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035 - Disclosure - Note 14 - Income Taxes (Tables)
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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
 
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]
  Years Ended December 31,
    2015   2014   2013
United States   $ (193,128 )   $ 10,847     $ (216,583 )
Foreign     (24,457 )     (5,275 )     (19,171 )
Income (loss) before income taxes and loss from investment in affiliate   $ (217,585 )   $ 5,572     $ (235,754 )
 
 
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
  Years Ended December 31,
    2015   2014   2013
Current:            
Federal   $   $   $
State                  
Foreign     468       495       (847 )
Total current provision (benefit)     468       495       (847 )
Deferred:                        
Federal                  
State                  
Foreign                  
Total deferred provision (benefit)                  
Total provision (benefit) for income taxes   $ 468     $ 495     $ (847 )
 
 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
    Years Ended December 31,
    2015   2014   2013
Statutory tax rate     (34.0 )%     (34.0 )%     (34.0 )%
State tax rate, net of federal benefit     (0.3 )%     23.3 %     (0.7 )%
Stock-based compensation     0.1 %     (2.8 )%     0.1 %
Federal R&D credit     (0.6 )%     31.0 %     (0.8 )%
Derivative liabilities     3.6 %     541.5 %     13.9 %
Non-Deductible Interest     5.5 %     %     0.0 %
Other     0.1 %     (7.8 )%     (0.6 )%
Foreign losses     (1.2 )%     32.3 %     (1.4 )%
Change in valuation allowance     27.1 %     (592.4 )%     23.1 %
Effective income tax rate     0.3 %     (8.9 )%     (0.4 )%
 
 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
    December 31,
    2015   2014   2013
Net operating loss carryforwards   $ 207,241     $ 195,536     $ 167,354  
Fixed assets     10,519       1,299       822  
Research and development credits     16,612       14,701       11,654  
Foreign Tax Credit     1,899       1,431       935  
Accruals and reserves     26,366       16,425       17,893  
Stock-based compensation     19,048       18,773       17,521  
Capitalized start-up costs     9,568       13,095       15,133  
Capitalized research and development costs     63,339       56,880       45,968  
Other     9,999       6,700       6,741  
Total deferred tax assets     364,591       324,840       284,021  
Fixed assets                  
Debt discount and derivative     (4,402 )     (12,517 )      
Total deferred tax liabilities     (4,402 )     (12,517 )      
Net deferred tax asset prior to valuation allowance     360,189       312,323       284,021  
Less: Valuation allowance     (360,189 )     (312,323 )     (284,021 )
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)   $     $     $  
 
 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]
Balance at December 31, 2012   $ 3,918  
Increases in tax positions for prior period     469  
Increases in tax positions during current period     1,693  
Balance at December 31, 2013   $ 6,080  
Increases in tax positions for prior period     4,736  
Increases in tax positions during current period     6,265  
Balance at December 31, 2014   $ 17,081  
Decreases in tax positions for prior period     (9,404 )
Increases in tax positions during current period     957  
Balance at December 31, 2015   $ 8,634