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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible research tax credit carryforwards.

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Oct. 02, 2019	Jul. 02, 2019
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in income tax benefit	$ 3,706	$ 6,754
Amortization	3,429	3,701
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	(15,876)	680	$ (5,453)
Unrecognized tax benefits	2,483	2,483	3,806
Income tax penalties and interest expense	239	203	$ 555
Income tax penalties and interest accrued	1,777	1,475
Unremitted earnings	3,916
Deferred tax assets, tax credit carryforwards, research	3,668	6,771
CARES Act, change in tax rate, deferred tax liability, income tax benefit		9,124
CARES Act, cash tax refunds		3,351
Tax Year 2019
Income Taxes [Line Items]
CARES Act, cash refund claims		18,753
Tax Year 2020
Income Taxes [Line Items]
CARES Act, cash refund claims		10,273
Ireland
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards	124,720
Operating loss carryforwards, valuation allowance (decrease)	4,045
Gross research tax credit	529	375
U.S.
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards	74,406
France
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Gross research tax credit	3,139	6,396
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) \| Speciality Pharama
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Bankruptcy claims, amount of filed claims likely to be denied		$ 1,937		$ 9,302	$ 50,695
FSC
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards	10,365
U.S. Holdings
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards	$ 64,041