| In millions, except per share items | Sep-30-12 | Sep-30-11 | Sep-30-10 | Sep-30-09 | Sep-30-08 | Sep-30-07 | Sep-30-06 | Sep-30-05 |
| | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K |
| Net Sales: | | | | | | | | |
| Products | 3.0 | 2.4 | 4.2 | | | | | |
| Services | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | | | | | |
| Grant revenue | 0.2 | 0.3 | | | | | | |
| Total net sales | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 10.6 | 15.9 | 18.3 | 25.1 | 25.2 |
| Total net sales growth | 2.5% | -26.1% | -49.3% | -26.0% | -12.9% | -27.0% | -0.5% | -2.9% |
| Cost of sales: | | | | | | | | |
| Products | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.0 | | | | | |
| Services | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | | | | | |
| Grants | | 0.1 | | | | | | |
| Total cost of sales (exclusive of amortization of acquired product rights) | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 | | | | | |
| Gross margin | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.5 | | | | | |
| Gross margin | 31.7% | 37.1% | 45.8% | | | | | |
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| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | |
| Research and development | 5.2 | 2.2 | 1.3 | | | | | |
| Royalty | 0.0 | 0.0 | | | | | | |
| Sales and marketing | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | | | | | |
| General and administrative | 7.4 | 20.2 | 4.2 | | | | | |
| Total operating expenses | 29.4 | 22.6 | 6.1 | | | | | |
| Operating loss | -11.5 | -21.2 | -3.6 | | | | | |
| Operating margin | -284.6% | -535.2% | -67.3% | | | | | |
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| Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | |
| Interest expense | -7.9 | -8.1 | -16.7 | | | | | |
| Derivative gain | 1.4 | 1.1 | -28.8 | | | | | |
| Other (expense) income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | | | | | |
| Loss before reorganization items, non-controlling from variable interest entities, discontinued operations and income taxes | -18.0 | -28.2 | | | | | | |
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| Reorganization items: | | | | | | | | |
| Professional fees | -0.1 | -0.4 | -1.1 | | | | | |
| Gain on reorganization | 5.7 | 12.7 | 0.1 | | | | | |
| Total reorganization items | 5.6 | 12.4 | -1.1 | | | | | |
| Loss before discontinued operations, income taxes, and non-controlling interest | -12.4 | -15.8 | -47.4 | -5.3 | -60.8 | -76.0 | -43.4 | -44.7 |
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| Discontinued operations: | | | | | | | | |
| Income from discontinued operations, including gain from sale of assets | 3.8 | 0.2 | | | | | | |
| Income tax expense | -0.6 | | | | | | | |
| Income from discontinued operations | 3.2 | 0.2 | -0.8 | | | | | |
| Loss before income taxes and non-controlling interest | -9.2 | -15.6 | -48.2 | | | | | |
| Income taxes | | 0.0 | 0.0 | | | | | |
| Tax rate | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | | |
| Net loss | -9.2 | -15.7 | -48.2 | | | | | |
| Loss from non-controlling interest from variable interest entities and subsidiary | 4.9 | 4.1 | 0.4 | | | | | |
| Loss attributable to common shareholders | -4.3 | -11.6 | -50.1 | -5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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| Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 80.7 | 68.4 | 58.0 | | | | | |
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| Per share amounts, basic and diluted | | | | | | | | |
| Loss from continuing operations | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | | | | |
| Loss from discontinuing operations | 0.0 | | | | | | | |
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| Loss attributable to common stockholder | ($0.05) | ($0.17) | ($0.86) | | | | | |