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	Oct. 31, 2023 lawsuit plaintiff	Apr. 30, 2023 lawsuit	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) states numberOfUSTerritories	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) plaintiff	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) states numberOfUSTerritories	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2023 lawsuit	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) states numberOfUSTerritories	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			$ 41,000		$ (27,000)
Income from Settlements of Class Action Lawsuits			$ 41,000
Opioid Lawsuits [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settling States \| states			48			48			48
Settling U.S Territories \| numberOfUSTerritories			5			5			5
Payments for Legal Settlements									$ 1,200,000
Insurance Recoveries							$ 10,000
Opioid Lawsuits [Member] \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments for Legal Settlements										$ 5,200,000
Product Liability Lawsuits [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency Accrual, Period Increase (Decrease)							103,000
Product Liability Lawsuits [Member] \| IVC April 2023 Agreement
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss			$ 275,000			$ 275,000			275,000
Loss Contingency Accrual, Payments						275,000
New York Opioid Stewardship Act [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Aggregate Annual Assessment													$ 100,000
Loss Contingency Accrual, Period Increase (Decrease)							6,000
Loss Contingency Accrual							3,000
Shareholder Securities Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Insurance Recoveries							$ 9,000
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement				$ 109,000
CVS Health
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Long-term Purchase Commitment, Period			10 years
Product Liability Lawsuits [Member] \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, New Claims Filed, Number \| lawsuit	450
Alameda County [Member] \| Product Liability Lawsuits [Member] \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff	5,000
WEST VIRGINIA \| Opioid Lawsuits [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss												$ 124,000
921150 American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments \| Opioid Lawsuits [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss											$ 136,000
Total Opioid Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
litigation settlement liability recorded			$ 5,450,000			5,450,000			5,450,000
Estimated Litigation Liability, Current			420,000			420,000			420,000
Private Parties [Member] \| Opioid Lawsuits [Member] \| Subsequent Event
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Loss Contingency, Lawsuits, Number \| lawsuit	394							394
Private Parties [Member] \| GEORGIA \| Opioid Lawsuits [Member]
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Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff				21
Class Action Lawsuits [Member] \| Private Parties [Member] \| Opioid Lawsuits [Member] \| Subsequent Event
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Loss Contingency, Lawsuits, Number \| lawsuit	103							103
Product Liability Lawsuits [Member] \| IVC April 2023 Agreement
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Product Liability Lawsuits [Member] \| Subsequent Event \| Other Agreements
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Claims Settled, Number \| lawsuit								2,798
Product Liability Lawsuits [Member] \| Minimum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency Accrual			$ 304,000			$ 304,000			$ 304,000