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Amount of gain (loss) recognized on the income statement for financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Fair value measurement - Changes in Level 3 Liabilities and Contingent Consideration (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2014
Changes in Level 3 liabilities
Beginning Balance	$ 1,600
Ending Balance	$ 1,000	$ 1,600
Contingent consideration
Company's weighted average rate of capital	12.00%	12.00%
Fair value of derivative financial instruments	$ 1,600	$ 1,600
InoCard
Contingent consideration
Percentage of future milestones that can be settled with ordinary shares			50.00%
Level 3
Changes in Level 3 liabilities
Beginning Balance	5,599
(Gains) / losses recognized in profit or loss	(756)
Currency translation effects	151
Ending Balance	4,994	5,599
Contingent consideration
Fair value of derivative financial instruments	5,599	5,599
Level 3 \| Contingent consideration
Changes in Level 3 liabilities
Beginning Balance	3,964
(Gains) / losses recognized in profit or loss	(54)
Currency translation effects	110
Ending Balance	4,020	3,964
Contingent consideration
Fair value of derivative financial instruments	3,964	3,964
Level 3 \| Derivative financial instruments
Changes in Level 3 liabilities
Beginning Balance	1,635
(Gains) / losses recognized in profit or loss	(702)
Currency translation effects	41
Ending Balance	$ 974	1,635
Contingent consideration
Moving out of all milestones, in months	6 months
Increasing the POS for the first milestone	20.00%
Decreasing the POS for the first milestone	20.00%
Discount rate	12.00%
Reduced discount rate	2.00%
Increased discount rate	22.00%
Fair value of derivative financial instruments	$ 1,635	$ 1,635
Moving out of all milestones by 6 months \| Level 3 \| Derivative financial instruments
Contingent consideration
Change in fair value based on change in variable	(215)
Increasing the POS for the first milestone by 20% \| Level 3 \| Derivative financial instruments
Contingent consideration
Change in fair value based on change in variable	1,224
Decreasing the POS for the first milestone by 20% \| Level 3 \| Derivative financial instruments
Contingent consideration
Change in fair value based on change in variable	(1,224)
Reducing the discount rate from 12.0% to 2.0% \| Level 3 \| Derivative financial instruments
Contingent consideration
Change in fair value based on change in variable	1,317
Increasing the discount rate from 12.0% to 22.0% \| Level 3 \| Derivative financial instruments
Contingent consideration
Change in fair value based on change in variable	$ (655)