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International Business Machines Corporation Alliance - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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May 17, 2008 | Dec. 16, 2007 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2009 | Dec. 31, 2008 | Dec. 31, 2007
Alliance Agreement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description of alliance agreement amendment | On March 17, 2008, the Company and IBM entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Alliance (“Amendment No. 1” and included hereafter in all references to the “Alliance”), which changed the timing of certain payments to be made by IBM. |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock warrants, exercise date | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock warrants |  |  | $ 24,003,000 | $ 24,003,000 |  |  |
Consideration received for the estimated fair value of common stock warrants |  | 33,300,000 |  |  |  | 37,300,000 |
Alliance agreement liability |  |  | 20,667,000 | 22,584,000 | 32,487,000 |  | 9,300,000
Refundable subject to achievement of future milestones |  |  | 20,700,000 | 20,700,000 |  |  |
Alliance agreement liability, current |  |  | 20,667,000 | 1,917,000 |  |  |
Alliance agreement liability, noncurrent |  |  |  | 20,667,000 |  |  |
Costs related to fulfillment of technical enablement milestones |  |  | $ 1,917,000 | $ 9,903,000 | $ 11,000,000 |  |
Stated initial term of the Alliance |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Warrant 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alliance Agreement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock warrants, exercise price | 27.50 |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrant 1 | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alliance Agreement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of warrants to IBM to purchase common stock | 1,427,035 |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrant 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alliance Agreement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock warrants, exercise price | 33.00 |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrant 2 | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alliance Agreement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of warrants to IBM to purchase common stock | 1,427,035 |  |  |  |  |  |

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