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Balance Sheet Components (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jan. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Jul. 23, 2015
Balance Sheet Components [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Receivable from Prior Landlord |  |  | $ 755,000 |  | $ 5,000,000 |
Other long-term assets |  |  | 188,000 |  | 9,813,000 |
Peninsula Innovation Partners, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance Sheet Components [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease incentive receivable, noncurrent |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,000,000
Receivable from Prior Landlord |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |
Peninsula Innovation Partners, LLC [Member] | Third Lease Amendment Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance Sheet Components [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Landlord periodic payment received |  | $ 2,628,000 |  |  |  |
Increase in receivable from Existing Landlord |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |
Increase in landlord payments |  |  |  | $ 65,000 |  |
Peninsula Innovation Partners, LLC [Member] | Fourth Lease Amendment Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance Sheet Components [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Landlord periodic payment received | $ 1,682,000 |  |  |  |  |
Receivable from Prior Landlord |  |  | $ 755,000 |  |  |
O’Brien Lease Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance Sheet Components [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Other long-term assets |  |  |  |  | $ 9,600,000 |
Tenant improvements |  | $ 28,900,000 |  |  |  |

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- Definition This item represents the current receivable for an incentive or inducement contractually stipulated between parties to a lease whereby the lessor has committed to provide the entity (lessee) with a cash payment as inducement to enter the lease. The receivable is due within one year. For classified balance sheets, this element represents the current amount receivable, that is amounts expected to be collected within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. + 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 210.5-02.8) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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