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Statement [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)

The income tax provision (benefit) consists of the following:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2016     2015     2014  

Deferred:

      

Federal and state

   $ (23,232   $ 699     $ 29,287  

Valuation allowance

     23,232       (699     (29,287
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred

   $ —     $ —     $ —  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
 
Reconciliation of Provision for Income Taxes at Statutory Rates

A reconciliation of the statutory tax rates to the effective tax rates is as follows:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
         2016             2015             2014      

Federal statutory rate

     (34.0 )%      (34.0 )%      (34.0 )% 

State tax, net of federal benefit

     (5.0     (5.0     (5.0

Other

     0.06       0.52       0.07  

Share-based compensation

     0.80       2.84       (0.56

Valuation allowance

     38.14       35.64       39.49  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     0     0     0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
 
Future Tax Benefits (Deferred Tax Assets)

Future tax benefits (deferred tax assets) related to temporary differences are as follows:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2016      2015  

Gross deferred tax assets:

     

Net operating losses

   $ 127,376      $ 151,076  

Tax credits (federal and state)

     10,758        12,977  

Share-based compensation

     10,725        7,643  

Other

     24        419  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 148,883      $ 172,115  

Less—valuation allowance

     (148,883      (172,115
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax asset

   $ —        $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
 
 
Net Operating Loss and Credit Carryforwards

At December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company had available the following net operating loss and credit carryforwards:

 

     As of December 31,  
     2016      2015  

Federal net operating loss carryforwards

   $ 284,166      $ 351,977  

State net operating loss carryforwards

     410,119        418,720  

Federal research and development credit carryforwards

     5,827        8,337  

State research and development credit carryforwards

     4,932        4,640