Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Additional Shares Authorized, Percent of Shares Outstanding

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Number of additional shares authorized for issuance under an established share-based compensation plan.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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Subsequent Events (Details) - shares		12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - shares	Jan. 01, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 05, 2017
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Additional shares authorized (shares)		0
2011 Equity Incentive Plan
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Awards authorized for issuance (shares)		6,431,215
2011 Equity Incentive Plan \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Additional shares authorized (shares)	1,000,000
Increase in shares available for grant, percent of shares outstanding	4.00%
2017 Inducement Award Plan \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Awards authorized for issuance (shares)			2,000,000