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Sale of In-Process Research and Development	3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Sale OfIn Process Research And Development Disclosure [Text Block]	(9) Sale of In-Process Research and Development When the Company sold its specialty pharmaceutical business in January 2010, it retained its research and development organization. Prior to the sale, the Company’s research and development function was engaged in, among other things, studies oriented towards the next-generation formulations of Oncaspar and Adagen, two products that were among those sold as part of the specialty pharmaceuticals business. The in-process research and development related to those two products was included in the sale. The $40.9 million selling price was management’s best estimate of its standalone fair value based on the stage of development and consideration of future milestone payments. During the first quarter of 2011, the Company earned a $5.0 million milestone payment from the purchaser of the specialty pharmaceutical business resulting from the approval of a supplemental Biologic License Application (sBLA) for the manufacture of SS Oncaspar.

Sale of In-Process Research and Development

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Sale OfIn Process Research And Development Disclosure [Text Block]

(9) Sale of In-Process Research and Development

When the Company sold its specialty pharmaceutical business in January 2010, it retained its research and development organization. Prior to the sale, the Company’s research and development function was engaged in, among other things, studies oriented towards the next-generation formulations of Oncaspar and Adagen, two products that were among those sold as part of the specialty pharmaceuticals business. The in-process research and development related to those two products was included in the sale. The $40.9 million selling price was management’s best estimate of its standalone fair value based on the stage of development and consideration of future milestone payments. During the first quarter of 2011, the Company earned a $5.0 million milestone payment from the purchaser of the specialty pharmaceutical business resulting from the approval of a supplemental Biologic License Application (sBLA) for the manufacture of SS Oncaspar.