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	Aug. 09, 2023 lawsuit plaintiff	Apr. 30, 2023 lawsuit	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) plaintiff	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) states numberOfUSTerritories	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 09, 2023 lawsuit	Jul. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2038 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($)
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Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement						$ 302,000	$ (109,000)	$ (1,129,000)
Income from Settlements of Class Action Lawsuits						$ 130,000	18,000	112,000
Pharmaceutical
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Judgment for lost profits				$ 16,000
Opioid Lawsuits
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Loss Contingency, Number of State \| states						48
Settling U.S Territories \| numberOfUSTerritories						5
Insurance Recoveries						$ 10,000
Opioid Lawsuits \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments for Legal Settlements										$ 1,200,000	$ 5,200,000
Product Liability Lawsuits
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency Accrual, Period Increase (Decrease)						103,000
Product Liability Lawsuits \| IVC April 2023 Agreement
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss						275,000
Product Liability Lawsuits \| Subsequent Event \| IVC April 2023 Agreement
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments for Legal Settlements					$ 275,000
New York Opioid Stewardship Act
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Aggregate Annual Assessment														$ 100,000
Loss Contingency Accrual							$ 20,000
Loss Contingency Accrual, Period Increase (Decrease)						6,000
Loss Contingency Accrual, Payments				$ 20,000		11,000
Shareholder Securities Litigation
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Insurance Recoveries						9,000
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement			$ 109,000
Estimated Insurance Recoveries						109,000
Shareholder Derivative Litigation
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Gross Insurance Settlement Before Attorney Fees						124,000
Legal Fees						31,000
Proceeds from Insurance Settlement, Operating Activities						93,000
Alameda County [Member] \| Product Liability Lawsuits \| Subsequent Event
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Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff	5,000
WEST VIRGINIA \| Opioid Lawsuits
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Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss													$ 124,000
921150 American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments \| Opioid Lawsuits
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Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss												$ 136,000
Product Liability Lawsuits \| Subsequent Event
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Number of lawsuits filed \| lawsuit	450
Total Opioid Litigation [Member]
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Estimated Litigation Liability						5,870,000
Estimated Litigation Liability, Current						426,000
Litigation Settlement, Expense								$ 1,170,000
Private Parties [Member] \| Opioid Lawsuits \| Subsequent Event
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Loss Contingency, Lawsuits, Number \| lawsuit	403								403
Private Parties [Member] \| GEORGIA \| Opioid Lawsuits
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Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff			21
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Loss Contingency, Lawsuits, Number \| lawsuit	102								102
Product Liability Lawsuits \| IVC April 2023 Agreement
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Loss Contingency, Claims Settled, Number \| lawsuit		4,376
Product Liability Lawsuits \| Subsequent Event \| Other Agreements
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Claims Settled, Number \| lawsuit									2,881
Product Liability Lawsuits \| Minimum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency Accrual						$ 385,000