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Note Payable and Term Loan Agreement - Term Loan Agreement and Revenue Interest Agreement (Details) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
	Nov. 12, 2014	Oct. 05, 2012	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Nov. 13, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Shares of common stock sold			29,984,591	19,488,814
Value of common stock sold			$ 299,846	$ 194,888
PDL
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Shares of common stock sold	643,382
Value of common stock sold	$ 1,750,000
Public offering price (in dollars per share)	$ 2.72
Three Peaks
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Shares of common stock sold	1,375,969
Value of common stock sold	$ 3,550,000
Public offering price (in dollars per share)	$ 2.58
Term Loan \| Three Peaks
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term	6 years
Interest payable	9.00%
Face amount	$ 25,000,000
Basis spread on fixed rate, option 1	LIBOR
Basis spread on fixed rate, option 2	1.00%
Effective interest rate (as a percent)			10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Optional future additional borrowing	$ 7,000,000
Upon certain events, the percentage of outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan the Company has the option to prepay and the lender has a right to demand payment for on or prior to the first anniversary of the applicable Closing Date	120.00%
Upon certain events, the percentage of outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan the Company has the option to prepay and the lender has a right to demand payment for after the first anniversary but before the second anniversary of the applicable Closing Date	135.00%
Upon certain events, the percentage of outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan the Company has the option to prepay and the lender has a right to demand payment for after the second anniversary but before the third anniversary of the applicable Closing Date	150.00%
Upon certain events, the internal rate of return of the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan the Company has the option to prepay and the lender has a right to demand after the third anniversary of the applicable Closing Date	16.25%
Upon certain events, the additional percentage of the originally advanced Term Loan amount owed	3.00%
Revenue Interest Purchase Agreement \| PDL
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term		8 years
Revenue Interest Purchase Agreement \| Three Peaks
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term	10 years		10 years
Royalty percentage on net revenue	3.75%
Revenue Interest Purchase Agreement \| Three Peaks \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Royalty percentage on net revenue	4.80%
Royalty revenue per year	$ 30,000,000