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Acquisition - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 15, 2020	Sep. 13, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Jul. 17, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent consideration			$ 0		$ 242,700
Norvax \| 2019 Earnout
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment of contingent consideration in cash	$ 100,000
Norvax \| 2020 Earnout
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent consideration				$ 62,400
Norvax \| GHH, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interest acquired		100.00%
Cash consideration paid		$ 807,591
Consideration payable as shares		306,000
Maximum contingent consideration		275,000
Fair value of contingent consideration liability		$ 172,000
Contingent consideration, settlement period		60 days
Coupon rate		10.30%
Norvax \| GHH, LLC \| 2019 Earnout
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Settlement of contingent consideration, shares issued, value	$ 200,000
Norvax \| Class A Common Units \| GHH, LLC \| 2019 Earnout
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Issuance of Common Units (in shares)	113,407,000
Norvax \| Class B Common Units \| GHH, LLC \| 2019 Earnout
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Issuance of Common Units (in shares)	48,644,750
Norvax \| Preferred Units \| GHH, LLC \| 2019 Earnout
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Issuance of Senior Preferred Earnout Units (in shares)	100,000,000