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Represents the percentage of royalties from global net sales, which was secured for the debt.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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

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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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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount of interest capitalized during the period.

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Amount of debt for which creditor does not have general recourse to the debtor but rather has recourse only to the property used for collateral in the transaction or other specific property.

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Revenue earned during the period from the leasing or otherwise lending to a third party the entity's rights or title to certain property. Royalty revenue is derived from a percentage or stated amount of sales proceeds or revenue generated by the third party using the entity's property. Examples of property from which royalties may be derived include patents and oil and mineral rights.

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DEBT - Non-Recourse Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				25 Months Ended	33 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Apr. 17, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Apr. 17, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Apr. 30, 2014
Debt
Interest added to the principal balance of the non-recourse term notes due 2029				$ 855	$ 22,635	$ 20,527
Long-term debt		$ 728,173		728,173	748,271			$ 728,173
GSK \| Long-acting beta agonist (LABA) collaboration
Debt
Royalty Revenue		46,800		146,507	66,887	$ 18,417
Non-Recourse Notes Payable due 2029
Debt
Interest added to the principal balance of the non-recourse term notes due 2029				900	22,700			44,000
Debt prepayment premium (as a percent)							5.00%
Long-term debt		$ 487,189		487,189	$ 493,162			$ 487,189
Non-Recourse Notes Payable due 2029 \| Future
Debt
Debt prepayment premium (as a percent)			2.50%
Non-Recourse Notes Payable due 2029 \| GSK
Debt
Payment of principal				$ 6,800
Non-Recourse Notes Payable due 2029 \| GSK \| Future
Debt
Payment of principal	$ 7,800
Non-Recourse Notes Payable due 2029 \| GSK \| Long-acting beta agonist (LABA) collaboration
Debt
Percentage of royalties from global net sales to secure debt									40.00%
Non-Recourse Notes Payable due 2029 \| Private Placement
Debt
Non-Recourse Debt									$ 450,000
Interest rate (as a percent)		9.00%		9.00%				9.00%	9.00%
Debt issuance costs									$ 15,300