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Lease Obligations (Lease Obligations) (Details) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
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Operating Leased Assets [Line Items] |
Operating lease obligations, Less than 1 year | $ 3,146
Operating lease obligations, 1 year | 767
Operating lease obligations, 2 years | 746
Operating lease obligations, 3 years | 560
Operating lease obligations, 4 years | 0
Total | 5,219
Payments expected to received from sublease agreements |
Sublease payments expected to be received, Less than 1 year | 2,514
Sublease payments expected to be received, 1 year | 318
Sublease payments expected to be received, 2 years | 286
Sublease payments expected to be received, 3 years | 209
Sublease payments expected to be received, 4 years | 0
Total | 3,327
Corporate Headquarters - San Diego, CA |
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items] |
Operating lease obligations, Less than 1 year | 695
Operating lease obligations, 1 year | 713
Operating lease obligations, 2 years | 732
Operating lease obligations, 3 years | 560
Operating lease obligations, 4 years | 0
Total | 2,700
Payments expected to received from sublease agreements |
Sublease payments expected to be received, Less than 1 year | 438
Sublease payments expected to be received, 1 year | 449
Sublease payments expected to be received, 2 years | 460
Sublease payments expected to be received, 3 years | 351
Sublease payments expected to be received, 4 years | 0
Total | 1,698
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 | 14
Operating lease obligations, 3 years | 0
Operating lease obligations, 4 years | 0
Total | 122
Vacated Office Office and Research Facility - Cranbury, NJ |
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items] |
Operating lease obligations, Less than 1 year | 2,397
Operating lease obligations, 1 year | 0
Operating lease obligations, 2 years | 0
Operating lease obligations, 3 years | 0
Operating lease obligations, 4 years | 0
Total | 2,397
Payments expected to received from sublease agreements |
Sublease payments expected to be received, Less than 1 year | 194
Sublease payments expected to be received, 1 year | 0
Sublease payments expected to be received, 2 years | 0
Sublease payments expected to be received, 3 years | 0
Sublease payments expected to be received, 4 years | 0
Total | $ 194

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