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Subsequent Event (Details) (Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Subsequent Event, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 Kyprolis	Mar. 31, 2014 Scenario, Forecast
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Commercial milestone payment		$ 1
Annual product sales	$ 250

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- Definition

Revenue Recognition, Milestone Method, Milestone, Revenue earned by Counterparty

+ References

No definition available.

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- Definition

The amount of consideration recognized during the period for the milestone or milestones.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 605

-SubTopic 28

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (e)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=19771982&loc=SL6892177-166501

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