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Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			6 Months Ended
Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 28, 2022	Dec. 07, 2020	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jul. 29, 2022
MidCap Financial Services, LLC \| Senior Credit Facility
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Repayments of lines of credit		$ 43,298
Credit Agreement \| Athyrium
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Debt instrument, LIBOR floor		1.75%
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Debt instrument, commitment fee percentage		1.00%
Long-term debt, gross			$ 125,000
Paid-in-kind interest			8,774	$ 7,745
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Debt instrument, interest rate, effective percentage			12.17%
Credit Agreement \| Athyrium \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Debt instrument, commitment fee percentage					1.00%
Credit Agreement \| Athyrium \| Prior to the Second Anniversary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, prepayment fee, percentage of principal voluntary payments		102.00%
Debt instrument, prepayment fee, percentage of accrued interest		0.50%
Credit Agreement \| Athyrium \| Between the Second and Third Anniversaries
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Credit Agreement \| Athyrium \| Between the Third and Fourth Anniversaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Credit Agreement \| Athyrium \| After Fourth Anniversary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, prepayment fee, percentage of principal voluntary payments		0.00%
Credit Agreement \| Athyrium \| Term Loan A Drawn
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Credit Agreement \| Athyrium \| Term Loan A and B Drawn
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Credit Agreement \| Athyrium \| Term Loans A, B and C Drawn
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Credit Agreement \| Athyrium \| Term Loans A, B and C Drawn and Cure Right Exercised
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Credit Agreement \| Athyrium \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Credit Agreement \| Athyrium \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| PIK Interest Payment is Made
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	10.25%	10.25%
Credit Agreement \| Athyrium \| Term A Loan
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Debt instrument, unamortized discount (premium) and debt issuance costs, net, total			$ 8,822
Amortization of debt issuance costs			$ (339)	$ (211)
Credit Agreement \| Athyrium \| Term B Loan \| Subsequent Event
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Credit Agreement \| Athyrium \| Term C Loan \| Subsequent Event
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