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Collaboration Agreements (Royalty Revenues under the Collaboration Agreement with GSK) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2018	Dec. 29, 2017	Jan. 01, 2016
Collaborative Arrangements with Glaxo Smith Kline
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Royalty expense	$ 23,950	$ 12,413	$ 4,334
Collaborative Arrangement with GlaxoSmithKline | Collaborative Arrangement with Ipsen
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Percent of royalty on net sale	3.00%

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
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