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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		56 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Feb. 28, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Nov. 30, 2014
Commitments
Operating lease, liability					$ 7,393	$ 7,393		$ 7,393
Operating lease, right-of-use asset					$ 6,582	$ 6,582		$ 6,582
Weighted average remaining operating lease term					2 years 1 month 6 days	2 years 1 month 6 days		2 years 1 month 6 days
Weighted average operating lease discount rate					4.63%	4.63%		4.63%
Lease cost					$ 1,400	$ 2,500
Operating cash outflows from operating leases						2,700
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for lease obligations						1,000
Minimum purchase commitments					50,800	50,800		$ 50,800
Contingent consideration paid						27	$ 60
Milestone payment accrued for FDA approval of Vyleesi					60,000	60,000		60,000		$ 0
Velo Bio, LLC \| Regulatory Milestone Achievement
Commitments
Milestone payments		$ 5,000
Velo Bio, LLC \| Regulatory Milestone Achievement, U.S.Food And Drug Administration Approval
Commitments
Milestone payments		30,000
Velo Bio, LLC \| Annual Sales Milestone Achievements
Commitments
Milestone payments		240,000
Velo Bio, LLC \| Commercial Milestone Payments
Commitments
Milestone payments		10,000
Endoceutics, Inc. \| Intrarosa \| First Sales Milestone Achievement
Commitments
Potential milestone payment, triggering event, sales			$ 150,000
Future contingent payments (up to)			15,000
Endoceutics, Inc. \| Intrarosa \| Second Sales Milestone Achievement
Commitments
Potential milestone payment, triggering event, sales			300,000
Future contingent payments (up to)			30,000
Endoceutics, Inc. \| Intrarosa \| Third Sales Milestone Achievement
Commitments
Potential milestone payment, triggering event, sales			500,000
Future contingent payments (up to)			850,000
Endoceutics, Inc. \| Intrarosa \| Tiered Royalties
Commitments
Potential milestone payment, triggering event, sales			$ 150,000
Royalty percentage, maximum			25.00%
Net sales threshold, future contingent payments			$ 1,000,000
Period after first commercial sale			10 years
Palatin Technologies, Inc. \| Vyleesi Products \| First Sales Milestone Achievement
Commitments
Potential milestone payment, triggering event, sales				$ 250,000
Future contingent payments (up to)				25,000
Palatin Technologies, Inc. \| Vyleesi Products \| Regulatory Milestone Achievement, U.S.Food And Drug Administration Approval
Commitments
Future contingent payments (up to)				$ 60,000
Milestone payment accrued for FDA approval of Vyleesi					60,000	$ 60,000		60,000
Palatin Technologies, Inc. \| Vyleesi Products \| Tiered Royalties
Commitments
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Palatin Technologies, Inc. \| Vyleesi Products \| Achievement of Certain Annual Sales Milestones over Course of License Agreement
Commitments
Future contingent payments (up to)				$ 300,000
Minimum
Commitments
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Minimum \| Velo Bio, LLC \| Annual Sales Milestone Achievements
Commitments
Sales milestone targets		300,000
Maximum
Commitments
Remaining operating lease term						4 years
Maximum \| Velo Bio, LLC \| Annual Sales Milestone Achievements
Commitments
Sales milestone targets		$ 900,000
Lumara Health Inc.
Commitments
Contingent consideration (up to)											$ 350,000
Business acquisition, contingent consideration, liability							$ 50,000
Lumara Health Inc. \| Annual Net Sales Milestone
Commitments
Contingent consideration paid								150,000
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02
Commitments
Operating lease, liability					7,400	$ 7,400		7,400	$ 8,500
Operating lease, right-of-use asset					$ 6,600	$ 6,600		$ 6,600	$ 7,600
Perosphere Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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Contingent consideration (up to)	$ 365,000
Perosphere Pharmaceuticals Inc. \| Regulatory Milestone Achievement
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Contingent consideration (up to)	$ 140,000
Credited percentage	50.00%
Perosphere Pharmaceuticals Inc. \| Milestone Achievement, Approval By European Medicines Agency
Commitments
Contingent consideration (up to)	$ 40,000
Perosphere Pharmaceuticals Inc. \| Sales Milestones Achievement
Commitments
Contingent consideration (up to)	225,000
Perosphere Pharmaceuticals Inc. \| First Sales Milestone Achievement
Commitments
Contingent consideration, milestone payment	20,000
Potential milestone payment, triggering event, sales	$ 100,000