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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | $ 251,453 | $ 141,102 | $ 108,973
Operating costs and expenses: |  |  |  |
Cost of material sales |  | 6,337 | 5,366 | 5,571
Amortization of intangibles |  | 15,792 | 12,120 | 10,643
Research and development |  | 27,863 | 26,887 | 21,221
General and administrative |  | 37,734 | 28,653 | 27,653
Total operating costs and expenses |  | 87,726 | 73,026 | 65,088
Income from operations |  | 163,727 | 68,076 | 43,885
Other income (expense): |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) from Viking |  | 50,187 | (2,048) | (23,132)
Interest income |  | 13,999 | 2,060 | 664
Interest expense |  | (48,276) | (13,460) | (12,842)
Other income (expense), net |  | (6,307) | 2,603 | (615)
Total other income (expense), net |  | 9,603 | (10,845) | (35,925)
Income before income tax expense |  | 173,330 | 57,231 | 7,960
Income tax expense |  | (30,009) | (44,675) | (10,327)
Income (loss) from operations |  | 143,321 | 12,556 | (2,367)
Discontinued operations: |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of Oncology Product Line before income taxes |  | 0 | 0 | 1,139
Income tax expense on discontinued operations |  | 0 | 0 | (408)
Income from discontinued operations |  | 0 | 0 | 731
Net income (loss) |  | $ 143,321 | $ 12,556 | $ (1,636)
Basic per share amounts: |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from continuing operations (USD per share) | [1] | $ 6.77 | $ 0.60 | $ (0.11)
Income from discontinued operations (USD per share) | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0.04
Net income (loss) - Basic (USD per share) | [1] | 6.77 | 0.60 | (0.08)
Diluted per share amounts: |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from continuing operations (USD per share) | [1] | 5.96 | 0.53 | (0.11)
Income from discontinued operations (USD per share) | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0.04
Net (loss) income - Diluted (USD per share) | [1] | $ 5.96 | $ 0.53 | $ (0.08)
Weighted average common shares outstanding: |  |  |  |
Basic (shares) |  | 21,160 | 21,032 | 20,831
Diluted (shares) |  | 24,067 | 23,481 | 20,831
Royalties |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | $ 128,556 | $ 88,685 | $ 59,423
Material sales |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | 29,123 | 22,070 | 22,502
License fees, milestones and other revenues |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | $ 93,774 | $ 30,347 | $ 27,048
[1] | The sum of net income per share amounts may not equal the total due to rounding

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