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Sale Of Common Stock, Maximum Proceeds From Agreement

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The cash inflow from the additional capital contribution to the entity.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Per share amount received by subsidiary or equity investee for each share of common stock issued or sold in the stock transaction.

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Number of new stock issued during the period.

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Stockholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($)					1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 21, 2021	Nov. 06, 2020	May 08, 2020	Apr. 05, 2019	Jan. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of common stock under an at-the-market sales agreement, net						$ 0	$ 21,357,000
April 2019 ATM Agreement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum proceeds		$ 60,000,000	$ 75,000,000	$ 150,000,000
Number of Common Shares Issued (in shares)								15,851,391
Proceeds Received (Net of Broker Commissions and Fees )								$ 52,621,000
Registration Statement, July 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum proceeds	$ 300,000,000
Registration Statement, July 2021 \| Common Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum proceeds	$ 150,000,000
Securities Purchase Agreement \| Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (“Hanmi”)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares sold in public offering (in shares)					12,500,000
Shares sold in public offering (in dollars per share)					$ 1.60
Proceeds from sale of common stock under an at-the-market sales agreement, net					$ 20,000,000