Revenues - Net Product Revenues Disaggregated by Product (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2018	Sep. 29, 2017	Sep. 28, 2018	Sep. 29, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net product revenues	$ 225,397	$ 152,510	$ 625,224	$ 332,405
Net Product Revenues
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net product revenues	162,946	96,416	443,054	253,297
CABOMETYX
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net product revenues	158,262	90,362	428,317	233,582
COMETRIQ
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net product revenues	$ 4,684	$ 6,054	$ 14,737	$ 19,715

Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.

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