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Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 Caliper Life Sciences [Member] USD ($) sqft	Sep. 30, 2012 Caliper Life Sciences [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 BMR-Gateway Boulevard LLC [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 BMR-Gateway Boulevard LLC [Member] USD ($) sqft	Sep. 30, 2012 BMR-Gateway Boulevard LLC [Member] USD ($) sqft	Sep. 30, 2012 Scientific and Administrative Facility [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Scientific and Administrative Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2011 Stem Cell Sciences UK [Member] GBP (£) sqft	Sep. 30, 2012 Stem Cell Sciences UK [Member] USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Area of facility			13,200			43,000
Term of lease			2 years		11 years 6 months			15 years
Rent over term of lease			$ 1,081,000			$ 17,869,000
Deferred rent		2,603			1,301,000		1,374,000	299,000	452,000
Additional area of facility							30,000
Area of leased space										5,000
Area of lease reduced										1,900
Rental payments										61,000
Annual payments											50,000
Useful life	15 years										14 years
Litigation costs											700,000
Royalty payments											650,000
Operating lease payments								1,172,000
Cash outlay net of subtenant rent								1,450,000
Lease term expires				Sep. 30, 2013				Jun. 30, 2013
Receipt of sub-tenant income								412,000
Commitments and Contingencies (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Proceeds from the issuance of industrial revenue bonds	5,000,000
Period of maturity	Aug. 01, 2014
Interest rate for remaining bond series	9.50%
Outstanding principal	381,000	523,000
Operating expenses	$ 690,000

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