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Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Entity Registrant Name	Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001367644
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float		$ 492,000,000.000
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	36,160,577
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 150,425	$ 143,901
Investments	0	1,966
Accounts receivable	43,652	74,153
Inventories	17,319	14,661
Deferred tax assets, net	441	1,735
Income tax receivable, net	19,798	9,506
Restricted cash	0	220
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	7,907	8,276
Total current assets	239,542	254,418
Property, plant and equipment, net	218,749	208,973
In-process research and development	41,800	51,400
Goodwill	5,502	5,502
Assets held for sale	0	11,765
Deferred tax assets, net	8,349	13,999
Other assets	745	807
Total assets	514,687	546,864
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	28,316	40,530
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,134	1,170
Accrued compensation	9,982	20,884
Contingent value rights, current portion	0	1,748
Long-term indebtedness, current portion	3,280	5,360
Deferred revenue	283	1,362
Total current liabilities	42,995	71,054
Contingent value rights, net of current portion	0	3,005
Long-term indebtedness, net of current portion	57,592	54,094
Other liabilities	2,005	1,984
Total liabilities	102,592	130,137
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 15,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively	0	0
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 36,160,162 and 36,002,698 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively	36	36
Additional paid-in capital	222,746	220,654
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,229)	(3,313)
Retained earnings	190,041	196,869
Total Emergent BioSolutions Inc. stockholders' equity	409,594	414,246
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	2,501	2,481
Total stockholders' equity	412,095	416,727
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 514,687	$ 546,864

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	15,000,000	15,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	36,160,162	36,002,698
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	36,160,162	36,002,698

Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Revenues:
Product sales	$ 34,357	$ 5,597
Contracts and grants	15,954	12,936
Total revenues	50,311	18,533
Operating expense:
Cost of product sales	7,511	1,068
Research and development	26,246	34,759
Selling, general and administrative	19,492	18,212
Impairment of in-process research and development	9,600	0
Loss from operations	(12,538)	(35,506)
Other income (expense):
Interest income	25	35
Interest expense	(3)	0
Other income (expense), net	854	(1)
Total other income (expense)	876	34
Loss before benefit from income taxes	(11,662)	(35,472)
Benefit from income taxes	(3,640)	(12,299)
Net loss	(8,022)	(23,173)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	1,193	1,776
Net loss attributable to Emergent BioSolutions Inc.	$ (6,829)	$ (21,397)
Loss per share - diluted	$ (0.19)	$ (0.61)
Loss per share - basic	$ (0.19)	$ (0.61)
Weighted-average number of shares - basic	36,045,839	35,179,317
Weighted-average number of shares - diluted	36,045,839	35,179,317

Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) [Abstract]
Net loss attributable to Emergent BioSolutions Inc.	$ (6,829)	$ (21,397)
Foreign currency translation	84	(693)
Comprehensive income	$ (6,745)	$ (22,090)

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$ (8,022)	$ (23,173)
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities:
Stock-based compensation expense	2,712	2,441
Depreciation and amortization	2,373	2,235
Deferred income taxes	6,944	2,879
Non-cash development expenses from joint ventures	1,212	2,550
Change in fair value of contingent value rights	(3,005)	581
Impairment of in-process research and development	9,600	0
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	862	(39)
Other	(19)	13
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	30,501	27,350
Inventories	(2,658)	(9,441)
Income taxes	(11,154)	(15,238)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	443	923
Accounts payable	(1,988)	(736)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(11)	(33)
Accrued compensation	(10,895)	(10,525)
Deferred revenue	(1,075)	(2,510)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	15,820	(22,723)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(22,329)	(8,432)
Proceeds from sale of assets	11,765	0
Proceeds from maturity of investments	1,966	0
Purchase of investments	0	(4,309)
Net cash used in investing activities	(8,598)	(12,741)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Release of restricted cash deposit	220	0
Proceeds from borrowings on long-term indebtedness	9,621	0
Issuance of common stock subject to exercise of stock options	242	4,198
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	(862)	39
Principal payments on long-term indebtedness	(8,203)	(842)
Contingent value right payment	(1,748)	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(730)	3,395
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	32	(25)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	6,524	(32,094)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	143,901	169,019
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$ 150,425	$ 136,925

Nature of the business and organization	3 Months Ended
Nature of the business and organization	Mar. 31, 2012
Nature Of Operations [Abstract]
Nature of the business and organization	1. Basis of presentation and consolidation The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (the “Company” or “Emergent”) and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the opinion of the Company’s management, any adjustments contained in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements are of a normal recurring nature, and are necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2012 and the results of operations, comprehensive loss and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for an entire year. In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) issued guidance amending the presentation requirements for comprehensive income. For public entities, this guidance was effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011 with early adoption permitted. Subsequently, in December 2011, the FASB deferred the effective date of the portion of the June 2011 accounting standards update requiring separate presentation of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income. Upon adoption on January 1, 2012, the Company had the option to report total comprehensive income (loss), including components of net income (loss) and components of other comprehensive income (loss), as a single continuous statement or in two separate but consecutive statements. The Company elected to present comprehensive income in two separate but consecutive statements as part of the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Fair value measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Fair value measurements [Abstract]

Fair value measurements

2. Fair value measurements

The following table represents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for its financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	At March 31, 2012
(in thousands)		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Investment in money market funds (1)		$	50,861	$	-	$	-	$	50,861
Total assets		$	50,861	$	-	$	-	$	50,861

Liabilities:
Contingent value rights		$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Total liabilities		$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-

	At December 31, 2011
(in thousands)		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Investment in money market funds (1)		$	73,005	$	-	$	-	$	73,005
U.S. Treasury securities (2)			-		1,966		-		1,966
Total assets		$	73,005	$	1,966	$	-	$	74,971

Liabilities:
Contingent value rights		$	-	$	-	$	4,753	$	4,753
Total liabilities		$	-	$	-	$	4,753	$	4,753

(1) Included in cash and cash equivalents in accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

(2) Included in investments in accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The fair value of the contingent value right (“CVR”) obligations is based on management’s assessment of certain development and collaboration milestones, which are inputs that have no observable market (Level 3). The obligation is measured using a discounted cash flow model. For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the changes in the fair value of the CVR obligations resulted from an update to the probability and estimated timing of achievement for certain development milestones along with an adjustment to the discount rates. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company recorded a decrease of $3.0 million in the value of the CVRs related to the Pfizer, Inc. (“Pfizer”) agreement, and made a CVR payment in the amount of $1.7 million related to the Company’s collaboration with Abbott Laboratories (“Abbott”), which was terminated on March 20, 2012. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company recorded a charge to adjust the CVRs to fair value of $581,000. The adjustments to fair value are classified in the Company’s statement of operations as research and development expense within the Company’s Biosciences segment.

As of March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company did not have any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 assets or liabilities.

The following table is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of the liabilities measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and the year ended December 31, 2011:

(in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2011	$	14,532
Expense (income) included in earnings		221
Expense (income) included in comprehensive income		-
Settlements		(10,000	)
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements		-
Transfers in/(out) of Level 3		-
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	4,753
Expense (income) included in earnings		(3,005	)
Expense (income) included in comprehensive income		-
Settlements		(1,748	)
Purchases, sales and issuances		-
Transfers in/(out) of Level 3		-
Balance at March 31, 2012	$	-

Separate disclosure is required for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as documented above, from those measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. As of March 31, 2012, the Company’s SBI-087 in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) asset and goodwill were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. As of March 31, 2011 the Company had no assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.

Both the carrying value and fair value of long-term indebtedness at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were $60.9 million and $59.5 million, respectively.

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The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Inventories

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Inventories [Abstract]

Inventories

3. Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

	March 31,		December 31,
(in thousands)	2012		2011
Raw materials and supplies	$	2,485	$	2,313
Work-in-process		14,714		10,149
Finished goods		120		2,199
Total inventories	$	17,319	$	14,661

Long-term debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Debt And Capital Leases Disclosures [Abstract]

Long-term debt

6. Long-term debt

The components of long-term indebtedness are as follows:

	March 31,			December 31,
(in thousands)	2012			2011
Construction loan dated July 2011; LIBOR plus 3%, due July 2017	$	30,000		$	26,095
Equipment loan dated August 2011; variable, due August 2017		7,143			1,426
Term loan dated December 2009; three month LIBOR plus 3.25%, due December 2014		19,338			19,717
Term loan dated November 2009; three month LIBOR plus 3.25%, due November 2014		4,391			4,478
Loan dated October 2004; 3.0%, repaid in March 2012		-			2,500
Term loan dated October 2004; 3.48%, repaid in March 2012		-			5,238
Total long-term indebtedness		60,872			59,454
Less current portion of long-term indebtedness		(3,280	)		(5,360	)
Noncurrent portion of long-term indebtedness	$	57,592		$	54,094

Stockholders equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Stockholders equity [Abstract]

Stockholders equity

7. Stockholders’ equity

Preferred stock

The Company is authorized to issue up to 15,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”). Any Preferred Stock issued may have dividend rates, voting rights, conversion privileges, redemption characteristics, and sinking fund requirements as approved by the Company’s board of directors.

Common stock

The Company currently has one class of $0.001 par value per share common stock (“Common Stock”) authorized and outstanding. The Company is authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of the Common Stock. Holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held on all matters as may be provided by law.

Stock options and restricted stock units

As of March 31, 2012, the Company had two stock-based employee compensation plans, the Amended and Restated Emergent BioSolutions Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”) and the Emergent BioSolutions Employee Stock Option Plan (the “2004 Plan”) (together, the “Emergent Plans”). The Company has granted options to purchase shares of common stock under the Emergent Plans and has granted restricted stock units under the 2006 Plan. The Emergent Plans have both incentive and non-qualified stock option features. The Company no longer grants equity awards under the 2004 Plan.

As of March 31, 2012, an aggregate of 8,678,826 shares of common stock were authorized for issuance under the 2006 Plan, of which a total of 1,239,071 shares of common stock remain available for future awards to be made to plan participants. Awards of restricted stock units are counted against the maximum aggregate number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2006 Plan as one and one-half (1.5) shares of common stock for every one restricted stock unit granted. The maximum number of shares subject to awards that may be granted per year under the 2006 Plan to a single participant is 287,700. The exercise price of each option must be not less than 100% of the fair market value of the shares underlying such option on the date of grant. Awards granted under the 2006 Plan have a contractual life of no more than 10 years. The terms and conditions of equity awards (such as price, vesting schedule, term and number of shares) under the Emergent Plans are determined by the compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors, which administers the Emergent Plans. Each equity award granted under the Emergent Plans vests as specified in the relevant agreement and no option can be exercised after ten years from the date of grant.

The following is a summary of option award activity under the Emergent Plans:

	2006 Plan					2004 Plan
	Number of Shares			Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Number of Shares		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2011		3,090,909		$	17.36		53,156	$	8.86	$	6,238,427
Granted		675,581			15.83		-		-
Exercised		(20,739	)		11.68		-		-
Forfeited		(57,001	)		20.20		-		-
Outstanding at March 31, 2012		3,688,750		$	17.07		53,156	$	8.86	$	5,152,087
Exercisable at March 31, 2012		2,157,105		$	16.05		53,156	$	8.86	$	4,858,991

The following is a summary of restricted stock unit award activity under the 2006 Plan:

	Number of Shares			Weighted-Average Grant Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2011		635,500		$	20.89	$	10,701,820
Granted		337,797			15.83
Vested		(205,016	)		20.30
Forfeited		(18,829	)		16.21
Outstanding at March 31, 2012		749,452		$	18.79	$	11,991,232

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The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity, comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, if any, including other comprehensive income (as applicable). Including, but not limited to: (1) balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings; (2) accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and total amount of comprehensive income; (3) amount and nature of changes in separate accounts, including the number of shares authorized and outstanding, number of shares issued upon exercise and conversion, and for other comprehensive income, the adjustments for reclassifications to net income; (4) rights and privileges of each class of stock authorized; (5) basis of treasury stock, if other than cost, and amounts paid and accounting treatment for treasury stock purchased significantly in excess of market; (6) dividends paid or payable per share and in the aggregate for each class of stock for each period presented; (7) dividend restrictions and accumulated preferred dividends in arrears (in aggregate and per share amount); (8) retained earnings appropriations or restrictions, such as dividend restrictions; (9) impact of change in accounting principle, initial adoption of new accounting principle and correction of an error in previously issued financial statements; (10) shares held in trust for Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP); (11) deferred compensation related to issuance of capital stock; (12) note received for issuance of stock; (13) unamortized discount on shares; (14) description, terms, and number of warrants or rights outstanding; (15) shares under subscription and subscription receivables, effective date of new retained earnings after quasi-reorganization and deficit eliminated by quasi-reorganization and, for a period of at least ten years after the effective date, the point in time from which the new retained dates; and (16) retroactive effective of subsequent change in capital structure.

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Earnings per share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Earnings per share [Abstract]

Earnings per share

10. Earnings per share

The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands, except share and per share data)	2012			2011
Numerator:
Net loss	$	(6,829	)	$	(21,397	)

Denominator:
Weighted-average number of shares—basic		36,045,839			35,179,317
Dilutive securities—equity awards		-			-
Weighted-average number of shares—diluted		36,045,839			35,179,317

Earnings per share-basic	$	(0.19	)	$	(0.61	)
Earnings per share-diluted	$	(0.19	)	$	(0.61	)

For the three month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, approximately 4.5 million and 4.4 million shares, respectively, pursuant to equity awards were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because the net loss attributable to Emergent BioSolutions Inc. would make these awards antidilutive.

Collaboration Agreements	3 Months Ended
Collaboration Agreements	Mar. 31, 2012
Collaboration Agreements Disclosure [Abstract]
Collaboration Agreements	9. Collaboration Agreements Abbott Laboratories In August 2009, Trubion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Trubion”), which the Company acquired in October 2010, entered into a collaboration agreement with Facet Biotech Corporation, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Abbott, for the joint worldwide development and commercialization of TRU-016. The collaboration agreement covered TRU-016 in all indications and all other CD37-directed protein therapeutics. The collaboration agreement terminated on March 20, 2012 and all rights to TRU-016 and other CD37-directed protein therapeutics under the collaboration agreement reverted to the Company. During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized revenue of $1.3 million and $2.5 million, respectively, for research and development services pursuant to the Abbott collaboration in the Company’s statements of operations as contracts and grants revenue. Pfizer Inc. In December 2005, Trubion entered into an agreement (the “Pfizer Agreement”) with Wyeth, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pfizer, for the development and worldwide commercialization of CD20-directed therapeutics. In May 2011, the Company and Pfizer entered into a third amendment to the Pfizer Agreement (the “Biosimilar Amendment”) in which the Company released certain restrictions related to the development and commercialization of biosimilar CD20 antibodies. Under the terms of this amendment, the Company received a $2.5 million non-refundable payment upon execution of the Biosimilar Amendment, and is entitled to receive royalty payments in the low-single digits on net sales of certain Pfizer biosimilar products directed to CD20, subject to the satisfaction of specified conditions. In April 2012, Pfizer informed the Company of its intent to terminate the Pfizer Agreement. The Company’s right to receive these biosimilar royalty payments would survive a termination of the Pfizer Agreement. For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized revenue of $365,000 and $551,000, respectively, for research and development services pursuant to the Pfizer Agreement in the Company’s financial statements of operations as contracts and grants revenue.

Variable interest entities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Variable interest entities [Abstract]

Variable interest entities

8. Variable interest entities

In July 2008, the Company entered into a collaboration with the University of Oxford (“Oxford”) and certain Oxford researchers to conduct clinical trials to advance a vaccine product candidate for tuberculosis, resulting in the formation of the Oxford-Emergent Tuberculosis Consortium (“OETC”). The Company has a 51% equity interest in OETC and controls the OETC Board of Directors. In addition, the Company has certain funding and service obligations related to its investment. In July 2011, the Company entered into an intercompany loan agreement with OETC, under which the Company agreed to provide OETC with a loan of up to $14.0 million to fund future clinical and development costs for the tuberculosis vaccine product candidate. The loan value can be increased to up to $23.0 million at the sole discretion of the Company. The loan bears interest at the rate of 8% per annum. Principal and interest on the outstanding balance will be due and payable in December 2014 or upon occurrence of either an event of default or the closing of a debt or equity financing by OETC that results in net proceeds equal to or in excess of $30.0 million in a single transaction or a series of related transactions. Under the terms of the loan, OETC is required to comply with certain non-financial covenants. As of March 31, 2012, there have been no draws under this loan. The Company evaluates its variable interests in OETC on a quarterly basis and has determined that it is the primary beneficiary as it has the power to direct the activities of OETC that most significantly impact OETC’s economic performance and will absorb the majority of expected losses. Accordingly, the Company consolidates OETC. As of March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, assets of $506,000 and $413,000 and liabilities of $1.8 million and $513,000 related to OETC were included within the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, OETC incurred net losses of $2.4 million and $3.6 million of which $1.2 million and $1.8 million is included in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

In conjunction with the establishment of OETC, the Company granted a put option to Oxford and certain Oxford researchers whereby the Company may be required to acquire all of the OETC shares held by Oxford and the Oxford researchers at the fair market value of the underlying shares. This put option is contingent upon the satisfaction of a number of conditions that must exist or occur subsequent to the granting by the European Commission of marketing authorization for the OETC-sponsored vaccine product candidate for tuberculosis. The Company accounts for the put option in accordance with the accounting provisions related to derivatives and distinguishing liabilities from equity. In accordance with these provisions, the Company has determined that the put option had a de minimis fair value as of March 31, 2012.

In July 2010, the Company entered into a collaboration with Temasek Life Sciences Ventures Pte Limited to advance the development of monoclonal products for worldwide prophylaxis or treatment of infection caused by existing or anticipated future pandemic influenza strains via a hemagglutinin-based medical countermeasure, resulting in the formation of EPIC Bio Pte Limited (“EPIC”). The Company has a 60% equity interest in EPIC and controls the EPIC Board of Directors. The Company evaluates its variable interests in EPIC on a quarterly basis and has determined that it is the primary beneficiary as it has the power to direct the activities of EPIC that most significantly impact EPIC’s economic performance and will absorb the majority of expected losses. Accordingly, the Company consolidates EPIC. As of March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, assets of $546,000 and $1.9 million and liabilities of $214,000 and $423,000 related to EPIC were included within the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, EPIC incurred net losses of $99,000 and $24,000, of which $59,000 and $14,000 is included in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

The following is a summary of the stockholders’ equity attributable to the Company and the noncontrolling interests:

	Emergent			Noncontrolling
(in thousands)	BioSolutions Inc.			Interests			Total
Stockholders' equity at December 31, 2011	$	414,246		$	2,482		$	416,728
Non-cash development expenses from variable interest entities		-			1,212			1,212
Net loss		(6,829	)		(1,193	)		(8,022	)
Other		2,177			-			2,177
Stockholders' equity at March 31, 2012	$	409,594		$	2,501		$	412,095

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Assets held for sale	Mar. 31, 2012
Assets Held For Sale Disclosure [Abstract]
Assets held for sale	5. Assets held for sale In March 2012, the Company completed the sale of two buildings in Frederick, Maryland for $12.2 million. These buildings had been classified as assets held for sale. The Company realized proceeds equal to the carrying value, less cost to sell, of these buildings and there was no gain or loss on the sale.

Segment information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Segment information [Abstract]

Segment information

11. Segment information

For financial reporting purposes, the Company reports financial information for two business segments: Biodefense and Biosciences. The Company’s two business segments, or divisions, engage in business activities for which discrete financial information is reviewed by the chief operating decision maker. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company’s reportable segments are business units that offer different products and product candidates and are managed separately because they manufacture and develop distinct products with different development processes.

In the Biodefense division, the Company develops, manufactures and commercializes vaccines and antibody therapies for use against biological agents that are potential weapons of bioterrorism or biowarfare. Revenues in this segment are primarily from sales of the Company’s FDA-licensed product, BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed), to the U.S. government. The Biosciences division consists of two business units, therapeutics and vaccines. In the Biosciences division, the Company develops vaccines, protein therapeutics and technology platforms for use against infectious diseases, oncology, autoimmune and inflammatory disorders and other medical conditions that have resulted in significant unmet or underserved public health needs. The Biosciences segment comprises development stage product candidates. The “All Other” segment relates to the general operating costs of the Company and includes costs of the centralized services departments, which are not allocated to the other segments, as well as spending on product candidates or activities that are not classified as Biodefense or Biosciences. The assets in this segment consist primarily of cash.

	Reportable Segments
(in thousands)	Biodefense			Biosciences			All Other			Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
External revenue	$	48,636		$	1,675		$	-		$	50,311
Net income (loss)		14,266			(19,891	)		(1,204	)		(6,829	)
Total assets		247,240			123,292			144,155			514,687
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
External revenue	$	15,500		$	3,033		$	-		$	18,533
Net loss		(6,092	)		(15,125	)		(180	)		(21,397	)
Total assets		179,732			107,927			183,618			471,277

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Intangible Assets and Goodwill	3 Months Ended
Intangible Assets and Goodwill	Mar. 31, 2012
Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Abstract]
Intangible Assets and Goodwill	4. In-process research and development and goodwill In mid-March 2012, Pfizer informed the Company of its intent to cease development of one of its two development programs with respect to an SBI-087 product candidate. In April 2012, Pfizer informed the Company of its intent to cease development of the second program, and that it intended to terminate its development and commercialization agreement with the Company. The Company considered this initial communication a potential indicator of an impairment of the related SBI-087 IPR&D asset. As a result of these communications, the Company has assessed the fair value of this asset. As part of this assessment, the Company considered the impact of Pfizer’s decision, along with the Company’s current intentions not to pursue further development of this asset. As a result of this impairment analysis, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $9.6 million, which represents the entire carrying value of the SBI-087 IPR&D asset as of March 31, 2012. This charge is classified in the Company’s statement of operations as impairment of in-process research and development, within the Company’s Biosciences segment. The Company determined the fair value of the SBI-087 IPR&D asset by utilizing an income approach. The Company’s cash flow projections include management’s estimates related to the costs to develop the acquired technology into commercially viable products, the resulting revenue from the projects, and discounting the net cash flows to present value. The revenue and costs projections were adjusted to reflect the probability of successful new drug development. Additionally, the projections considered the relevant market sizes and growth factors, expected trends in technology, and the nature and expected timing of new product introductions. The rates utilized to discount the net cash flows to their present value were commensurate with the stage of development of the SBI-087 product candidate and uncertainties in the economic estimates used in the projections described above. As a result of the impairment of the SBI-087 IPR&D asset, the Company also performed an interim impairment analysis of goodwill as of March 31, 2012. Based on the interim impairment assessment, the estimated fair value of the reporting unit was in excess of carrying value, and therefore no impairment of goodwill was recorded.

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The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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