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| Network | 124 - Disclosure - Inventories (Tables) (http://biolifesolutions.com/role/InventoriesTables) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000834365 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
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Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inventories | Inventories consist of the following at December 31, 2016 and 2015:
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