Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 31, 2025 |
Mar. 31, 2024 |
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| Revenues | ||
| Revenues | $ 210,507 | $ 263,542 |
| Operating expenses: | ||
| Research and portfolio development | 47,430 | 49,375 |
| Licensing | 17,677 | 96,589 |
| General and administrative | 13,568 | 13,840 |
| Total operating expenses | 78,675 | 159,804 |
| Income from operations | 131,832 | 103,738 |
| Interest expense | (9,871) | (11,922) |
| Other income, net | 10,258 | 9,247 |
| Income before income taxes | 132,219 | 101,063 |
| Income tax provision | (16,617) | (19,411) |
| Income tax provision | $ 115,602 | $ 81,652 |
| Net income per common share — Basic (in USD per share) | $ 4.49 | $ 3.20 |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — Basic (in shares) | 25,741 | 25,510 |
| Net income per common share — Diluted (in USD per share) | $ 3.45 | $ 2.88 |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — Diluted (in shares) | 33,505 | 28,341 |
| Cash dividends declared per common share (in USD per share) | $ 0.60 | $ 0.40 |
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- Definition Patent administration and licensing expenses. Expenses (ie. legal, filings, etc.) incurred and are directly related to generating license revenue. No definition available.
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- Definition Research And Portfolio Development Expense No definition available.
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- Definition Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Total costs of sales and operating expenses for the period. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The amount of net income (loss) for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The aggregate total of expenses of managing and administering the affairs of an entity, including affiliates of the reporting entity, which are not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations, including income (loss) from equity method investments, before deduction of income tax expense (benefit), and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of interest expense classified as nonoperating. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of income (expense) related to nonoperating activities, classified as other. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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