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Warrants (Narrative) (Details) - $ / shares shares in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Warrants Narrative Details
Common shares underlying warrants		1,973	3,761	5,039	6,526
Warrant exercise price, per share		$ 2.47	$ 2.23	$ 3.34	$ 3.08
Warrant Transactions Connected with Contingently Convertible Securities	The outstanding warrants to purchase 2.0 million shares of our common stock that we sold in our March 2014 offering have an exercise price of $2.47 per share and expire on the fifth anniversary of the date of issuance.	There were no common stock warrants issued in 2017, 2016 or 2015.

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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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Information regarding derivative transactions entered into in connection with the issuance of contingently convertible securities that may be useful in explaining the potential impact of the contingently convertible securities. This information may include the terms of the derivative transaction (including settlement terms), how the transactions relate to the contingently convertible securities, and the number of shares underlying the derivatives.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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