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Acquisition, Collaborations And Other Arrangements Forty Seven (Details) - Forty Seven - Subsequent Event $ / shares in Units, $ in Billions	Apr. 07, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Share Price | $ / shares	$ 95.50
Asset Acquisition Cash Outflow | $	$ 4.9

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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