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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Stockholders' Equity      
Common stock issued (in shares)   21,613,483us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues 12,075,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
Net proceeds from sale of common stock   $ 295,697,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock $ 83,784,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
Net proceeds from sale of stock in an underwritten public offering   278,563,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues 43,483,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
Preferred stock, shares authorized 3,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized 3,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized  
Shares common stock issued in connection with supply agreement 89,592,779us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued 89,246,832us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued  
Shares Issued in Connection with Supply Agreement 2,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueIssuedForServices    
Research and Development expense 104,381,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense 67,401,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense 47,398,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
Other assets 1,722,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 148,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent  
Biosyn Corporation      
Stockholders' Equity      
Shares common stock issued in connection with supply agreement 152,172us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
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Shares Issued in Connection with Supply Agreement 2,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueIssuedForServices
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Research and Development expense 2,000,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
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Prepaid assets 300,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent
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Other assets 1,600,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
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Class C Preferred Stock      
Stockholders' Equity      
Preferred stock, shares authorized 3,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
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Series C-1 Preferred Stock      
Stockholders' Equity      
Preferred stock, shares authorized 350,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
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Cantor Amendment      
Stockholders' Equity      
Common stock issued (in shares)   2,433,608us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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8,003,290us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Net proceeds from sale of common stock   $ 17,100,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
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$ 40,100,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
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