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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Organization) (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 product
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Number of products that entered in the commercial marketplace	3
Products Derived from Cabozantinib [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of products that entered in the commercial marketplace	2

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