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The amount of cash inflow from royalty purchase agreement as consideration for royalty for company's retained royalty percentage.

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The maximum number of put options which can be exercised before a call option can be triggered under the terms of the agreement.

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Maximum percentage of remaining retained royalty rights that are available upon exercise of call option under terms for agreement.

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Number of put options held by the company.

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Percentage of maximum royalty payable thereafter assigned royalty rights.

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Percentage of maximum royalty payable until assigned royalty rights

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Percentage of retained royalty rights sold.

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Total percentage of royalty rights assigned.

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Percentage of total royalty payable after threshold royalties received.

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The aggregate amount of royalties to be received after which the percentage is adjusted under terms of the Amended and Restated Royalty Purchase Agreement.

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Royalty purchase agreement termination period once there are no further royalty payment obligations.

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Amount of cash outflow for cost from early extinguishment and prepayment of debt. Includes, but is not limited to, third-party cost, premium paid, and other fee paid to lender directly for debt extinguishment or debt prepayment. Excludes accrued interest.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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