Royalty Agreements (Details) (BioSphere APHP Royalty, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
BioSphere APHP Royalty
Royalty Agreements [Line Items]
Current Royalty Rate	5.00%
Future Royalty Rate	2.50%
Royalty Expense	$ 1.5	$ 1.3	$ 1.4

Amount of expense related to royalty payments under a contractual arrangement such as payment for mineral and drilling rights and use of technology or intellectual property.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

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