2.4.0.82102100 - Disclosure - BUSINESS COMBINATIONStruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0001033905duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_BusinessCombinationsAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Business Combinations [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_BusinessCombinationDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">NOTE 2 — BUSINESS COMBINATIONS</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On July 11, 2012, the Company completed its acquisition of GenturaDx, Inc., a British Virgin Islands corporation with operations in Hayward, California (“GenturaDx”). GenturaDx was a molecular diagnostics company in late stage development of a fully integrated, highly automated, real-time polymerase chain reaction ("PCR") system that employs a single-use cassette for sample-to-answer workflow. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, the Company acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of GenturaDx in exchange for approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$49.3 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> cash consideration plus (i) </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$3.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> in consideration contingent upon achieving certain future development and regulatory milestones by December 31, 2013, (ii) up to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$7.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> in consideration contingent upon achieving certain future development and regulatory milestones by June 30, 2014 and (iii) additional consideration contingent upon acquired products exceeding certain revenue thresholds in each of 2013, 2014 and 2015. Of the approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$8.1 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> that was deposited in escrow as security for potential indemnity claims and certain other expressly enumerated matters, approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$7.9 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> remains in escrow as of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">June 30, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. Additionally, up to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">30%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of the milestone payments are subject to certain set-off rights of the Company for indemnification claims under the acquisition agreement. The Company's acquisition of GenturaDx was funded with cash on hand.</font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for a business combination (or series of individually immaterial business combinations) completed during the period, including background, timing, and recognized assets and liabilities. 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