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Subordinated loan agreement minimum borrowing capacity.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding debt		$ 0	$ 0
Letters of credit outstanding		$ 2,200,000	1,500,000
Warrants outstanding		0
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Duration of remaining amount available	24 months
Second Amendment To Restated 2014 Loan and Security Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum current ratio required under financial covenant	1.25%
Letters of credit outstanding		$ 2,200,000	$ 1,500,000
Interest rate on line of credit		4.63%	4.31%
Second Amendment To Restated 2014 Loan and Security Agreement \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.75%
Second Amendment To Restated 2014 Loan and Security Agreement \| Prime Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
2017 Subordinated Loan Agreement \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 40,000,000
Subordinated loan agreement minimum borrowing capacity	$ 25,000,000
Facility fee, percentage	1.00%
LIBOR Floor rate	1.00%
Payment in kind interest fees, percent	2.50%
Warrants outstanding		0
Warrants cancelled				100,000
Warrants exercised		200,000	100,000
2017 Subordinated Loan Agreement \| Term Loan \| Series H Convertible Preferred Stock Warrants
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Warrants outstanding	400,000
Warrants, exercise price	$ 9.17340
Warrants, exercisable period	10 years
2017 Subordinated Loan Agreement \| Term Loan \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining amount to be drawn as installment	$ 5,000,000
Line of credit facility final payment fees, percent	1.00%
2017 Subordinated Loan Agreement \| Term Loan \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility final payment fees, percent	4.00%
2017 Subordinated Loan Agreement \| LIBOR \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	6.50%
2017 Subordinated Loan Agreement \| Prime Rate \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.50%
Silicon Valley Bank \| Restated 2014 LSA
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 5,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second Amendment To Restated 2014 Loan and Security Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit outstanding		0	$ 0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Silicon Valley Bank \| Restated 2014 LSA
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 30,000,000