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Represents percentage of commission of gross proceeds from sale of common stock.

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Represents the number of new stock sold during the period.

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- Definition

The cash inflow from the additional capital contribution to the entity.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Financing Activities

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- Definition

Equity impact of the value of new stock issued during the period. Includes shares issued in an initial public offering or a secondary public offering.

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Subsequent Event (Details) (USD $) Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015	May 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Apr. 20, 2015	Apr. 16, 2015	Apr. 21, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015
Subsequent Event
Commission percentage required to pay		2.00%
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock under ATM facility	$ 75,000,000		$ 33,665,000	$ 21,500,000
Sale of shares of common stock through the ATM	1.4		4.1
Second Sandoz Collaboration Agreement
Subsequent Event
Regulatory milestone payment earned					10,000,000
Subsequent event
Subsequent Event
Aggregate value of common stock issued pursuant to the sales agreement						75,000,000
Commission percentage required to pay						2.00%
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock under ATM facility							6,900,000
Sale of shares of common stock through the ATM							0.4
Subsequent event \| Second Sandoz Collaboration Agreement
Subsequent Event
Regulatory milestone payment earned					$ 10,000,000