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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary Of Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis



	December 31, 2017												December 31, 2016
(in thousands)	Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and money market funds	$	14,858		$	—		$	—		$	14,858		$	14,516		$	—		$	—		$	14,516
Commercial paper		—			1,649			—			1,649			—			2,249			—			2,249
US government & agency securities		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Total cash and cash equivalents		14,858			1,649			—			16,507			14,516			2,249			—			16,765
Investments:
Commercial paper		—			20,394			—			20,394			—			23,583			—			23,583
Corporate debt securities		—			9,034			—			9,034			—			10,739			—			10,739
US government & agency securities		—			16,937			—			16,937			—			20,579			—			20,579
Asset backed securities		—			—			—			—			—			312			—			312
Total investments		—			46,365			—			46,365			—			55,213			—			55,213
Long-term restricted cash:
Cash		4,500			—			—			4,500			4,500			—			—			4,500
Total assets measured at fair value	$	19,358		$	48,014		$	—		$	67,372		$	19,016		$	57,462		$	—		$	76,478

Liabilities
Financing derivative	$	—		$	—		$	183		$	183		$	—		$	—		$	356		$	356
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	—		$	—		$	183		$	183		$	—		$	—		$	356		$	356




Changes In Fair Value Of Financial Derivative



Financing Derivative		Amount
Balance as of December 31, 2015		$	600
Gain on change in fair value of Financing Derivative			(244)
Balance as of December 31, 2016			356
Loss on change in fair value of Financing Derivative			653
Change in fair value due to partial exercise of derivative associated with $4.5 million principal payoff			(826)
Balance as of December 31, 2017		$	183




Estimated Fair Value And Carrying Value of Notes



	December 31, 2017						December 31, 2016
	Fair Value			Carrying Value			Fair Value			Carrying Value
Long-term notes payable	$	15,664		$	13,635		$	19,788		$	16,106



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Tabular disclosure of financial instruments measured at fair value, including those classified in shareholders' equity measured on a recurring or nonrecurring basis. Disclosures include, but are not limited to, fair value measurements recorded and the reasons for the measurements, level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements are categorized and transfers between levels 1 and 2. Nonrecurring fair value measurements are those that are required or permitted in the statement of financial position in particular circumstances.

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