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Segment Reporting (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Summary of segment information | Segment information is as follows:
Balance Sheet Data: |  |  |  |  |
| As of December 31, 2014
| Ligand |  | CyDex |  | Total
Total Assets | $ | 184,215 |  |  | $ | 73,814 |  |  | $ | 258,029 |
| As of December 31, 2013
| Ligand |  | CyDex |  | Total
Total Assets | $ | 38,408 |  |  | $ | 66,305 |  |  | $ | 104,713 |
| For the year ended December 31, 2014
| Ligand |  | CyDex |  | Total
Net revenues from external customers | $ | 27,174 |  |  | $ | 37,364 |  |  | $ | 64,538 |
Operating income | (2,372 | ) |  | 21,998 |  |  | 19,626 |
Depreciation and amortization expense | 253 |  |  | 2,404 |  |  | 2,657 |
Income tax (expense) benefit from continuing operations | 5,106 |  |  | (5,516 | ) |  | (410 | )
Interest expense, net | 4,860 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,860 |
| For the year ended December 31, 2013
| Ligand |  | CyDex |  | Total
Net revenues from external customers | $ | 21,436 |  |  | $ | 27,537 |  |  | $ | 48,973 |
Operating (loss) income | 253 |  |  | 14,690 |  |  | 14,943 |
Depreciation and amortization expense | 233 |  |  | 2,430 |  |  | 2,663 |
Write-off of in-process research and development | — |  |  | 480 |  |  | 480 |
Income tax benefit from continuing operations | (419 | ) |  | 45 |  |  | (374 | )
Interest expense | 2,077 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,077 |
Gain on sale of Avinza | 2,588 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,588 |
| For the year ended December 31, 2012
| Ligand |  | CyDex |  | Total
Net revenues from external customers | $ | 19,582 |  |  | $ | 11,806 |  |  | $ | 31,388 |
Operating (loss) income | (919 | ) |  | 1,112 |  |  | $ | 193 |
Depreciation and amortization expense | 222 |  |  | 2,505 |  |  | $ | 2,727 |
Interest expense, net | 2,924 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 2,924 |
Income tax benefit from continuing operations | 1,096 |  |  | 95 |  |  | $ | 1,191 |
Gain on sale of Avinza | 3,656 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 3,656 |
Income tax expense from discontinuing operations | (1,509 | ) |  | — |  |  | $ | (1,509 | )

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