Income Taxes income taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

	Years Ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
U.S. Federal benefit at statutory rate	$	(18,894.0	)	$	(13,159.8	)	$	(12,334.1	)
State and local benefit net of U.S. federal tax	(3,435.0		)	(3,430.9		)	(2,154.1		)
Permanent non deductible expenses for U.S. taxes	1,094.6			1,798.2			(2,781.4		)
True-up of prior year net operating loss	(25.5		)	(91.4		)	321.6
Return to actual	—			(3,822.9		)	(384.8		)
Foreign earnings not permanently reinvested	—			—			(1,810.3		)
Effect of change in deferred tax rate	1,075.7			(1,094.8		)	525.7
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	20,080.0			20,581.7			18,441.9
Tax provision	$	(104.2	)	$	780.1		$	(175.5	)

Deferred income taxes at December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 consist of the following ($ in thousands):

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

	Years Ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
United States	$	(55,570.4	)	$	(38,705.2	)	$	(36,276.9	)
	$	(55,570.4	)	$	(38,705.2	)	$	(36,276.9	)

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

		Years Ended December 31,
		2014			2013		2012
Current
	US Federal	$	—		$	—	$	—
	State and local	—			—		—
		$	—		$	—	$	—
Deferred
	US Federal	$	159.0		$	476.9	$	—
	State and local	(263.2		)	303.2		(175.5		)
		$	(104.2	)	$	780.1	$	(175.5	)
Total
	US Federal	$	159.0		$	476.9	$	—
	State and local	(263.2		)	303.2		(175.5		)
		$	(104.2	)	$	780.1	$	(175.5	)

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
Deferred Tax Assets:
Accumulated net operating losses (tax effected)	$	69,047.0		$	43,334.8		$	25,727.7
Deferred revenue	—			10.5			23.1
Contingent accounts payable	(7.8		)	13.6			15.2
Share-based compensation	9,577.2			7,971.9			5,466.7
Intangibles	715.1			704.6			287.3
Accumulated depreciation	—			—			348.7
Charitable contributions	409.8			414.9			391.8
Bad debt provision	296.9			304.3			239.7
Capital loss carry-forward	6,925.1			7,036.8			6,644.5
Other	609.7			—			—
Deferred tax assets prior to tax credit carryovers	87,573.0			59,791.4			39,144.7
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Accumulated depreciation	$	(18.8	)	$	(64.8	)	$	—
Intangible and indefinite lived assets	(18,176.3		)	(4,379.2		)	(3,599.1		)
Deferred tax liabilities	(18,195.1		)	(4,444.0		)	(3,599.1		)
	69,377.9			55,347.4			35,545.6
Valuation reserve	(87,554.1		)	(59,726.6		)	(39,144.7		)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(18,176.2	)	$	(4,379.2	)	$	(3,599.1	)