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Income Taxes (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Income tax benefit		$ 308,520	$ 1,789,246	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 2,097,766	$ 0
Tax benefits expired						20,800,000
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate						5,700,000
Federal
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards that will expire due to IRC Section 382 limitations						255,600,000
California
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards that will expire due to IRC Section 382 limitations						73,600,000
Pennsylvania
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards that will expire due to IRC Section 382 limitations						75,600,000
Research Tax Credit Carryforward | Federal
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforward amount						7,600,000
Research Tax Credit Carryforward | State
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforward amount						$ 2,100,000
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 | Scenario, Forecast
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Excess tax benefits	$ 1,100,000

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