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Related Party Transactions (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 26, 2017 $ / shares shares	Aug. 29, 2016 director $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($) item shares	Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Related Party Transactions
Common stock value					$ 367,730		$ 311,061
Cash payment for purchase of equity method investment					1,375	$ 1,624
Chief Executive Officer \| License Agreement with Yale
Related Party Transactions
Number of inventors of the patents licensed from Yale \| item			1
Common shares issued \| shares			250,000
Percent of Company's outstanding equity fully diluted			5.10%
Common stock value			$ 152
Payments to related party					0		$ 0
Payment received from related party					$ 600
Shareholders and members of the Board of Directors \| Guarantor and Co-Guarantor Warrants \| Guarantor and Co-Guarantor Warrants
Related Party Transactions
Common shares issued \| shares	107,500
Exercise price of warrants (per share) \| $ / shares	$ 9.2911
Equity Investment \| Kleo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Related Party Transactions
Shares of Kleo common stock purchased \| shares		3,000,000
Price per share \| $ / shares		$ 1.00
Additional shares of Kleo common stock purchased \| shares		5,500,000
Number to designate to Kleo's board of directors \| director		2
Shares purchased in equal tranches \| shares				1,375,000
Cash payment for purchase of equity method investment				$ 1,375