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BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Policies)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
BASIS OF PRESENTATION  
Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosures. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including critical accounting policies or estimates related to available-for-sale securities, research and development expenses, income taxes, inventories, contingencies and litigation and share-based compensation. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience, information received from third parties and on various market specific and other relevant assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Share-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for share-based compensation arrangements in accordance with the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, or ASC 718, and ASC 505-50, Equity — Equity Based Payments to Non-Employees.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company’s valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of money market funds were derived from quoted market prices as active markets for these instruments exist. Investments in marketable securities are held by a custodian who obtains investment prices from a third party pricing provider that uses standard inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data to models that vary by asset class. There were no assets or liabilities where Level 3 valuation techniques were used and there were no assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

Income Tax
ASC Topic 740, Accounting for Income Taxes provides for the recognition of deferred tax assets if realization of such assets is more likely than not. The Company has established and continues to maintain a full valuation allowance against the Company’s net deferred tax assets as the Company does not believe that realization of those assets is more likely than not.