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Marketable Securities (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
Available-for-sale Securities [Table Text Block] | Included in marketable securities as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are the following:
September 30, 2015 | Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  | Fair Value
Money market mutual funds | $ | 15,722 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 15,722 |
Government agency bonds | 1,503 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,503 |
United States treasuries | 1,001 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,003 |
Corporate notes | 2,528 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,529 |
Certificates of deposit | 5,842 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,842 |
Total marketable securities designated as available-for-sale | $ | 26,596 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 26,599 |
December 31, 2014 | Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  | Fair Value
Money market mutual funds | $ | 6,824 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,824 |
Government agency bonds | 3,505 |  |  | — |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 3,502 |
United States treasuries | 4,002 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,006 |
Corporate notes | 4,665 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,667 |
Certificates of deposit | 4,155 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,155 |
Municipal bonds | 1,358 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,359 |
Total marketable securities designated as available-for-sale | $ | 24,509 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | 24,513 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Amortized Cost And Fair Value Basis [Table Text Block] | The amortized costs and fair value of debt securities as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are shown below by effective maturity. Effective maturities may differ from contractual maturities because the issuers of the securities may have the right to prepay obligations without prepayment penalties.
September 30, 2015 | Amortized Cost |  | Fair Value
Due in less than one year | $ | 4,311 |  |  | $ | 4,314 |
Due after one year and within two years | 6,563 |  |  | 6,563 |
| $ | 10,874 |  |  | $ | 10,877 |
December 31, 2014 | Amortized Cost |  | Fair Value
Due in less than one year | $ | 7,663 |  |  | $ | 7,668 |
Due after one year and within two years | 10,022 |  |  | 10,021 |
| $ | 17,685 |  |  | $ | 17,689 |

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