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Note 8 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
    2016   2015   2014
Income tax benefit at federal statutory rate (35%)   $
(19,300
)   $
(15,057
)   $
(15,816
)
State and local income taxes net of federal tax benefit    
(1,173
)    
(819
)    
(1,286
)
Permanent items    
1,057
     
560
     
258
 
Rate change    
1,080
     
1,012
     
22
 
Expiration of attribute carryforwards    
559
     
330
     
373
 
Research and development tax credits    
(4,681
)    
(10,454
)    
(748
)
Orphan drug credit    
1,798
     
4,307
     
 
Other    
822
     
(218
)    
(115
)
Change in valuation allowance    
19,838
     
20,339
     
17,312
 
Income tax expense   $
    $
    $
 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]
    2016   2015
Balance at January 1,   $
3,085
    $
472
 
Additions to current period tax positions    
1,170
     
2,616
 
Additions to prior period tax positions    
     
 
Reductions to prior period tax provisions    
     
(3
)
Balance at December 31,   $
4,255
    $
3,085
 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
    2016   2015
Deferred tax assets:                
Net federal and state operating losses   $
158,618
    $
142,836
 
Research and development credits    
53,231
     
48,551
 
Fixed assets    
     
1,054
 
Deferred revenue    
3,484
     
4,240
 
Stock-based compensation    
8,952
     
8,605
 
Other    
2,849
     
2,590
 
Total deferred tax assets    
227,134
     
207,876
 
Deferred tax liabilities:                
Fixed assets    
(674
)    
 
Foreign currency derivative    
(1,415
)    
(2,668
)
Total deferred tax liabilities    
(2,089
)    
(2,668
)
                 
Valuation allowance    
(225,045
)    
(205,208
)
Net deferred tax assets   $
    $