Distribution Agreements, Fair Value

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Exclusive Distribution Agreement, Distribution Fee

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Funded Tranche Payment Per Agreement

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Number Of Tranches

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Securites Purchase Option Agreement, Expiration Period

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Securities Option Agreement, Fair Value

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Securities Purchase Option Agreement

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Securities Purchase Option Agreement, Option To Acquire Oustanding Securities, Amount

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Third Tranche Of Funding For Secured Loan, Minimum Percentage Of Required Number Of Patients

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Three Tranches Of Funding For Secured Loan Per Tranche

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Variable Interest Entity, Additional Amounts To Be Paid

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Fair value portion of loan receivable, including, but not limited to, mortgage loans held for investment, finance receivables held for investment, policy loans on insurance contracts.

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Agreements With Endospan (Narrative) (Details)		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Agreements With Endospan (Narrative) (Details)	Sep. 11, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Securities purchase option agreement, expiration period				90 days
Number of tranches \| item				3
Endospan [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Securities purchase option agreement	$ 1,000,000.0		$ 1,000,000.0
Per three tranches of funding	$ 5,000,000.0
Funded second tranche payment		$ 5,000,000.0
Required percentage of number of patients before third tranche of loan funding can be acquired	50.00%
Investment in VIE	$ 15,000,000.0			$ 20,000,000.0
Additional amounts		$ 5,000,000.0
Endospan loan, fair value				409,000	$ 358,000
Securities option agreement, fair value				4,800,000	4,800,000
Distribution agreements, fair value				8,000,000.0	$ 9,800,000
Expense from fair value adjustment				$ 4,900,000
Endospan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Option to purchase outstanding securities			350,000,000.0
Endospan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Option to purchase outstanding securities			$ 450,000,000.0
Secured Debt [Member] \| Endospan [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Loan provided	15,000,000.0
JOTEC GmbH [Member] \| Endospan [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Distribution fee	$ 9,000,000.0