The contract term of the Miltek MONOVISC agreement.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Amount of deferred revenue as of balance sheet date. Deferred revenue represents collections of cash or other assets related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.

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The amount of consideration recognized during the period for the milestone or milestones.

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Aggregate revenue during the period from services rendered in the normal course of business, after deducting allowances and discounts.

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Note 15 - Revenue by Product Group, by Significant Customer and by Geographic Location; Geographic Information (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Concentration Risk, Percentage						100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Sales Revenue, Services, Net						$ 447	$ 5,303	$ 30,121
Miltek MONOVISC Agreement [Member]
Contract Term Years	15 years
Deferred Revenue	$ 2,500
Deferred Revenue, Revenue Recognized					$ 2,200
Revenue Recognition, Milestone Method, Revenue Recognized		$ 5,000	$ 5,000	$ 5,000	$ 17,500		5,000
Proceeds from Milestone Payments							$ 50,000
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| DePuy Mitek Inc [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage						75.00%	72.00%	72.00%