Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	Total	Common Shares	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Accumulated Deficit	Comprehensive Loss
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2009	$ 404,454	$ 506,023	$ 275,592	$ 102,969		$ (480,130)	$ 0
Beginning Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2009		53,789,289
Exercise of stock options, for cash, at prices ranging from CAD $2.44 to CAD $6.27 per share, shares		265,585
Exercise of stock options, for cash, at prices ranging from CAD $2.44 to CAD $6.27 per share	910	1,243	(333)	0		0	0
Stock-based compensation	2,365	0	2,365	0		0	0
Common share repurchase, shares		(2,900,482)
Common share repurchase	(17,246)	(27,268)	10,022	0		0	0
Net loss	(17,539)	0	0	0		(17,539)	(17,539)
Comprehensive loss	0	0	0	0		0	(17,539)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	372,944	479,998	287,646	102,969		(497,669)	0
Ending Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2010	51,154,392	51,154,392
Exercise of stock options, for cash, at prices ranging from CAD $2.44 to CAD $6.27 per share, shares		138,883
Exercise of stock options, for cash, at prices ranging from CAD $2.44 to CAD $6.27 per share	714	1,002	(288)	0		0	0
Stock-based compensation	955	0	955	0		0	0
Common share repurchase, shares		(533,500)
Common share repurchase	(3,675)	(5,006)	1,331	0		0	0
Net loss	(8,549)	0	0	0		(8,549)	(8,549)
Comprehensive loss	0	0	0	0		0	(8,549)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2011	362,389	475,994	289,644	102,969		(506,218)	0
Ending Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2011		50,759,775
Exercise of stock options, for cash, at prices ranging from CAD $2.44 to CAD $6.27 per share, shares		196,996
Exercise of stock options, for cash, at prices ranging from CAD $2.44 to CAD $6.27 per share	1,066	1,504	(438)	0		0	0
Stock-based compensation	688	0	688	0		0	0
Common share repurchase, shares		(1,006,572)
Common share repurchase	(7,136)	(9,436)	2,300	0		0	0
Net loss	(6,145)	0	0	0		(6,145)	(6,145)
Comprehensive loss	0	0	0	0		0	(6,145)
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2011	$ 350,862	$ 468,062	$ 292,194	$ 102,969	[1]	$ (512,363)	$ 0
Ending Balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2011	49,950,199	49,950,199

[1] At June 30, 2011 our accumulated other comprehensive income is entirely related to historical cumulative translation adjustments from the application of U.S. dollar reporting when the functional currency of QLT Inc. was the Canadian dollar.