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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of debt instrument into equity with equity shares divided by debt principal amount.

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Price of the entity's common stock which would be required to be attained for the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument to become effective.

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Threshold number of specified trading days that common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments must exceed threshold percentage within a specified consecutive trading period to trigger conversion feature.

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Amount of the fee that accompanies borrowing money under the debt instrument.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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A fee charged for services from professionals such as doctors, lawyers and accountants. The term is often expanded to include other professions, for example, pharmacists charging to maintain a medicinal profile of a client or customer.

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Convertible Notes - 2014 Notes (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands						12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 09, 2013 Note	May. 23, 2013 Note	Mar. 28, 2013 Note	Dec. 07, 2012 Note	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) d $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 30, 2013 $ / shares
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity period for 2014 convertible notes						7 years
Conversion price of notes (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares								$ 10.00
Unamortized debt discounts						$ 2,146
Convertible debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Legal fees	$ 1,300
Initial conversion rate						0.04032
Maximum increase to initial conversion rate						0.01207
Unamortized debt discounts						$ 1,800
Convertible debt \| 2014 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible notes, interest rate						1.75%
Debt instrument, convertible, stock price trigger (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares						$ 30
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold trading days \| d						30
Transaction fee for debt issuance	625
Debt instrument, fee amount	$ 250
Ownership cap for holder and affiliates, percentage						9.985%
Conversion price of notes (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares						$ 24.80
Initial conversion, premium over closing price						30.00%
Default provisions, qualifying percentage of ownership						50.00%
Interest expense related to 2014 convertible note						$ 2,200	$ 600
Subsidiaries \| Convertible debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of voting rights pledged as collateral	65.00%
Convertible debt \| 2012 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible notes, interest rate					8.00%
Number of individual convertible notes \| Note		5	5	5	5
Convertible debt \| 2014 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership cap for holder and affiliates, percentage						9.985%