The number of research and development grants.

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Period of time for each Sponsored Research Agreement ("SRA").

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The amount of costs incurred under a research and development arrangement accounted for as a contract to perform research and development for others.

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The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use.

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Revenue earned during the period from non-repayable sum of money awarded to an entity to carry out a specific purpose as provided in grant agreements.

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Research Grants And Agreements (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Research Grants And Agreements (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others [Line Items]
Number of additional grants \| item										0
Research and development expense	$ 1,806	$ 1,739	$ 1,453	$ 990	$ 951	$ 659	$ 547	$ 421	$ 26	$ 5,988	$ 2,578
BEM [Member]
Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others [Line Items]
Research grant funding									$ 200		300
ODURF [Member]
Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others [Line Items]
Period of time for Sponsored Research Agreement ("SRA")										12 months
ODURF [Member] \| Sponsored Research Agreement ("SRA") [Member]
Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others [Line Items]
Research and development expense										$ 1,000	1,200
Incurred costs pursuant to various task orders										$ 900	$ 1,000