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Commitments and Contingencies (Detail) $ in Millions	Mar. 04, 2016 petition	Mar. 26, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 27, 2018 USD ($)
Minerva
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Assessed damages			$ 4.8
Petitions filed | petition	2
Medical Aesthetics
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Legal Accrual		$ 8.5

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
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