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Stock-Based Compensation - Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Employee and non-employee stock options |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  |  |  |
Options granted (in shares) |  | 2,558,000 |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  | $ 10,601 | $ 7,326 | $ 5,157
Unrecognized compensation expense | $ 19,400 | $ 19,400 |  |
Unrecognized compensation expense recognized over weighted average period |  | 2 years 9 months 18 days |  |
Employee and non-employee stock options | Cost of product, licensing and other revenues |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  | $ 641 | 592 | 291
Employee and non-employee stock options | Research and development |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  | 2,853 | 1,575 | 1,593
Employee and non-employee stock options | Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  | 7,107 | 5,159 | 3,273
Employee stock options |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  | 10,317 | 6,910 | 5,005
Employee stock options | Cost of product, licensing and other revenues |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  | 651 | 351 | 262
Employee stock options | Research and development |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  | 2,829 | 1,566 | 1,563
Employee stock options | Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  | $ 6,837 | 4,993 | 3,180
Non-employee stock options |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  |  |  |
Options granted (in shares) | 141,046 |  |  |
Options unvested (in shares) | 10,456 | 10,456 |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  | $ 284 | 416 | 152
Non-employee stock options | Cost of product, licensing and other revenues |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  | (10) | 241 | 29
Non-employee stock options | Research and development |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  | 24 | 9 | 30
Non-employee stock options | Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense |  | $ 270 | $ 166 | $ 93

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