Investment in Non-Controlled Entity and Other Arrangements (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block]

INVESTMENT IN PRIVATELY HELD NON-CONTROLLED ENTITY AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS

In August 2013, PDI entered into phase one of a collaboration agreement with a privately held molecular diagnostics company, Prolias Technologies, Inc., (the Diagnostics Company) to commercialize its fully-developed, molecular diagnostic tests. Under the terms of phase one of the collaboration agreement, PDI paid an initial fee of $1.5 million and had the ability to enter the second phase of the collaboration agreement in the form of a call option to purchase the outstanding common stock of the Diagnostics Company. The Company also had the option to contribute an additional $0.5 million for mutually agreed upon activities in furtherance of collaboration efforts. If PDI purchased the outstanding common stock of the Diagnostics Company, in addition to the option price based on the achievement of milestones, beginning in 2015, PDI would have paid a royalty of 7.0% on annual net revenue up to $50.0 million with escalating royalty percentages for higher annual net revenue capped at 11.0% for annual net revenue in excess of $100.0 million. In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company identified events that have had an adverse effect on the fair value of this cost-method investment and impaired the initial investment of $1.5 million.

Through June 30, 2014, the Company loaned the Diagnostics Company approximately $0.7 million bearing a 4.0% interest rate. As of December 31, 2014, the loan balance was $0.6 million. PDI recorded the loan receivable within Other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company fully reserved for the loan, recording a charge of approximately $0.6 million. On March 30, 2015, the Company terminated the collaboration agreement between the parties.

Other Arrangements

In October 2013, the Company entered into phase one of a collaboration agreement to commercialize CardioPredict™, a molecular diagnostic test developed by Transgenomic, in the United States. Under the terms of the collaboration agreement, PDI was responsible for all U.S.-based marketing and promotion of CardioPredict™, while Transgenomic would be responsible for processing CardioPredict™ in its state-of-the-art CLIA lab and all customer support. Both parties were responsible for their respective expenses. Subsequently, the Company determined that it would not enter into the second phase of the collaboration agreement with Transgenomic and notified Transgenomic of its decision to terminate the collaboration agreement effective June 30, 2014.

PDI's costs related to both of these agreements are expensed in the Company's Interpace Diagnostics segment and reflected in Cost of sales or General and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Loss, depending upon the underlying nature of the expenses incurred.