Collaboration, License and Other Strategic Agreements (Details) - Velo Bio option agreement - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016
Collaborative Agreements
Upfront payment	$ 10,000,000
Payments due		$ 65,000,000
Minimum
Collaborative Agreements
Sales milestone targets		100,000,000
Maximum
Collaborative Agreements
Sales milestone payments based on annual sales milestones		250,000,000
Sales milestone targets		$ 900,000,000

- Definition

Payments due if the option to acquire the global rights to the Digoxin Immune Fab program is exercised, including the payment of the option exercise price and the regulatory milestone payments.

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Upfront payment made for the option to acquire the global rights to the DIF program.

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