SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS [Abstract]
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS In a July 9, 2012 press release, Auxilium and Actelion announced that Auxilium was granted a Notice of Compliance (approval) by Health Canada for XIAFLEX for the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture in adults with a palpable cord in Canada. Under the terms of the Collaboration Agreement between Actelion and Auxilium, Actelion received exclusive rights to commercialize XIAFLEX for the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture and Peyronie's disease in Canada, Australia, Brazil and Mexico upon receipt of the respective regulatory approvals. Pursuant to the Collaboration Agreement, Auxilium intends to transfer regulatory sponsorship of the dossier to Actelion and Actelion will be primarily responsible for the applicable regulatory and commercialization activities for XIAFLEX in Canada and, upon approval, in the remainder of these countries. Actelion expects to make XIAFLEX available to patients in Canada in the first half of 2013. In a July 30, 2012 press release, Auxilium announced positive top-line data from its open-label phase IIIb trial evaluating XIAFLEX for the treatment of adult Dupuytren's contracture patients with multiple palpable cords. Auxilium enrolled 60 patients at eight sites throughout the U.S. and Australia. In the third quarter of 2012, Auxilium expects to begin a larger study with XIAFLEX for the concurrent treatment of multiple palpable cords that, if successful, may allow the Company to seek FDA approval and expansion of the Dupuytren's label. Based on research by SDI Health, LLC estimating that 35 to 40% of annual Dupuytren's surgeries in the U.S. are performed to treat two or more cords concurrently, Auxilium is conducting these studies to seek a multicord indication for XIAFLEX from the FDA. Auxilium expects topline results in the first half of 2014. We have evaluated subsequent events for recognition or disclosure through the time of filing these consolidated financial statements on Form 10-Q with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2012.

9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In a July 9, 2012 press release, Auxilium and Actelion announced that Auxilium was granted a Notice of Compliance (approval) by Health Canada for XIAFLEX for the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture in adults with a palpable cord in Canada. Under the terms of the Collaboration Agreement between Actelion and Auxilium, Actelion received exclusive rights to commercialize XIAFLEX for the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture and Peyronie's disease in Canada, Australia, Brazil and Mexico upon receipt of the respective regulatory approvals. Pursuant to the Collaboration Agreement, Auxilium intends to transfer regulatory sponsorship of the dossier to Actelion and Actelion will be primarily responsible for the applicable regulatory and commercialization activities for XIAFLEX in Canada and, upon approval, in the remainder of these countries. Actelion expects to make XIAFLEX available to patients in Canada in the first half of 2013.

In a July 30, 2012 press release, Auxilium announced positive top-line data from its open-label phase IIIb trial evaluating XIAFLEX for the treatment of adult Dupuytren's contracture patients with multiple palpable cords. Auxilium enrolled 60 patients at eight sites throughout the U.S. and Australia. In the third quarter of 2012, Auxilium expects to begin a larger study with XIAFLEX for the concurrent treatment of multiple palpable cords that, if successful, may allow the Company to seek FDA approval and expansion of the Dupuytren's label. Based on research by SDI Health, LLC estimating that 35 to 40% of annual Dupuytren's surgeries in the U.S. are performed to treat two or more cords concurrently, Auxilium is conducting these studies to seek a multicord indication for XIAFLEX from the FDA. Auxilium expects topline results in the first half of 2014.

We have evaluated subsequent events for recognition or disclosure through the time of filing these consolidated financial statements on Form 10-Q with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2012.