SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Summary Of Information About Non Vested Stock Options Disclosure Abstract [Abstract]

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs

Our share-based compensation expense recognized in the Company’s results of operations comprised the following (in thousands):

	Three months Ended				Nine months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Research and development expense:
Stock options	$	39	$	57	$	117	$	170
General and administrative expense:
Stock options	$	107	$	141	$	293	$	423
Restricted stock units		4		31		51		123
Subtotal	$	111	$	172	$	344	$	546
Total	$	150	$	229	$	461	$	716

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity

Our stock option award activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 is shown below:

	Nine months Ended
	September 30,
	2015				2014
	Number		Weighted				Weighted
	of		Average		Number of		Average
	Options		Exercise		Options		Exercise
	(000’s)		Price		(000’s)		Price
Outstanding, beginning		911	$	20.7		747	$	24.95
Granted		-		-		-		-
Exercised		-		-		(6)		6.50
Forfeited or expired		(16)		24.50		(6)		18.00
Outstanding, ending		895	$	20.66		735	$	25.15
Options exercisable		779	$	23.21		674	$	26.65

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Units Award Activity

A summary of the grants under the RSU Plans consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Nine months Ended September 30,
	2015				2014
			Number of				Number of
	Number		Vested		Number		Vested
	of RSUs		RSUs		of RSUs		RSUs
Outstanding, beginning		29		29		166		166
Granted		42		-		29		-
Distributed		(26)		(26)		(166)		(166)
Vested		-		32		-		22
Forfeited or expired		-		-		-		-
Outstanding, ending		45		35		29		22