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License Agreements (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Royalty [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Royalty [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Manufacturing Costs [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Manufacturing Costs [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Platelet system [Member] Royalty [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Plasma system [Member] Royalty [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Red blood cell system [Member] Royalty [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Illuminators [Member] Royalty [Member]
License Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Royalty rate applied towards sale of products									10.00%	3.00%	5.00%	6.50%
Royalties owed					$ 0.7	$ 0.7	$ 5.1	$ 3.4
License Agreement (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Royalty payments on products	0.7	0.6	2.1	1.6
Payments made relating to the manufacturing of the products	1.4	2.1	8.9	8.5
Product warranty receivable current	$ 1.7		$ 1.7

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business.

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