Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of future minimum payments related to leases

Future minimum payments related to Vericel’s operating and capital leases are as follows:

			Payments Due by Period
Contractual Obligations	Total		2017		2018		2019		2020		2021		More than 5 Years
Operating leases	$	23,835	$	5,138	$	4,658	$	4,319	$	4,413	$	4,546	$	761
Purchase commitments	7,770		2,268		2,268		1,434		600		600		600
Capital leases	75		43		32
Total	$	31,680	$	7,449	$	6,958	$	5,753	$	5,013	$	5,146	$	1,361