Collaborative Arrangements
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12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Collaborative Arrangement Disclosure [Text Block] |
Note 13. Collaborative Arrangements The Company has agreements with two manufacturing companies to jointly advance certain of its proprietary technology with each of those two companies. The agreements entitle the Company to receive reimbursement payments of costs actually incurred under joint development projects. During the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, approximately $3.2 million, $0.7 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of research and development expenses were offset by payments that were received from these companies. |
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The entire disclosure for collaborative arrangements in which the entity is a participant, including a) information about the nature and purpose of such arrangements; b) its rights and obligations thereunder; c) the accounting policy for collaborative arrangements; and d) the income statement classification and amounts attributable to transactions arising from the collaborative arrangement between participants. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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