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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) - B I A L - USD ($) $ in Millions | Apr. 24, 2020 | Feb. 28, 2017
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Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Potential payments for regulatory milestones |  | $ 40.0
Subsequent Event |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Potential payments for regulatory milestones | $ 20.0 |

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- Definition Potential payments for regulatory milestones under a collaboration agreement. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event. + References No definition available. + Details
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Period Type: | duration

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