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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Schedule Of Assets Carried At Fair Value

		Total		Quoted Prices in		Significant Other		Significant
		Carrying		Active Markets		Observable Inputs		Unobservable Inputs
		Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
June 30, 2012:
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$	40,387	$	40,387	$	—	$	—
Short-term commercial paper		5,209		—		5,209		—
Liabilities:
Derivative liability	$	4,536	$	—	$	—	$	4,536
Warrants		9,029		—		—		9,029

		Total		Quoted Prices in		Using Significant Other		Using Significant
		Carrying		Active Markets		Observable Inputs		Unobservable Inputs
		Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
March 31, 2012:
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$	23,485	$	23,485	$	—	$	—
Short-term commercial paper		5,304		—		5,304		—

Schedule Of The Major Classes Of Liabilities Measured At Fair Value

		Derivative Liability		Warrants
April 1, 2012	$	—	$	—
Valuation of derivative liability		3,779		—
Warrant issuance with Senior Convertible Notes		—		7,018
Warrant issuance with Senior Secured Term Loan		—		380
Mark to market adjustment		757		1,631
Balance at June 30, 2012	$	4,536	$	9,029

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Tabular disclosure of the amount of gains or losses for the period included in earnings or resulted in a change to net assets, have arisen from the use of significant unobservable inputs (level 3) to measure the fair value of assets, liabilities, and financial instruments classified in shareholders' equity.

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