Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 1. Summary of significant accounting policies Basis of presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the accounts of Seattle Genetics, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively “Seattle Genetics” or the “Company”). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. Management has determined that the Company operates in one segment: the development and sale of pharmaceutical products on its own behalf or in collaboration with others. Substantially all of the Company’s assets and revenues are related to operations in the United States; however, the Company also has subsidiaries in Canada, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The condensed consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2016 were derived from audited financial statements not included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Unless indicated otherwise, all amounts presented in financial tables are presented in thousands, except for per share and par value amounts. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The results of the Company’s operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Non-cash The Company had $2.7 million and $8.1 million of accrued capital expenditures as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Accrued capital expenditures have been treated as a non-cash Investments The Company invests cash resources primarily in debt securities. In addition, as of June 30, 2017, the Company held an equity investment in the common stock of Immunomedics, Inc., or Immunomedics, as further described in Note 6. These debt and equity securities are classified as available-for-sale, non-current If the estimated fair value of a security is below its carrying value, the Company evaluates whether it is more likely than not that it will sell the security before its anticipated recovery in market value and whether evidence indicating that the cost of the investment is recoverable within a reasonable period of time outweighs evidence to the contrary. The Company also evaluates whether or not it intends to sell the investment. If the impairment is considered to be other-than-temporary, the security is written down to its estimated fair value. In addition, the Company considers whether credit losses exist for any securities. A credit loss exists if the present value of cash flows expected to be collected is less than the amortized cost basis of the security. Other-than-temporary declines in estimated fair value and credit losses are charged against investment and other income, net. Other non-current In addition to the equity investment in Immunomedics, other non-current non-controlling Long-term incentive plans The Company has established Long-Term Incentive Plans, or LTIPs. The LTIPs provide eligible employees with the opportunity to receive performance-based incentives, which may be comprised of a cash payment, stock options, and restricted stock units. As of June 30, 2017, the estimated unrecognized compensation expense related to the LTIPs was $36.3 million. The total estimate of unrecognized compensation expense is expected to change in the future for several reasons, including the addition of more eligible employees, or the termination or modification of a plan. Revenue recognition The Company’s revenues are comprised of ADCETRIS ® Net product sales The Company sells ADCETRIS through a limited number of pharmaceutical distributors in the U.S. and Canada. Customers order ADCETRIS through these distributors and the Company typically ships product directly to the customer. The Company records product sales when title and risk of loss pass, which generally occurs upon delivery of the product to the customer. Product sales are recorded net of estimated government-mandated rebates and chargebacks, distribution fees, estimated product returns and other deductions. Accruals are established for these deductions and actual amounts incurred are offset against applicable accruals. The Company reflects these accruals as either a reduction in the related account receivable from the distributor, or as an accrued liability depending on the nature of the sales deduction. Sales deductions are based on management’s estimates that consider payer mix in target markets and experience to date. These estimates involve a substantial degree of judgment. Government-mandated rebates and chargebacks Distribution fees, product returns and other deductions Collaboration and license agreement revenues The Company has developed a proprietary technology for linking cytotoxic agents to monoclonal antibodies called antibody-drug conjugates, or ADCs. This proprietary technology is the basis of ADC collaborations that the Company has entered into in the ordinary course of its business with a number of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Under these ADC collaboration agreements, the Company grants its collaborators research and commercial licenses to the Company’s technology and provides technology transfer services, technical advice, supplies and services for a period of time. If there are continuing performance obligations, the Company uses a time-based proportional performance model to recognize revenue over the Company’s performance period for the related agreement. Collaboration and license agreements are evaluated to determine whether the multiple elements and associated deliverables can be considered separate units of accounting. To date, the pre-commercial The Company’s collaboration and license agreements include contractual milestones. Generally, the milestone events contained in the Company’s collaboration and license agreements coincide with the progression of the collaborators’ product candidates from development, to regulatory approval and then to commercialization and fall into the following categories. Development milestones in the Company’s collaborations may include the following types of events: • Designation of a product candidate or initiation of preclinical studies. The Company’s collaborators must undertake significant preclinical research and studies to make a determination of the suitability of a product candidate and the time from those studies or designation to initiation of a clinical trial may take several years. • Initiation of a phase 1 clinical trial. Generally, phase 1 clinical trials may take one to two years to complete. • Initiation of a phase 2 clinical trial. Generally, phase 2 clinical trials may take one to three years to complete. • Initiation of a phase 3 clinical trial. Generally, phase 3 clinical trials may take two to six years to complete. Regulatory milestones in the Company’s collaborations may include the following types of events: • Filing of regulatory applications for marketing approval such as a Biologics License Application in the United States or a Marketing Authorization Application in Europe. Generally, it may take up to twelve months to prepare and submit regulatory filings. • Receiving marketing approval in a major market, such as in the United States, Europe, Japan or other significant countries. Generally, it may take up to three years after a marketing application is submitted to obtain approval for marketing and pricing from the applicable regulatory agency. Commercialization milestones in the Company’s collaborations may include the following types of events: • First commercial sale in a particular market, such as in the United States, Europe, Japan or other significant countries. • Product sales in excess of a pre-specified The Company’s ADC collaborators are solely responsible for the development of their product candidates and the achievement of milestones in any of the categories identified above is based solely on the collaborators’ efforts. In the case of the Company’s ADCETRIS collaboration with Takeda, the Company may be involved in certain development activities; however, the achievement of milestone events under the agreement is primarily based on activities undertaken by Takeda. The process of successfully developing a product candidate, obtaining regulatory approval and ultimately commercializing a product candidate is highly uncertain and the attainment of any milestones is therefore uncertain and difficult to predict. In addition, since the Company does not take a substantive role or control the research, development or commercialization of any products generated by its ADC collaborators, the Company is not able to reasonably estimate when, if at all, any milestone payments or royalties may be payable to the Company by its ADC collaborators. As such, the milestone payments associated with its ADC collaborations involve a substantial degree of uncertainty and risk that they may never be received. Similarly, even in those collaborations where the Company may have an active role in the development of the product candidate, such as the Company’s ADCETRIS collaboration with Takeda, the attainment of a milestone is based on the collaborator’s activities and is generally outside the direction and control of the Company. The Company generally invoices its collaborators and licensees on a monthly or quarterly basis, or upon the completion of the effort or achievement of a milestone, based on the terms of each agreement. Deferred revenue arises from amounts received in advance of the culmination of the earnings process and is recognized as revenue in future periods when the applicable revenue recognition criteria have been met. Deferred revenue expected to be recognized within the next twelve months is classified as a current liability. Royalty revenues and cost of royalty revenues Royalty revenues primarily reflect amounts earned under the ADCETRIS collaboration with Takeda. These royalties include sales royalties, which are based on a percentage of Takeda’s net sales at rates that range from the mid-teens mid-twenties Recent accounting pronouncements In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued an Accounting Standards Update entitled “ASU 2014-09, 2015-14, 2014-09 2016-08, 2016-10, 2016-12, 2016-20, In January 2016, FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update entitled “ASU 2016-01, In February 2016, FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update entitled “ASU 2016-02, right-of-use In March 2016, FASB issued an Accounting Standard Update entitled “ASU 2016-09, In October 2016, FASB issued an Accounting Standard Update entitled “ASU 2016-16, pre-tax In June 2016, FASB issued an Accounting Standard Update entitled “ASU 2016-13, In January 2017, FASB issued an Accounting Standard Update entitled, “ASU 2017-01, In May 2017, FASB issued an Accounting Standard Update entitled, “ASU 2017-09, |