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Mandatorily Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
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Mandatorily Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock	10. Mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock Pursuant to the Fourth Amended Certificate of Incorporation, the Company authorized preferred stock consisting of 40,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company has no preferred stock subscribed and or issued.

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