8. Debt and Lines of Credit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Total debt	$ 330,077	$ 292,345
Debt - current	17,954	7,345
Debt - long term	312,123	285,000
Amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility - MidCap Funding V, LLC [Member]
Total debt	7,941	7,345
4.25% Convertible Notes
Total debt	102,136	0
8.00% Convertible Notes
Total debt	0	65,000
Treximet Notes
Total debt	$ 220,000	$ 220,000

Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)

-Number Topic 6

-Section H

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