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Stockholders' Equity - Restricted Stock Units (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended	31 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock closing price per share (USD per share)	$ 6.46
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Weighted average remaining contractual term for the restricted stock units outstanding, in years	1 year 1 month 12 days
Aggregate pre-tax intrinsic value of restricted stock units outstanding which includes performance based awards which are subject to milestone attainments	$ 30.4
Aggregate pretax intrinsic value	$ 17.7
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| 2011 Equity Incentive Plan
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Vesting period, in years	4 years
Performance-Based MSU
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Grants in period, Fair value		$ 5.8
Value of shares expired unvested in period	$ 2.6
Minimum \| Compensation Programs
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Award pay out percentage	0.00%
Maximum \| Compensation Programs
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Award pay out percentage	150.00%
First Vesting Period \| Performance-Based MSU
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Award performance period, in years	2 years
First Vesting Period \| Minimum \| Performance-Based MSU
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	0.00%
First Vesting Period \| Maximum \| Performance-Based MSU
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	150.00%
Second Vesting Period \| Performance-Based MSU
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Award performance period, in years	3 years
Second Vesting Period \| Minimum \| Performance-Based MSU
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	0.00%
Second Vesting Period \| Maximum \| Performance-Based MSU
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	175.00%