CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2020		Dec. 31, 2019
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Liabilities, Current		$ 24,554		$ 31,095
Other Noncontrolling Interests		(110)		78
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		125,512	[1]	168,982	[2]
Accounts receivable, net		7,865	[1]	6,559	[2]
Notes receivable		52,577	[1]	52,583	[2]
Prepaid and other current assets		22,012	[1]	7,344	[2]
Total current assets		551,256	[1]	313,895	[2]
Property and equipment, net		3,264	[1]	2,560	[2]
Inventory, Net	[1]	10,542		8,061
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Assets, Current		332,748		70,366
Investments		70,933		82,267
Notes receivable, long-term		722	[1]	827	[2]
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill)	[1]	12,884		13,186
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Other Assets, Noncurrent		0		281,087
Other assets		20,744	[1]	23,384	[2]
Total assets		659,803	[1]	717,206	[2]
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		5,229	[1]	2,675	[2]
Accrued liabilities		11,959	[1]	11,923	[2]
Total current liabilities		41,742	[1]	45,693	[2]
Convertible notes payable		13,302	[1]	27,250	[2]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Liabilities, Noncurrent		0		120
Other long-term liabilities		51,644		50,865
Total liabilities		106,688	[1]	123,928	[2]
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)			[1]		[2]
Stockholders' deficit:
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 10,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding		0	[1]	0	[2]
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 350,000 shares authorized; 114,185 and 136,513 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively		1,205	[1]	1,243	[2]
Additional paid-in capital		(66,867)	[1]	(78,875)	[2]
Treasury Stock, Value		2,244		0
Retained earnings		621,131	[1]	670,832	[2]
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		553,115		593,278
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		659,803	[1]	717,206	[2]
Total PDL’s stockholders’ equity		553,225	[1]	593,200	[2]
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		21,305		24,469
Accounts receivable, net		8,559		6,993
Prepaid and other current assets		8,859		7,192
Property and equipment, net		2,908		2,960
Inventory, Net		30,083		31,712
Royalty rights		262,021		266,196
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill)		9,723		10,112
Total assets		332,748		351,453
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		7,432		14,695
Accrued liabilities	[1]	17,122		16,400
Total liabilities		$ 24,554		$ 31,215

[1] unaudited

[2] Note 1