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Sale of In-Process Research and Development	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Sale Of In 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. All necessary technology and knowhow was transferred to the purchaser at the time of the sale, and the purchaser could resell the in-process research and development asset. The activities necessary to complete the work on the Oncaspar and Adagen next-generation formulations could be performed by the purchaser or others. No portion of the selling price was attributed to the transition services agreement referred to below in Note 22, Discontinued Operations, as that agreement represents an arm’s-length market rate of return for the services being provided and those services are completely separate from the in-process research and development. During 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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Sale Of In 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. All necessary technology and knowhow was transferred to the purchaser at the time of the sale, and the purchaser could resell the in-process research and development asset. The activities necessary to complete the work on the Oncaspar and Adagen next-generation formulations could be performed by the purchaser or others. No portion of the selling price was attributed to the transition services agreement referred to below in Note 22, Discontinued Operations, as that agreement represents an arm’s-length market rate of return for the services being provided and those services are completely separate from the in-process research and development.

During 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.