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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount of interest capitalized during the period.

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The cash inflow from additional borrowings, net of cash paid to third parties in connection with debt origination.

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Long-Term Debt (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jan. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014
Debt disclosures
Proceeds from issuances of note payable, net of debt issuance costs	$ 434,677,000	$ 281,622,000	$ (441,000)
Interest amount added to principal balance	20,527,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized	0us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized	0us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized
Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2023
Debt disclosures
Loan amount				287,500,000
Proceeds from issuances of note payable, net of debt issuance costs				281,200,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	2.125%
9% fixed rate term notes due 2029 \| GSK
Debt disclosures
Loan amount					450,000,000
Proceeds from issuances of note payable, net of debt issuance costs					434,700,000
Interest rate (as a percent)					9.00%
Percentage of royalties from global net sales					40.00%
Interest amount added to principal balance	20,500,000
Reserve account for covering remaining milestone payments as a percentage of future milestone payments					40.00%
Transaction costs					15,300,000
9% fixed rate term notes due 2029 \| GSK \| Milestone Reserve Account
Debt disclosures
Balance of segregated bank account classified as current restricted cash					$ 32,000,000