Restructure Annual Purchase Commitments under Amphastar Amendment (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions	Aug. 02, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
2019		€ 2.3
2020		15.9
2021		15.9
2022		19.8
2023		19.8
2024		€ 8.6
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
2020	€ 6.6
2021	6.6
2022	8.5
2023	10.9
2024	14.6
2025	15.5
2026	€ 19.4

Purchase obligation due in eightth year.

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Purchase Obligation Due In Seventh Year

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Purchase Obligation Due In Sixth Year

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Minimum amount of purchase arrangement maturing in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Includes, but not limited to, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, long-term purchase commitments, and short-term purchase commitments.

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Minimum amount of purchase arrangement maturing in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Includes, but not limited to, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, long-term purchase commitments, and short-term purchase commitments.

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Minimum amount of purchase arrangement maturing in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Includes, but not limited to, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, long-term purchase commitments, and short-term purchase commitments.

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Minimum amount of purchase arrangement maturing in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Includes, but not limited to, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, long-term purchase commitments, and short-term purchase commitments.

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Minimum amount of purchase arrangement maturing in the remainder of the fiscal year following the latest fiscal year ended. Includes, but is not limited to, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, long-term purchase commitments, and short-term purchase commitments.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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