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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details 2) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	203 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Apr. 03, 2013 Celgene Corporation patent	Apr. 27, 2010 Celgene Corporation item	Jun. 30, 2013 Celgene Corporation	Jun. 30, 2013 Celgene Corporation
Legal proceedings
Number of patents in litigation				4
Number of patents in litigation sold under the definitive agreement			4
One time payment received under the definitive agreement			$ 5,500,000
Sale of patents	$ 5,500,000	$ 5,500,000			$ 5,500,000	$ 5,500,000

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