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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
NOL carryforward	$ 71,300		$ 71,300		$ 64,300
Tax credit carryforward	504		504		$ 504
Reduction to NOL carryforward not applied and likely to expire			5,400
Income tax benefit	$ 6	$ 188	$ 6	$ 171

Deferred Tax Assets, Reduction To Operating Loss Carryforwards, Not Applied And Likely To Expire

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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible domestic operating loss carryforwards. Excludes state and local operating loss carryforwards.

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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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The amount of the tax credit carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws.

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