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Estimated loss from investigation.

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Sum of operating profit and nonoperating income or expense before Income or Loss from equity method investments, income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest.

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The aggregate amount of income or expense from ancillary business-related activities (that is to say, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business).

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	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
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Revenue				$ 134,790,000us-gaap_Revenues	$ 127,058,000us-gaap_Revenues	$ 156,269,000us-gaap_Revenues
Income (loss) from operations				25,984,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	10,429,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	6,410,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Non-operating income (expense), net				393,000us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense	2,777,000us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense	(138,000)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income (loss) before provision for income tax				26,377,000	13,206,000	6,272,000
Upfront payments	11,000,000scln_CommitmentAgreementUpfrontPayments		5,000,000scln_CommitmentAgreementUpfrontPayments	11,000,000scln_CommitmentAgreementUpfrontPayments	5,000,000scln_CommitmentAgreementUpfrontPayments
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Estimated SEC/DOJ investigation loss		2,000,000scln_EstimatedLossFromInvestigation			2,000,000scln_EstimatedLossFromInvestigation
Escrow settlement cash and shares combined value					2,600,000
Sanofi [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring charges					1,200,000
China [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue				130,311,000	122,616,000	152,227,000
Income (loss) from operations				35,630,000	30,557,000	4,216,000
Non-operating income (expense), net				412,000	233,000	(122,000)
Income (loss) before provision for income tax				36,042,000	30,790,000	4,094,000
Impairment of intangible asset						42,700,000
Rest Of The World (Including The U.S. And Hong Kong) [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue				4,479,000	4,442,000	4,042,000
Income (loss) from operations				(9,646,000)	(20,128,000)	2,194,000
Non-operating income (expense), net				(19,000)	2,544,000	(16,000)
Income (loss) before provision for income tax				$ (9,665,000)	$ (17,584,000)	$ 2,178,000