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Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses / Costs | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES / COSTS [Abstract] |
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses / Costs | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES / COSTS Accounts payable and accrued expenses / costs consist of the following at December 31, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
Accounts payable |  | $ | 557 |  |  | $ | 354 |
Payroll and other employee benefits |  | 1,815 |  |  | 909 |
Accrued vacation |  | 703 |  |  | 693 |
Accrued legal expenses - patent |  | 3,990 |  |  | 1,765 |
Accrued consulting and other professional fees |  | 1,510 |  |  | 1,286 |
Accrued patent acquisition related payments |  | 250 |  |  | 900 |
Accrued distribution to noncontrolling interests |  | 504 |  |  | — |
Accrued taxes payable |  | 85 |  |  | 583 |
Other accrued liabilities |  | 71 |  |  | 135 |
|  | $ | 9,485 |  |  | $ | 6,625 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for accounts payable and accrued liabilities at the end of the reporting period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19 -Subparagraph a -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(a),20,24) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 20, 24 -Article 5 + Details
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