Initial Lease Term

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- Definition

Lease, Periodic Payments, Amount

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- Definition

This item represents a receivable for an incentive or inducement contractually stipulated between parties to a lease whereby the lessor has committed to provide the entity (lessee) with a cash payment as inducement to enter the lease.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

-SubTopic 20

-Section 25

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-Topic 810

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-Topic 810

-SubTopic 20

-Section 25

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- Definition

Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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- Definition

The amount of an asset, typically cash, provided to a counterparty to provide certain assurance of performance by the entity pursuant to the terms of a written or oral agreement, such as a lease.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.8,17)

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- Definition

Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of improvements having a life longer than one year that were made for the benefit of one or more tenants.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.1(f))

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Commitments (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
Commitments (Details Textual) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Tenant Improvements	$ 933,000us-gaap_TenantImprovements
Lease incentive recorded as fixed assets and deferred rent		2,538,000us-gaap_LeaseIncentiveReceivable	0us-gaap_LeaseIncentiveReceivable
Rent expense, net	1,200,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	906,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	444,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Initial lease term				11 years 6 months
Security deposit				49,000
San Diego Office
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Initial lease term					10 years
Security deposit					64,000
Minimum \| Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Monthly payments under the lease				0
Minimum \| San Diego Office
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Monthly payments under the lease					0
Maximum \| Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Monthly payments under the lease				58,000
Maximum \| San Diego Office
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Monthly payments under the lease					$ 83,000