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Lease Obligations (Lease Obligations) (Details) $ in Thousands | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)
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Operating Leased Assets [Line Items] |
Operating lease obligations, Less than 1 year | $ 3,550
Operating lease obligations, 1 year | 1,199
Operating lease obligations, 2 years | 754
Operating lease obligations, 3 years | 747
Total | 6,250
Payments expected to received from sublease agreements |
Sublease payments expected to be received, Less than 1 year | 2,824
Sublease payments expected to be received, 1 year | 718
Sublease payments expected to be received, 2 years | 297
Sublease payments expected to be received, 3 years | 278
Sublease payments expected to be received, 4 years | 0
Total | 4,117
Corporate Headquarters - San Diego, CA |
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items] |
Operating lease obligations, Less than 1 year | 691
Operating lease obligations, 1 year | 709
Operating lease obligations, 2 years | 727
Operating lease obligations, 3 years | 747
Total | 2,874
Payments expected to received from sublease agreements |
Sublease payments expected to be received, Less than 1 year | 436
Sublease payments expected to be received, 1 year | 446
Sublease payments expected to be received, 2 years | 457
Sublease payments expected to be received, 3 years | 469
Sublease payments expected to be received, 4 years | 0
Total | 1,808
Bioscience and Technology Business Center - Lawrence, KS |
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items] |
Operating lease obligations, Less than 1 year | 54
Operating lease obligations, 1 year | 54
Operating lease obligations, 2 years | 27
Total | 135
Vacated Office and Research Facility - San Diego, CA |
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items] |
Operating lease obligations, Less than 1 year | 191
Total | 191
Vacated Office Office and Research Facility - Cranbury, NJ |
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items] |
Operating lease obligations, Less than 1 year | 2,614
Operating lease obligations, 1 year | 436
Total | 3,050
Payments expected to received from sublease agreements |
Sublease payments expected to be received, Less than 1 year | 212
Sublease payments expected to be received, 1 year | 35
Total | 247
Office and Research Facility - San Diego, CA |
Payments expected to received from sublease agreements |
Sublease payments expected to be received, Less than 1 year | 78
Total | $ 78

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