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Debt
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Debt [Abstract]  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
Debt
 
Notes Payable
 
As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had notes payable of approximately $2.0 million and $0.9 million, respectively. The notes relate to certain insurance policies and equipment financings, require monthly payments, and mature within one to three years.
 
Long-Term Debt

On September 26, 2014, the Company entered into a loan and security agreement (the “Loan and Security Agreement”) with Oxford Finance LLC (together with its successors and assigns, the “Lender”) pursuant to which the Lender has agreed to lend the Company up to $20.0 million. Upon entering into the Loan and Security Agreement, the Lender disbursed $15.0 million (“Term Loan A”). Under the terms of the Loan and Security Agreement, during the Second Draw Period (as defined below), the Company may, subject to certain conditions, borrow from Lender an additional $5.0 million (“Term Loan B”, together with Term Loan A, the “Term Loans”). The “Second Draw Period” is the period of time: (a) commencing on the date that Lender receives evidence in a form and substance satisfactory to Lender that the Company has entered into a strategic arrangement with respect to the Company’s NBS10 product candidate for ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction and receives an upfront payment of not less than $10.0 million in connection therewith, and (b) ending on the earlier of September 19, 2015 or the occurrence of an event of default under the Term Loans. After repayment of all outstanding amounts due under two loans from TD Bank, N.A. in the amount of approximately $3.1 million, and deductions for debt offering/issuance costs and interim period interest, the net proceeds from Term Loan A were $11.7 million. The debt offering/issuance costs have been recorded as debt issuance costs in other assets in the consolidated balance sheet, and will be amortized to interest expense throughout the life of the Term Loans using the effective interest rate method. The proceeds from the Term Loans may be used to satisfy the Company’s future working capital needs, including the development of its cell therapy product candidates.
 
The Company will make interest only payments on the outstanding amount of Term Loans on a monthly basis until October 1, 2015 at a rate of 8.50% per annum; provided however, such interest-only period may be extended to April 1, 2016, in the event of either (1) the signing of a partnership for (x) traumatic brain injury indication for the Company's Ischemic Repair Program or for its VSELTM Program or (y) critical limb ischemia indication for its Ischemic Repair Program; or (2) the initiation of the Intus Phase 3 study evaluating the Company's product candidate NBS20 (also referred to as DC/TC) in patients with Stage IV or recurrent Stage III metastatic melanoma. Commencing on the date that principal payments commence, the Company will make consecutive monthly payments of principal and interest based upon a repayment schedule equal to (a) 36 months, if the Term Loans begin amortizing on October 1, 2015, or (b) 30 months, if the Term Loans begin amortizing on April 1, 2016. The Term Loans mature on September 1, 2018. At its option, the Company may prepay all amounts owed under the Loan and Security Agreement (including all accrued and unpaid interest), subject to a prepayment fee that is determined based on the date the loan is prepaid. The Company is also required to pay Lender a final payment fee equal to 8% of the Term Loan A and Term Loan B (if disbursed). The final payment fee will be amortized to interest expense throughout the life of the Term Loans using the effective interest rate method. The Company paid a facility fee in the amount of $100,000 in connection with Term Loan A.
    
Under the Loan and Security Agreement and a related mortgage, the Company granted to Lender a security interest in all of the Company’s real property and personal property now owned or hereafter acquired, excluding intellectual property, and certain other assets and exemptions. The Company also entered into a Mortgage and Absolute Assignment of Leases and Rents (the "Mortgage"). The Company also granted Lender a security interest in the shares of the Company’s subsidiaries. The Loan and Security Agreement restricts the ability of the Company to: (a) convey, lease, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any part of its business or property; and (b) incur any additional indebtedness. The Loan and Security Agreement provides for standard indemnification of Lender and contains representations, warranties and certain covenants of the Company. Upon the occurrence of an event of default by the Company under the Loan and Security Agreement, Lender will have customary acceleration, collection and foreclosure remedies. There are no financial covenants associated to the Loan and Security Agreement. As of September 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Loan and Security Agreement.

Estimated future principal payments, interest, and fees due under the Loan and Security Agreement are as follows:
 
Years Ending December 31,
(in millions)
2014
$
0.2

2015
2.4

2016
5.7

2017
5.7

2018
5.5

Total
$
19.5


 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recognized $17,708 of interest expense related to the Loan and Security Agreement.

Mortgages Payable
 
In October 2007, PCT issued a note to borrow $3.1 million (the “First Mortgage”) in connection with its $3.8 million purchase of condominium units in an existing building in Allendale, New Jersey (the “Property”). The First Mortgage was payable in 239 consecutive monthly payments of principal and interest, based on a 20 year amortization schedule; and one final payment of all outstanding principal plus accrued interest then due. The monthly installment was $20,766, which includes interest at an initial rate of 5.00%; the interest rate and monthly installments payments were subject to adjustment on October 1, 2017. The outstanding balance was approximately $2.5 million at December 31, 2013. In connection with the Loan and Security Agreement signed in September 2014, the remaining $2.4 million mortgage obligation was repaid, along with accrued interest and mortgage termination fees.

In December 2010 PCT Allendale, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PCT, entered into a note for a second mortgage in the amount of 1.0 million (the "Second Mortgage") on the Allendale Property with TD Bank, N.A. The initial guarantors of the Second Mortgage were PCT, DomaniCell (a wholly-owned subsidiary of PCT, now known as NeoStem Family Storage, LLC), Regional Cancer Care Associates LLC and certain of its partners. The Second Mortgage was for 124 months at a fixed rate of 6% for the first 64 months. The outstanding balance was approximately $0.8 million at December 31, 2013. In connection with the Loan and Security Agreement signed in September 2014, the remaining $0.7 million mortgage obligation was repaid, along with accrued interest and mortgage termination fees.

Prior to the full repayment of the mortgages in September 2014, the Company modified both the First Mortgage and Second Mortgage with TD Bank, N.A. in December 2013, whereby prior guarantors were released (see Note 14) and replaced with NeoStem, PCT, and NeoStem Family Storage, LLC.