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The expected performance period for the license.

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The target designation payment received.

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Number of units of accounting.

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Amount of deferred revenue as of balance sheet date. Deferred revenue represents collections of cash or other assets related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.

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Collaboration arrangements and concentration of credit risk - BMS collaboration (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	May 21, 2015 USD ($)
Collaboration arrangements
License revenues from related party		$ 1,124	$ 993	$ 3,060	$ 2,977
Collaboration revenues from related party		$ 1,136	$ 4,132	$ 2,817	$ 7,419
Collaboration arrangement \| BMS
Collaboration arrangements
Unit of accounting \| item				3
License revenue \| BMS
Collaboration arrangements
Number of potential targets included in collaborative agreement \| item				10
Deferred Revenue							$ 60,100
Expected performance term (in years)				19 years
Royalty term after the first commercial sale						10 years
License revenue \| BMS \| First Target Selection
Collaboration arrangements
Milestone payments to be received upon achievement						$ 254,000
License revenue \| BMS \| Second, Third, and Fourth Targets Selection
Collaboration arrangements
Target designation payment received	$ 15,000
License revenue \| BMS \| Fifth through Tenth Targets Selection
Collaboration arrangements
Maximum target designation payments to which entitled per agreement						16,500
License revenue \| BMS \| Other Selected Targets
Collaboration arrangements
Milestone payments to be received upon achievement						$ 217,000