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Legal Matters (Details) | Dec. 09, 2021 claim | Jul. 16, 2020 claim | Feb. 11, 2020 request
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'631 Patent |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of IPR filed |  | 2 |
'226 Patent and '992 Patent | EYLEA Aflibercept Injection |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of ex parte reexamination requests | request |  |  | 2
'338 Patent and '069 Patent | Apotex Inc. |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of IPR filed | 2 |  |
'338 Patent and '069 Patent | Celltrion, Inc. |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of IPR filed | 2 |  |

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