XOMA Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Collaborative, Licensing and Other Arrangements - Sale of Future Revenue Streams - Additional Information (Details)

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Collaborative, Licensing and Other Arrangements - Sale of Future Revenue Streams - Additional Information (Details)		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 21, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Agreement	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Deferred revenue – current		$ 1,413,000	$ 899,000
Deferred revenue, non-current		$ 17,123,000	18,000,000
HCRP [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Number of royalty Interest acquisition agreements \| Agreement		2
Deferred revenue		$ 18,000,000
Contract and other revenue		300,000
Deferred revenue – current		600,000
Deferred revenue, non-current		17,100,000	$ 18,000,000
HCRP [Member] \| First Acquisition Agreement [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Upfront cash payment received	$ 6,500,000
Eligible potential additional payments receivable upon achievement of specified net sales milestones in future years	4,000,000	3,000,000
Milestone received under license agreement		$ 0
HCRP [Member] \| Second Acquisition Agreement [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Upfront cash payment received	$ 11,500,000

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