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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Concentrations (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Licensee 1 [Member] | Revenue, Rights Granted [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	26.00%	24.00%	22.00%
Licensee 1 [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	39.00%	72.00%
Licensee 2 [Member] | Revenue, Rights Granted [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	23.00%	20.00%	22.00%
Licensee 2 [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	22.00%	21.00%
Licensee 3 [Member] | Revenue, Rights Granted [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	11.00%	16.00%
Licensee 3 [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	16.00%
Licensee 4 [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	15.00%
Licensees in foreign jurisdictions [Member] | Revenue, Rights Granted [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	79.00%	49.00%	43.00%

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