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Subsequent events (Details) - Arrangement - Marathon Pharmaceuticals, LLC shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Mar. 16, 2017 USD ($) shares
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Acquisition price	$ 140
Payments to acquire	75
Equity interest issued or issuable	$ 65
Trading day period	15 days
Threshold	19.90%
Equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares (in shares) | shares	6.9
Scenario, Forecast
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Development and regulatory milestone payments which the entity may be obligated to pay	$ 50

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