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2020 convertible debt exchange - percentage of principal

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2020 Convertible debt exchange - share payment total

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Convertible debt exchange

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Convertible Debt Exchange - Total cash consideration

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed under convertible debt, under the debt agreement.

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Mortgage Debt Balloon Payment_LXRX - Balloon payment due at the end of the 2-year maturity date of mortgage loan with Revere.

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Mortgage Debt Instrument_Revere_LXRX - Principal loan amount borrowed, using Woodlands Campus as collateral

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Mortgage Debt Interest Rate BasePlus_Revere_LXRX - represents a base for the range of the interest rate that will be charged on the Revere loan. Interest charged will be greater of 30-day LIBOR plus 5.5% or 7.5%

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Mortgage Debt Interest Rate_Base_Revere_LXRX - interest rate in Revere loan agreement is 30-day LIBOR plus 5.5% as base rate. Interest charged is the greater of base or 7.5%

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying amount of debt identified as being convertible into another form of financial instrument (typically the entity's common stock) as of the balance sheet date, which originally required full repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the company.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Debt Obligations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
Debt Obligations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Nov. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Aug. 30, 2018	Dec. 18, 2017
Debt Instrument
Proceeds from Convertible Debt			$ 87,500,000		$ 75,800,000
Convertible Debt Instrument Interest Rate Stated Percentage				5.25%
Debt Issuance Cost			$ 3,400,000
Debt instrument, term	2 years	5 years	7 years
Recognition of gain or loss on extinguishment	$ 0			$ 0	1,003,000	$ 0
Estimated useful life of assets	10 years
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				9.00%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount								$ 150,000,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross								$ 4,100,000
Convertible Debt					11,600,000
Convertible Debt Exchange - Total cash consideration					$ 50,000,000
2020 Convertible debt exchange - share payment total					10,368,956
2020 convertible debt exchange - percentage of principal					85.00%
2020 convertible debt exchange - accrued interest					$ 1,300,000
Convertible debt exchange					$ 9,600,000
Mortgage Debt Interest Rate_Base_Revere_LXRX							5.50%
Mortgage Debt Interest Rate BasePlus_Revere_LXRX							7.50%
Mortgage Debt Instrument_Revere_LXRX							$ 12,900,000
Mortgage Debt Balloon Payment_LXRX							$ 10,300,000