| Schedule of Business Acquisitions by Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Table Text Block] | 
A rollforward of the carrying value of the contingent consideration from continuing operations from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 is as follows: 
  
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2015  | 
 
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January 1,  | 
Additions  | 
Adjustment to Fair Value
  | 
December 31,  | 
 
Asuragen   | 
$  | 
4,476  | 
 
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$  | 
152  | 
 
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$  | 
—  | 
 
  | 
$  | 
4,628  | 
 
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RedPath   | 
22,066  | 
 
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—  | 
 
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(8,145  | 
)  | 
13,921  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
26,542  | 
 
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$  | 
152  | 
 
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$  | 
(8,145  | 
)  | 
$  | 
18,549  | 
 
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| Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block] | 
The valuation methodologies used for the Company's financial instruments measured on a recurring basis at fair value, including the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy, is set forth in the tables below. 
  
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As of December 31, 2015  | 
   | 
Fair Value Measurements  | 
 
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Carrying  | 
   | 
Fair  | 
   | 
As of December 31, 2015  | 
 
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Amount  | 
   | 
Value  | 
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Level 1  | 
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Level 2  | 
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Level 3  | 
 
Assets:  | 
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Cash and cash equivalents:  | 
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Cash  | 
$  | 
7,534  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
7,534  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
7,534  | 
 
  | 
   | 
$  | 
—  | 
 
  | 
   | 
$  | 
—  | 
 
  | 
 
Money market funds  | 
776  | 
 
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   | 
776  | 
 
  | 
   | 
776  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
  | 
 
   | 
$  | 
8,310  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
8,310  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
8,310  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
—  | 
 
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Marketable securities:  | 
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Money market funds  | 
$  | 
48  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
48  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
48  | 
 
  | 
   | 
$  | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
—  | 
 
  | 
 
Mutual funds  | 
58  | 
 
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   | 
58  | 
 
  | 
   | 
58  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
  | 
   | 
—  | 
 
  | 
 
U.S. Treasury securities  | 
1,115  | 
 
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   | 
1,115  | 
 
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   | 
1,115  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
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Government agency securities  | 
131  | 
 
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   | 
131  | 
 
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   | 
131  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
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—  | 
 
  | 
 
   | 
$  | 
1,352  | 
 
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$  | 
1,352  | 
 
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$  | 
1,352  | 
 
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$  | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
—  | 
 
  | 
 
Liabilities:  | 
   | 
   | 
   | 
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   | 
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Contingent consideration:  | 
   | 
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   | 
 
Asuragen  | 
$  | 
4,628  | 
 
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$  | 
4,628  | 
 
  | 
   | 
$  | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
—  | 
 
  | 
   | 
$  | 
4,628  | 
 
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RedPath  | 
13,921  | 
 
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13,921  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
  | 
   | 
13,921  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
18,549  | 
 
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$  | 
18,549  | 
 
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$  | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
18,549  | 
 
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As of December 31, 2014  | 
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Fair Value Measurements  | 
 
   | 
Carrying  | 
   | 
Fair  | 
   | 
As of December 31, 2014  | 
 
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Amount  | 
   | 
Value  | 
   | 
Level 1  | 
   | 
Level 2  | 
   | 
Level 3  | 
 
Assets:  | 
   | 
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Cash and cash equivalents:  | 
   | 
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Cash  | 
$  | 
6,836  | 
 
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$  | 
6,836  | 
 
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$  | 
6,836  | 
 
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$  | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
—  | 
 
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Money market funds  | 
16,275  | 
 
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   | 
16,275  | 
 
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16,275  | 
 
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—  | 
 
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—  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
23,111  | 
 
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$  | 
23,111  | 
 
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$  | 
23,111  | 
 
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$  | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
—  | 
 
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Marketable securities:  | 
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Money market funds  | 
$  | 
48  | 
 
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$  | 
48  | 
 
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$  | 
48  | 
 
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$  | 
—  | 
 
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$  | 
—  | 
 
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Mutual funds  | 
59  | 
 
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59  | 
 
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59  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
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U.S. Treasury securities  | 
1,070  | 
 
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   | 
1,070  | 
 
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1,070  | 
 
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—  | 
 
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—  | 
 
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Government agency securities  | 
317  | 
 
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317  | 
 
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317  | 
 
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—  | 
 
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—  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
1,494  | 
 
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$  | 
1,494  | 
 
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$  | 
1,494  | 
 
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$  | 
—  | 
 
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$  | 
—  | 
 
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Liabilities:  | 
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Contingent consideration:  | 
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Asuragen   | 
$  | 
4,476  | 
 
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$  | 
4,476  | 
 
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$  | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
4,476  | 
 
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RedPath   | 
22,066  | 
 
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22,066  | 
 
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—  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
22,066  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
26,542  | 
 
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$  | 
26,542  | 
 
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$  | 
—  | 
 
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$  | 
—  | 
 
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$  | 
26,542  | 
 
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| Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring [Table Text Block] | 
The following table summarizes the goodwill of the Company measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of December 31, 2015 and 2014: 
   
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Fair Value Measurements as of  | 
 
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Carrying Amount as of  | 
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December 31, 2015  | 
 
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December 31, 2015  | 
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Level 1  | 
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Level 2  | 
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Level 3  | 
 
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Goodwill  | 
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$  | 
—  | 
 
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$  | 
—  | 
 
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$  | 
—  | 
 
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$  | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
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Carrying Amount as of  | 
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Fair Value Measurements as of  | 
 
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December 31, 2014  | 
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December 31, 2014  | 
 
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Goodwill  | 
   | 
$  | 
15,545  | 
 
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$  | 
—  | 
 
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$  | 
—  | 
 
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$  | 
15,545  | 
 
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