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Procurement Contract and Research Agreements (Details) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 24, 2011 course | May 13, 2011 USD ($) course | May 31, 2011 course | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) course | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) course | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)
Procurement Contract [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduced holdback amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 40,900,000 |  |  |
Contract value of various options |  | $ 122,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of option to be received from BARDA for approval for extension of 84 moth expiry |  | 50,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract value, detail of option exercisable, development activities |  | 58,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract value, detail of option exercisable, production activities |  | 14,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract value, option, FDA approval |  | 50,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred costs |  |  |  | $ 96,592,334 | $ 96,592,334 | 72,649,277 |  |  |
Deferred Revenue |  |  |  | 1,255,318 | 1,255,318 | $ 0 |  |  |
Research and development revenue long-term contract |  |  |  |  | 9,000,000 |  |  |  |
Research and development, future aggregate amount |  |  |  | 12,900,000 | 12,900,000 |  |  |  |
BARDA Contract |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Procurement Contract [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of courses to be delivered | course |  |  | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of contract |  | 472,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract value of manufacturing and delivery activities |  | $ 409,800,000 |  |  | $ 40,900,000 |  |  |  |
Number of courses under modified contract | course | 1,700,000 | 1,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract value of development and support activities |  | $ 62,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government contract, number of free courses | course |  | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government contract, total number of courses required to be delivered | course |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |  |  |
Proceeds from manufacture and physical delivery of course, government contractses |  |  |  | 368,900,000 | $ 368,900,000 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from advance payments under the BARDA contract |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 41,000,000
Milestone payment |  |  |  | 20,500,000 |  |  | $ 8,200,000 | $ 12,300,000 |
Proceeds from physical delivery of courses, government contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 286,900,000 |  |
Deferred costs |  |  |  | 96,500,000 | 96,500,000 | $ 72,200,000 |  |  |
Deferred Revenue |  |  |  | $ 377,600,000 | $ 377,600,000 |  |  |  |

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