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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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	Aug. 06, 2019	Aug. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Accumulated deficit			$ (2,991,903,000)		$ (2,940,000,000)
Principal amount			120,300,000
Cash and cash equivalents			29,906,000		71,157,000
Short-term investments			19,978,000
Remaining debt amount			70,020,000		72,089,000
The Mann Group LLC
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Remaining debt amount				$ 70,100,000	72,100,000
Facility Financing Obligation \| Deerfield
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Repayments of aggregate principal amount			5,000,000
Convertible Promissory Note \| The Mann Group LLC
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Principal amount			35,000,000		$ 71,500,000
Repayments of debt			$ 11,000,000
Conversion price of shares			$ 2.50		$ 4.00
Senior notes, effective interest rate			7.00%		5.84%
Convertible Promissory Note \| The Mann Group LLC \| New Loan Arrangement
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 35,000,000
Conversion price of shares		$ 2.50	$ 2.50
Senior notes, effective interest rate		7.00%
Non-Convertible Promissory Note \| The Mann Group LLC
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 35,100,000
Senior notes, effective interest rate			7.00%
Non-Convertible Promissory Note \| The Mann Group LLC \| New Loan Arrangement
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 35,100,000
Senior notes, effective interest rate		7.00%
2021 Notes
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Principal amount			10,200,000
Repayments of aggregate principal amount			$ 8,500,000
Reducing senior subordinated interest rate, percentage			5.75%
June 2020 Note
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 2,600,000
Maturity period, month and year			2020-06
December 2020 Note
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 2,600,000
Maturity period, month and year			2020-12
2024 Convertible Notes
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 5,000,000
Conversion price of shares			$ 3.00
Maturity period, month and year			2024-11
Senior notes, effective interest rate			5.75%
MidCap Credit Facility
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 40,000,000
Principal amount, credit facility		$ 75,000,000
Amount outstanding			40,000,000
Amount available under credit facility		35,000,000
Reducing senior subordinated interest rate, percentage	2.00%
MidCap Credit Facility \| Tranche 2
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Amount available under credit facility		10,000,000
Debt instrument, minimum target net revenue		30,000,000
Minimum cash covenant	$ 15,000,000		15,000,000
MidCap Credit Facility \| Tranche 3
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Amount available under credit facility		$ 25,000,000
Minimum cash covenant			$ 20,000,000