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License Agreements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012
Licenses Agreements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Royalty payments on products | $ 800,000 | $ 700,000 | $ 2,300,000 | $ 2,100,000 |
Payments made relating to the manufacturing of the products | 4,200,000 | 1,400,000 | 11,800,000 | 8,900,000 |
Current asset, warrant claim | 394,000 |  | 394,000 |  | 2,038,000
Product Warranty |  |  |  |  |
Licenses Agreements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Current asset, warrant claim | 0 |  | 0 |  | 1,800,000
Royalty |  |  |  |  |
Licenses Agreements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Manufacturing costs owed | 700,000 |  | 700,000 |  | 800,000
Royalty | Platelet system |  |  |  |  |
Licenses Agreements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Royalty rate applied towards sale of products |  |  | 10.00% |  |
Royalty | Plasma system |  |  |  |  |
Licenses Agreements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Royalty rate applied towards sale of products |  |  | 3.00% |  |
Royalty | Red blood cell system |  |  |  |  |
Licenses Agreements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Royalty rate applied towards sale of products |  |  | 5.00% |  |
Royalty | Illuminators |  |  |  |  |
Licenses Agreements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Royalty rate applied towards sale of products |  |  | 6.50% |  |
Manufacturing Costs |  |  |  |  |
Licenses Agreements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Manufacturing costs owed | $ 4,300,000 |  | $ 4,300,000 |  | $ 6,200,000

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