2.4.0.82202201 - Disclosure - Basis of Presentation (Policies)truefalsefalse1falsefalsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0001363851duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true1ctrx_BasisOfPresentationAbstractctrx_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse02false2us-gaap_ConsolidationPolicyTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;">Basis of presentation</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">The unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) rules and regulations for reporting on Form 10-Q, and following accounting policies consistent with the Company’s audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">December 31, 2012</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">. The unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company include its wholly-owned subsidiaries and all significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Amounts in the unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto are expressed in U.S. dollars, except where indicated. The financial information included herein reflects all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments), which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented. Certain reclassifications have been made to conform the prior year's consolidated financial statements to the current year's presentation. The results of operations for the three and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">six</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"> month periods ended </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">June 30, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"> are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">December 31, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">. As of the issuance date of the Company’s financial statements, the Company has assessed whether subsequent events have occurred that require adjustment to or disclosure in these unaudited consolidated financial statements in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) guidance.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:13px;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">Pursuant to the SEC rules and regulations for reporting on Form 10-Q, certain information and note disclosures normally included in the annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or excluded. As a result, these unaudited consolidated financial statements do not contain all the disclosures required to be included in the annual consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the most recent audited annual consolidated financial statements and notes thereto described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">December 31, 2012</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">.</font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaDisclosure of accounting policy regarding (1) the principles it follows in consolidating or combining the separate financial statements, including the principles followed in determining the inclusion or exclusion of subsidiaries or other entities in the consolidated or combined financial statements and (2) its treatment of interests (for example, common stock, a partnership interest or other means of exerting influence) in other entities, for example consolidation or use of the equity or cost methods of accounting. The accounting policy may also address the accounting treatment for intercompany accounts and transactions, noncontrolling interest, and the income statement treatment in consolidation for issuances of stock by a subsidiary.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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