Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Detail (Details)

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Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Detail (Details)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2013
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2012
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Feb. 28, 2010
Five year warrants issued in February 2010 [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 28, 2010
Five year warrants issued in February 2010 [Member]
Mar. 31, 2012
Five year warrants issued in March 2012 [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Five year warrants issued in March 2012 [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2013
Five year warrants issued in March 2012 [Member]
Mar. 31, 2013
Five year warrants issued in March 2012 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Five year warrants issued in March 2012 [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2009
Warrants issued to private investors [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2009
Warrants issued to private investors [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Options Contract [Member]
USD ($)
Contract
Jun. 30, 2012
Options Contract [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2013
Options Contract [Member]
USD ($)
Contract
Jun. 30, 2012
Options Contract [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2013
Options Contract [Member]
EUR (€)
Jun. 30, 2013
Option Contract 1 [Member]
EUR (€)
Jun. 30, 2013
Option Contract 2 [Member]
EUR (€)
Jun. 30, 2013
Demand Deposits [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Demand Deposits [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2013
Money Market Funds [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Money Market Funds [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2013
Common stock options and restricted stock units [Member]
Jun. 30, 2012
Common stock options and restricted stock units [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Common stock options and restricted stock units [Member]
Jun. 30, 2012
Common stock options and restricted stock units [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Warrants for common stock [Member]
Jun. 30, 2012
Warrants for common stock [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Warrants for common stock [Member]
Jun. 30, 2012
Warrants for common stock [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]                                                                  
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) 23,522,000 21,823,000 23,260,000 16,645,000                                           7,346,000 5,121,000 7,084,000 5,566,000 16,176,000 16,702,000 16,176,000 11,079,000
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]                                                                  
Cash equivalents                                           $ 10,100,000 $ 7,800,000 $ 47,800,000 $ 37,500,000                
Short-term Investments [Abstract]                                                                  
Short-term investments, U.S. treasury securities 0   0   39,987,000 [1]                                                        
Derivative [Line Items]                                                                  
Notional amount of derivative liability                                     15,000,000                            
Number of foreign exchange option contracts                             2   2                                
Derivative, amount of hedged item                                       1,500,000 15,000,000                        
Derivative, premiums                                 1,500,000                                
Derivative fair value                             300,000   300,000                                
Derivative, loss                             2,000 300,000 200,000 600,000                              
Accrued liabilities [Abstract]                                                                  
Accrued payroll and other benefits 2,604,000   2,604,000   2,461,000                                                        
Accrued management incentive compensation 2,177,000   2,177,000   3,978,000                                                        
Accrued clinical trial costs 659,000   659,000   4,702,000                                                        
Other 1,189,000   1,189,000   1,904,000                                                        
Total 6,629,000   6,629,000   13,045,000 [1]                                                        
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]                                                                  
Warrants outstanding (in shares)             1,260,000     14,264,470 14,834,577     347,826                                      
Exercise price (in dollars per share)           $ 10.50         $ 1.76   $ 19.50                                        
Fair value of warrant liability 26,000   26,000           29,600,000     15,000,000                                          
Gain (loss) on revaluation of warrant liability                 $ 14,600,000                                                
Warrant Term           5 years   5 years         5 years                                        
[1] The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2012 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.