Subsequent Event

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

SUBSEQUENT EVENT [Abstract]

SUBSEQUENT EVENT

SUBSEQUENT EVENT:

On January 15, 2013, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Jonathan B. Lloyd Jones, ACA, MBA, defining the terms of his employment with the Company as its Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary, effective January 21, 2013. He will be based at Columbia’s corporate headquarters, which will be relocated to the area of Boston, Massachusetts during the first half of 2013.

On January 15, 2013, Columbia Laboratories terminated without cause, effective January 31, 2013, the employment agreements of Lawrence Gyenes as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer, and Michael McGrane as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of the Company. The Company recorded related severance charges of approximately $0.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2012 in general and administrative expenses.