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Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 26, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	AMICUS THERAPEUTICS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001178879
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2011
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Public Float			$ 16,223,704
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		34,654,206

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 22,810	$ 29,572
Investments in marketable securities	46,718	77,873
Receivable due from GSK	3,828	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,038	2,236
Total current assets	76,394	109,681
Property and equipment, accumulated depreciation and amortization of $8,095 and $9,338 at December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011, respectively	1,759	2,604
Other non-current assets	714	267
Total Assets	78,867	112,552
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	8,098	8,290
Current portion of capital lease obligations	0	40
Current portion of deferred revenue	9,274	6,640
Current portion of secured loan	1,253	1,253
Total current liabilities	18,625	16,223
Deferred revenue, less current portion	20,659	25,639
Warrant liability	2,690	4,712
Secured loan, less current portion	104	1,044
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 34,508,932 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2010, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 34,654,206 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011	407	406
Additional paid-in capital	297,849	290,248
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(25)	(28)
Deficit accumulated during the development stage	(261,442)	(225,692)
Total stockholders' equity	36,789	64,934
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 78,867	$ 112,552

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Assets:
Accumulated depreciation and amortization of property and equipment	$ 9,338	$ 8,095
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, par value	$ .01	$ .01
Common stock, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	34,654,206	34,508,932
Common stock, shares outstanding	34,654,206	34,508,932

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The cumulative amount of depreciation, depletion and amortization (related to property, plant and equipment, but not including land) that has been recognized in the income statement.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		116 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011
Revenue:
Research revenue	$ 4,138		$ 10,824		$ 41,932
Collaboration revenue	1,660		4,980		55,902
Total revenue	5,798		15,804		97,834
Operating Expenses:
Research and development	13,711	$ 8,862	36,455	$ 25,888	251,219
General and administrative	4,841	3,892	15,963	11,837	109,332
Restructuring charges					1,522
Impairment of leasehold improvements					1,030
Depreciation and amortization	380	511	1,243	1,577	9,722
In-process research and development					418
Total operating expenses	18,932	13,265	53,661	39,302	373,242
Loss from operations	(13,134)	(13,265)	(37,857)	(39,302)	(275,408)
Other income (expenses):
Interest income	31	33	136	121	14,049
Interest expense	(32)	(66)	(121)	(203)	(2,306)
Change in fair value of warrant liability	3,376	(2,059)	2,022	(464)	158
Other income			70		231
Loss before tax benefit	(9,759)	(15,357)	(35,750)	(39,848)	(263,276)
Benefit from income taxes					1,834
Net loss	(9,759)	(15,357)	(35,750)	(39,848)	(261,442)
Deemed dividend					(19,424)
Preferred stock accretion					(802)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$ (9,759)	$ (15,357)	$ (35,750)	$ (39,848)	$ (281,668)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders per common shares - basic and diluted	$ (0.28)	$ (0.56)	$ (1.03)	$ (1.50)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted	34,979,702	27,625,137	34,544,768	26,516,688

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended		116 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011
Operating activities
Net loss	$ (35,750)	$ (39,848)	$ (261,442)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Non-cash interest expense			525
Depreciation and amortization	1,243	1,577	9,722
Amortization of non-cash compensation			522
Stock-based compensation - employees	7,243	4,702	34,301
Stock-based compensation - non-employees			853
Stock-based license payments			1,220
Change in fair value of warrant liability	(2,022)	464	(158)
Loss on disposal of asset			360
Impairment of leasehold improvements			1,030
Non-cash charge for in-process research and development			418
Debt instrument convertible beneficial conversion feature			135
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(4,630)	(635)	(6,866)
Other non-current assets	(447)	218	(735)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(192)	(2,826)	8,098
Deferred revenue	(2,346)		29,933
Net cash used in operating activities	(36,901)	(36,348)	(182,084)
Investing activities
Sale and redemption of marketable securities	78,255	77,435	651,869
Purchases of marketable securities	(47,097)	(54,065)	(698,732)
Purchases of property and equipment	(398)	(195)	(12,867)
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities	30,760	23,175	(59,730)
Financing activities
Proceeds from the issuance of preferred stock, net of issuance costs			143,022
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock and warrants, net of issuance costs		17,131	113,307
Proceeds from the issuance of convertible notes			5,000
Payments of capital lease obligations	(40)	(267)	(5,587)
Payments of secured loan agreement	(940)	(939)	(2,401)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	359	6	1,650
Proceeds from exercise of warrants (common and preferred)			264
Proceeds from capital asset financing arrangement			5,611
Proceeds from secured loan agreement			3,758
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities	(621)	15,931	264,624
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(6,762)	2,758	22,810
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	29,572	19,339
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	22,810	22,097	22,810
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Cash paid during the period for interest	$ 121	$ 223	2,005
Non-cash activities
Conversion of notes payable to preferred stock			5,000
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock			148,951
Accretion of redeemable convertible preferred stock			802
Beneficial conversion feature related to the issuance of Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock			$ 19,424

Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011
Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies/Collaborative Agreements [Abstract]
Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies	Note 1. Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies *Corporate Information, Status of Operations and Management Plans* Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (the Company) was incorporated on February 4, 2002 in Delaware and is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of orally-administered, small molecule drugs known as pharmacological chaperones for the treatment of rare diseases. Pharmacological chaperones are a novel, first-in-class approach to treating a broad range of diseases including lysosomal storage disorders and diseases of neurodegeneration. The Company’s activities since inception have consisted principally of raising capital, establishing facilities, and performing research and development. Accordingly, the Company is considered to be in the development stage. In October 2010, the Company entered into the License and Collaboration Agreement with Glaxo Group Limited, an affiliate of GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK), to develop and commercialize Amigal. Under the terms of the License and Collaboration Agreement, GSK received an exclusive worldwide license to develop, manufacture and commercialize Amigal. In consideration of the license grant, the Company received an upfront, license payment of $30 million and a premium related to the equity portion of the transaction of $3.2 million from GSK and is eligible to receive further payments of $173.5 million in aggregate upon the successful achievement of development, regulatory and commercialization milestones, as well as tiered double-digit royalties on global sales of Amigal. Potential payments include up to (i) $13.5 million related to the attainment of certain clinical development objectives and the acceptance of regulatory filings in select worldwide markets, (ii) $80 million related to market approvals for Amigal in selected territories throughout the world, and (iii) $80 million associated with the achievement of certain sales thresholds. GSK and the Company will jointly fund development costs in accordance with an agreed upon development plan. For further information, see “— Note 8. Collaborative Agreements.” The Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $261.4 million at September 30, 2011 and anticipates incurring losses through the year 2011 and beyond. The Company has not yet generated commercial sales revenue and has been able to fund its operating losses to date through the sale of its redeemable convertible preferred stock, issuance of convertible notes, net proceeds from our initial public offering (IPO) and subsequent stock offerings, payments from partners during the terms of the collaboration agreements and other financing arrangements. The Company believes that its existing cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments will be sufficient to cover its cash flow requirements for 2012. *Basis of Presentation* The Company has prepared the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10-01 of Regulations S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company’s interim financial information. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and related notes as contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. For a complete description of the Company’s accounting policies, please refer to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. *Revenue Recognition* The Company recognizes revenue when amounts are realized or realizable and earned. Revenue is considered realizable and earned when the following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered; (3) the price is fixed or determinable; and (4) collection of the amounts due are reasonably assured. In multiple element arrangements, revenue is allocated to each separate unit of accounting and each deliverable in an arrangement is evaluated to determine whether it represents separate units of accounting. A deliverable constitutes a separate unit of accounting when it has standalone value and there is no general right of return for the delivered elements. In instances when the aforementioned criteria are not met, the deliverable is combined with the undelivered elements and the allocation of the arrangement consideration and revenue recognition is determined for the combined unit as a single unit of accounting. Allocation of the consideration is determined at arrangement inception on the basis of each unit’s relative selling price. In instances where there is determined to be a single unit of accounting, the total consideration is applied as revenue for the single unit of accounting and is recognized over the period of inception through the date where the last deliverable within the single unit of accounting is expected to be delivered. The Company’s current revenue recognition policies provide that, when a collaboration arrangement contains multiple deliverables, such as license and research and development services, the Company allocates revenue to each separate unit of accounting based on a selling price hierarchy. The selling price hierarchy for a deliverable is based on (i) its vendor specific objective evidence (VSOE) if available, (ii) third party evidence (TPE) if VSOE is not available, or (iii) estimated selling price (BESP) if neither VSOE nor TPE is available. The Company would establish the VSOE of selling price using the price charged for a deliverable when sold separately. The TPE of selling price would be established by evaluating largely similar and interchangeable competitor products or services in standalone sales to similarly situated customers. The best estimate of selling price would be established considering internal factors such as an internal pricing analysis or an income approach using a discounted cash flow model. The revenue associated with reimbursements for research and development costs under collaboration agreements is included in Research Revenue and the costs associated with these reimbursable amounts are included in research and development expenses. The Company records these reimbursements as revenue and not as a reduction of research and development expenses as the Company has not commenced its planned principal operations (i.e., selling commercial products) and is a development stage enterprise, therefore development activities are part of its ongoing central operations. The Company’s collaboration agreement with GSK provides for, and any future collaborative agreements the Company may enter into also may provide for, contingent milestone payments. In order to determine the revenue recognition for these contingent milestones, the Company evaluates the contingent milestones using the criteria as provided by the Financial Accounting Standards Boards (FASB) guidance on the milestone method of revenue recognition at the inception of a collaboration agreement. The criteria requires that (i) the Company determines if the milestone is commensurate with either its performance to achieve the milestone or the enhancement of value resulting from the Company’s activities to achieve the milestone, (ii) the milestone be related to past performance, and (iii) the milestone be reasonable relative to all deliverable and payment terms of the collaboration arrangement. If these criteria are met then the contingent milestones can be considered as substantive milestones and will be recognized as revenue in the period that the milestone is achieved. *Fair Value Measurements* The Company records certain asset and liability balances under the fair value measurements as defined by the FASB guidance. Current FASB fair value guidance emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. Therefore, a fair value measurement should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, current FASB guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs that are classified within Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy) and the reporting entity’s own assumptions that market participants assumptions would use in pricing assets or liabilities (unobservable inputs classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy). Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at measurement date. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs may include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, as well as inputs that are observable for the asset or liability (other than quoted prices), such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, which are typically based on an entity’s own assumptions, as there is little, if any, related market activity. In instances where the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset or liability. *New Accounting Standards* In June 2011, the FASB issued guidance on the reporting and presentation of comprehensive income. This guidance eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity and requires an entity to present items of net income, other comprehensive income and total comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The guidance also requires companies to display reclassification adjustments for each component of other comprehensive income in both net income and other comprehensive income. The amendments in this guidance do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. The new guidance was originally proposed to be effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011 and applied retrospectively. In October 2011, the FASB proposed to defer the effective date of certain provisions in the guidance related to the presentation of reclassification adjustments. No effective date has been announced. As the new guidance requires additional presentation only, there will be no impact to the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position. In May 2011, the FASB amended the FASB Accounting Standards Codification to converge the fair value measurement guidance in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. Some of the amendments clarify the application of existing fair value measurement requirements, while other amendments change particular principles in fair value measurement guidance. In addition, the amendments require additional fair value disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 and should be applied prospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, that the provisions of the amendments will have on its consolidated results of operations or financial position. In April 2010, the FASB issued guidance on revenue recognition related to the milestone method of revenue recognition. This guidance provides criteria on defining a substantive milestone and determining when it may be appropriate to apply the milestone method of revenue recognition for research or development transactions. Early adoption is permitted retrospectively from the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year. The Company early adopted this guidance on the milestone method of revenue recognition and retrospectively applied this guidance to the beginning of 2010. This method was first applied in conjunction with the License and Collaboration Agreement with GSK during the fourth quarter of 2010; there have been no milestones recognized in the year of adoption. This guidance did not have a material impact on the timing or pattern of revenue recognition relative to the agreement nor is expected to in future periods.

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The entire disclosure for organization, consolidation and basis of presentation of financial statements disclosure.

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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short Term Investments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short Term Investments [Abstract]

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short Term Investments

Note 2. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short Term Investments

As of September 30, 2011, the Company held $22.8 million in cash and cash equivalents and $46.7 million of short term investment securities. The short term investment securities are classified as available-for-sale and as such, are reported at fair value on the Company’s balance sheet. Unrealized holding gains and losses are reported within accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. If a decline in the fair value of a marketable security below the Company’s cost basis is determined to be other than temporary, such marketable security is written down to its estimated fair value as a new cost basis and the amount of the write-down is included in earnings as an impairment charge. To date, only temporary impairment adjustments have been recorded.

Consistent with the Company’s investment policy, the Company does not use derivative financial instruments in its investment portfolio. The Company regularly invests excess operating cash in deposits with major financial institutions, money market funds, notes issued by the U.S. government, as well as fixed income investments and U.S. bond funds both of which can be readily purchased and sold using established markets. The Company believes that the market risk arising from its holdings of these financial instruments is mitigated as many of these securities are either government backed or of the highest credit rating.

Cash and available for sale securities consisted of the following as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011 (in thousands):


	As of December 31, 2010
			Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gain		Loss			Value
Cash balances	$	29,572	$	—	$	—		$	29,572
U.S. government agency securities		12,000		—		(9	)		11,991
Corporate debt securities		42,075		2		(33	)		42,044
Commercial paper		23,476		12		—			23,488
Certificate of deposit		350		—		—			350

	$	107,473	$	14	$	(42	)	$	107,445


Included in cash and cash equivalents	$	29,572	$	—	$	—		$	29,572
Included in marketable securities		77,901		14		(42	)		77,873

Total cash and available for sale securities	$	107,473	$	14	$	(42	)	$	107,445


	As of September 30, 2011
			Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gain		Loss			Value
Cash balances	$	22,810	$	—	$	—		$	22,810
U.S. government agency securities		2,000		—		(1	)		1,999
Corporate debt securities		29,412		—		(42	)		29,370
Commercial paper		14,981		18		—			14,999
Certificate of deposit		350		—		—			350

	$	69,553	$	18	$	(43	)	$	69,528


Included in cash and cash equivalents	$	22,810	$	—	$	—		$	22,810
Included in marketable securities		46,743		18		(43	)		46,718

Total cash and available for sale securities	$	69,553	$	18	$	(43	)	$	69,528

Unrealized gains and losses are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) in stockholders’ equity. For the year ended December 31, 2010 and the nine months ended September 30, 2011, unrealized holding gains included in accumulated other comprehensive income were de minimis.

For the year ended December 31, 2010 and the nine months ended September 30, 2011, there were no realized gains or losses. The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method.

Unrealized loss positions in the available for sale securities as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011 reflect temporary impairments that have not been recognized and have been in a loss position for less than twelve months. The fair value of these available for sale securities in unrealized loss positions was $46.1 million and $28.3 million as of December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011, respectively.

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The entire disclosure for cash and cash equivalent footnotes, which may include the types of deposits and money market instruments, applicable carrying amounts, restricted amounts and compensating balance arrangements. Cash and equivalents include: (1) currency on hand (2) demand deposits with banks or financial institutions (3) other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits (4) short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments maturing within three months from the date of acquisition qualify.

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Basic and Diluted Net Loss Attributable to Common Stockholders per Common Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Basic and Diluted Net Loss Attributable to Common Stockholders per Common Share [Abstract]

Basic and Diluted Net Loss Attributable to Common Stockholders per Common Share

Note 3. Basic and Diluted Net Loss Attributable to Common Stockholders per Common Share

The Company calculates net loss per share as a measurement of the Company’s performance while giving effect to all dilutive potential common shares that were outstanding during the reporting period. The Company has a net loss for all periods presented; accordingly, the inclusion of common stock options would be anti-dilutive. Therefore, the weighted average shares used to calculate both basic and diluted earnings per share are the same.

The following table provides a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in computing basic and diluted net loss attributable to common stockholders per common share:


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	2010			2011			2010			2011
Statement of Operations
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	(15,357	)	$	(9,759	)	$	(39,848	)	$	(35,750	)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders per common share — basic and diluted	$	(0.56	)	$	(0.28	)	$	(1.50	)	$	(1.03	)

Dilutive common stock equivalents would include the dilutive effect of common stock options and warrants for common stock equivalents. Potentially dilutive common stock equivalents totaled approximately 7.0 million and 8.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, respectively. Potentially dilutive common stock equivalents were excluded from the diluted earnings per share denominator for all periods because of their anti-dilutive effect.

Comprehensive Loss

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Comprehensive Loss/Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]

Comprehensive Loss

Note 4. Comprehensive Loss

The components of comprehensive loss are as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2010			2011			2010			2011

Net loss	$	(15,357	)	$	(9,759	)	$	(39,848	)	$	(35,750	)
Change in unrealized net gain/(loss) on marketable securities		5			(11	)		(32	)		3

Comprehensive loss	$	(15,352	)	$	(9,770	)	$	(39,880	)	$	(35,747	)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss equals the unrealized net gains and losses on marketable securities which are the only components of other comprehensive loss included in the Company’s financial statements.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for comprehensive income. Includes, but is not limited to, the following: 1) the amount of income tax expense or benefit allocated to each component of other comprehensive income, including reclassification adjustments, 2) the reclassification adjustments for each classification of other comprehensive income and 3) the ending accumulated balances for each component of comprehensive income. Components of comprehensive income include: (1) foreign currency translation adjustments; (2) gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions that are designated as, and are effective as, economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity; (3) gains (losses) on intercompany foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature, when the entities to the transaction are consolidated, combined, or accounted for by the equity method in the reporting enterprise's financial statements; (4) change in the market value of a futures contract that qualifies as a hedge of an asset reported at fair value; (5) unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities and that resulting from transfers of debt securities from the held-to-maturity category to the available-for-sale category; (6) a net loss recognized as an additional pension liability not yet recognized as net periodic pension cost; and (7) the net gain (loss) and net prior service cost or credit for pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans.

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Stockholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Comprehensive Loss/Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

Note 5. Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock and Warrants

As of September 30, 2011, the Company was authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of common stock. Dividends on common stock will be paid when, and if declared by the board of directors. Each holder of common stock is entitled to vote on all matters and is entitled to one vote for each share held.

In October 2010, in connection with the License and Collaboration Agreement, GSK purchased approximately 6.9 million shares of the Company’s common stock at $4.56 per share. The total value of this equity investment was approximately $31 million and represents a 19.9% ownership position in the Company.

In March 2010, the Company sold 4.9 million shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase 1.9 million shares of common stock in a registered direct offering to a selected group of institutional investors through a Registration Statement on Form S-3 that was declared effective by the SEC on May 27, 2009. The shares of common stock and warrants were sold in units consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase 0.375 shares of common stock at a price of $3.74 per unit. The warrants have a term of four years and are exercisable any time on or after the six month anniversary of the date they were issued, at an exercise price of $4.43 per share. The aggregate offering proceeds were $18.5 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the common stock and warrants for general corporate purposes and to further advance the development of the Company’s lead product candidate, Amigal, and the completion of certain activities required for the submission of a license application globally.

Stock Option Plans

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recorded compensation expense of approximately $1.9 million and $7.2 million, respectively. The higher level of stock based compensation expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was primarily due to additional stock option compensation expense recognized as a result of the change in the terms of the Chief Executive Officer’s stock options resulting from his resignation in April 2011 and subsequent reappointment to the Chief Executive Officer position in August 2011 and the expense related to the vesting of the former President’s restricted stock grant. The stock-based compensation expense had no impact on the Company’s cash flows from operations and financing activities. As of September 30, 2011, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options granted was $10.4 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.6 years.

The fair value of the options granted is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:


	Three Months			Nine Months			Three Months			Nine Months
	Ended			Ended			Ended			Ended
	September 30,			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	2010			2010			2011			2011
Expected stock price volatility		79.5	%		80.5	%		78.4	%		78.8	%
Risk free interest rate		1.9	%		2.5	%		1.3	%		2.0	%
Expected life of options (years)		6.25			6.25			6.25			6.25
Expected annual dividend per share	$	0.00		$	0.00		$	0.00		$	0.00

A summary of option activities related to the Company’s stock options for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 is as follows:


						Weighted
				Weighted		Average
	Number			Average		Remaining	Aggregate
	of			Exercise		Contractual	Intrinsic
	Shares			Price		Life	Value
	(in thousands)						(in millions)
Balance at December 31, 2010		5,104.1		$	7.27
Options granted		2,207.0		$	5.93
Options exercised		(108.5	)	$	3.88
Options forfeited		(520.9	)	$	7.44

Balance at September 30, 2011		6,681.7		$	6.87	7.5 years	$	0.9


Vested and unvested expected to vest, September 30, 2011		6,064.2		$	6.92	7.4 years	$	0.6
Exercisable at September 30, 2011		3,336.2		$	8.06	6.0 years	$	0.5

Restricted Stock Awards — Restricted stock awards are granted subject to certain restrictions, including in some cases service conditions. The grant-date fair value of restricted stock awards, which has been determined based upon the market value of the Company’s shares on the grant date, is expensed over the vesting period.

The following table summarizes information on the Company’s restricted stock:


	Restricted Stock
				Weighted
	Number of			Average Grant
	Shares			Date Fair Value
	(in thousands)

Unvested at December 31, 2010		—		$	—
Granted		50.0		$	7.21
Vested		(50.0	)	$	7.21
Forfeited		—		$	—

Unvested at September 30, 2011		—		$	—

The 50,000 restricted stock awards were granted to the Company’s President, Matthew R. Patterson, upon his appointment to Acting Chief Executive Officer in April 2011. Pursuant to the terms of the grant, these restricted shares fully vested on August 31, 2011 upon Mr. Patterson’s resignation from the Company.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recorded compensation expense relating to restricted stock awards of approximately $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2011, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock awards.

- Definition

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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Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt	9 Months Ended
Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt	Sep. 30, 2011
Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt [Abstract]
Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt	Note 6. Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt In May 2009, the Company entered into a loan and security agreement with Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) that provides for up to $4 million of equipment financing through October 2012 (the “2009 Loan Agreement”). Borrowings under the agreement are collateralized by equipment purchased with the proceeds of the loan and bear interest at a fixed rate of approximately 9%. The 2009 Loan Agreement contains customary terms and conditions, including a financial covenant whereby the Company must maintain a minimum amount of liquidity measured at the end of each month where unrestricted cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities, is greater than $20 million plus outstanding debt due to SVB. In addition, the Company committed to a second loan and security agreement with SVB in August 2011 (the “2011 Loan Agreement”) in order to finance certain capital expenditures anticipated to be made by the Company in connection with its planned move in March 2012 following the expiration of its current leases for office and laboratory space in Cranbury, New Jersey. The 2011 Loan Agreement provides for up to $3 million of equipment financing through January 2014. Borrowings under the 2011 Loan Agreement are collateralized by equipment purchased with the proceeds of the loan and bear interest at a variable rate of SVB prime + 2.5%. The current SVB prime rate is 4.0%. The 2011 Loan Agreement contains the same financial covenant as the 2009 Loan Agreement. The Company has at all times been in compliance with these covenants during the term of both agreements. At September 30, 2011, the current and long-term amounts due under the 2009 Loan Agreement were $1.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively. There are no amounts currently due under the 2011 Loan Agreement. The carrying amount of the Company’s borrowings approximates fair value at September 30, 2011.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value [Abstract]

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

Note 7. Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities are measured at fair value and classified within the fair value hierarchy which is defined as follows:

Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3 — Inputs that are unobservable for the asset or liability.

Cash, Money Market Funds and Marketable Securities

The Company classifies its cash and money market funds within the fair value hierarchy as Level 1 as these assets are valued using quoted prices in active market for identical assets at the measurement date. The Company considers its investments in marketable securities as available for sale and classifies these assets within the fair value hierarchy as Level 2 primarily utilizing broker quotes in a non-active market for valuation of these securities. No changes in valuation techniques or inputs occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2011. No transfers of assets between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value measurement hierarchy occurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Secured Debt

As disclosed in Note 6, the Company has a loan and security agreement with Silicon Valley Bank. The carrying amount of the Company’s borrowings approximates fair value at September 30, 2011. The Company’s secured debt is classified as Level 2 and the fair value is estimated using quoted prices for similar liabilities in active markets, as well as inputs that are observable for the liability (other than quoted prices), such as interest rates that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.

Warrants

The Company allocated $3.3 million of proceeds from its March 2010 registered direct offering to warrants issued in connection with the offering that was classified as a liability. The valuation of the warrants is determined using the Black-Scholes model. This model uses inputs such as the underlying price of the shares issued when the warrant is exercised, volatility, risk free interest rate and expected life of the instrument. The Company has determined that the warrant liability should be classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy by evaluating each input for the Black Scholes model against the fair value hierarchy criteria and using the lowest level of input as the basis for the fair value classification. There are six inputs: closing price of Amicus stock on the day of evaluation; the exercise price of the warrants; the remaining term of the warrants; the volatility of Amicus’ stock over that term; annual rate of dividends; and the riskless rate of return. Of those inputs, the exercise price of the warrants and the remaining term are readily observable in the warrant agreements. The annual rate of dividends is based on the Company’s historical practice of not granting dividends. The closing price of Amicus stock would fall under Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy as it is a quoted price in an active market. The riskless rate of return is a Level 2, while the historical volatility is a Level 3 input in accordance with the fair value accounting guidance. Since the lowest level input is a Level 3, the Company determined the warrant liability is most appropriately classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. This liability is subject to fair value mark-to-market adjustment each period. As a result, for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011, the Company recognized the change in the fair value of the warrant liability as non-operating income of $2.0 million. The resulting fair value of the warrant liability at September 30, 2011, was $2.7 million.

A summary of the fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall as of September 30, 2011, are identified in the following table (in thousands):


	Level 1		Level 2		Total
*Assets:*
Cash/Money market funds	$	22,810	$	—	$	22,810
U.S. government agency securities		—		1,999		1,999
Corporate debt securities		—		29,370		29,370
Commercial paper		—		14,999		14,999
Certificate of deposit		—		350		350

	$	22,810	$	46,718	$	69,528


	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
*Liabilities:*
Secured debt	$	—	$	1,357	$	—	$	1,357
Warrant liability		—		—		2,690		2,690


	$	—	$	1,357	$	2,690	$	4,047

The following table summarizes the changes in Level 3 liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands):


	Balance as of					Balance as of
	December 31,		(Decrease)/increase			September 30,
	2010		in fair value			2011

Warrant liability	$	4,712	$	(2,022	)	$	2,690

- Definition

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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+ Details

Collaborative Agreements	9 Months Ended
Collaborative Agreements	Sep. 30, 2011
Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies/Collaborative Agreements [Abstract]
Collaborative Agreements	Note 8. Collaborative Agreements GSK On October 28, 2010, the Company entered into the License and Collaboration Agreement with Glaxo Group Limited, an affiliate of GSK, to develop and commercialize Amigal. Under the terms of the License and Collaboration Agreement, GSK received an exclusive worldwide license to develop, manufacture and commercialize Amigal. In consideration of the license grant, the Company received an upfront, license payment of $30 million from GSK and is eligible to receive further payments of $173.5 million in aggregate upon the successful achievement of development, regulatory and commercialization milestones, as well as tiered double-digit royalties on global sales of Amigal. Potential payments include up to (i) $13.5 million related to the attainment of certain clinical development objectives and the acceptance of regulatory filings in select worldwide markets, (ii) $80 million related to market approvals for Amigal in selected territories throughout the world, and (iii) $80 million associated with the achievement of certain sales thresholds. GSK and the Company will jointly fund development costs in accordance with an agreed upon development plan. This plan provides that the Company will fund 50% of the development costs for 2011 and 25% of the development costs in 2012 and beyond. The Company’s development costs are subject to annual and aggregate caps. Additionally, GSK purchased approximately 6.9 million shares of the Company’s common stock at $4.56 per share. The total value of this equity investment to the Company was approximately $31 million and represents a 19.9% ownership position in the Company. Under the terms of the collaboration agreement, while the Company will collaborate with GSK, GSK will have decision-making authority over clinical, regulatory and commercial matters. Additionally, GSK will have primary responsibility for interactions with regulatory agencies and prosecuting applications for marketing and reimbursement approvals worldwide. In accordance with the revenue recognition guidance related to multiple-element arrangements, the Company identified all of the deliverables at the inception of the agreement. The significant deliverables were determined to be the worldwide licensing rights to Amigal, the technology and “know how” transfer of Amigal development to date, the delivery of the Company’s common stock and the research services to continue and complete the development of Amigal. The Company determined that the worldwide licensing rights, the technology and “know how” transfer together with the research services represent one unit of accounting as none of these three deliverables on its own has standalone value separate from the other. The Company also determined that the delivery of the Company’s common stock does have standalone value separate from the worldwide licensing rights, the technology and “know how” transfer and the research services. As a result, the Company’s common stock is considered a separate unit of accounting and was accounted for as an issuance of common stock. However, as the Company’s common stock was sold at a premium to the market closing price, the premium amount paid over the market closing price was considered as additional consideration paid to the Company for the collaboration agreement and was included as consideration for the single unit of accounting identified above. The total arrangement consideration which was allocated to the single unit of accounting identified above was $33.2 million which consists of the upfront license payment of $30 million and the premium over the closing market price of the common stock transaction of $3.2 million. The Company will recognize this consideration as Collaboration Revenue on a straight-line basis over the development period of 5.2 years as included in the detailed development plan that was included in the collaboration agreement. The Company determined that the overall level of activity over the development period approximates a straight-line approach. At September 30, 2011, the Company recognized approximately $5.9 million of the total arrangement consideration as Collaboration Revenue since the inception of the agreement. The revenue associated with reimbursements for research and development costs under collaboration agreements is included in Research Revenue and the costs associated with these reimbursable amounts are included in research and development expenses. The Company records these reimbursements as revenue and not as a reduction of research and development expenses as the Company has not commenced its planned principal operations (i.e., selling commercial products) and is a development stage enterprise, therefore development activities are part of its ongoing central operations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recorded $10.8 million in Research Revenue. As of September 30, 2011, the Company recorded $3.8 million of current receivable due from GSK related to reimbursed research and development costs. The Company evaluated the contingent milestones included in the collaboration agreement at the inception of the collaboration agreement and determined that the contingent milestones are substantive milestones and will be recognized as revenue in the period that the milestone is achieved. The Company determined that the research based milestones are commensurate with the enhanced value of each delivered item as a result of the Company’s specific performance to achieve the milestones. There is considerable effort underway to meet the specified milestones and complete the development of Amigal. Additionally, there is considerable time and effort involved in evaluating the data from the clinical trials that are planned and underway and if acceptable, in preparing the documentation required for filing for approval with the applicable regulatory authorities. The research based milestones would relate to past performances when achieved and are reasonable relative to the other payment terms within the collaboration agreement, including the $30 million upfront payment and the cost sharing arrangement.

Restructuring Charges

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Restructuring Charges [Abstract]

Restructuring Charges

Note 9. Restructuring Charges

In December 2009, the Company initiated and completed a facilities consolidation effort, closing one of its subleased locations in Cranbury, NJ. The Company recorded a charge of $0.7 million during the fourth quarter of 2009 for minimum lease payments of $0.5 million and the write-down of fixed assets in the facility.

The following table summarizes the restructuring charges and utilization for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands):


	Balance									Balance
	as of									as of
	December 31,				Cash					September
	2010		Charges		Payments			Adjustments		30, 2011

Facilities consolidation	$	268		—	$	(172	)		—	$	96

- Definition

The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

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Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Sep. 30, 2011
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Note 10. Subsequent Events The Company evaluated events that occurred subsequent to September 30, 2011 and there were no material recognized or non-recognized subsequent events during this period.