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Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Mar. 31, 2022
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events Exchange Transaction Closing On April 5, 2022, Avadel completed the exchange of $117,375 of its February 2023 Notes for a new series of its Exchangeable Senior Notes due October 2, 2023. The remaining $26,375 aggregate principal amount of the February 2023 Notes were not exchanged and will maintain a maturity date of February 1, 2023. The Company paid $4,804 in fees paid to noteholders of the October 2023 Notes and $5,449 in fees paid to third parties as part of the completed Exchange Transaction. See Note 4: Long-Term Debt for additional information regarding the Company’s debt obligations. Jazz Litigation On April 14, 2022, Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals LLC and Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc (collectively the “Avadel Plaintiffs”) filed a formal complaint (the “Avadel Complaint”) initiating a lawsuit in the Court against Jazz and Jazz Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd. (collectively, the “Jazz Parties”). In the Avadel Complaint, the Avadel Plaintiffs allege that the Jazz Parties breached certain confidential disclosure agreements and misappropriated certain of Avadel’s trade secrets. The Avadel Complaint further includes typical relief requests such as injunctive relief, monetary damages and attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses, as well as seeking correction of inventorship of certain Jazz patents to include former Avadel scientists.