Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment Estimated Ranges of Useful Lives

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the following estimated ranges of useful lives:


Asset classification		Estimated useful life
Plant equipment		5 – 20 years
Lab equipment		3 – 7 years
Leasehold improvements		Shorter of useful life or life of lease
Building and improvements		7 – 20 years
Computer equipment and software		3 – 7 years
Furniture and fixtures		5 – 7 years
Automobiles		5 years

Calculation of Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share

The following table summarizes the Company’s calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to Solazyme, Inc. common stockholders (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):


	Year ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Numerator
Net loss attributable to Solazyme, Inc. common stockholders	$	(116,389	)	$	(83,132	)	$	(53,961	)

Denominator
Weighted-average number of common shares used in net loss per share calculation		64,228,387			60,570,891			40,132,125
Less: Weighted-average shares subject to repurchase		(16,429	)		(61,843	)		(198,112	)

Denominator: basic and diluted		64,211,958			60,509,048			39,934,013

Net loss per share attributable to Solazyme, Inc. common stockholders, basic and diluted	$	(1.81	)	$	(1.37	)	$	(1.35	)

Outstanding Shares of Potentially Dilutive Securities Excluded from Calculation of Dilutive Net Loss per Share

The following outstanding shares of potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share attributable to Solazyme, Inc. common stockholders for the periods presented as the effect was anti-dilutive:


	Year ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
Options to purchase common stock		9,957,367		9,521,970		8,410,765
Common stock subject to repurchase		2,942		34,832		99,110
Restricted stock units		1,871,907		252,167		176,668
Warrants to purchase common stock		1,385,000		1,000,000		1,000,000
Shares of common stock to be issued upon conversion of the Notes		9,905,521		—		—

Total		23,122,737		10,808,969		9,686,543