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Debt - Liability for Sale of Future Royalties (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 17, 2020	Jul. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Proceeds from sale of future royalties	$ 650,000	$ 650,000	$ 650,000
Proceeds from the sale of future royalties			650,000
Less: Non-cash royalty revenue payable to RPI			(2,055)
Plus: non-cash interest expense recognized			31,817
Ending balance			$ 679,762
Effective interest rate of the liability component		11.00%	10.40%

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Amount of liabilities related to the sale of future royalties.

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Amount of interest expense recognized related to the liability for the sale of future royalties per terms of the agreement.

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Amount of obligation incurred from the sale of future royalties during the period.

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Amount of royalty revenue recognized during the period relating to the sale of future royalties payable under terms of the agreement.

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Cash received for sale of future royalties during the current period.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 470
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
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