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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
     December 31,  
     2011     2010  

Deferred tax assets:

    

Net operating loss carryforwards

   $ 106,456      $ 89,069   

Capitalized research and development expenses

     10,532        15,743   

Tax credits

     5,021        3,975   

Share-based compensation

     9,798        6,750   

Fixed and intangible assets

     960        1,397   

Other, net

     1,885        1,329   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total gross deferred tax assets

     134,652        118,263   

Less: valuation allowance

     (134,652     (118,263

Net deferred tax assets

     0       0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Reconciliation Between Effective Tax Rate And Statutory Rate
     December 31,  
         2011             2010             2009      

Income taxes (benefit) at statutory rates

     35.00     35.00     35.00

State income tax, net of federal benefit

     2.45     3.46     3.16

Permanent items

     (2.79 )%      (2.68 )%      (2.20 )% 

Research and development credits

     3.93     2.51     2.32

Tax attribute carryover limitation

     0     0     (4.89 )% 

Other

     (2.02 )%      (0.36 )%      1.09

Change in valuation allowance

     (36.65 )%      (37.88 )%      (34.45 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (0.07 )%      0.06     0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

Balance at January 1, 2009

   $ 3,077   

Adjustments related to prior year tax positions

     51   

Increases related to current year tax positions

     604   

Decreases due to IRC Section 382 limitation

     (837
  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2009

     2,895   
  

 

 

 

Increases related to current year tax positions

     677   
  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2010

     3,572   
  

 

 

 

Increases related to current year tax positions

     857   
  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2011

   $ 4,429