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Selected Quarterly Data - (Unaudited) (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2014	Mar. 28, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]
Preferred Stock Conversions, Cash Payment Upon Conversion		$ 23,400		$ 23,400
Preferred stock conversion inducement payment		$ 19,600	$ 0	$ 19,565	$ 0
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Adjustments	$ 113,100

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- Definition

Amount of cash paid to preferred stock holders upon conversion to common stock, which includes regular dividends and inducements.

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No definition available.

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- Definition

The excess of (1) the fair value of all securities and other consideration transferred in transactions by the registrant to the holders of the convertible preferred stock over (2) the fair value of securities issuable pursuant to the original conversion terms, during the accounting period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27010884&loc=d3e42851-122695

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Total of the adjustments in a given period to allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 4
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 09
-Article 12

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