A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of the period.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Amount of expense (income) related to adjustment to fair value of warrant liability.

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The fair value of stock issued in noncash financing activities.

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Value of outstanding derivative securities that permit the holder the right to purchase securities (usually equity) from the issuer at a specified price.

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	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Warrants	$ 302		$ 397		$ 302	$ 397
Change in the estimated fair value of warrant liabilities
Balance at December 31, 2017			397
Increase in fair value	37	$ (441)	2,944	$ (548)
Warrant exercise			0	$ (38,389)
Balance at June 30, 2018	302		302
Silicon Valley Bank \| Debt Financing Agreement and Term Loan
Change in the estimated fair value of warrant liabilities
Debt instrument, fair value					17,300	17,300
Warrants
Liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Warrants	1,549		1,014		1,549	1,014
Change in the estimated fair value of warrant liabilities
Balance at December 31, 2017			1,014
Increase in fair value			2,944
Warrant exercise			(2,409)
Balance at June 30, 2018	1,549		1,549
Warrants \| Recurring
Liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Warrants	1,549		1,014		1,549	1,014
Change in the estimated fair value of warrant liabilities
Balance at December 31, 2017			1,014
Balance at June 30, 2018	1,549		1,549
Warrants \| Recurring \| Level 1
Liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Warrants	0		0		0	0
Change in the estimated fair value of warrant liabilities
Balance at December 31, 2017			0
Balance at June 30, 2018	0		0
Warrants \| Recurring \| Level 2
Liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Warrants	1,549		1,014		1,549	1,014
Change in the estimated fair value of warrant liabilities
Balance at December 31, 2017			1,014
Balance at June 30, 2018	1,549		1,549
Warrants \| Recurring \| Level 3
Liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Warrants	0		0		$ 0	$ 0
Change in the estimated fair value of warrant liabilities
Balance at December 31, 2017			0
Balance at June 30, 2018	$ 0		$ 0