Represents the number of equity compensation plans.

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Represents the maximum percentage of an employee's compensation that can be deducted and used to purchase shares under an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Number of additional shares authorized for issuance under an established share-based compensation plan.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Number of options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested options.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Purchase price of common stock expressed as a percentage of its fair value.

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Number of shares issued during the period as a result of an employee stock purchase plan.

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Equity-Based Compensation - Plan Information (Details)		9 Months Ended
Equity-Based Compensation - Plan Information (Details)	May. 21, 2015 shares	Sep. 30, 2015 plan shares	Dec. 31, 2014 shares
Equity compensation plans
Number of equity compensation plans \| plan		4
Employee and Non Employee Stock Option
Equity compensation plans
Number of stock options outstanding (in shares)		2,116,205	2,130,283
Employee and Non Employee Restricted Stock Units
Equity compensation plans
Number of stock options outstanding (in shares)		524,055	380,826
Equity Incentive Plan 2007
Equity compensation plans
Additional shares authorized for issuance	1,700,000
Remaining number of shares available for future grants		2,221,192
Equity Incentive Plan 2007 \| Employee and Non Employee Stock Option
Equity compensation plans
Number of stock options outstanding (in shares)		1,982,165	2,051,017
Equity Incentive Plan 2007 \| Employee and Non Employee Stock Option \| Minimum
Equity compensation plans
Expiration term		7 years
Equity Incentive Plan 2007 \| Employee and Non Employee Stock Option \| Maximum
Equity compensation plans
Expiration term		10 years
Equity Incentive Plan 2007 \| Employee and Non Employee Restricted Stock Units
Equity compensation plans
Number of stock options outstanding (in shares)		446,705	360,826
Stock 2000 Plan \| Employee and Non Employee Stock Option
Equity compensation plans
Number of stock options outstanding (in shares)		14,040	35,266
Expiration term		10 years
Lumara 2013 Plan
Equity compensation plans
Shares authorized for issuance		200,000
Remaining number of shares available for future grants		2,650
Lumara 2013 Plan \| Employee and Non Employee Stock Option
Equity compensation plans
Number of stock options outstanding (in shares)		120,000	44,000
Expiration term		10 years
Lumara 2013 Plan \| Employee and Non Employee Restricted Stock Units
Equity compensation plans
Number of stock options outstanding (in shares)		77,350	20,000
Other Equity Compensation Grants \| Employee and Non Employee Stock Option \| Senior Management [Member]
Equity compensation plans
Award vesting period		4 years
Number of stock options outstanding (in shares)		873,100
Granted (in shares)		220,000
Other Equity Compensation Grants \| Employee and Non Employee Restricted Stock Units \| Senior Management [Member]
Equity compensation plans
Award vesting period		3 years
Number of restricted stock units outstanding (in shares)		187,575
Granted (in shares)		82,250
2015 ESPP
Equity compensation plans
Shares authorized for issuance	200,000
Purchase price per share as a percentage of fair market value of common stock on the first or last day of the plan period	85.00%
Annual maximum percentage of employee compensation available for ESPP share purchases (as a percent)	10.00%
Shares issued		0