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Acquisitions, Collaboration, License and Other Strategic Agreements - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		24 Months Ended
	Jan. 16, 2019	Apr. 03, 2017	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Feb. 28, 2017	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2017
Collaborative Agreements
Payment for debt extinguishment						$ 0	$ 28,054,000
Endoceutics, Inc.
Collaborative Agreements
Consideration recorded									$ 83,500,000
Payments related to collaborative arrangement		$ 50,000,000.0
Number of shares issued under arrangement (in shares)		600,000
Net shares issued in connection with license agreement, value		$ 13,500,000
IPR&D expense									5,800,000
Palatin Technologies, Inc.
Collaborative Agreements
Payments related to collaborative arrangement					$ 60,000,000.0
Out-of-pocket expenses (up to)					$ 25,000,000.0
Intrarosa \| Endoceutics, Inc.
Collaborative Agreements
Payments related to collaborative arrangement										$ 6,000,000.0
Out-of-pocket expenses (up to)											$ 20,000,000.0
Intrarosa \| Endoceutics, Inc. \| Developed Technology Rights
Collaborative Agreements
Finite-lived intangible assets									77,700,000
Intrarosa \| Endoceutics, Inc. \| Delivery Of Intrarosa Launch Quantities
Collaborative Agreements
Payments related to collaborative arrangement									$ 10,000,000.0
Intrarosa \| Endoceutics, Inc. \| First Anniversary Of Closing
Collaborative Agreements
Payments related to collaborative arrangement								$ 10,000,000.0
Vyleesi Products \| Palatin Technologies, Inc. \| Regulatory Milestone Achievement, Acceptance by U.S.Food and Drug Administration of New Drug Application
Collaborative Agreements
Payments related to collaborative arrangement				$ 20,000,000.0
Vyleesi Products \| Palatin Technologies, Inc. \| Regulatory Milestone Achievement, U.S.Food And Drug Administration Approval
Collaborative Agreements
Payments related to collaborative arrangement			$ 60,000,000.0
Failure To Supply A Certain Percentage Of Product \| Prasco, LLC
Collaborative Agreements
Failure to supply, penalties						$ 3,500,000
Perosphere Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Collaborative Agreements
Consideration recorded	$ 50,000,000.0
Payments of asset acquisitions	40,000,000.0
Cancellation of convertible note	10,000,000.0
Other liabilities	6,200,000
Cash consideration	$ 60,800,000
Discount rate	34.00%
Perosphere Pharmaceuticals Inc. \| Perosphere Convertible Note \| Convertible Debt
Collaborative Agreements
Aggregate principal amount of debt issued	$ 10,000,000.0
Perosphere Pharmaceuticals Inc. \| Perosphere Term Loan \| Line of Credit
Collaborative Agreements
Payment for debt extinguishment	$ 12,000,000.0