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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Settlement and Royalty Indemnity Obligation | As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company has recorded the components of the Settlement and royalty indemnity obligation within the following line items in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
|  | As of
(in thousands) |  | September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Settlement and royalty indemnity obligation, short-term |  | $ | 5,275 |  |  | $ | 3,749 |
Litigation settlement and royalty indemnity expense, net |  | 16,218 |  |  | 20,273 |
Total settlement and royalty indemnity |  | $ | 21,493 |  |  | $ | 24,022 |
Schedule of Consultant Expense | Pursuant to the agreement, the Company was required to make annual payments based upon CCS RC production from January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2015. These expenses are recorded within the Legal and professional fees line item in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and are recorded as RC production occurs. The following tables summarize the expenses under this agreement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively:
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands) |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Consultant expense |  | $ | (16 | ) |  | $ | 226 |  |  | $ | 263 |  |  | $ | 783 |
Schedule of Debt | The following table summarizes the Company's notes payable, all of which are with related parties, as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:
|  | As of
(in thousands) |  | September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Current portion of long-term borrowings |  |  |  |
RCM6 note payable |  | $ | 1,045 |  |  | $ | 874 |
DSI Business Owner note payable |  | 623 |  |  | 605 |
Total current portion of long-term borrowings |  | 1,668 |  |  | 1,479 |
Long-term borrowings |  |  |  |
RCM6 note payable |  | 13,373 |  |  | 13,312 |
DSI Business Owner note payable |  | 649 |  |  | 1,119 |
Total Long-term borrowings |  | 14,022 |  |  | 14,431 |
Total Borrowings |  | $ | 15,690 |  |  | $ | 15,910 |
The following tables summarize the letters of credit outstanding, collateral, by type, and the related line items within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets where the collateral related to the letters of credit is recorded:
|  | As of September 30, 2015
(in thousands) |  | LOC Outstanding |  | Restricted Cash |  | Restricted cash, long-term |  | Investment securities, restricted, long-term
Contract performance - equipment systems |  | $ | 5,556 |  |  | $ | 727 |  |  | $ | 4,830 |  |  | $ | — |
Royalty Award |  | 6,150 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,150 |  |  | — |
Other |  | 328 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 336 |
Total LOC outstanding |  | $ | 12,034 |  |  | $ | 727 |  |  | $ | 10,980 |  |  | $ | 336 |
|  | As of December 31, 2014
(in thousands) |  | LOC Outstanding |  | Restricted Cash |  | Restricted cash, long-term |  | Investment securities, restricted, long-term
Contract performance - equipment systems |  | $ | 7,247 |  |  | $ | 2,527 |  |  | $ | 4,721 |  |  | $ | — |
Royalty Award |  | 4,050 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,050 |  |  | — |
Other |  | 328 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 336 |
Total LOC outstanding |  | $ | 11,625 |  |  | $ | 2,527 |  |  | $ | 8,771 |  |  | $ | 336 |

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