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Collaborative Arrangement, Achievement Levels of Commercial Performance, Period

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Eligible Payment From Collaboration For Development And Regulatory, Milestone Achievement Under Collaborations Agreement

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Percent of royalty on net sale.

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Research and Development Arrangement Performed for Others, Reimbursement for Costs Incurred, Percent

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Collaboration Agreements And Business Development Activities - Ipsen Collaboration Narrative (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2025 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2025 CAD ($)	Dec. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2025 CAD ($)
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Collaboration agreement percent of royalty on net sale	3.00%	3.00%
Collaborative arrangement with Ipsen
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Collaboration period to achieve specified levels of commercial performance	10 years	10 years
Upfront payments				$ 210.0
Milestone payments earned to date	$ 654.2
Milestone payments earned	164.7		$ 27.0
Eligible payment from collaboration for development and regulatory milestone achievement under collaborations agreement	7.0
Maximum amount eligible for commercial milestones under collaborations agreement	$ 200.0				$ 23.5
Research and development arrangement performed for others, reimbursement for costs incurred, percent	35.00%	35.00%
Revenue from contract with customer, commercial sales milestone	$ 2.2
Cumulative net sales milestone	600.0	$ 30.0
Revenue from contract with customer, regulatory milestone	12.5
Remaining performance obligation	25.8
Collaborative arrangement with Ipsen \| License revenues
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, commercial sales milestone	150.0
Revenue from contract with customer, regulatory milestone upon submission of application	10.8
Collaborative arrangement with Ipsen \| Collaboration services revenues
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, regulatory milestone upon submission of application	$ 0.6
Collaborative arrangement with Ipsen \| Minimum \| Final tier
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Percent of royalty on net sale	22.00%	22.00%
Collaborative arrangement with Ipsen \| Maximum \| Final tier
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Percent of royalty on net sale	26.00%	26.00%