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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS - Intellectual Property (Details) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 30, 2024 proceeding | Oct. 01, 2024 | Sep. 27, 2024 | Sep. 18, 2024 | Jun. 20, 2024 | Apr. 05, 2024 | Sep. 10, 2021 | Feb. 17, 2020 | Oct. 31, 2023 | Jan. 31, 2023 | Apr. 30, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2021 defendant proceeding | Sep. 30, 2024 proceeding
Norwich I Xifaxan Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, stay of approval, period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 months | 30 months | 30 months |  |  |
Norwich II Xifaxan Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain contingency, stay of approval, period |  |  |  |  | 30 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amneal Xifaxan Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain contingency, stay of approval, period |  |  |  |  |  | 30 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Zydus Xifaxan Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain contingency, stay of approval, period |  |  | 30 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cipla Anticipated Xifaxan Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, stay of approval, period |  |  |  | 30 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carnegie Anticipated Xifaxan Litigation | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, stay of approval, period |  | 30 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
MSN Laboratories Private Ltd. Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain contingency, stay of approval, period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 months |  |
PreserVision® AREDS Patent Litigation | Settled Litigation | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of defendants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13
PreserVision® AREDS Patent Litigation | Default Judgement | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of defendants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
PreserVision® AREDS Patent Litigation | Pending Litigation | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of defendants | defendant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 |
Number of proceedings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17 |
PreserVision® AREDS Patent Litigation | Pending Litigation | Bausch + Lomb | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of defendants | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lumify Paragraph I V Proceedings Slayback ANDA Litigation | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, stay of approval, period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 months |  |  |  |  |  |

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