 102,467 -981 106,307 108,067 109,592 -1,080 112,955 115,656 117,139 -2,214 124,109 129,350 133,417 -2,976 141,701 148,576 152,543 -776 156,261 157,599 159,344 -2,084 163,046 167,471 170,193 -1,706 173,572 181,120 183,174 -706 192,619 192,649 192,311                      
      diluted
    91.8 -0.3 93.6 94 94.8 -0.9 97.3 99 100.9 -0.5 103 104 105 -0.7 107.1 108.8 110.3 -364 111,793 112,517 113,296 -401 114,831 115,544 116,730 -442 118,569 119,361 120,317 -418 122,261 123,200 123,506 18 124,074 123,980 124,464 -1,134 127,750 130,588 131,581 106 131,721 133,251 133,850 -1,689 138,112 141,142 148,600 -1,820 152,951 158,641 161,346 -631 166,575 164,178 162,881 -2,289 163,902 167,471 171,979 -1,669 175,034 182,753 184,259 -660 193,472 193,426 192,804                      
      shares used to compute net income per share
                                                                                              
      basic
    91.6 -0.4 93.3 93.8 94.6 -0.9 97.3 98.9 100.8 -0.5 102.9 103.9 104.9 -0.8 107.1 108.8 110.2 -374 111,664 112,387 113,131 -398 114,655 115,347 116,375 -453 118,194 118,965 119,757 2,406 121,682 113,936 97,250 -711 99,614 101,060 102,467 -981 106,307 108,067 109,592 -1,080 112,955 115,656 117,139 -2,214 124,109 129,350 133,417 -2,976 141,701 148,576 152,543 -776 156,261 157,599 159,344 -2,084 163,046 167,471 170,193 -1,706 173,572 181,120 183,174 -706 192,619 192,649 192,311                      
      diluted
    91.8 -0.3 93.6 94 94.8 -0.9 97.3 99 100.9 -0.5 103 104 105 -0.7 107.1 108.8 110.3 -364 111,793 112,517 113,296 -401 114,831 115,544 116,730 -442 118,569 119,361 120,317 -418 122,261 123,200 123,506 18 124,074 123,980 124,464 -1,134 127,750 130,588 131,581 106 131,721 133,251 133,850 -1,689 138,112 141,142 148,600 -1,820 152,951 158,641 161,346 -631 166,575 164,178 162,881 -2,289 163,902 167,471 171,979 -1,669 175,034 182,753 184,259 -660 193,472 193,426 192,804                      
      unrealized gain on investments, net of tax
                                                 50,000 59,000  8,000 -28,000 85,000 -159,000                                       
      realized loss on investments, net of tax, included in net income
                                                 1,000 -1,000 -2,000 5,000 -619,500 1,000                                        
      unrealized loss on investments, net of tax
                                                   -33,000     -267,000                                      
      restructuring charges
                                                         -35,000  -182,000 -548,000 3,040,000 2,971,000 3,659,000 5,530,000        4,775,000                      
      non-operating loss
                                                     -1,052,000 -4,592,000                                        
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
                                                     116,445,000 107,002,000 118,433,000 114,891,000 131,294,000 101,701,000 92,303,000 87,397,000 77,326,000 80,741,000 -23,648,000 59,168,000 35,221,750 51,949,000 42,476,000 81,792,000             31,332,000 29,530,000 35,724,000 43,620,000          
      income from continuing operations, net of tax
                                                     292,149,000 80,898,000 86,890,000 84,513,000 101,089,000 76,819,000 68,472,000 66,105,000 45,329,000 58,615,000 -7,681,000 42,293,000 -30,757,000 44,756,000 26,265,000 53,994,000 61,642,000 48,350,000 44,304,000 46,889,000                      
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                         4,552,000 1,091,000  1,904,000 8,485,000 301,000 -2,929,000 -1,522,000 -9,748,000 740,789,000 10,109,000 -1,554,000 31,711,000 6,249,000 -8,532,000 18,626,000                      
      basic income per share:
                                                                                              
      continuing operations
                                                     2.06 0.57 0.58 0.55 0.65 0.49 0.43 0.41 0.28 0.36 -0.05 0.25 -0.17 0.26 0.15 0.29 0.32 0.25 0.23 0.24 0.23 0.23 -0.35 0.06 -0.9 0.07 -0.02 0.24 -0.12 0.06 1.54 0.08          
      discontinued operations
                                                         0.03 0.01  0.02 0.06  -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 4.26 0.04 -0.01 0.16 0.03 -0.05 0.1 -0.75 -1.26  -0.15  0.01  0.01              
      diluted income per share:
                                                                                              
      realized gain on investments, net of tax, included in net income
                                                       -2,459,000 -20,000 -6,000 -20,000 -30,000 -5,000                                  
      foreign currency translation adjustments
                                                                                              
      change in unrealized gain on investments, net of tax
                                                         221,000 2,499,000 42,000 -5,000                                  
      less: net income from discontinued operations, net of tax, attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary
                                                                                              
      net income attributable to verisign stockholders
                                                             53,814,000 58,916,000 -10,610,000 40,771,000                              
      basic income per share attributable to verisign stockholders from:
                                                                                              
      diluted income per share attributable to verisign stockholders from:
                                                                                              
      shares used to compute net income per share attributable to verisign stockholders:
                                                                                              
      basic
    91.6 -0.4 93.3 93.8 94.6 -0.9 97.3 98.9 100.8 -0.5 102.9 103.9 104.9 -0.8 107.1 108.8 110.2 -374 111,664 112,387 113,131 -398 114,655 115,347 116,375 -453 118,194 118,965 119,757 2,406 121,682 113,936 97,250 -711 99,614 101,060 102,467 -981 106,307 108,067 109,592 -1,080 112,955 115,656 117,139 -2,214 124,109 129,350 133,417 -2,976 141,701 148,576 152,543 -776 156,261 157,599 159,344 -2,084 163,046 167,471 170,193 -1,706 173,572 181,120 183,174 -706 192,619 192,649 192,311                      
      diluted
    91.8 -0.3 93.6 94 94.8 -0.9 97.3 99 100.9 -0.5 103 104 105 -0.7 107.1 108.8 110.3 -364 111,793 112,517 113,296 -401 114,831 115,544 116,730 -442 118,569 119,361 120,317 -418 122,261 123,200 123,506 18 124,074 123,980 124,464 -1,134 127,750 130,588 131,581 106 131,721 133,251 133,850 -1,689 138,112 141,142 148,600 -1,820 152,951 158,641 161,346 -631 166,575 164,178 162,881 -2,289 163,902 167,471 171,979 -1,669 175,034 182,753 184,259 -660 193,472 193,426 192,804                      
      amounts attributable to verisign stockholders:
                                                                                              
      costs and expenses
                                                                                              
      restructuring, impairment and other charges
                                                                 3,535,250 6,303,000                            
      other loss
                                                                 -5,694,000 -7,500,000 -8,116,000 -6,933,000 -5,807,000 -8,669,000 -10,266,000 -4,293,000                      
      less: income from discontinued operations, net of tax, attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary
                                                                 -721,750 -642,000 -1,161,000                           
      net income attributable to verisign, inc. stockholders
                                                                 217,868,000 784,903,000 35,213,000 51,356,000                          
      basic income per share attributable to verisign, inc. stockholders from:
                                                                                              
      diluted income per share attributable to verisign, inc. stockholders from:
                                                                                              
      shares used to compute net income per share attributable to verisign, inc. stockholders:
                                                                                              
      basic
    91.6 -0.4 93.3 93.8 94.6 -0.9 97.3 98.9 100.8 -0.5 102.9 103.9 104.9 -0.8 107.1 108.8 110.2 -374 111,664 112,387 113,131 -398 114,655 115,347 116,375 -453 118,194 118,965 119,757 2,406 121,682 113,936 97,250 -711 99,614 101,060 102,467 -981 106,307 108,067 109,592 -1,080 112,955 115,656 117,139 -2,214 124,109 129,350 133,417 -2,976 141,701 148,576 152,543 -776 156,261 157,599 159,344 -2,084 163,046 167,471 170,193 -1,706 173,572 181,120 183,174 -706 192,619 192,649 192,311                      
      diluted
    91.8 -0.3 93.6 94 94.8 -0.9 97.3 99 100.9 -0.5 103 104 105 -0.7 107.1 108.8 110.3 -364 111,793 112,517 113,296 -401 114,831 115,544 116,730 -442 118,569 119,361 120,317 -418 122,261 123,200 123,506 18 124,074 123,980 124,464 -1,134 127,750 130,588 131,581 106 131,721 133,251 133,850 -1,689 138,112 141,142 148,600 -1,820 152,951 158,641 161,346 -631 166,575 164,178 162,881 -2,289 163,902 167,471 171,979 -1,669 175,034 182,753 184,259 -660 193,472 193,426 192,804                      
      amounts attributable to verisign, inc. stockholders:
                                                                                              
      restructuring and other charges
                                                                   7,539,000 363,000   470,000             1,459,000 22,524,000 537,000   5,160,000 7,739,000 -3,626,000 15,507,000  
      amortization of other intangible assets
                                                                    2,749,000 2,805,000 3,112,000 3,061,000 3,221,000 1,446,000 2,865,000 5,495,000 8,698,000 25,371,000 29,237,000 29,669,000 31,787,000 31,958,000 30,977,000 31,832,000 28,000,000 27,742,000 26,235,000 24,821,000 22,840,000    15,110,000  
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary
                                                                    -1,084,000 -595,250 -988,000 -898,000 -495,000                      
      restructuring, impairments and other charges
                                                                     543,000 10,428,000     136,958,000 21,538,000    27,012,000              
      income from continuing operations before income taxes and loss from unconsolidated entities
                                                                     70,534,000 66,461,000  70,421,000                      
      loss from unconsolidated entities, net of tax
                                                                                              
      net income attributable to verisign, inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders
                                                                     -153,259,447 53,611,000 34,874,000                       
      basic income per share attributable to verisign, inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders from:
                                                                                              
      diluted income per share attributable to verisign, inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders from:
                                                                                              
      shares used to compute net income per share attributable to verisign, inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders:
                                                                                              
      basic
    91.6 -0.4 93.3 93.8 94.6 -0.9 97.3 98.9 100.8 -0.5 102.9 103.9 104.9 -0.8 107.1 108.8 110.2 -374 111,664 112,387 113,131 -398 114,655 115,347 116,375 -453 118,194 118,965 119,757 2,406 121,682 113,936 97,250 -711 99,614 101,060 102,467 -981 106,307 108,067 109,592 -1,080 112,955 115,656 117,139 -2,214 124,109 129,350 133,417 -2,976 141,701 148,576 152,543 -776 156,261 157,599 159,344 -2,084 163,046 167,471 170,193 -1,706 173,572 181,120 183,174 -706 192,619 192,649 192,311                      
      diluted
    91.8 -0.3 93.6 94 94.8 -0.9 97.3 99 100.9 -0.5 103 104 105 -0.7 107.1 108.8 110.3 -364 111,793 112,517 113,296 -401 114,831 115,544 116,730 -442 118,569 119,361 120,317 -418 122,261 123,200 123,506 18 124,074 123,980 124,464 -1,134 127,750 130,588 131,581 106 131,721 133,251 133,850 -1,689 138,112 141,142 148,600 -1,820 152,951 158,641 161,346 -631 166,575 164,178 162,881 -2,289 163,902 167,471 171,979 -1,669 175,034 182,753 184,259 -660 193,472 193,426 192,804                      
      amounts attributable to verisign, inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders:
                                                                                              
      income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from unconsolidated entities
                                                                       73,874,000                       
      income from unconsolidated entities, net of tax
                                                                                              
      net income attributable to verisign, inc. and subsidiaries
                                                                        65,020,000                      
      basic income per share attributable to verisign, inc. and subsidiaries from:
                                                                                              
      diluted income per share attributable to verisign, inc. and subsidiaries from:
                                                                                              
      shares used to compute net income per share attributable to verisign, inc. and subsidiaries:
                                                                                              
      basic
    91.6 -0.4 93.3 93.8 94.6 -0.9 97.3 98.9 100.8 -0.5 102.9 103.9 104.9 -0.8 107.1 108.8 110.2 -374 111,664 112,387 113,131 -398 114,655 115,347 116,375 -453 118,194 118,965 119,757 2,406 121,682 113,936 97,250 -711 99,614 101,060 102,467 -981 106,307 108,067 109,592 -1,080 112,955 115,656 117,139 -2,214 124,109 129,350 133,417 -2,976 141,701 148,576 152,543 -776 156,261 157,599 159,344 -2,084 163,046 167,471 170,193 -1,706 173,572 181,120 183,174 -706 192,619 192,649 192,311                      
      diluted
    91.8 -0.3 93.6 94 94.8 -0.9 97.3 99 100.9 -0.5 103 104 105 -0.7 107.1 108.8 110.3 -364 111,793 112,517 113,296 -401 114,831 115,544 116,730 -442 118,569 119,361 120,317 -418 122,261 123,200 123,506 18 124,074 123,980 124,464 -1,134 127,750 130,588 131,581 106 131,721 133,251 133,850 -1,689 138,112 141,142 148,600 -1,820 152,951 158,641 161,346 -631 166,575 164,178 162,881 -2,289 163,902 167,471 171,979 -1,669 175,034 182,753 184,259 -660 193,472 193,426 192,804                      
      amounts attributable to verisign, inc. and subsidiaries:
                                                                                              
      restructuring, impairments and other charges (reversals)
                                                                         81,185,000 5,973,000   65,913,000 2,006,000                
      other income
                                                                         72,580,000 -12,688,000 -5,171,000 -1,858,000 7,727,000 -6,204,000 10,849,000 81,387,000 4,882,000 4,755,000 5,227,000 28,797,000 7,726,000 14,419,000 14,084,000 15,277,000 -5,026,000 586,000 702,000 739,000  
      income from continuing operations before income taxes, earnings from unconsolidated entities and minority interest
                                                                         15,092,500 55,115,000 -73,084,000 28,704,000 23,777,500 21,718,000 4,096,000 69,296,000              
      earnings from unconsolidated entities, net of tax
                                                                         -774,750 -2,509,000 1,172,000 -2,141,000 603,000 216,000 1,748,000 448,000              
      minority interest, net of tax
                                                                         18,719,000 -815,000 -989,000 -906,000 -1,299,000 -2,054,000 82,000 -569,000              
      income from continuing operations
                                                                         44,673,000 43,720,000 -68,608,000 12,258,000                  
      discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                         -80,525,000 -243,754,000 565,000 -30,845,000                  
      basic income per share from:
                                                                                              
      diluted income per share from:
                                                                                              
      shares used in per share computation:
                                                                                              
      basic
                                                                         -1,421 193,853 195,515 206,550 -4,863 240,054 243,846 243,852 -199 243,536 244,744 245,603 -1,885 260,288 263,538 253,989 1,258 254,146 249,357 244,362  
      diluted
                                                                         -2,349 195,930 195,515 210,471 -10,045 245,537 243,846 248,357 68 245,657 247,252 248,905 -2,532 266,201 272,888 262,338 2,940 259,728 253,068 248,162  
      acquired in-process research and development
                                                                                  1,200,000 4,600,000 10,900,000 1,570,000 1,800,000 4,300,000       
      net income from continuing operations
                                                                             -215,790,000 16,379,000 -5,682,000 60,413,000 -29,510,000 15,107,000 376,696,000 18,993,000          
      net income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                             248,000 1,268,000 965,000 1,340,000 -22,000 167,000 91,000           
      gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                              1,357,000                
      basic net income per share from:
                                                                                              
      diluted net income per share from:
                                                                                              
      restructuring, impairment and other charges (reversals)
                                                                               15,179,000               
      restructuring, impairment, and other (reversals) charges
                                                                                 -1,069,750 -84,000            
      non-operating income:
                                                                                              
      minority interest
                                                                                 -751,000 -719,000 -758,000 -647,000 -1,305,000 -1,221,000 -1,048,000 -1,128,000      
      restructuring, impairment and other reversals
                                                                                   -7,604,000           
      impairment of other intangible assets
                                                                                    1,950,000          
      net income from discontinued operations
                                                                                    778,000          
      net income per share
                                                                                              
      basic
                                                                                     0.13 0.17 0.16 0.19 0.45 0.16 0.09 0.04  
      diluted
                                                                                     0.128 0.17 0.15 0.19 0.44 0.16 0.09 0.04  
      restructuring and other (reversals) charges
                                                                                       -133,000 -1,875,000      
      total non-operating income
                                                                                        14,149,000      
      amortization and impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets
                                                                                         14,030,750 22,790,000 18,223,000   
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        assets
                                                                                                
        current assets:
                                                                                                
        cash and cash equivalents
      476,700,000 307,900,000 235,400,000 314,300,000 575,400,000 206,700,000 267,300,000 252,200,000 731,800,000 240,100,000 157,700,000 343,900,000 819,800,000 373,600,000 560,600,000 606,300,000 758,500,000 223,487,000 256,869,000 216,497,000 246,811,000 401,194,000 145,701,000 306,701,000 498,693,000 508,196,000 109,288,000 751,580,000 779,625,000 357,415,000 231,571,000 256,396,000 1,703,722,000 465,851,000 286,822,000 242,426,000 454,592,000 231,945,000 177,785,000 170,966,000 234,025,000 228,659,000 177,871,000 187,286,000 705,879,000 191,608,000 233,949,000 237,361,000 267,053,000 339,223,000 117,591,000 578,301,000 78,620,000 130,736,000 270,455,000 315,621,000 1,353,040,000 1,313,349,000 1,202,788,000 1,220,165,000 1,440,826,000 1,559,628,000 2,060,195,000 862,923,000 1,090,030,000 1,477,166,000 1,432,306,000 1,308,352,000 942,386,000 789,068,000 403,525,000 621,017,000 483,025,000 1,376,722,000 1,061,312,000 656,517,000 523,024,000 501,184,000 439,250,000 426,425,000 431,250,000 476,826,000 309,944,000 449,579,000 389,377,000 330,641,000 231,447,000 326,272,000 406,684,000 393,787,000 
        marketable securities
      79,700,000 272,600,000 382,300,000 279,500,000 73,100,000 393,200,000 377,600,000 437,700,000 192,900,000 686,300,000 785,800,000 591,700,000 195,200,000 606,800,000 419,600,000 390,600,000 451,100,000 982,318,000 941,552,000 906,492,000 934,365,000 765,713,000 1,004,658,000 887,872,000 639,939,000 709,863,000 1,120,723,000 473,362,000 473,365,000 912,254,000 947,395,000 914,879,000 652,740,000 1,948,900,000 2,078,905,000 1,566,017,000 1,331,780,000 1,565,962,000 1,579,926,000 1,736,030,000 1,661,804,000 1,686,771,000 1,713,087,000 1,697,523,000 1,165,443,000 1,233,076,000 1,240,769,000 1,308,110,000 1,450,155,000 1,384,062,000 1,689,223,000 1,419,161,000 1,483,827,000 1,425,700,000 1,221,797,000 1,122,397,000 32,803,000 32,860,000 32,136,000 174,585,000 506,014,000 501,238,000 488,948,000 474,356,000 460,401,000                          
        other current assets
      69,600,000 72,000,000 70,700,000 88,500,000 65,600,000 63,900,000 72,500,000 71,300,000 63,600,000 61,900,000 63,500,000 61,800,000 58,100,000 58,300,000 68,300,000 65,300,000 58,100,000 62,930,000 65,989,000 66,078,000 54,374,000 51,033,000 55,767,000 55,075,000 46,863,000 60,530,000 68,135,000 70,440,000 62,277,000 47,365,000 57,016,000 57,640,000 52,066,000 31,402,000 40,293,000 35,647,000 30,852,000 31,384,000 21,490,000 22,573,000 34,040,000 39,856,000 35,468,000 31,280,000 54,006,000 52,475,000                                             
        total current assets
      626,000,000 652,500,000 688,400,000 682,300,000 714,100,000 663,800,000 717,400,000 761,200,000 988,300,000 988,300,000 1,007,000,000 997,400,000 1,073,100,000 1,038,700,000 1,048,500,000 1,062,200,000 1,267,700,000 1,268,735,000 1,264,410,000 1,189,067,000 1,235,550,000 1,217,940,000 1,206,126,000 1,249,648,000 1,185,495,000 1,278,589,000 1,298,146,000 1,295,382,000 1,315,267,000 1,317,034,000 1,235,982,000 1,228,915,000 2,408,528,000 2,446,153,000 2,406,020,000 1,844,090,000 1,817,224,000 1,842,342,000 1,794,968,000 1,944,655,000 1,946,057,000 1,967,924,000 1,941,140,000 1,930,507,000 1,939,984,000 1,490,607,000 1,522,987,000 1,597,043,000 1,790,198,000 1,803,199,000 1,861,743,000 2,053,291,000 1,615,199,000 1,643,464,000 1,530,489,000 1,530,611,000 1,473,683,000 1,447,781,000 1,363,690,000 1,525,140,000 2,060,098,000 2,177,957,000 2,656,904,000 2,120,243,000 1,743,440,000 1,709,058,000 1,896,758,000 1,816,875,000 1,701,836,000 1,624,835,000 1,507,951,000 1,373,110,000 929,419,000 1,749,573,000 1,536,009,000 1,191,271,000 1,098,433,000 1,332,364,000 1,346,096,000 1,340,167,000 1,129,497,000 1,228,275,000 1,126,871,000 1,288,287,000 1,162,212,000 1,006,123,000 857,764,000 796,897,000 827,397,000 880,407,000 
        property and equipment
      214,200,000 213,700,000 218,600,000 221,200,000 221,500,000 224,500,000 224,800,000 227,800,000 227,200,000 233,200,000 238,200,000 222,800,000 224,900,000 232,000,000 235,200,000 240,100,000 244,900,000 251,223,000 249,093,000 247,694,000 241,136,000 245,571,000 248,587,000 250,290,000 247,764,000 250,283,000 250,159,000 250,820,000 252,237,000 253,905,000 256,269,000 256,064,000 257,536,000 263,513,000 265,306,000 261,870,000 262,352,000 266,125,000 270,165,000 277,942,000 286,202,000 295,570,000 297,299,000 304,360,000 311,870,000 319,028,000 318,808,000 323,782,000 329,711,000 339,653,000 337,785,000 337,879,000 333,183,000 333,861,000 329,358,000 329,328,000 328,474,000 327,136,000 205,304,000 194,771,000 193,145,000 190,319,000 191,426,000 190,807,000 398,563,000 403,821,000 372,413,000 370,107,000 372,723,000 382,241,000 374,097,000 435,971,000 606,669,000 621,917,000 599,202,000 581,140,000 581,346,000 605,292,000 591,626,000 583,328,000 557,005,000 553,036,000 528,291,000 522,884,000 508,744,000 512,621,000 499,222,000 504,657,000 505,451,000 520,219,000 
        goodwill
      52,500,000 52,500,000 52,500,000 52,500,000 52,500,000 52,500,000 52,500,000 52,500,000 52,500,000 52,500,000 52,500,000 52,500,000 52,500,000 52,500,000 52,500,000 52,500,000 52,500,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000         52,527,000 52,527,000 52,527,000 288,399,000 289,980,000 290,214,000 289,681,000 289,448,000 283,109,000 355,057,000 617,524,000 1,020,874,000 1,082,420,000 1,267,967,000 1,261,944,000 1,262,351,000 1,449,493,000 1,441,923,000 1,343,866,000 1,188,009,000 1,071,910,000 1,006,441,000 972,050,000 722,997,000 725,427,000 725,410,000 727,871,000 522,756,000 401,371,000 
        deferred tax assets
      227,900,000 233,200,000 267,300,000 272,200,000 277,200,000 281,300,000 285,700,000 279,800,000 283,200,000 301,000,000 224,100,000 231,600,000 232,600,000 234,600,000 230,500,000 230,600,000 230,800,000 230,719,000 65,163,000 66,441,000 67,577,000 67,914,000 76,903,000 82,048,000 84,388,000 87,798,000 100,564,000 109,917,000 120,192,000 104,992,000 167,772,000 201,900,000 15,425,000 15,392,000 20,458,000 20,646,000 20,264,000 9,385,000 12,819,000 13,205,000 15,324,000 17,361,000        1,743,000 253,000 256,000 286,000 44,756,000                    46,080,000 77,179,000 80,063,000 80,621,000 84,103,000 123,954,000 127,660,000 16,959,000 16,186,000 17,290,000 18,187,000 18,898,000 19,057,000 10,973,000 11,483,000 11,203,000 10,666,000 
        deposits to acquire intangible assets
      145,200,000 145,200,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000 145,000,000                                                    
        other long-term assets
      31,400,000 28,800,000 31,900,000 34,600,000 37,400,000 39,400,000 36,600,000 38,800,000 31,600,000 29,000,000 29,100,000 27,900,000 28,900,000 30,600,000 32,700,000 32,100,000 32,300,000 35,560,000 38,514,000 40,651,000 41,108,000 37,958,000 35,163,000 40,613,000 38,687,000 39,812,000 40,334,000 36,252,000 34,453,000 41,046,000 27,078,000 27,179,000 26,307,000 18,603,000 19,052,000 20,118,000 18,152,000 19,193,000 22,500,000 25,844,000 23,563,000 24,355,000 24,096,000 22,378,000 36,821,000 25,743,000 26,671,000 26,686,000 27,297,000 27,745,000 29,505,000 29,168,000 17,411,000 25,325,000 15,162,000                                    
        total long-term assets
      671,200,000 673,400,000 715,300,000 725,500,000 733,600,000 742,700,000 744,600,000 743,900,000 739,500,000 760,700,000 688,900,000 679,800,000 683,900,000 694,700,000 695,900,000 700,300,000 705,500,000 715,029,000 550,297,000 552,313,000 547,348,000 548,970,000 558,180,000 570,478,000 568,366,000 575,420,000 588,584,000 594,516,000 604,409,000 597,470,000 648,646,000 682,670,000 496,795,000 495,035,000 502,343,000 500,161,000 498,295,000 492,230,000 503,011,000 369,518,000 377,616,000 389,813,000 636,165,000 640,157,000 667,726,000 664,252,000 684,435,000 725,591,000 819,151,000 857,568,000 468,208,000 471,550,000 455,914,000 419,012,000 452,775,000 411,413,000 409,077,000 408,398,000 294,019,000 270,461,000 270,505,000 266,049,000 267,178,000 271,722,000 748,748,000 761,086,000 724,705,000 733,298,000 730,807,000 948,397,000 1,182,221,000 1,576,203,000 2,137,022,000 2,273,540,000 2,490,463,000 2,498,598,000 2,526,989,000 2,641,889,000 2,637,112,000 2,518,458,000 2,080,338,000 1,944,624,000 1,852,267,000 1,830,376,000 1,543,696,000 1,586,751,000 1,599,745,000 1,632,190,000 1,374,241,000 1,219,810,000 
        total assets
      1,297,200,000 1,325,900,000 1,403,700,000 1,407,800,000 1,447,700,000 1,406,500,000 1,462,000,000 1,505,100,000 1,727,800,000 1,749,000,000 1,695,900,000 1,677,200,000 1,757,000,000 1,733,400,000 1,744,400,000 1,762,500,000 1,973,200,000 1,983,764,000 1,814,707,000 1,741,380,000 1,782,898,000 1,766,910,000 1,764,306,000 1,820,126,000 1,753,861,000 1,854,009,000 1,886,730,000 1,889,898,000 1,919,676,000 1,914,504,000 1,884,628,000 1,911,585,000 2,905,323,000 2,941,188,000 2,908,363,000 2,344,251,000 2,315,519,000 2,334,572,000 2,297,979,000 2,314,173,000 2,323,673,000 2,357,737,000 2,577,305,000 2,570,664,000 2,607,710,000 2,154,859,000 2,207,422,000 2,322,634,000 2,609,349,000 2,660,767,000 2,329,951,000 2,524,841,000 2,071,113,000 2,062,476,000 1,983,264,000 1,942,024,000 1,882,760,000 1,856,179,000 1,657,709,000 1,795,601,000 2,330,603,000 2,444,006,000 2,924,082,000 2,391,965,000 2,492,188,000 2,470,144,000 2,621,463,000 2,550,173,000 2,432,643,000 2,573,232,000 2,690,172,000 2,949,313,000 3,066,441,000 4,023,113,000 4,026,472,000 3,689,869,000 3,625,422,000 3,974,253,000 3,983,208,000 3,858,625,000 3,209,835,000 3,172,899,000 2,979,138,000 3,118,663,000 2,705,908,000 2,592,874,000 2,457,509,000 2,429,087,000 2,201,638,000 2,100,217,000 
        liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
                                                                                                
        current liabilities:
                                                                                                
        accounts payable and accrued liabilities
      283,900,000 298,000,000 271,000,000 225,300,000 266,900,000 257,800,000 255,500,000 224,200,000 249,900,000 257,400,000 232,200,000 202,200,000 239,200,000 226,500,000 199,000,000 184,300,000 211,100,000 226,580,000 204,511,000 175,350,000 201,463,000 208,642,000 198,342,000 235,671,000 180,015,000 209,988,000 200,361,000 171,215,000 183,996,000 215,208,000 176,121,000 183,521,000 181,567,000 219,603,000 193,462,000 178,250,000 155,006,000 203,920,000 161,966,000 144,361,000 148,677,000 188,171,000 180,106,000 166,558,000 150,482,000 190,278,000 133,542,000 129,516,000 108,994,000 149,276,000 145,426,000 138,846,000 119,986,000 130,391,000 106,137,000 112,508,000 99,640,000 156,385,000 137,307,000 156,995,000 159,627,000 195,235,000 162,997,000 165,043,000 180,259,000 234,727,000 246,592,000 238,785,000 195,358,000 263,535,000 264,832,000 318,110,000 314,859,000 388,562,000 317,210,000 319,987,000 301,711,000 699,464,000 691,036,000 668,358,000 541,900,000 555,458,000 476,151,000 480,284,000 404,069,000 382,025,000 334,916,000 303,789,000 255,092,000 290,587,000 
        deferred revenues
      1,071,200,000 1,035,100,000 1,036,100,000 1,034,300,000 1,019,700,000 973,500,000 971,000,000 967,100,000 964,000,000 931,100,000 941,400,000 939,500,000 932,200,000 890,400,000 896,100,000 882,900,000 877,400,000 847,411,000 843,664,000 822,984,000 808,754,000 780,051,000 779,666,000 782,661,000 775,657,000 755,178,000 760,517,000 763,466,000 757,284,000 732,382,000 737,515,000 737,706,000 736,555,000 713,309,000 717,586,000 715,981,000 718,488,000 688,265,000 693,598,000 699,456,000 703,599,000 680,483,000 660,417,000 653,773,000 648,439,000 621,307,000 625,007,000 623,860,000 620,593,000 595,221,000 597,033,000 596,869,000 591,356,000 564,627,000 563,706,000 560,127,000 542,976,000 502,538,000 501,924,000 494,769,000 485,462,000 457,478,000 448,759,000 437,288,000 668,582,000 642,507,000 656,751,000 655,777,000 651,647,000 629,800,000 591,750,000 581,833,000 566,564,000 552,070,000 525,003,000                
        total current liabilities
      1,355,100,000 1,333,100,000 1,307,100,000 1,259,600,000 1,286,600,000 1,531,100,000 1,526,200,000 1,191,300,000 1,213,900,000 1,188,500,000 1,173,600,000 1,141,700,000 1,171,400,000 1,116,900,000 1,095,100,000 1,067,200,000 1,088,500,000 1,073,991,000 1,048,175,000 998,334,000 1,010,217,000 988,693,000 978,008,000 1,018,332,000 955,672,000 965,166,000 960,878,000 934,681,000 941,280,000 947,590,000 913,636,000 921,227,000 1,548,946,000 1,560,528,000 1,535,522,000 1,523,139,000 1,499,387,000 1,521,949,000 1,482,426,000 1,476,125,000 1,481,713,000 1,502,980,000 1,979,892,000 1,945,531,000 1,922,191,000 1,920,556,000 1,849,266,000 1,843,070,000 2,043,797,000 2,029,186,000 1,764,070,000 1,740,634,000 1,706,407,000 695,018,000 1,617,360,000 672,635,000 642,616,000 658,923,000 639,231,000 651,764,000 645,089,000 652,713,000 611,756,000 942,846,000 848,841,000 886,474,000 953,490,000 956,440,000 924,091,000 976,878,000 969,147,000 943,372,000 1,065,444,000 946,142,000 849,179,000 872,593,000 833,921,000 1,359,277,000 1,338,411,000 1,271,307,000 956,735,000 938,133,000 854,194,000 846,927,000 749,844,000 699,595,000 647,323,000 613,810,000 541,082,000 555,206,000 
        long-term deferred revenues
      358,200,000 349,400,000 348,200,000 345,400,000 341,700,000 330,700,000 328,000,000 321,600,000 320,800,000 315,000,000 320,700,000 321,100,000 328,700,000 328,700,000 339,400,000 298,700,000 304,200,000 305,950,000 314,089,000 289,881,000 290,288,000 282,838,000 281,887,000 281,649,000 281,030,000 278,702,000 281,735,000 286,143,000 289,730,000 285,720,000 286,735,000 288,996,000 289,970,000 286,097,000 289,262,000 292,323,000 293,890,000 287,424,000 287,214,000 288,232,000 288,741,000 280,859,000 279,724,000 277,828,000 276,497,000 269,047,000 268,066,000 266,591,000 265,627,000 260,615,000 260,963,000 259,515,000 255,438,000 247,955,000 244,939,000 243,622,000 240,314,000 226,033,000 221,019,000 219,083,000 213,484,000 205,560,000 205,003,000 203,911,000 255,374,000 245,734,000 224,541,000 222,106,000 219,944,000 215,281,000 206,018,000 198,486,000 194,750,000 186,719,000 185,757,000                
        long-term senior notes
      1,788,800,000 1,788,200,000 1,787,600,000 1,786,900,000 1,786,300,000 1,492,500,000 1,492,200,000                                                                                    
        long-term tax and other liabilities
      8,500,000 9,400,000 11,300,000 9,700,000 10,100,000 10,100,000 16,200,000 17,300,000 38,100,000 36,300,000 45,400,000 43,300,000 62,200,000 62,100,000 64,900,000 64,800,000 79,300,000 78,633,000 84,869,000 86,296,000 95,441,000 95,494,000 101,206,000 131,645,000 138,079,000 312,676,000 309,101,000 307,935,000 309,119,000                                                              
        total long-term liabilities
      2,155,500,000 2,147,000,000 2,147,100,000 2,142,000,000 2,138,100,000 1,833,300,000 1,836,400,000 2,130,200,000 2,149,600,000 2,141,500,000 2,155,700,000 2,153,400,000 2,179,400,000 2,178,700,000 2,191,700,000 2,150,300,000 2,169,800,000 2,170,292,000 2,184,110,000 2,160,831,000 2,176,441,000 2,168,415,000 2,172,546,000 2,202,118,000 2,207,303,000 2,378,943,000 2,377,771,000 2,380,384,000 2,384,525,000 2,352,388,000 2,372,093,000 2,371,347,000 2,591,111,000 2,640,931,000 2,602,779,000 2,024,270,000 2,003,881,000 2,013,218,000 1,984,791,000 1,965,378,000 1,949,983,000 1,925,204,000 1,628,823,000 1,619,449,000 1,633,396,000 1,117,769,000 1,106,910,000 1,112,416,000 1,023,171,000 1,055,139,000 1,059,698,000 1,058,139,000 403,842,000 1,376,781,000 392,516,000 1,328,584,000 1,311,477,000 1,285,363,000 1,185,216,000 1,148,040,000 1,140,186,000 1,114,863,000 1,066,870,000 972,977,000 1,010,901,000 985,006,000 885,873,000 873,034,000 882,008,000 1,496,351,000 1,496,174,000 1,502,739,000 1,498,482,000 1,494,621,000 1,504,653,000 248,445,000 243,334,000 190,400,000 187,059,000 178,735,000 181,649,000 161,606,000 161,975,000 161,870,000 162,786,000 165,005,000 155,750,000 155,666,000 135,460,000 132,529,000 
        total liabilities
      3,510,600,000 3,480,100,000 3,454,200,000 3,401,600,000 3,424,700,000 3,364,400,000 3,362,600,000 3,321,500,000 3,363,500,000 3,330,000,000 3,329,300,000 3,295,100,000 3,350,800,000 3,295,600,000 3,286,800,000 3,217,500,000 3,258,300,000 3,244,283,000 3,232,285,000 3,159,165,000 3,186,658,000 3,157,108,000 3,150,554,000 3,220,450,000 3,162,975,000 3,344,109,000 3,338,649,000 3,315,065,000 3,325,805,000 3,299,978,000 3,285,729,000 3,292,574,000 4,140,057,000 4,201,459,000 4,138,301,000 3,547,409,000 3,503,268,000 3,535,167,000 3,467,217,000 3,441,503,000 3,431,696,000 3,428,184,000 3,608,715,000 3,564,980,000 3,555,587,000 3,038,325,000 2,956,176,000 2,955,486,000 3,066,968,000 3,084,325,000 2,823,768,000 2,798,773,000 2,110,249,000 2,071,799,000 2,009,876,000 2,001,219,000 1,954,093,000 1,944,286,000 1,824,447,000 1,799,804,000 1,785,275,000 1,767,576,000 1,678,626,000 1,915,823,000 1,859,742,000 1,871,480,000 1,839,363,000 1,829,474,000 1,806,099,000 2,473,229,000 2,465,321,000 2,446,111,000 2,563,926,000 2,440,763,000 2,353,832,000 1,121,038,000 1,077,255,000 1,549,677,000 1,525,470,000 1,450,042,000 1,138,384,000 1,099,739,000 1,016,169,000 1,008,797,000 912,630,000 864,600,000 803,073,000 769,476,000 676,542,000 687,735,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                                
        stockholders’ deficit:
                                                                                                
        preferred stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 5.0; issued and outstanding shares: none
                                                                                                
        common shares, ...
      9,349,900,000 9,623,500,000 9,933,400,000 10,203,000,000 10,427,200,000 10,645,300,000 10,894,000,000 11,179,900,000 11,559,400,000 11,808,000,000 12,020,700,000 12,225,100,000 12,434,200,000 12,644,500,000 12,843,800,000 13,100,900,000 13,438,200,000  13,793,049,000 13,949,525,000 14,111,235,000  14,436,409,000 14,592,929,000 14,734,618,000                                                                  
        accumulated deficit
      -11,560,500,000 -11,775,000,000 -11,981,200,000 -12,194,000,000 -12,401,400,000 -12,600,700,000 -12,792,200,000 -12,993,500,000 -13,192,300,000 -13,386,400,000 -13,651,100,000 -13,839,600,000 -14,025,300,000 -14,204,000,000 -14,383,500,000 -14,553,000,000 -14,720,300,000 -14,877,772,000 -15,207,854,000 -15,364,476,000 -15,512,248,000 -15,662,602,000 -15,819,916,000 -15,990,895,000 -16,143,374,000 -16,477,490,000 -16,625,815,000 -16,779,728,000 -16,927,262,000 -17,089,789,000 -17,271,984,000 -17,409,664,000 -17,538,015,000 -17,694,790,000 -17,797,627,000 -17,900,069,000 -18,023,169,000 -18,184,954,000 -18,290,506,000 -18,404,933,000 -18,518,143,000 -18,625,599,000 -18,727,129,000 -18,819,586,000 -18,912,597,000 -19,000,835,000 -19,066,307,000 -19,161,496,000 -19,261,672,000 -19,356,095,000 -19,648,244,000 -19,729,142,000 -19,816,032,000 -19,900,545,000 -20,006,186,000 -20,084,096,000 -20,152,568,000 -20,220,577,000 -20,274,391,000 -20,333,307,000 -20,322,697,000 -20,363,468,000 -20,322,963,000 -21,107,866,000 -21,143,079,000 -21,194,435,000 -21,286,483,000 -21,340,094,000 -21,374,968,000 -21,439,410,000 -21,317,195,000 -21,117,891,000 -21,052,769,000 -21,033,452,000 -20,815,457,000 -20,834,462,000 -20,829,745,000 -20,929,497,000 -20,899,965,000 -20,915,239,000 -21,127,597,000 -21,147,368,000 -21,418,785,000 -21,463,359,000 -21,504,654,000 -21,553,829,000 -21,668,641,000 -21,709,039,000 -21,730,984,000 -21,740,054,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -2,800,000 -2,700,000 -2,700,000 -2,800,000 -2,800,000 -2,500,000 -2,400,000 -2,800,000 -2,800,000 -2,600,000 -3,000,000 -3,400,000 -2,700,000 -2,700,000 -2,700,000 -2,900,000 -3,000,000 -2,785,000 -2,773,000 -2,834,000 -2,747,000 -2,756,000 -2,741,000 -2,358,000 -358,000 -2,621,000 -2,419,000 -2,727,000 -2,762,000 -2,811,000 -3,003,000 -2,681,000 -2,698,000 -2,941,000 -3,154,000 -2,890,000 -3,107,000 -3,453,000 -2,685,000 -2,189,000 -3,124,000 -3,993,000 -2,589,000 -3,128,000 -2,915,000 -2,998,000 -3,049,000 -3,107,000 -3,072,000 -3,085,000 -3,207,000 -3,293,000 -675,000 -388,000 -603,000 -3,082,000 -3,094,000 -3,084,000 -3,185,000 -2,064,000 -1,791,000              -270,000 -6,987,000 -5,134,000 -8,398,000 -8,379,000 -9,706,000 -11,448,000 -12,553,000 -7,770,000 -3,980,000 -5,083,000 -1,411,000 -7,270,000 -5,759,000 -892,000 -2,002,000 
        total stockholders’ deficit
      -2,213,400,000 -2,154,200,000 -2,050,500,000 -1,993,800,000 -1,977,000,000 -1,957,900,000 -1,900,600,000 -1,816,400,000 -1,635,700,000 -1,581,000,000 -1,633,400,000 -1,617,900,000 -1,593,800,000 -1,562,200,000 -1,542,400,000 -1,455,000,000 -1,285,100,000 -1,260,519,000 -1,417,578,000 -1,417,785,000 -1,403,760,000 -1,390,198,000 -1,386,248,000 -1,400,324,000 -1,409,114,000 -1,490,100,000 -1,451,919,000 -1,425,167,000 -1,406,129,000 -1,385,474,000 -1,401,101,000 -1,380,989,000 -1,234,734,000 -1,260,271,000 -1,229,938,000 -1,203,158,000 -1,187,749,000 -1,200,595,000 -1,169,238,000 -1,127,330,000 -1,108,023,000 -1,070,447,000 -1,031,410,000 -994,316,000 -947,877,000 -883,466,000 -748,754,000 -632,852,000 -457,619,000 -423,558,000 -493,817,000 -273,932,000 -39,136,000 -9,323,000 -26,612,000 -59,195,000 -71,333,000                                  
        total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
      1,297,200,000 1,325,900,000 1,403,700,000 1,407,800,000 1,447,700,000 1,406,500,000 1,462,000,000 1,505,100,000 1,727,800,000 1,749,000,000 1,695,900,000 1,677,200,000 1,757,000,000 1,733,400,000 1,744,400,000 1,762,500,000 1,973,200,000 1,983,764,000 1,814,707,000 1,741,380,000 1,782,898,000 1,766,910,000 1,764,306,000 1,820,126,000 1,753,861,000 1,854,009,000 1,886,730,000 1,889,898,000 1,919,676,000 1,914,504,000 1,884,628,000 1,911,585,000 2,905,323,000 2,941,188,000 2,908,363,000 2,344,251,000 2,315,519,000 2,334,572,000 2,297,979,000 2,314,173,000 2,323,673,000 2,357,737,000 2,577,305,000 2,570,664,000 2,607,710,000 2,154,859,000 2,207,422,000 2,322,634,000 2,609,349,000 2,660,767,000 2,329,951,000 2,524,841,000 2,071,113,000 2,062,476,000 1,983,264,000 1,942,024,000 1,882,760,000                                  
        current senior notes
           299,800,000 299,700,000                                                                                    
        senior notes
             1,791,300,000 1,790,700,000 1,790,200,000 1,789,600,000 1,789,000,000 1,788,500,000 1,787,900,000 1,787,400,000 1,786,800,000 1,786,300,000 1,785,709,000 1,785,152,000 1,784,654,000 1,790,712,000 1,790,083,000 1,789,453,000 1,788,824,000 1,788,194,000 1,787,565,000 1,786,935,000 1,786,306,000 1,785,676,000 1,785,047,000 1,784,417,000 1,783,788,000 1,783,159,000 1,782,529,000 1,781,912,000 1,238,107,000 1,237,648,000 1,237,189,000 1,236,731,000 1,236,272,000 1,235,813,000 1,235,354,000 1,234,890,000 1,234,368,000 1,250,000,000 750,000,000 750,000,000 750,000,000 750,000,000 750,000,000 750,000,000 750,000,000                                       
        preferred stock—par value 0.001 per share...
                                                                                                
        common stock and additional paid-in capital—par value 0.001 per share...
                       13,620,038,000    14,275,160,000                                                                     
        preferred stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 5,000; issued and outstanding shares: none
                                                                                                
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 353,157 at december 31, 2019 and 352,325 at december 31, 2018; outstanding shares: 116,715 at december 31, 2019 and 120,037 at december 31, 2018
                               353,000                                                                 
        additional paid-in capital
                               14,989,658,000 15,175,962,000 15,356,935,000 15,523,542,000 15,706,774,000 15,873,534,000 16,031,004,000 16,305,653,000 16,437,135,000 16,570,518,000 16,699,476,000 16,838,202,000 16,987,488,000 17,123,629,000 17,279,468,000 17,412,920,000 17,558,822,000 17,697,985,000 17,828,075,000 17,967,312,000 18,120,045,000 18,320,280,000 18,531,430,000 18,806,804,000 18,935,302,000 19,157,314,000 19,458,183,000 19,777,251,000 19,891,291,000 19,979,858,000 20,027,665,000 20,084,011,000 20,135,237,000 20,110,522,000 20,330,852,000 20,869,501,000 21,040,919,000 21,566,531,000 21,519,042,000 21,719,214,000 21,736,209,000 22,009,195,000 22,008,243,000 21,945,092,000 21,472,895,000 21,470,824,000 21,551,301,000 21,474,113,000 22,559,045,000 22,435,748,000 23,362,352,000 23,333,652,000 23,314,511,000 23,318,396,000 23,286,439,000 23,168,617,000 23,205,261,000 23,362,993,000 23,548,934,000 23,270,172,000 23,253,111,000 23,299,742,000 23,345,839,000 23,231,858,000 23,128,095,000 
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 353,084 at september 30, 2019 and 352,325 at december 31, 2018; outstanding shares: 117,705 at september 30, 2019 and 120,037 at december 31, 2018
                                353,000                                                                
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 352,952 at june 30, 2019 and 352,325 at december 31, 2018; outstanding shares: 118,548 at june 30, 2019 and 120,037 at december 31, 2018
                                 353,000                                                               
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 352,872 at march 31, 2019 and 352,325 at december 31, 2018; outstanding shares: 119,391 at march 31, 2019 and 120,037 at december 31, 2018
                                  353,000                                                              
        subordinated convertible debentures, including contingent interest derivative
                                       627,616,000 624,474,000 628,908,000 625,893,000 629,764,000 626,862,000 632,308,000 629,437,000 634,326,000 626,590,000 624,767,000 635,453,000 631,190,000 627,068,000 618,136,000 621,061,000 624,056,000 613,751,000 606,282,000 606,142,000                                      
        deferred tax liabilities
                                   134,000   214,400,000 444,108,000 401,359,000 381,513,000 359,137,000 371,433,000 344,179,000 326,112,000 310,856,000 294,194,000 512,779,000 500,433,000 487,817,000 477,781,000 463,649,000 471,558,000 693,149,000 660,633,000 407,860,000 398,637,000 388,923,000  344,404,000              5,355,000 5,463,000    2,632,000 1,116,000 1,025,000 1,106,000   1,975,000 29,012,000 18,560,000 20,942,000 23,334,000 26,874,000 31,319,000 23,942,000 26,532,000   
        other long-term tax liabilities
                                   281,487,000 300,941,000 298,563,000 303,582,000 128,197,000 130,246,000 112,327,000 113,206,000 117,172,000 116,667,000 114,762,000 114,573,000 114,797,000 114,209,000 107,253,000 106,899,000 98,722,000 88,844,000 95,825,000 7,544,000 44,524,000 44,903,000 44,926,000 44,747,000 44,298,000 44,255,000              15,995,000                      
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 352,325 at december 31, 2018 and 325,218 at december 31, 2017; outstanding shares: 120,037 at december 31, 2018 and 97,591 at december 31, 2017
                                   352,000                                                             
        subordinated convertible debentures
                                      630,824,000                                                          
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 352,260 at september 30, 2018 and 325,218 at december 31, 2017; outstanding shares: 121,158 at september 30, 2018 and 97,591 at december 31, 2017
                                    352,000                                                            
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 352,120 at june 30, 2018 and 325,218 at december 31, 2017; outstanding shares: 122,189 at june 30, 2018 and 97,591 at december 31, 2017
                                     352,000                                                           
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 325,956 at march 31, 2018 and 325,218 at december 31, 2017; outstanding shares: 97,005 at march 31, 2018 and 97,591 at december 31, 2017
                                      326,000                                                          
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 325,218 at december 31, 2017 and 324,118 at december 31, 2016; outstanding shares: 97,591 at december 31, 2017 and 103,091 at december 31, 2016
                                       325,000                                                         
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares:325,172 at september 30, 2017 and 324,118 at december 31, 2016; outstanding shares:98,865 at september 30, 2017 and 103,091 at december 31, 2016
                                        325,000                                                        
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares:325,036 at june 30, 2017 and 324,118 at december 31, 2016; outstanding shares:100,210 at june 30, 2017 and 103,091 at december 31, 2016
                                         325,000                                                       
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares:324,973 at march 31, 2017 and 324,118 at december 31, 2016; outstanding shares:101,843 at march 31, 2017 and 103,091 at december 31, 2016
                                          325,000                                                      
        accounts receivable
                                           13,051,000 15,767,000 15,086,000 16,188,000 12,638,000 14,714,000 14,418,000 14,656,000 13,448,000 16,081,000 13,810,000 15,437,000 13,631,000 14,823,000 13,556,000 13,617,000 11,477,000 11,270,000 12,653,000 13,553,000 14,974,000 14,831,000 14,516,000 15,852,000 14,874,000 16,826,000 16,194,000 58,528,000 63,133,000 73,247,000 77,372,000 80,783,000 83,749,000 68,189,000 125,138,000 174,354,000 208,799,000 220,232,000 205,996,000 219,562,000 329,848,000 326,844,000 297,036,000 265,511,000 271,883,000   257,735,000 198,317,000 183,418,000 147,946,000 107,209,000 100,120,000 
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 324,118 at december 31, 2016 and 322,990 at december 31, 2015; outstanding shares: 103,091 at december 31, 2016 and 110,072 at december 31, 2015
                                           324,000                                                     
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares:324,088 at september 30, 2016 and 322,990 at december 31, 2015; outstanding shares:105,095 at september 30, 2016 and 110,072 at december 31, 2015
                                            324,000                                                    
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares:323,941 at june 30, 2016 and 322,990 at december 31, 2015; outstanding shares:107,180 at june 30, 2016 and 110,072 at december 31, 2015
                                             324,000                                                   
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares:323,884 at march 31, 2016 and 322,990 at december 31, 2015; outstanding shares:108,879 at march 31, 2016 and 110,072 at december 31, 2015
                                              324,000                                                  
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 322,990 at december 31, 2015 and 321,699 at december 31, 2014; outstanding shares: 110,072 at december 31, 2015 and 118,452 at december 31, 2014
                                               323,000                                                 
        long-term deferred tax assets
                                                262,243,000 260,892,000 266,508,000 266,954,000 286,429,000 322,596,000 409,616,000 437,643,000 48,391,000 51,976,000 52,793,000 7,299,000 55,193,000                   230,695,000 183,265,000 218,050,000 209,534,000 179,023,000 206,603,000 188,256,000           
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares:322,968 at september 30, 2015 and 321,699 at december 31, 2014; outstanding shares:111,891 at september 30, 2015 and 118,452 at december 31, 2014
                                                323,000                                                
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares:322,781 at june 30, 2015 and 321,699 at december 31, 2014; outstanding shares:114,028 at june 30, 2015 and 118,452 at december 31, 2014
                                                 323,000                                               
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 322,707 at march 31, 2015 and 321,699 at december 31, 2014; outstanding shares: 116,429 at march 31, 2015 and 118,452 at december 31, 2014
                                                  323,000                                              
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 321,699 at december 31, 2014 and 320,358 at december 31, 2013; outstanding shares: 118,452 at december 31, 2014 and 133,724 at december 31, 2013
                                                   322,000                                             
        income taxes receivable and other current assets
                                                    32,188,000 37,762,000                                           
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 321,608 at september 30, 2014 and 320,358 at december 31, 2013; outstanding shares: 122,026 at september 30, 2014 and 133,724 at december 31, 2013
                                                    322,000                                            
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 321,373 at june 30, 2014 and 320,358 at december 31, 2013; outstanding shares: 125,993 at june 30, 2014 and 133,724 at december 31, 2013
                                                     321,000                                           
        income tax receivables and other current assets
                                                      57,553,000                                          
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 321,301 at march 31, 2014 and 320,358 at december 31, 2013; outstanding shares: 131,994 at march 31, 2014 and 133,724 at december 31, 2013
                                                      321,000                                          
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                                       64,540,000 39,853,000 42,017,000 38,849,000 30,795,000 26,967,000     115,874,000 97,406,000 102,217,000 90,935,000 85,021,000 134,481,000 167,716,000 151,003,000 167,160,000 172,807,000 268,178,000 94,462,000 160,203,000 157,599,000 116,961,000 116,191,000 119,478,000 96,536,000 217,262,000 229,795,000 226,111,000 82,828,000 80,079,000 90,191,000 108,576,000 64,867,000 51,324,000 57,666,000 63,683,000 51,118,000 45,935,000 
        credit facility
                                                                                                
        long-term deferred tax liabilities
                                                        3,832,000 3,698,000 3,657,000 386,914,000 3,322,000 341,733,000 333,181,000 325,527,000 336,880,000 326,112,000 317,944,000 309,696,000       73,259,000     2,985,000 13,686,000 12,953,000 12,972,000 24,849,000  25,694,000           
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 320,358 at december 31, 2013 and 318,722 at december 31, 2012; outstanding shares: 133,724 at december 31, 2013 and 153,392 at december 31, 2012
                                                       320,000                                         
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 320,177 at september 30, 2013 and 318,722 at december 31, 2012; outstanding shares: 137,654 at september 30, 2013 and 153,392 at december 31, 2012
                                                        320,000                                        
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 319,852 at june 30, 2013 and 318,722 at december 31, 2012; outstanding shares: 144,121 at june 30, 2013 and 153,392 at december 31, 2012
                                                         320,000                                       
        long-term debt
                                                          100,000,000 100,000,000 100,000,000 100,000,000 100,000,000 100,000,000                                 
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 319,745 at march 31, 2013 and 318,722 at december 31, 2012; outstanding shares: 151,185 at march 31, 2013 and 153,392 at december 31, 2012
                                                          320,000                                      
        goodwill and other intangible assets
                                                           52,527,000 53,062,000 53,202,000 53,525,000 53,848,000 54,172,000 54,495,000 54,823,000                              
        convertible debentures, including contingent interest derivative
                                                           597,614,000 603,113,000 597,935,000 592,821,000 590,086,000 586,566,000 584,965,000 583,852,000 581,626,000 578,262,000 575,933,000 575,545,000 574,378,000 571,526,000 570,707,000 569,044,000                      
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 318,722 at december 31, 2012 and 316,781 at december 31, 2011; outstanding shares: 153,392 at december 31, 2012 and 159,422 at december 31, 2011
                                                           319,000                                     
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 318,560 at september 30, 2012 and 316,781 at december 31, 2011; outstanding shares: 155,541 at september 30, 2012 and 159,422 at december 31, 2011
                                                            319,000                                    
        deferred tax assets and other current assets
                                                             79,940,000 74,287,000 86,598,000 113,935,000                                
        other assets
                                                             28,883,000 27,078,000 27,414,000 34,543,000 21,195,000 22,537,000 20,584,000 20,282,000 25,122,000 42,115,000 44,865,000 37,397,000 36,177,000 34,334,000 245,877,000 296,342,000 300,976,000 281,261,000 59,952,000 56,511,000 34,545,000 37,210,000 25,214,000 22,139,000 22,581,000 17,307,000 16,985,000 15,782,000 13,542,000 14,372,000 6,582,000 46,406,000 43,596,000 43,824,000 41,435,000 
        other long-term liabilities
                                                             45,294,000 45,161,000 43,717,000 40,751,000 17,880,000 24,906,000 17,981,000 283,605,000 193,133,000 179,982,000 161,690,000 86,692,000 76,611,000   25,382,000 39,846,000 38,941,000 541,000 5,994,000 10,496,000 14,754,000 5,175,000 5,159,000 5,841,000 4,263,000 4,995,000 5,550,000 5,638,000 6,265,000 6,815,000 7,365,000 7,919,000 8,452,000 8,978,000 
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 317,982 at june 30, 2012 and 316,781 at december 31, 2011; outstanding shares: 156,667 at june 30, 2012 and 159,422 at december 31, 2011
                                                             318,000                                   
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 317,722 at march 31, 2012 and 316,781 at december 31, 2011; outstanding shares: 158,352 at march 31, 2012 and 159,422 at december 31, 2011
                                                              318,000                                  
        liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity
                                                                                                
        stockholders’ (deficit) equity:
                                                                                                
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 316,781 at december 31, 2011 and 313,313 at december 31, 2010; outstanding shares: 159,422 at december 31, 2011 and 172,736 at december 31, 2010
                                                               317,000                                 
        total stockholders’ (deficit) equity
                                                               -88,107,000 -166,738,000 -4,203,000                               
        total liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity
                                                               1,856,179,000 1,657,709,000 1,795,601,000                               
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 316,351 at september 30, 2011 and 313,313 at december 31, 2010; outstanding shares: 159,032 at september 30, 2011 and 172,736 at december 31, 2010
                                                                316,000                                
        revenues
                                                                196,965,000 189,844,000                               
        costs and expenses:
                                                                                                
        cost of revenues
                                                                41,694,000 40,667,000                               
        sales and marketing
                                                                25,090,000 22,179,000                               
        research and development
                                                                13,488,000 13,074,000                               
        general and administrative
                                                                24,775,000 28,206,000                               
        restructuring charges
                                                                2,971,000 3,659,000                               
        total costs and expenses
                                                                108,018,000 107,785,000                               
        operating income
                                                                88,947,000 82,059,000                               
        interest expense
                                                                -11,797,000 -111,856,000                               
        non-operating income
                                                                3,591,000 6,149,000                               
        income from continuing operations before income taxes
                                                                80,741,000 -23,648,000                               
        income tax expense
                                                                -22,126,000                                
        income from continuing operations, net of tax
                                                                58,615,000 -7,681,000                               
        income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                301,000 -2,929,000                               
        net income
                                                                58,916,000 -10,610,000                               
        less: net income from discontinued operations, net of tax, attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary
                                                                                                
        net income attributable to verisign stockholders
                                                                58,916,000 -10,610,000                               
        basic income per share attributable to verisign stockholders from:
                                                                                                
        continuing operations
                                                                360 -50                               
        discontinued operations
                                                                 -10                               
        diluted income per share attributable to verisign stockholders from:
                                                                                                
        shares used to compute net income per share attributable to verisign stockholders:
                                                                                                
        basic
                                                                163,046,000 167,471,000                               
        diluted
                                                                163,902,000 167,471,000                               
        amounts attributable to verisign stockholders:
                                                                                                
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000; issued shares: 315,643 at june 30, 2011 and 313,313 at december 31, 2010; outstanding shares: 166,348 at june 30, 2011 and 172,736 at december 31, 2010
                                                                 316,000                               
        income tax benefit
                                                                 15,967,000                               
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                                
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                                
        preferred stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 5,000,000; issued and outstanding shares: none
                                                                                                
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000,000; issued and outstanding shares: 168,413,107, excluding 146,420,438 held in treasury, at march 31, 2011; and 172,736,281, excluding 140,576,600 held in treasury, at december 31, 2010
                                                                  315,000                              
        total stockholders’ equity
                                                                  545,328,000 676,430,000 1,245,456,000 476,142,000 632,446,000 598,664,000 782,100,000 720,699,000 626,544,000 50,795,000 164,901,000 444,487,000 440,297,000 1,527,865,000 1,620,314,000 2,521,147,000 2,499,017,000 2,376,860,000 2,410,296,000 2,361,737,000 2,029,817,000 2,031,675,000 1,923,474,000 2,071,220,000 1,755,445,000 1,691,997,000 1,621,399,000 1,627,674,000 1,497,114,000 1,383,653,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                  2,330,603,000 2,444,006,000 2,924,082,000 2,391,965,000 2,492,188,000 2,470,144,000 2,621,463,000 2,550,173,000 2,432,643,000 2,573,232,000 2,690,172,000 2,949,313,000 3,066,441,000 4,023,113,000 4,026,472,000 3,689,869,000 3,625,422,000 3,974,253,000 3,983,208,000 3,858,625,000 3,209,835,000 3,172,899,000 2,979,138,000 3,118,663,000 2,705,908,000 2,592,874,000 2,457,509,000 2,429,087,000 2,201,638,000 2,100,217,000 
        other intangible assets
                                                                   2,619,000 2,943,000 3,266,000 19,671,000 22,420,000 24,681,000 37,333,000 34,302,000 35,312,000 29,305,000 62,386,000 68,296,000 121,792,000 213,246,000 242,003,000 276,766,000 333,430,000 325,859,000 328,945,000 267,045,000 225,302,000 224,981,000 245,260,000 221,458,000 243,838,000 267,027,000 289,496,000 224,074,000 216,665,000 
        verisign stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                                
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000,000; issued and outstanding shares: 172,736,281, excluding 140,576,600 held in treasury, at december 31, 2010; and 183,299,463, excluding 124,434,684 held in treasury, at december 31, 2009
                                                                   313,000                             
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                                   -1,334,000 1,576,000 12,404,000 7,038,000 7,659,000 9,039,000 5,853,000 11,819,000 17,006,000 10,969,000 10,776,000 18,654,000 1,975,000                 
        total verisign stockholders’ equity
                                                                   676,430,000                             
        noncontrolling interest in subsidiary
                                                                     52,252,000 48,964,000 48,923,000 50,042,000 46,391,000 44,295,000                      
        verisign, inc. stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                                
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000,000; issued and outstanding shares: 171,746,536 excluding 140,119,856 held in treasury, at september 30, 2010; and 183,299,463, excluding 124,434,684 held in treasury, at december 31, 2009
                                                                    312,000                            
        total verisign, inc. stockholders’ equity
                                                                    1,245,456,000 423,890,000 583,482,000                          
        assets held for sale
                                                                     681,749,000  1,043,000 240,202,000 263,991,000 505,860,000 483,840,000 692,981,000 466,204,000 112,956,000                  
        liabilities related to assets held for sale
                                                                     340,515,000   41,455,000 49,585,000 60,541,000 49,160,000 76,865,000 9,041,000 18,842,000                  
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000,000; issued and outstanding shares: 174,907,760 excluding 134,801,346 held in treasury, at june 30, 2010; and 183,299,463, excluding 124,434,684 held in treasury, at december 31, 2009
                                                                     310,000                           
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000,000; issued and outstanding shares: 182,410,456, excluding 126,679,737 held in treasury, at march 31, 2010; and 183,299,463, excluding 124,434,684 held in treasury, at december 31, 2009
                                                                      309,000                          
        a s s e t s
                                                                                                
        l i a b i l i t i e s a n d s t o c k h o l d e r s’ e q u i t y
                                                                                                
        accrued restructuring costs
                                                                       6,605,000 5,980,000 6,882,000 11,190,000 28,920,000 32,942,000 31,544,000 22,307,000 2,878,000 5,850,000 12,665,000 15,361,000 3,818,000 4,529,000 5,360,000 7,248,000 7,440,000 8,354,000 8,669,000 10,046,000 11,696,000 12,540,000 12,746,000 15,975,000 18,331,000 
        other current liabilities
                                                                       2,635,000 2,712,000 5,411,000                       
        long-term accrued restructuring costs
                                                                       3,204,000 3,114,000 3,610,000 3,766,000 3,037,000 1,161,000 1,208,000 1,340,000 1,473,000 1,831,000 625,000 440,000 937,000 1,751,000 2,693,000 10,285,000 10,876,000 11,837,000 13,529,000 15,209,000 19,276,000     
        verisign, inc. and subsidiaries stockholders’ equity: preferred stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 5,000,000; issued and outstanding shares: none
                                                                                                
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000,000; issued and outstanding shares: 183,299,463 excluding 124,434,684 held in treasury, at december 31, 2009; and 191,547,795 excluding 112,717,587 held in treasury, at december 31, 2008
                                                                       308,000                         
        total verisign, inc. and subsidiaries stockholders’ equity
                                                                       549,741,000 732,058,000 674,308,000 582,249,000                      
        verisign, inc. and subsidiaries stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                                
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000,000; issued and outstanding shares: 192,271,949 excluding 115,079,736 held in treasury, at september 30, 2009; and 191,547,795 excluding 112,717,587 held in treasury, at december 31, 2008
                                                                        307,000                        
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000,000; issued and outstanding shares: 192,243,161 excluding 113,713,032 held in treasury, at june 30, 2009; and 191,547,795 excluding 112,717,587 held in treasury, at december 31, 2008
                                                                         306,000                       
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000,000; issued and outstanding shares: 192,754,908 excluding 112,788,543 held in treasury, at march 31, 2009; and 191,547,795 excluding 112,717,587 held in treasury, at december 31, 2008
                                                                          306,000                      
        restricted cash
                                                                           1,858,000 2,113,000 47,209,000 47,204,000  47,406,000 48,361,000 48,976,000      50,972,000 51,444,000 51,518,000 51,518,000 54,847,000 55,169,000 19,012,000 18,371,000 
        investments in unconsolidated entities
                                                                            125,307,000 112,137,000 112,718,000 109,828,000 122,866,000 105,500,000 103,751,000              
        convertible debentures
                                                                           1,261,655,000 1,263,613,000 1,263,199,000 1,263,451,000 1,265,296,000 1,262,608,000                
        long-term tax liability
                                                                           16,378,000    37,607,000 34,777,000 44,705,000 44,106,000              
        minority interest in subsidiaries
                                                                           49,208,000 59,950,000 58,715,000 62,218,000 54,485,000 52,326,000 47,684,000 49,150,000 47,716,000 47,442,000 46,846,000 41,634,000 41,485,000 39,495,000 38,646,000 37,833,000 36,277,000 33,037,000 31,937,000 27,982,000 28,829,000 
        preferred stock—par value .001 per share authorized shares: 5,000,000 issued and outstanding shares: none
                                                                                                
        common stock—par value .001 per share authorized shares: 1,000,000,000 issued and outstanding shares: 191,547,795 excluding 112,717,587 held in treasury, at december 31, 2008; and 222,849,348, excluding 73,720,953 held in treasury, at december 31, 2007
                                                                           304,000                     
        short-term investments
                                                                            248,794,000 548,000 1,485,000 1,011,000 61,095,000 94,308,000 147,929,000 198,656,000 220,564,000 256,538,000 328,183,000 378,006,000 438,236,000 431,960,000 431,335,000 406,784,000 374,260,000 247,513,000 251,183,000 329,899,000 
        other liabilities
                                                                            2,758,000 2,844,000 2,872,000                  
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000,000; issued and outstanding shares: 193,946,072 excluding 110,010,950 held in treasury, at september 30, 2008, and 222,849,348 excluding 73,720,953 shares held in treasury, at december 31, 2007
                                                                            303,000                    
        preferred stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 5,000,000;
                                                                                                
        issued and outstanding shares: none
                                                                                                
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000,000;
                                                                                                
        issued and outstanding shares: 196,687,528 excluding 104,896,643 held in treasury, at june 30, 2008, and 222,849,348 excluding 73,720,953 shares held in treasury, at december 31, 2007
                                                                             301,000                   
        short-term debt
                                                                              140,000,000     199,000,000 199,000,000 174,000,000           
        common stock—par value .001 per share; authorized shares: 1,000,000,000; issued and outstanding shares: 194,428,020 excluding 104,851,276 held in treasury, at march 31, 2008, and 222,849,348 excluding 73,720,953 shares held in treasury, at december 31, 2007
                                                                              299,000                  
        current assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                 34,909,000 30,761,000 1,311,000 5,689,000 6,397,000 4,766,000 5,295,000         
        restricted cash and investments
                                                                               46,936,000    49,437,000 48,962,000 51,482,000 50,972,000 50,972,000         
        long-term assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                 7,055,000 7,055,000              
        current liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                                 33,798,000 30,685,000 600,000 4,997,000 4,034,000 6,248,000 6,822,000         
        common stock—par value .001 per share authorized shares: 1,000,000,000 issued and outstanding shares: 222,849,348 excluding 73,720,953 held in treasury, at december 31, 2007 and 243,844,122, excluding 35,471,662 held in treasury, at december 31, 2006
                                                                               297,000                 
        common stock—par value .001 per share authorized shares: 1,000,000,000 issued and outstanding shares: 225,486,395, excluding 67,062,812 held in treasury, at september 30, 2007 and 243,844,122, excluding 35,471,662 shares held in treasury, at december 31, 2006
                                                                                293,000                
        deferred revenue
                                                                                 505,118,000 485,058,000 454,947,000 436,874,000 417,580,000 401,339,000 368,413,000 369,689,000 357,974,000 335,729,000 305,874,000 299,867,000 290,793,000 268,408,000 245,483,000 
        long-term deferred revenue
                                                                                 179,666,000 171,062,000 159,439,000 154,455,000 144,507,000 138,089,000 127,175,000 123,646,000 119,369,000 114,438,000 107,595,000 105,894,000 101,216,000 99,526,000 93,311,000 
        long-term liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                                                
        preferred stock—par value .001 per share
                                                                                                
        authorized shares: 5,000,000
                                                                                                
        common stock—par value .001 per share
                                                                                                
        authorized shares: 1,000,000,000
                                                                                                
        issued and outstanding shares: 243,838,287, excluding 35,493,973 held in treasury, at june 30, 2007 and 243,844,122, excluding 35,471,662 shares held in treasury, at december 31, 2006
                                                                                 244,000               
        issued and outstanding shares: 243,860,598 and 243,844,122
                                                                                  244,000              
        long-term note receivable
                                                                                       26,419,000 25,800,000 25,196,000 24,607,000 39,956,000     
        deferred tax liability
                                                                                   1,448,000             
        common stock—par value .001 per share authorized shares: 1,000,000,000 issued and outstanding shares: 243,844,122, excluding 35,471,662 shares held in treasury, at december 31, 2006; 246,418,940, excluding 28,981,444 shares held in treasury, at december 31, 2005;
                                                                                   244,000             
        unearned compensation
                                                                                       -13,911,000 -13,221,000 -10,639,000 -5,245,000 -6,127,000 -2,686,000 -3,621,000 -3,116,000 -2,628,000 
        short-term deferred tax liabilities
                                                                                    1,975,000            
        long term deferred tax liabilities
                                                                                    25,694,000            
        issued and outstanding shares: 243,828,646 and 246,418,940
                                                                                    244,000            
        issued and outstanding shares: 242,890,145 and 246,418,940
                                                                                     243,000           
        issued and outstanding shares: 244,790,567 and 246,418,940
                                                                                      245,000          
        common stock—par value .001 per share authorized shares: 1,000,000,000 issued and outstanding shares: 246,418,940, excluding 28,981,444 shares held in treasury, at december 31, 2005; 253,341,383, excluding 6,164,017 shares held in treasury, at december 31, 2004
                                                                                       246,000         
        accounts receivable,
                                                                                        271,210,000 279,985,000       
        issued and outstanding shares: 257,228,503 and 253,341,383
                                                                                        257,000        
        l i a b i l i t i e s a n d s t o c k h o l d e r s ’ e q u i t y
                                                                                                
        issued and outstanding shares: 264,249,155 and 253,341,383
                                                                                         264,000       
        issued and outstanding shares: 254,617,184 and 253,341,383
                                                                                          255,000      
        long-term investments
                                                                                           6,809,000 6,833,000 11,401,000 59,124,000 21,749,000 
        common stock—par value .001 per share authorized shares: 1,000,000,000 issued and outstanding shares: 253,341,383, excluding 6,164,017 shares held in treasury, at december 31, 2004; 241,829,274, excluding 1,690,000 shares held in treasury, at december 31, 2003
                                                                                           253,000     
        long-term restructuring costs
                                                                                            18,549,000 19,999,000 27,482,000  
        issued and outstanding shares: 253,928,618 and 241,979,274
                                                                                            254,000    
        accrued merger costs
                                                                                             6,482,000 1,607,000 805,000 
        preferred stock—par value .001 per share authorized shares: 5,000,000
                                                                                                
        common stock—par value .001 per share authorized shares: 1,000,000,000
                                                                                                
        issued and outstanding shares: 254,082,202 and 241,979,274
                                                                                             254,000   
        issued and outstanding shares: 247,658,438 and 241,979,274
                                                                                              248,000  
        long-term restructuring
                                                                                               30,240,000 
        common stock—par value .001 per share authorized shares: 1,000,000,000 issued and outstanding shares: 241,979,274, excluding 1,690,000 shares held in treasury, at december 31, 2003; 237,510,063, excluding 1,690,000 shares held in treasury, at december 31, 2002
                                                                                               242,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-12-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 2004-12-31 2004-09-30 2004-06-30 2004-03-31 
                                                                                                 
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                                 
          net income
        214,500,000 206,200,000 212,800,000 207,400,000 199,300,000 191,500,000 201,300,000 198,800,000 194,100,000 264,700,000 188,500,000 185,700,000 178,700,000 179,500,000 169,500,000 167,300,000 157,500,000 330,082,000 156,622,000 147,772,000 150,354,000 157,314,000 170,979,000 152,479,000 334,116,000 148,325,000 153,913,000 147,534,000 162,527,000 182,195,000 137,680,000 128,351,000 134,263,000 102,837,000 114,899,000 123,100,000 116,412,000 105,552,000 114,427,000 113,210,000 107,456,000 101,530,000 92,457,000 93,011,000 88,238,000 65,472,000 95,189,000 100,176,000 94,423,000 292,149,000 80,898,000 86,890,000 84,513,000 105,641,000 77,910,000 68,472,000 68,009,000 53,814,000 58,916,000 -10,610,000 40,771,000 -40,505,000 785,545,000 36,374,000 52,440,000 93,353,000 54,599,000 35,772,000 65,515,000  -200,034,000 -55,560,000 -18,587,000 -215,542,000 19,004,000 -4,717,000 61,753,000 -29,532,000 15,274,000 373,502,000 19,771,000 271,417,000 44,574,000 41,295,000 49,175,000 114,812,000 40,398,000 21,945,000 9,070,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                                 
          depreciation of property and equipment
        6,400,000 6,700,000 7,300,000 8,300,000 8,900,000 8,800,000 9,000,000 9,300,000 9,800,000 10,400,000 10,800,000 11,300,000 11,600,000 11,700,000 11,400,000 11,900,000 11,900,000 12,331,000 12,032,000 12,003,000 11,574,000 11,889,000 11,622,000 11,609,000 11,232,000 12,003,000 11,443,000 11,291,000 11,593,000 11,917,000 12,255,000 12,078,000 12,117,000 12,213,000 12,493,000 12,070,000 13,102,000 14,053,000 14,697,000 14,550,000 14,867,000 14,937,000 14,934,000 15,873,000 15,747,000  15,809,000                   21,746,000 17,205,000 17,807,000 17,309,000  24,370,000 29,269,000 31,815,000 29,961,000 29,014,000 27,388,000 28,176,000  28,347,000           
          stock-based compensation expense
        19,100,000 17,900,000 18,400,000 15,900,000 17,500,000 15,900,000 15,800,000 14,300,000 15,100,000 14,700,000 15,500,000 15,700,000 13,800,000 14,400,000 16,300,000 13,700,000 14,200,000                                                                         
          amortization of discount on investments in debt securities
        -1,600,000 -3,400,000 -3,400,000 -1,200,000 -3,600,000 -4,500,000 -5,500,000 -4,100,000 -7,000,000             -287,000 -749,000 -2,092,000 -3,003,000 -4,506,000 -4,592,000 -1,825,000 -3,854,000 -5,513,000 -5,060,000 -3,558,000 -4,128,000                                                         
          other
        400,000 4,100,000 1,000,000 300,000 1,100,000 1,500,000 500,000 600,000 1,000,000 18,900,000 -8,300,000 -4,400,000 -2,900,000 -4,600,000 -800,000 900,000 600,000 617,000 1,012,000 3,243,000 1,155,000 6,063,000 368,000 -4,698,000 1,692,000 1,542,000 1,232,000 1,041,000 -147,000 -815,000 591,000 1,092,000 87,000 8,875,000 -4,616,000 -2,890,000 -1,436,000 -843,000 -1,530,000 -635,000 -779,000 -9,757,000 3,319,000 2,141,000 2,701,000 2,516,000 3,668,000 2,798,000 2,371,000 -4,217,000 7,513,000 -678,000 10,742,000 -4,669,000 4,703,000 9,941,000 1,006,000 6,161,000 5,177,000 -502,000 2,129,000 1,039,000 -4,514,000 6,679,000 6,270,000 2,384,000 -4,202,000                       
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                                                 
          other assets
        -400,000 1,800,000 16,700,000 -20,100,000 200,000 5,800,000 1,000,000 -15,100,000 -4,100,000 2,200,000 -2,700,000 -2,900,000 1,900,000 12,000,000 -3,600,000 -7,200,000 8,300,000 5,677,000 -1,133,000 -11,844,000 -6,758,000 1,893,000 -961,000 -10,174,000 28,000 8,844,000 -1,869,000 -10,028,000 -226,000  688,000 -6,618,000 -987,000  -3,744,000 -5,886,000 14,196,000                                  1,137,000 7,239,000 -5,289,000 -365,000 1,650,000 851,000 1,138,000 1,418,000 2,976,000   957,000 -2,113,000 15,000 -3,283,000 1,917,000 -2,810,000 402,000 -436,000 
          other liabilities
        -16,200,000 22,100,000 45,400,000 -31,400,000 6,600,000 3,000,000 26,900,000 -50,800,000 -8,000,000                                                                                 
          deferred revenues
        44,900,000 100,000 4,600,000 18,300,000 57,200,000 5,200,000 10,300,000 4,000,000 38,600,000 -16,000,000 1,500,000 -300,000 41,800,000 -16,400,000 53,900,000 -100,000 28,300,000 -4,392,000 44,887,000 13,823,000 36,153,000 1,336,000 -2,757,000 7,623,000 22,807,000 -8,372,000 -7,294,000 2,638,000 29,219,000 -5,019,000 -2,452,000 176,000 27,120,000 -7,442,000 -1,456,000 -2,443,000 36,689,000 -5,123,000 -6,876,000 -4,652,000 30,998,000 21,201,000 8,540,000 6,665,000 34,582,000 -2,719,000 2,622,000 4,231,000 30,384,000 -2,160,000 1,612,000 9,590,000 34,212,000 3,937,000 4,896,000 20,459,000 54,719,000 5,628,000 9,091,000 14,906,000 35,908,000 9,276,000 9,675,000 25,297,000 35,983,000 8,871,000 -70,000 6,288,000 25,792,000 2,738,000 30,862,000 21,799,000 40,503,000 28,924,000                
          net deferred income taxes
        5,300,000 34,100,000 4,900,000 5,000,000 4,100,000 4,300,000 -5,900,000 3,400,000 17,800,000 -76,900,000 7,500,000                                                                               
          net cash from operating activities
        272,400,000 289,600,000 307,700,000 202,500,000 291,300,000 231,500,000 253,400,000 160,400,000 257,300,000 204,200,000 245,300,000 145,300,000 259,000,000 216,900,000 262,200,000 144,900,000 207,100,000 206,243,000 260,065,000 142,508,000 198,336,000 195,221,000 139,590,000 215,312,000 180,060,000 193,598,000 208,119,000 164,845,000 187,330,000 218,500,000 187,461,000 201,817,000 89,989,000 199,193,000 174,671,000 180,711,000 148,186,000 195,472,000 168,186,000 160,665,000 143,626,000 188,535,000 155,322,000 174,956,000 132,669,000 170,473,000 167,738,000 121,109,000 141,629,000 147,440,000 134,484,000 146,836,000 150,637,000 170,759,000 121,622,000 134,971,000 110,278,000 124,214,000 108,451,000 12,949,000 90,287,000 46,727,000 -81,841,000 149,200,000 101,120,000 173,149,000 100,777,000 82,827,000 38,438,000 122,977,000 115,285,000 169,478,000 74,303,000 206,222,000 109,206,000 111,055,000 43,977,000 143,677,000 92,796,000 144,585,000 93,721,000 171,282,000 125,579,000 140,066,000 73,860,000 134,956,000 84,477,000 98,403,000 47,502,000 
          capital expenditures
        -7,200,000 -4,500,000 -4,700,000 -7,800,000 -5,800,000 -9,500,000 -5,600,000 -9,200,000 -3,800,000 -5,000,000 -28,600,000 -6,500,000 -5,700,000 -7,700,000 -6,900,000 -6,200,000 -6,600,000 -13,497,000 -15,266,000 -17,549,000 -6,721,000 -6,462,000 -15,042,000 -10,878,000 -11,013,000 -8,818,000 -11,309,000 -11,056,000 -9,133,000 -7,410,000 -10,928,000 -11,007,000 -7,662,000 -8,890,000 -21,635,000 -9,320,000 -9,654,000 -6,685,000 -6,431,000 -6,376,000 -7,082,000 -11,997,000 -6,768,000 -8,849,000 -13,042,000 -9,269,000 -11,311,000 -7,485,000 -11,262,000 -15,393,000 -12,651,000 -20,435,000 -17,115,000 -13,155,000 -13,626,000 -13,325,000 -12,917,000 -129,216,000 -33,963,000 -13,916,000 -15,565,000 -11,881,000 -25,874,000 -22,874,000 -19,898,000 -50,809,000 -25,252,000 -19,821,000 -20,994,000 -19,402,000 -33,681,000 -25,939,000 -57,970,000 -46,756,000 -32,386,000 -15,125,000 -42,567,000 -35,475,000 -76,756,000 -26,813,000 -67,244,000 -27,435,000 -28,766,000 -17,054,000 -35,527,000 -21,622,000 -20,674,000 -14,709,000 
          free cash flows
        265,200,000 285,100,000 303,000,000 194,700,000 285,500,000 222,000,000 247,800,000 151,200,000 253,500,000 199,200,000 216,700,000 138,800,000 253,300,000 209,200,000 255,300,000 138,700,000 200,500,000 192,746,000 244,799,000 124,959,000 191,615,000 188,759,000 124,548,000 204,434,000 169,047,000 184,780,000 196,810,000 153,789,000 178,197,000 211,090,000 176,533,000 190,810,000 82,327,000 190,303,000 153,036,000 171,391,000 138,532,000 188,787,000 161,755,000 154,289,000 136,544,000 176,538,000 148,554,000 166,107,000 119,627,000 161,204,000 156,427,000 113,624,000 130,367,000 132,047,000 121,833,000 126,401,000 133,522,000 157,604,000 107,996,000 121,646,000 97,361,000 -5,002,000 74,488,000 -967,000 74,722,000 34,846,000 -107,715,000 126,326,000 81,222,000 122,340,000 75,525,000 63,006,000 17,444,000 122,977,000 95,883,000 135,797,000 48,364,000 148,252,000 62,450,000 78,669,000 28,852,000 101,110,000 57,321,000 67,829,000 66,908,000 104,038,000 98,144,000 111,300,000 56,806,000 99,429,000 62,855,000 77,729,000 32,793,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                                 
          proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable securities
        273,800,000 291,800,000 15,700,000 38,200,000 358,600,000 185,500,000 282,000,000 69,600,000 658,000,000 528,100,000 29,500,000 159,300,000 562,000,000 246,500,000 417,600,000 361,400,000 696,000,000 408,309,000 763,196,000 689,095,000 793,857,000 501,191,000 809,347,000 189,446,000 805,748,000 724,042,000 57,559,000 526,742,000 939,561,000 950,107,000 447,326,000 702,446,000 1,931,930,000 666,486,000 1,538,727,000 1,307,153,000 1,049,795,000  973,092,000 1,155,797,000 900,810,000  682,400,000 957,968,000 325,399,000  306,398,000 1,400,684,000 718,177,000  689,317,000 858,215,000 706,244,000 840,479,000 385,576,000 3,041,000 5,060,000                                 
          purchases of marketable securities
        -79,400,000 -178,600,000 -115,000,000 -243,400,000 -35,200,000 -196,700,000 -215,900,000 -310,300,000 -157,800,000 -419,000,000 -213,900,000 -551,100,000 -146,500,000 -429,100,000 -444,100,000 -300,300,000 -164,900,000 -448,965,000 -798,139,000 -661,226,000 -962,340,000 -261,968,000 -925,757,000 -437,173,000 -730,507,000 -308,860,000 -699,920,000 -524,962,000 -496,779,000 -909,254,000 -475,095,000 -960,947,000 -631,456,000 -531,047,000 -2,047,049,000 -1,538,279,000 -813,459,000 -773,314,000 -815,880,000 -1,227,832,000 -874,031,000 -775,464,000 -696,840,000 -1,489,610,000 -257,415,000 -995,573,000 -238,866,000 -1,258,567,000 -784,090,000 -933,354,000 -958,990,000 -793,456,000 -764,268,000 -1,043,664,000 -481,565,000 -1,092,587,000 -5,082,000                                 
          purchases of property and equipment
        -7,200,000 -4,500,000 -4,700,000 -7,800,000 -5,800,000 -9,500,000 -5,600,000 -9,200,000 -3,800,000 -5,000,000 -28,600,000 -6,500,000 -5,700,000 -7,700,000 -6,900,000 -6,200,000 -6,600,000 -13,497,000 -15,266,000 -17,549,000 -6,721,000 -6,462,000 -15,042,000 -10,878,000 -11,013,000 -8,818,000 -11,309,000 -11,056,000 -9,133,000 -7,410,000 -10,928,000 -11,007,000 -7,662,000 -8,890,000 -21,635,000 -9,320,000 -9,654,000 -6,685,000 -6,431,000 -6,376,000 -7,082,000 -11,997,000 -6,768,000 -8,849,000 -13,042,000 -9,269,000 -11,311,000 -7,485,000 -11,262,000 -15,393,000 -12,651,000 -20,435,000 -17,115,000 -13,155,000 -13,626,000 -13,325,000 -12,917,000 -129,216,000 -33,963,000 -13,916,000 -15,565,000 -11,881,000 -25,874,000 -22,874,000 -19,898,000 -50,809,000 -25,252,000 -19,821,000 -20,994,000  -19,402,000 -33,681,000 -25,939,000 -57,970,000 -46,756,000 -32,386,000 -15,125,000 -42,567,000 -35,475,000 -76,756,000 -26,813,000 -67,244,000 -27,435,000 -28,766,000 -17,054,000 -35,527,000 -21,622,000 -20,674,000 -14,709,000 
          net cash from investing activities
        187,200,000 108,500,000 -104,000,000 -213,000,000 317,600,000 -20,700,000 60,500,000 -249,900,000 496,400,000 104,100,000 -213,000,000 -398,300,000 409,800,000 -190,300,000 -33,400,000 54,900,000 524,500,000 -54,153,000 -50,209,000 10,320,000 -175,204,000 233,562,000 -131,452,000 -253,452,000 79,084,000 405,022,000 -655,889,000 -12,629,000 430,691,000 85,683,000 -38,697,000 -269,508,000 1,292,652,000 126,543,000 -529,963,000 -240,430,000 238,774,000 10,363,000 7,746,000 -78,205,000 19,697,000 13,524,000 -21,138,000 -540,440,000 51,155,000 -1,341,000 56,498,000 134,672,000 -77,141,000 306,023,000 -283,049,000 44,529,000 -78,565,000 -216,290,000 -109,733,000 -1,103,391,000 -12,939,000 -129,933,000 108,289,000 318,402,000 -23,516,000 -13,694,000 1,113,976,000 -39,699,000 -457,493,000 153,743,000 21,592,000 230,991,000 78,129,000 265,375,000 -239,681,000 68,743,000 -15,682,000 9,903,000 -17,185,000 24,681,000 194,686,000 -84,604,000 -116,450,000 -263,558,000 -97,784,000 268,442,000 -70,444,000 -56,819,000 -27,248,000 106,284,000 -154,870,000 -185,815,000 -50,462,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                                 
          repurchases of common stock
        -225,400,000 -254,400,000 -218,700,000 -166,800,000 -241,700,000 -262,300,000 -303,100,000 -390,300,000 -269,900,000 -225,600,000 -222,400,000 -222,900,000 -230,500,000 -214,100,000 -277,900,000 -351,500,000 -204,600,000 -185,790,000 -175,598,000 -175,785,000 -185,414,000 -173,749,000 -173,879,000 -154,203,000 -275,623,000 -199,098,000 -198,953,000 -180,230,000 -204,302,000 -178,349,000 -178,206,000 -128,856,000 -152,741,000 -146,883,000 -148,531,000 -152,711,000 -173,048,000 -160,557,000 -177,699,000 -151,875,000 -172,360,000 -150,594,000 -156,690,000 -157,555,000 -178,330,000 -209,863,000 -226,864,000 -301,120,000 -145,556,000 -225,550,000 -331,919,000 -335,256,000 -142,892,000 -94,289,000 -78,666,000 -77,576,000 -75,149,000 -1,294,000 -238,132,000 -103,243,000 -207,428,000 -15,515,000 -152,291,000 -228,190,000 -53,753,000 -208,889,000 -29,045,000 -21,276,000 -1,361,000  -128,303,000 -1,870,000 -1,146,510,000                 
          payment of dividends
        -74,200,000 -71,100,000 -72,000,000                                                                                       
          proceeds from employee stock purchase plan
        8,500,000 4,400,000 7,900,000 4,000,000 8,300,000 4,300,000 8,000,000 4,100,000 8,200,000 4,303,000 8,101,000 4,281,000 8,296,000 4,899,000 8,253,000 5,025,000 7,811,000 4,918,000 7,997,000                                                     
          repayment of borrowings
         -500,000,000                                                                                 
          proceeds from senior note issuance, net of issuance costs
         -600,000 493,900,000              -1,254,000                                                                       
          net cash from financing activities
        -291,100,000 -325,500,000 -286,300,000 -251,100,000 -239,900,000 -270,500,000 -299,100,000 -390,300,000 -261,600,000 -226,300,000 -218,100,000 -222,900,000 -222,500,000 -214,100,000 -273,800,000 -351,500,000 -196,400,000 -185,812,000 -172,549,000 -183,456,000 -177,313,000 -173,749,000 -169,598,000 -154,203,000 -267,327,000 -199,970,000 -194,054,000 -180,230,000 -196,049,000 -178,349,000 -173,181,000 -1,378,865,000 -144,930,000 -146,883,000 399,572,000 -152,711,000 -165,051,000 -151,065,000 -169,255,000 -145,185,000 -158,258,000 -151,550,000 -142,960,000 -153,531,000 330,263,000 -210,594,000 -226,761,000 -285,509,000 -136,888,000 -232,319,000 -312,635,000 309,972,000 -122,351,000 -93,888,000 -58,314,000 -65,547,000 -60,003,000 117,859,000 -229,187,000 -553,607,000 -187,263,000 -533,940,000 30,890,000 -213,615,000 -28,609,000 -279,688,000 -11,042,000 49,671,000 43,065,000  -93,163,000 -95,970,000 -960,594,000 98,276,000 289,306,000 82,000 -198,993,000 -522,000 37,647,000 114,162,000 -40,552,000 -267,991,000 -194,008,000 -21,378,000 13,864,000 -56,066,000 -22,244,000 8,707,000 15,131,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
        300,000  400,000 -300,000  400,000 100,000 -400,000  -400,000 -200,000  -700,000 -600,000 -100,000  -236,000 -162,000 -202,000  459,000 351,000 -1,316,000  -451,000 -12,000 255,000  -395,000 -757,000 167,000                                                         
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
        168,800,000  -82,600,000 -261,200,000 368,700,000  15,200,000 -479,700,000 491,700,000  -186,200,000 -475,900,000 446,100,000  -45,700,000 -152,300,000 535,100,000       -191,992,000 -9,499,000   -28,026,000 422,227,000  -24,812,000 -1,447,313,000 1,237,878,000                                                         
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period
        309,500,000 212,100,000 245,500,000 379,000,000 228,800,000 410,601,000 517,601,000 366,753,000 475,139,000                                                         
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period
        478,300,000 72,500,000 -82,600,000 -261,200,000 580,800,000 -60,600,000 15,200,000 -479,700,000 737,200,000 82,500,000 -186,200,000 -475,900,000 825,100,000 -186,900,000 -45,700,000 -152,300,000 763,900,000 -33,683,000 37,071,000 -30,790,000 256,218,000 255,492,000 -161,001,000 -191,992,000 508,102,000 398,922,000 -642,275,000 -28,026,000 788,980,000 125,861,000 -24,812,000 -1,447,313,000 1,713,017,000                                                         
          supplemental cash flow disclosures:
                                                                                                 
          cash paid for interest
        13,100,000  13,100,000 16,100,000 26,200,000 23,300,000 13,100,000 23,300,000 13,100,000 23,300,000 13,100,000 23,300,000 13,100,000 23,200,000 13,200,000 23,300,000 13,100,000 23,733,000 13,127,000 35,562,000 13,156,000 30,494,000 13,152,000 30,557,000 13,151,000 30,609,000 13,366,000 30,645,000 13,063,000 30,772,000 13,213,000 30,645,000 43,326,000 30,612,000 27,825,000 30,608,000 28,189,000 30,614,000 27,294,000 30,608,000 27,028,000                              20,313,000 296,000 20,146,000                 
          cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received
        28,700,000  19,900,000 129,400,000 20,000,000 43,400,000 48,500,000 122,500,000 16,100,000 60,900,000 46,400,000 114,100,000 18,300,000 52,100,000 46,300,000 111,100,000 2,200,000 46,149,000 33,209,000 81,707,000 17,286,000 27,425,000 78,786,000 10,558,000 15,914,000 14,777,000 12,983,000 48,029,000 14,185,000 473,000 -1,164,000 12,638,000 72,959,000 5,577,000 -945,000 5,801,000 17,861,000 -171,000 480,000 283,000 13,711,000 26,434,000 -1,053,000 1,372,000 12,970,000 264,000 473,000 26,813,000 7,651,000 9,078,000 -476,000 16,802,000 729,000 -539,000 -1,218,000 8,007,000 13,186,000                 3,455,000 8,073,000 3,248,000 6,524,000  8,665,000 4,747,000 6,955,000  4,291,000 5,114,000 9,735,000     
          other investing activities
                                  -2,219,000 -3,353,000 -2,958,000 -160,000 -6,000 -6,000 16,000 12,092,000 2,162,000 -35,000   -275,000 70,000 51,000 -3,787,000 101,000 277,000 40,000 34,000 -23,000 -725,000 205,000 -3,426,000 50,000 -118,000   50,000 2,000 -1,181,000 -100,000 -915,000   -292,000 166,000 -3,672,000 206,000                     
          payment of excise tax on repurchases of common stock
                                                                                                 
          other financing activities
                                                             189,000 178,000    -4,000 -390,000 -346,000                         
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                                                                                                 
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                                                                                                 
          payment of excise tax on repurchase of common stock
                                                                                                
          proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs
                                                 -1,587,000 493,824,000                                             
          accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                  32,500,000 -60,300,000 11,600,000 26,700,000 15,100,000 -27,000,000 -14,900,000 21,024,000 31,258,000 -29,174,000 -7,613,000 8,139,000 -31,708,000 53,205,000 -27,409,000 7,086,000 32,241,000 -7,742,000 -31,609,000 27,348,000 -8,586,000 15,379,000 -36,271,000 25,007,000 21,042,000 29,323,000 -59,889,000 48,529,000 20,368,000 2,884,000 -31,537,000 6,355,000 19,436,000 24,038,000 -28,816,000 47,959,000 -1,671,000 33,710,000 -34,579,000 -27,894,000 17,095,000 25,541,000 4,549,000 -3,711,000 7,433,000 28,228,000 -44,872,000 25,500,000 15,398,000 -5,922,000 -16,814,000 26,345,000 11,474,000 30,867,000 -33,734,000 28,462,000 8,664,000 62,012,000 -42,467,000  -10,289,000 -22,485,000 -81,620,000 81,422,000 -51,900,000 21,416,000 -127,657,000 -20,691,000 12,088,000 31,346,000 -38,127,000 28,044,000 -11,115,000 67,100,000 16,286,000 54,859,000 27,306,000 5,151,000 -42,405,000 
          net deferred income taxes and other long-term tax liabilities
                    2,500,000 -6,400,000 400,000 -14,600,000 1,200,000 -171,516,000 959,000 -6,932,000 497,000 3,139,000 -19,882,000 -4,627,000 -170,844,000 17,104,000 10,425,000 8,781,000 7,365,000 43,462,000 36,506,000 33,264,000 -59,108,000 45,746,000 25,496,000 21,114,000 20,775,000 31,217,000 20,358,000 17,562,000 18,477,000 27,125,000 17,958,000 18,591,000 18,654,000                                             
          changes in operating assets and liabilities
                                                                                                 
          proceeds from sale of business
                                14,856,000                                                                 
          stock-based compensation
                          14,428,000 13,617,000 12,974,000 12,137,000 12,678,000 11,987,000 11,441,000 12,389,000 12,620,000 13,155,000 12,462,000 11,098,000 15,130,000 13,298,000 12,978,000 12,864,000 14,105,000 13,375,000 12,563,000 14,299,000 12,854,000 11,132,000 11,759,000 11,724,000 12,222,000 12,001,000 10,128,000 9,696,000 14,916,000 9,372,000 9,993,000 9,643,000 10,577,000 8,835,000 7,594,000 6,971,000 9,807,000 8,454,000 8,130,000 7,165,000 7,093,000 14,064,000 14,950,000 9,977,000 16,891,000 13,225,000 12,085,000 11,761,000 11,309,000 14,168,000 13,928,000 14,698,000 29,272,000          15,146,000         
          proceeds received related to sale of business
                                                                                                 
          net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
                          37,071,000 -30,790,000 -154,383,000                                                                     
          gain on sale of business
                                         186,000                                                       
          repayment of principal on subordinated convertible debentures
                                                                                               
          proceeds received (payments made) related to sale of business
                                                                                                
          proceeds from senior notes, net of issuance costs
                                                         -434,000                                       
          loss on debt extinguishment
                                                                                               
          payment of contingent interest
                                         -7,513,000 -7,719,000 -6,841,000 -6,544,000 -5,534,000 -5,225,000                                             
          amortization of debt discount and issuance costs
                                     709,000 709,000 1,801,000 3,918,000 3,851,000 3,779,000 3,555,000 3,493,000 3,440,000 3,381,000 3,323,000 3,267,000                                                 
          prepaid expenses and other assets
                                             -8,834,000 2,384,000 8,906,000 6,524,000 -4,695,000 -4,402,000 10,453,000 -3,084,000    7,925,000 -4,373,000 2,670,000 -4,201,000 3,210,000 -26,431,000      -16,761,000 3,975,000 -21,179,000 -25,323,000 17,708,000 9,689,000 -40,147,000 2,945,000 19,164,000 -29,380,000                     
          deposits to acquire intangible assets
                                                                                                
          unrealized loss on contingent interest derivative on subordinated convertible debentures
                                             9,000 -1,440,000 94,000 -1,065,000 5,072,000 4,747,000 -2,708,000 7,019,000 1,704,000 6,562,000 -5,246,000 -5,269,000                                         
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                                         176,000 116,000 264,000 738,000 -610,000 142,000 -334,000 301,000 279,000 -639,000 422,000 184,000 -879,000 -887,000 36,000 230,000 488,000 490,000 -1,656,000 -1,837,000 -300,000 1,259,000 -3,452,000 2,355,000 -1,579,000 -4,930,000 1,595,000 1,690,000 340,000 10,891,000 363,000 -2,154,000 -2,344,000 12,627,000 2,477,000 -6,314,000 11,491,000 67,000 -4,259,000 8,276,000 1,008,000 3,697,000 -1,775,000 791,000 -1,014,000 -129,000 862,000 287,000         
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                         179,029,000 44,396,000 -212,166,000 222,647,000    5,366,000    514,271,000       499,681,000 -52,116,000    39,691,000 110,561,000    -500,567,000 1,197,272,000 -227,107,000 -387,136,000 44,860,000 123,954,000 365,966,000 153,318,000  -217,492,000 137,992,000 -893,697,000 315,409,000 385,024,000 134,043,000 40,461,000   -3,949,000 -44,328,000   60,202,000 58,736,000 191,388,000 -94,825,000 -80,412,000 12,897,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                         231,945,000 228,659,000 191,608,000 339,223,000 130,736,000 1,313,349,000  1,559,628,000 1,477,166,000  789,068,000  1,376,722,000  501,784,000  1,834,000 476,826,000  330,641,000  393,787,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                         179,029,000 44,396,000 -212,166,000 454,592,000 54,160,000 6,819,000 -63,059,000 234,025,000 50,788,000 -9,415,000 -518,593,000 705,879,000 -42,341,000 -3,412,000 -29,692,000 267,053,000 221,632,000 -460,710,000 499,681,000 78,620,000 -139,719,000 -45,166,000 -1,037,419,000 1,353,040,000  -17,377,000 -220,661,000 1,440,826,000 -500,567,000 1,197,272,000 -227,107,000 1,090,030,000  123,954,000 365,966,000 942,386,000  -217,492,000 137,992,000 483,025,000  385,024,000 134,043,000 542,245,000  13,864,000 -2,115,000 432,498,000  -139,635,000 60,202,000 389,377,000  -94,825,000 -80,412,000 406,684,000 
          excess tax benefit associated with stock-based compensation
                                             -9,492,000 -2,858,000 -6,690,000 -6,018,000 956,000 -8,054,000 -5,373,000 -5,993,000 2,512,000 6,743,000   10,775,000 -12,453,000 -5,834,000 -11,808,000 2,329,000 -9,127,000 -8,071,000 -3,567,000 -11,569,000 -997,000 2,761,000 -3,615,000 35,268,000 -154,741,000 -4,356,000 -8,097,000 74,703,000 -6,054,000                       
          accounts receivable
                                             2,665,000 -738,000 981,000 -3,779,000 1,980,000 -301,000 264,000 -1,282,000 2,477,000 -2,317,000 1,573,000 -1,806,000 1,025,000 -1,262,000 17,000 -2,280,000 -275,000 1,389,000 821,000 1,392,000 -213,000 -392,000 1,339,000 -985,000 1,993,000 1,070,000 5,505,000 4,579,000 11,279,000 5,717,000 338,000 8,464,000 23,500,000 -638,000 32,211,000 -1,025,000 8,930,000 -2,425,000 -64,984,000 -45,859,000 15,679,000 -26,682,000 25,834,000 17,525,000 -771,000 14,179,000 -17,234,000 -59,993,000 -15,028,000 -36,701,000 -9,670,000 -4,423,000 
          proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable securities and investments
                                                                 2,503,000 173,917,000 358,348,000 11,238,000 74,137,000 43,635,000 100,136,000 95,909,000                         
          proceeds from issuance of common stock from option exercises and employee stock purchase plans
                                             5,586,000 8,084,000 5,676,000 238,000 8,776,000 1,781,000 6,846,000 302,000 8,668,000 4,006,000 7,265,000 663,000 8,733,000 2,730,000 11,225,000 3,958,000 11,390,000 8,473,000 9,065,000 15,895,000 16,550,000 36,068,000 28,440,000 10,609,000 17,393,000     1,958,000 28,064,000 46,210,000 46,195,000                 
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                              6,819,000    -9,415,000      -72,170,000      -45,166,000     -220,661,000 -118,802,000                             
          loss on investments
                                                                                                 
          cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest
                                                 30,795,000 25,839,000 17,345,000 25,494,000 17,321,000 20,260,000 17,298,000 20,209,000 18,493,000 19,940,000 102,000 20,393,000 447,000 20,353,000 440,000 20,036,000 146,000 19,965,000 100,020,000 20,062,000 109,242,000 19,817,000 19,811,000 19,735,000 19,521,000                     
          depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of other intangible assets
                                                        16,008,000 15,240,000 14,889,000 15,408,000 15,118,000 15,167,000 13,379,000 13,532,000 12,741,000  13,813,000 13,674,000 13,968,000  13,573,000 17,901,000 21,905,000                         
          loss on sale of investments
                                                                                                 
          deferred income taxes
                                                      21,282,000 -44,792,000 22,179,000 -141,688,000 12,945,000 11,268,000 4,787,000                  5,975,000 -15,310,000 -4,045,000 -27,484,000 27,911,000 -16,592,000 5,123,000 71,943,000 -3,349,000 -292,490,000 -3,298,000 -1,280,000 -1,495,000 -5,077,000 -2,038,000    -537,000 
          income taxes receivable and other assets
                                                      4,935,000                                           
          gain on sale of investments
                                                                                                 
          payment of dividends to stockholders
                                                                                               
          proceeds received from borrowings
                                                                                                 
          net gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                                 
          proceeds received from divestiture of businesses, net of cash contributed and transaction costs
                                                                     -2,724,000                            
          payable to purchasers of divested businesses
                                                                                                 
          deferred tax assets and other assets
                                                               -6,865,000 12,720,000 23,477,000                                
          depreciation and amortization
                                                                                                 
          loss on sale and impairment of other long-lived assets
                                                                                                 
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
                                                                                                 
          purchases of marketable securities and investments
                                                                 -3,270,000 -31,667,000 -26,030,000 -18,008,000 -73,126,000 -52,317,000 -113,188,000 -549,087,000                         
          proceeds from sale of property and equipment
                                                                             47,557,000 1,286,000                 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                                                 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                                                 
          (payable) receivable to/from purchasers of divested businesses
                                                                                                 
          proceeds received from divestiture of businesses, net of cash contributed
                                                                       15,583,000   233,128,000 2,372,000 14,320,000                   
          cash and cash equivalents included in assets held for sale
                                                                                                 
          net loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                     10,237,000                            
          amortization of other intangible assets
                                                                         2,805,000 3,112,000 3,061,000 3,221,000 2,905,000 5,306,000 5,495,000 11,957,000 25,371,000 29,237,000 29,669,000 31,787,000 31,958,000 30,977,000 31,832,000 28,000,000  26,235,000 24,821,000 22,840,000    15,110,000 
          impairment of goodwill
                                                                                                 
          cash received from trust, previously restricted
                                                                                                
          reclassification of cash equivalents to other current assets
                                                                                                 
          investment in unconsolidated entities
                                                                                                 
          loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax and estimated losses (reversals) on assets held for sale
                                                                                                 
          accrued restructuring costs
                                                                         715,000 -1,748,000 -4,092,000 -17,001,000 -2,146,000                    
          proceeds from maturities and sales of investments
                                                                         11,578,000 23,885,000 94,016,000 98,195,000 1,340,000 100,000 61,858,000 -103,279,000 56,216,000 191,912,000   570,088,000 86,054,000 82,709,000 53,045,000 126,192,000 51,899,000 875,551,000 48,461,000 45,639,000 97,607,000 
          investments in unconsolidated entities
                                                                                                
          repayment of short-term debt
                                                                                -60,000,000                
          proceeds from issuance of convertible debentures, net of issuance costs
                                                                                 -353,000                
          receivable from purchasers of divested businesses
                                                                                                 
          loss on divestiture of businesses, net of tax
                                                                          8,695,000                       
          estimated (reversals) losses on assets held for sale
                                                                                                 
          loss on sale and impairment of long-lived assets
                                                                                                 
          reclassification of cash equivalents to short-term investments
                                                                                                 
          proceeds received from divestiture of businesses, net of cash provided
                                                                                                 
          proceeds from issuance of common stock from option exercises and employee stock purchase plan
                                                                          11,961,000 3,812,000 17,133,000     86,982,000    -1,128,000 13,244,000 9,498,000 29,926,000 23,810,000 20,746,000 21,884,000 14,014,000 22,896,000 13,620,000 8,455,000 17,455,000 
          proceeds from credit facility
                                                                              200,000,000                 
          repayment of short-term debt related to credit facility
                                                                                                
          dividend paid to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary
                                                                          -12,000                       
          dividend payable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary
                                                                          -12,000 -101,000 807,000                     
          estimated losses (reversals) on assets held for sale
                                                                                                 
          loss on disposal of property and equipment
                                                                                         59,000 127,000     
          gain on divestiture of businesses, net of tax
                                                                              -1,224,000                   
          unrealized gain on contingent interest derivative on convertible debentures
                                                                            -1,174,000   -246,000 -1,838,000                 
          estimated losses on assets held for sale
                                                                            -4,477,000                     
          gain on receipt of acquisition termination fee
                                                                            -3,279,000                     
          provision for doubtful accounts
                                                                            329,000 797,000 -47,000 591,000 575,000 966,000 604,000 436,000 -1,156,000 -2,741,000 924,000 1,302,000 -650,000 -208,000 -1,240,000 1,914,000 575,000 -1,505,000 1,865,000 28,000 301,000 
          loss on disposal of property and equipment and other
                                                                            1,658,000                     
          loss from unconsolidated entities, net of tax
                                                                                                 
          purchases of investments
                                                                            -750,000     135,571,000 -135,882,000 -5,000,000 -506,000 -497,710,000 -38,353,000 -19,902,000 -52,902,000 -125,270,000 -78,795,000 -813,878,000 -174,239,000 -33,871,000 -61,215,000 
          proceeds received from acquisition termination fee
                                                                            3,279,000                     
          excess tax benefit associated with stock options
                                                                            27,293,000 48,641,000                    
          gain on sale of investments in unconsolidated entities, net of tax
                                                                                                 
          unrealized gain on joint venture call options
                                                                                 -3,178,000 -3,992,000               
          unrealized loss on contingent interest derivative on convertible debentures
                                                                                                 
          depreciation of property and equipment and other
                                                                                                 
          impairment of long-lived assets and other charges
                                                                                                 
          acquired in-process research and development
                                                                                     1,200,000 4,600,000 10,900,000 1,570,000 1,800,000       
          net loss on sale and other-than-temporary impairment of investments
                                                                                                 
          minority interest, net of tax
                                                                              815,000 989,000 906,000 1,299,000 2,054,000 -82,000 569,000             
          reclassification of cash equivalents to prepaid expenses and other assets
                                                                                                 
          cash paid in business combinations, net of cash acquired
                                                                                      -121,034,000 -256,329,000 -166,458,000         
          proceeds from sale of investments in unconsolidated entities
                                                                                                 
          proceeds received on long term note receivable
                                                                                                 
          proceeds from contingent purchase price adjustment
                                                                                                
          change in net assets of subsidiary
                                                                                      85,000 741,000 -494,000         
          proceeds from credit facility, net of issuance costs
                                                                                                 
          repayment of long-term liabilities
                                                                                       -856,000 -824,000         
          preferred stock received as consideration for divestiture of business
                                                                                                 
          receivable from divestiture of business
                                                                                                 
          impairments and other charges
                                                                                                 
          loss on sale of property and equipment
                                                                              116,000                   
          loss (earnings) from unconsolidated entities, net of tax
                                                                              2,509,000 -1,551,000 2,141,000                 
          prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                                                              6,714,000 -10,264,000 20,594,000 469,000 2,392,000 54,915,000 75,746,000 13,545,000 -2,564,000 -88,565,000 -2,930,000 9,267,000 18,502,000 -40,505,000 -13,543,000 6,372,000 6,527,000 509,000 -3,812,000 
          proceeds from repayment of promissory note by unconsolidated entities
                                                                                                 
          change in net assets of minority interest
                                                                              72,000 62,000                 
          dividend paid to minority interest holders in subsidiary
                                                                                                 
          amounts payable for purchases of property and equipment
                                                                                                 
          impairment of goodwill, other intangible assets and assets held for sale
                                                                                                 
          restructuring and other charges
                                                                                                 
          net gain on sale and impairment of investments
                                                                                      -14,000 28,000 -21,274,000         
          proceeds received from contingent purchase price adjustment
                                                                                                 
          dividend paid to minority interest
                                                                               -382,000 -341,000                 
          cash and cash equivalents of jamba service at end of period
                                                                                                 
          cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at end of period
                                                                               137,992,000 483,025,000  404,795,000 133,493,000 523,024,000             
          net gain on divestiture of businesses
                                                                                -816,000                 
          impairment of assets held for sale
                                                                                25,511,000                 
          stock-based compensation and other
                                                                                22,550,000 23,870,000 19,333,000 25,322,000 16,725,000 17,241,000 16,219,000           
          restructuring, impairments and other charges
                                                                                26,465,000    27,012,000             
          impairment of equity investment
                                                                                327,000                 
          gain on sale of property and equipment
                                                                                -728,000                 
          net gain on sale of investments
                                                                                -382,000  -49,000 -56,000 -829,000             
          proceeds received on divestiture of majority ownership interest in jamba, net of cash contributed
                                                                                                 
          net proceeds from sale of discontinued operations
                                                                                14,160,000                 
          gain on divestiture of businesses
                                                                                                 
          gain on divestiture of discontinued operations
                                                                                                 
          realized and unrealized loss on embedded derivative
                                                                                 2,712,000                
          amortization of debt issuance costs
                                                                                 285,000                
          restructuring, impairments and other charges (reversals)
                                                                                 65,913,000 2,006,000               
          net loss on sale of investments
                                                                                                 
          income tax associated with stock options
                                                                                                 
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions:
                                                                                                 
          cash paid for business combinations, net of cash acquired
                                                                                               
          proceeds received on divestiture of businesses, net of cash contributed
                                                                                                 
          proceeds received on divestiture of discontinued operations
                                                                                                 
          change in net assets of subsidiary and other
                                                                                 768,000 -525,000 82,000 7,000             
          repurchase of common stock
                                                                                 -1,728,000    -60,000,000 -75,000,000 -291,509,000 -214,644,000   -78,322,000    
          proceeds from draw-down of credit facility, net of issuance costs
                                                                                                 
          cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at end of year
                                                                                                 
          cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at end of year
                                                                                                 
          note receivable from divested business
                                                                                                 
          gain on divestiture of majority stake in jamba
                                                                                  -74,999,000             
          gain on sale of discontinued operations
                                                                                                 
          earnings from unconsolidated entities, net of tax
                                                                                  -216,000 -1,748,000 -448,000             
          proceeds received on divestiture of majority stake in jamba, net of cash contributed
                                                                                  152,643,000             
          proceeds from sale of discontinued operations
                                                                                                 
          net proceeds received on long-term note receivable
                                                                                                 
          proceeds from drawdown of credit facility, net of issuance costs
                                                                                                 
          cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at end of period
                                                                                   -550,000 -19,221,000             
          deferred revenue
                                                                                   28,664,000 48,034,000 23,057,000 19,741,000 19,439,000 41,601,000 -1,077,000 13,916,000 23,259,000 36,698,000 7,708,000 13,752,000 19,854,000 28,003,000 
          proceeds from drawdown of credit facility
                                                                                      125,000,000           
          repayment of short-term-debt
                                                                                                 
          debt issuance costs
                                                                                               
          cash flows from discontinued operations:
                                                                                                 
          repayment of debt
                                                                                    -199,000,000         -666,000 -975,000 -147,000 -2,703,000 
          depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
                                                                                        24,444,000 24,379,000 22,348,000 21,778,000 20,804,000 20,459,000 22,205,000 21,470,000 21,507,000 
          restructuring, impairment and other charges (reversals)
                                                                                                 
          net loss on sale and impairment of investments
                                                                                         -3,045,000 -8,169,000 -96,000 -66,000 4,599,000 359,000 3,308,000 
          gain on sale of verisign japan stock
                                                                                                 
          minority interest
                                                                                                 
          tax benefit associated with stock options
                                                                                         41,240,000 3,201,000 13,246,000 3,091,000 3,876,000 -24,473,000 17,604,000 7,741,000 
          proceeds from sale of verisign japan stock
                                                                                                 
          proceeds from draw-down of credit facility
                                                                                                 
          repayment of credit facility
                                                                                                 
          repayment of long term liabilities
                                                                                                 
          cash and cash equivalents of at beginning of year
                                                                                                 
          cash and cash equivalents included in discontinued operations
                                                                                                 
          cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at the end of the year
                                                                                                 
          restructuring, impairment, and other reversals
                                                                                                 
          minority interest in net income of subsidiary
                                                                                        647,000  1,221,000 1,048,000 1,128,000    293,000 
          proceeds from maturities/sales of investments
                                                                                                 
          net proceeds received on long-term note receivable and investment
                                                                                        47,786,000         
          repayment of debt and long-term liabilities
                                                                                                 
          cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations
                                                                                      -1,039,000 -2,710,000 -1,248,000         
          restructuring, impairment and other reversals
                                                                                                 
          impairment of other intangible assets
                                                                                        1,950,000         
          non-cash restructuring and other charges
                                                                                        16,000 22,512,000 40,000 106,000 1,992,000 4,526,000 731,000 12,705,000 
          dividend income from investment
                                                                                            -2,180,000     
          excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
                                                                                        5,840,000         
          amortization and impairment of other intangible assets and goodwill
                                                                                             23,317,000 22,790,000   
          minority interest in net income of consolidated subsidiary
                                                                                             741,000 748,000   
          amortization of unearned compensation
                                                                                         1,968,000 1,622,000 1,842,000 880,000 734,000 935,000 826,000 641,000 
          payments received on long term note receivable
                                                                                                 
          merger related costs
                                                                                         255,000 -1,704,000 -8,201,000 -15,000 -96,000 -4,660,000 -1,918,000 -746,000 
          proceeds from sale of consolidated subsidiary stock
                                                                                             26,000    
          net cash from discontinued operations
                                                                                                 
          noncash investing and financing activities:
                                                                                                 
          issuance of restricted stock and restricted stock units
                                                                                                 
          issuance of common stock for business combinations
                                                                                                 
          unrealized gain on investments
                                                                                                 
          cash paid for income taxes
                                                                                                 
          net cash paid in business combinations
                                                                                          -38,731,000      -70,963,000 
          payment received on long-term note receivable and dividend
                                                                                          -604,000 -2,787,000 20,000,000     
          proceeds from sale of stock from consolidated subsidiary
                                                                                          440,000 -235,000 400,000    379,000 
          payment of long-term liabilities
                                                                                          -550,000 -550,000 -550,000     
          effect of exchange rate changes
                                                                                          -762,000 -1,667,000 -1,740,000 6,214,000 -2,188,000 -1,707,000 726,000 
          reciprocal transactions for purchases of property and equipment
                                                                                                 
          unrealized gain on investments, net of tax
                                                                                                 
          proceeds from sale of stock into consolidated subsidiary
                                                                                                 
          net loss
                                                                                                 
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                                 
          proceeds from sale of stock in consolidated subsidiary