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Revenue Recognition and Significant Collaborative Research and Development Agreements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2015
Mitsubishi Tanabe |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Up-front license fees |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,000,000
Collaborative agreement maximum additional payment to receive |  |  |  |  |  | 85,000,000
Patent rights period |  |  |  |  | The longer of ten years or the life of the related patent rights. |
Clinical trial cost |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,000,000
Collaborative arrangement right description |  |  |  |  | Under the terms of the Company’s agreement with Mitsubishi Tanabe, the collaboration effort between the parties to advance valbenazine towards commercialization in Japan and other select Asian markets is governed by a joint steering committee and joint development committee with representatives from both the Company and Mitsubishi Tanabe. There are no performance, cancellation, termination or refund provisions in the agreement that would have a material financial consequence to the Company. The Company does not directly control when event-based payments will be achieved or when royalty payments will begin. Mitsubishi Tanabe may terminate the agreement at its discretion upon 180 days’ written notice to the Company. In such event, all valbenazine product rights for Japan and other select Asian markets would revert to the Company. |
Collaboration termination notice period |  |  |  |  | 180 days |
Revenues recognized under collaboration agreement |  | $ 15,000,000 |  | $ 19,800,000 |  |
Deferred revenues under collaboration |  |  |  | $ 10,200,000 |  |
AbbVie |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Patent rights period |  |  |  |  | Ten years or the life of the related patent rights. |
Collaborative arrangement right description |  |  |  |  | The Company will be entitled to a percentage of worldwide sales of GnRH Compounds for the longer of ten years or the life of the related patent rights. |
Collaboration termination notice period |  |  |  |  | 180 days |
Revenues recognized under collaboration agreement |  |  | $ 15,000,000 |  |  |
AbbVie |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Up-front license fees | $ 75,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Amount remains outstanding under collaboration agreement |  | 485,000,000 |  |  | $ 485,000,000 |
AbbVie | Development and Regulatory Milestone Payments |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative agreement maximum additional payment to receive |  | 480,000,000 |  |  | 480,000,000 |
Collaborative agreement payment received |  |  |  |  | 45,000,000 |
AbbVie | Commercial Milestone Payments |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative agreement maximum additional payment to receive |  | $ 50,000,000 |  |  | $ 50,000,000 |

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