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Note 1 - Summary of Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Billed Revenues [Member] | US Department of Health and Human Services [Member]
Receivables
Billed Revenues [Member] | Green Cross Corporation [Member]
Receivables	$ 129
Billed Revenues [Member] | Shionogi and Co. Ltd [Member]
Receivables		$ 1,071
Billed Revenues [Member] | CSL Limited [Member
Receivables	1,922
Billed Revenues [Member]
Receivables	2,051	1,071
Unbilled Revenues [Member] | US Department of Health and Human Services [Member]
Receivables	$ 5,444	$ 2,778
Unbilled Revenues [Member] | Green Cross Corporation [Member]
Receivables
Unbilled Revenues [Member] | Shionogi and Co. Ltd [Member]
Receivables
Unbilled Revenues [Member] | CSL Limited [Member
Receivables
Unbilled Revenues [Member]
Receivables	$ 5,444	$ 2,778
US Department of Health and Human Services [Member]
Receivables	5,444	2,778
Green Cross Corporation [Member]
Receivables	129
Shionogi and Co. Ltd [Member]
Receivables		1,071
CSL Limited [Member
Receivables	1,922
Receivables	$ 7,495	$ 3,849

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- Definition

The total amount due to the entity within one year of the balance sheet date (or one operating cycle, if longer) from outside sources, including trade accounts receivable, notes and loans receivable, as well as any other types of receivables, net of allowances established for the purpose of reducing such receivables to an amount that approximates their net realizable value.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef



-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 210



-SubTopic 10



-Section S99



-Paragraph 1



-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3,4)



-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef



-Publisher SEC



-Name Regulation S-X (SX)



-Number 210



-Section 02



-Paragraph 3



-Subparagraph a



-Article 5

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