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Accretion of Debt Issuance Cost and Debt Discount in Connection with Deerfield Financing (Detail) - Deerfield - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Accretion expense- debt issuance cost	$ 9	$ 9	$ 26	$ 318
Accretion expense - debt discount	$ 397	$ 306	$ 1,142	$ 7,189

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Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to amortize debt discount and premium associated with the related debt instruments. Excludes amortization of financing costs. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense.

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