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Collaborative and Other Relationships - Profit Sharing (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)
RITUXAN |
Collaborative arrangements and non-collaborative arrangement transactions |
Percentage of co promotion operating profits first fifty million | 30.00%
After Second GAZYVA Threshold Date | 35.00%
Until Second GAZYVA Threshold Date | 37.50%
LUNSUMIO |
Collaborative arrangements and non-collaborative arrangement transactions |
Limit of gross sale of GAZYVA to be achieved in preceding 12 months under option one | $ 500.0
Limit of gross sale of GAZYVA to be achieved in any 12 months under option one | 150.0
Sales trigger gross sales threshold | $ 350.0
After Second GAZYVA Threshold Date | 35.00%
GAZYVA |
Collaborative arrangements and non-collaborative arrangement transactions |
After Second GAZYVA Threshold Date | 35.00%
Until Second GAZYVA Threshold Date | 37.50%

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