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The price per share of stock repurchased.

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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Additional shares included in the calculation of diluted EPS as a result of the potentially dilutive effect of accelerated share repurchase agreements. An accelerated share repurchase program is a combination of transactions that permits an entity to purchase a targeted number of shares immediately with the final purchase price of those shares determined by an average market price over a fixed period of time.

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EQUITY (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 07, 2022	Nov. 15, 2021	Nov. 30, 2022	Jan. 07, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2021	Nov. 30, 2018	May 31, 2015
Equity
Shares of common stock authorized for issuance (in shares)					1,932,173
Share repurchase program authorized amount								$ 100,000	$ 100,000
Reduction from outstanding shares					1,026,694
Repurchases of common stock					$ 14,063	$ 47,861
Assertio
Equity
Number of warrants issued			40,666
Warrants outstanding					0
Third Amendment to the Nucynta Commercialization Agreement
Equity
Number of shares that can be purchased										1,041,667
Exercise price of warrant (in dollars per share)										$ 19.20
ASR
Equity
Share repurchase program authorized amount								$ 25,000
Price per share		$ 19.48
Percentage of upfront payment on a price per share		80.00%
Amount available for share repurchases under the program	$ 5,000			$ 5,000
Shares repurchased during the period	307,132	1,026,694		1,333,826	3,235,823
Repurchases of common stock		$ 25,000			$ 61,924
Shares repurchased, cost per share					$ 19.14
2014 Stock Incentive Plan
Equity
Shares of common stock authorized for issuance (in shares)											2,700,000
Increase in number of authorized shares on the first day of each fiscal year, as a percentage of outstanding common stock (as a percent)					4.00%
Shares of common stock remaining available for future grant (in shares)					1,920,793
Vesting period (in years)					4 years
Contractual life (in years)					10 years
Minimum \| 2014 Stock Incentive Plan
Equity
Period following termination date vested options are exercisable (in months)					1 month
Maximum \| 2023 Share Repurchase Program
Equity
Share repurchase program authorized amount							$ 100,000
Maximum \| 2014 Stock Incentive Plan
Equity
Period following termination date vested options are exercisable (in months)					3 months