Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
subsidiary
Dec. 31, 2011
Loss before income taxes      
United States $ (20,675,000) $ (27,796,000) $ (18,429,000)
Foreign 1,319,000 486,000 (324,000)
Loss before provision (benefit) for income taxes (19,356,000) (27,310,000) (18,753,000)
Current:      
Federal 0 4,000 (6,000)
State 0 0 26,000
Foreign 1,815,000 559,000 89,000
Deferred:      
Federal 159,000 (185,000) (2,871,000)
State 0 (22,000) (188,000)
Foreign 81,000 32,000 31,000
Total provision (benefit) for income taxes 2,055,000 388,000 (2,919,000)
Reconciliation of provision (benefit) for income taxes that differs from the expected tax benefit computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rates to consolidated loss before income taxes      
Federal tax at statutory rate (6,581,000) (9,286,000) (6,376,000)
State taxes, net of benefit 0 0 26,000
Non-deductible expenses 1,248,000 2,416,000 1,095,000
Foreign taxes 1,447,000 427,000 230,000
Current year net operating losses and other deferred tax assets for which no benefit has been recognized 7,320,000 7,181,000 5,448,000
Research and experimentation credit (1,379,000) 0 (100,000)
Tax benefit due to the recognition of acquired deferred tax liabilities 0 (350,000) (3,242,000)
Total provision (benefit) for income taxes 2,055,000 388,000 (2,919,000)
Deferred tax assets      
Net operating loss carryforwards and deferred start-up costs 53,902,000 47,799,000  
Accrued expenses and 481(a) 2,161,000 2,737,000  
Unrealized gain/loss on investments 915,000 894,000  
Research and experimentation credit carryforwards 10,884,000 9,480,000  
Capitalized research and experimentation costs 18,100,000 17,617,000  
Deferred stock compensation 2,223,000 3,651,000  
Gross deferred tax assets 88,185,000 82,178,000  
Less valuation allowance (86,604,000) (78,765,000)  
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance 1,581,000 3,413,000  
Deferred tax liabilities      
Property and equipment (1,602,000) (3,357,000)  
Goodwill (887,000) (728,000)  
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) (908,000) (672,000)  
Valuation allowance      
Number of foreign subsidiaries for which there is no valuation allowance on deferred tax assets 2 2  
Net changes for valuation allowance (7,800,000) (6,200,000)  
Additional net deferred tax liabilities related to the various acquisitions completed during the year 0 400,000  
Federal
     
Net operating loss carryforwards      
Outstanding net operating loss carryforwards 155,900,000    
Expiry period of net operating loss carryforwards, if remained unutilized 20 years    
California
     
Net operating loss carryforwards      
Outstanding net operating loss carryforwards $ 44,200,000    
Expiry period of net operating loss carryforwards, if remained unutilized 20 years