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Contingent Liability

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Long Term Purchase Commitment Cancellation Fees

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Long Term Purchase Commitment, Expiration Date

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Long-term purchase commitment, renewal time period.

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Operating Leases Annual Increase in Rent Expense

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Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The minimum amount the entity agreed to spend under the long-term purchase commitment.

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Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income.

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-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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Minimum amount of purchase arrangement in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services from a supplier.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions		6 Months Ended	24 Months Ended
	May 05, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 EUR (€)	Oct. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2013 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment amount under Insulin Supply Agreement \| €		€ 93.0
Supply Agreement expiration period		Dec. 31, 2023
Supply Agreement renewal period		2 years
Scenario Forecast
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment cancellation fees			$ 3,400,000
Scenario Forecast \| Before Amendment
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment cancellation fees			$ 5,300,000
Supply Commitment
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment obligation				$ 900,000
Deerfield \| Milestone Rights Liability \| Maximum
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Contingent liability for milestone payments				$ 90,000,000	$ 90,000,000
Russell Ranch Road II LLC [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Lease monthly rental payments	$ 40,951
Percentage of annual increase in lease payment	3.00%
Lease expiration period	65 months
Lease renewal option	5 years