Aggregate Offering Price Under Each Agreement

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- Definition

Debt Instrument Conversion of Principal Amount Percentage

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- Definition

Repayment As Percentage Of Principal Amount

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- Definition

The value of the financial instrument(s) that the original debt is being converted into in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

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The number of shares issued in exchange for the original debt being converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or payments in the period.

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The amount of the original debt being converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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- Definition

Price of the entity's common stock which would be required to be attained for the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument to become effective.

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- Definition

Threshold number of specified trading days that common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments must exceed threshold percentage within a specified consecutive trading period to trigger conversion feature.

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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(2))

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Subsequent Event - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended	275 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 18, 2013 At-the-Market Issuance Sales Agreement Maximum	Dec. 31, 2013 Deerfield D	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior convertible notes due December 31 2019	Jul. 01, 2013 Senior convertible notes due December 31 2019 Deerfield	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior convertible notes due December 31 2019 Deerfield	Jul. 01, 2013 Senior convertible notes due December 31 2019 Deerfield Tranche Two	Jul. 01, 2013 Senior convertible notes due December 31 2019 Deerfield Notes Issued in Four Equal Tranches	Mar. 03, 2014 Subsequent Event At-the-Market Issuance Sales Agreement Maximum	Feb. 28, 2014 Subsequent Event Senior convertible notes due December 31 2019 Deerfield	Jan. 31, 2014 Subsequent Event Senior convertible notes due December 31 2019 Deerfield	Jan. 31, 2014 Subsequent Event Senior convertible notes due December 31 2019 Deerfield Tranche Two	Feb. 28, 2014 Subsequent Event Senior convertible notes due December 31 2019 Deerfield Tranche B notes	Feb. 28, 2014 Subsequent Event Senior convertible notes due December 31 2019 Deerfield Tranche B notes Maximum	Feb. 28, 2014 Subsequent Event Senior convertible notes due December 31 2019 Deerfield Tranche B notes Minimum	Feb. 28, 2014 Subsequent Event Senior convertible notes due December 31 2019 Deerfield Fourth Tranche	Feb. 28, 2014 Subsequent Event Senior convertible notes due December 31 2019 Deerfield Notes Issued in Four Equal Tranches D
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Amount of common shares issued upon conversion		$ 3,331,000					$ 6,500,000					$ 33,500,000
Common shares issued upon conversion							1,293,224					6,559,251	7,852,475					12,000,000
Amount of common shares issued upon conversion	6,500,000	6,500,000									20,000,000		40,000,000	0			90,000,000	60,000,000
Debt facility principal amount					120,000,000			40,000,000	160,000,000						0
Principal amount Percentage conversion of debt into common stock											33.30%						150.00%
Interest rate									9.75%						9.75%	8.75%
Due date of the notes issued						Dec. 31, 2019								Dec. 31, 2019
Common shares issued upon conversion per share price																		$ 5.00
Debt facility, convertible threshold trading days				20														3
Aggregate offering price of common stock under agreement			$ 50,000,000							$ 50,000,000
Repayment as a percentage of original principal amount						25.00%