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Note 3 - Procurement Contracts and Research Agreements (Details Textual) $ in Thousands |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Sep. 07, 2021 USD ($) | Jan. 13, 2021 USD ($) | Apr. 03, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | May 31, 2020 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 10, 2018 USD ($) | May 13, 2011
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100 | $ 100 |  |  |  |
The 19C BARDA Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Courses to Be Delivered |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,488,000 |
Number of Courses Stored As Vendor Managed Inventory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 212,000 |
Government Contract, Value of Award |  |  |  |  |  | 602,500 |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Base Period, Value of Award for Delivery and Support Activities |  |  |  |  |  | $ 51,700 |  |  |  | $ 51,700 |
Base Period of Performance (Year) |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value, Payments Remaining Related to Exercised Options |  |  |  |  |  | $ 239,700 |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value, Payments Currently Specified as Unexercised Options |  |  |  |  |  | $ 311,100 |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Option Exercised, Value of Consideration | $ 112,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Base Period of Performance, Exercise of Options, Term (Year) |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Base Period, Value of Award for Delivery and Support Activities, Delivery of Courses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,100 |
Government Contract, Base Period, Number of Deliveries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,700 |
Government Contract, Base Period, Value of Award for Delivery and Support Activities, Manufacture of Courses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,000 |
Government Contract, Base Period, Value of Award for Delivery and Support Activities, Advanced Development |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,000 |
Government Contract, Base Period, Value of Award for Delivery and Support Activities, Supportive Procurement Activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 600 |
Proceeds from Delivery of Courses |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,100 |  |  |  |  |
Number of Courses Delivered |  |  |  |  |  | 35,700 |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Other Base Period Activities |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,800 |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value of Unexercised Options, Supportive Procurement Activities |  |  |  |  |  | 5,600 |  |  |  |  |
The 19C BARDA Contract [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  |  |  |  |  | 4,800 | 7,500 |  |  |  |
The 19C BARDA Contract [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Delivery of Courses |  |  |  |  |  | 112,500 |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 112,600 |  |  |  |
The 19C BARDA Contract [Member] | IV TPOXX [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Base Period, Number of Courses Manufactured |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,000 |
Government Contract, Value, Payments Related to Exercised Options, Funding of Post-Marketing Activities |  |  |  |  |  | 3,600 |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value, Payments Related to Unexercised Options, Delivery of Courses |  |  |  |  |  | $ 225,100 |  |  |  |  |
Number of Manufacturing Steps |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
The 19C BARDA Contract [Member] | IV BDS [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Base Period, Value of Award for Delivery and Support Activities, Manufacture of Courses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,200 |
Proceeds from the Manufacture of Courses |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,200 |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Total |  |  |  |  |  | 3,200 |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value, Payments Currently Specified as Unexercised Options, Manufacture of Courses |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,700 |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Number of Options for Manufacture of Product |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Courses Manufactured Upon Exercise of Options |  |  |  |  |  | 64,000 |  |  |  |  |
The 19C BARDA Contract [Member] | Oral TPOXX [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Courses to Be Delivered |  |  |  |  |  |  | 726,140 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Delivery of Courses |  |  |  |  |  | $ 112,500 |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value, Payments Related to Exercised Options, Procurement of Raw Materials |  |  |  |  |  | 225,100 | $ 11,200 |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value, Payments Related to Exercised Options, Delivery of Courses |  |  |  |  |  |  | 213,900 |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value, Payments Related to Exercised Options, Funding of Post-Marketing Activities |  |  |  |  |  | 7,300 | 14,600 |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value, Delivered and Invoiced |  |  |  |  |  | 79,700 |  |  |  |  |
The 19C BARDA Contract [Member] | IV FDP [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value, Payments Currently Specified as Unexercised Options, Manufacture of Courses |  |  |  |  |  | $ 76,800 |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Number of Options for Manufacture of Product |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Courses Manufactured Upon Exercise of Options |  |  |  |  |  | 64,000 |  |  |  |  |
The 2011 BARDA Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Courses to Be Delivered |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,700,000
Government Contract, Value of Award |  |  |  |  |  | $ 508,400 |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the Manufacture and Delivery of Courses |  |  |  |  |  | 459,800 |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Reimbursements in Connection with Development and Supportive Activities |  |  |  |  |  | 45,900 |  |  |  |  |
Amount Eligible to be Received for Reimbursements of Development and Supportive Activities |  |  |  |  |  | 2,700 |  |  |  |  |
IC BARDA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  |  |  |  |  | 200 | 200 |  |  |  |
IC BARDA [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 400 |  |  |  |
Meridian Contract [Member] | Oral TPOXX [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value of Award |  | $ 33,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000 |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Term (Year) |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Increased Value of Award |  |  |  |  |  | 38,000 |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Firm Commitment not Subject to Option Exercise |  | $ 23,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canadian Contract [Member] | Meridian Medical Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  |  |  |  |  | 12,700 |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Term (Year) |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Commitment, Total |  |  | $ 14,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canadian Contract [Member] | Meridian Medical Technologies [Member] | Purchases from Q2 of 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Canadian Contract [Member] | Meridian Medical Technologies [Member] | Purchases from Q3 of 2021 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  |  |  | $ 2,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canadian Contract [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,300 |  |  |  |
The IV Formulation R & D Contract with BARDA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  |  |  |  |  | 800 | 1,400 |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Future Aggregate Research and Development Funding |  |  |  |  |  | 500 |  |  |  |  |
The PEP Label Expansion R & D Contract with the Department of Defense [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value of Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 26,000 | $ 19,500 |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300 |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Future Aggregate Research and Development Funding |  |  |  |  |  | 23,300 |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Initial Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,400 |  |
The PEP Label Expansion R & D Contract with the Department of Defense [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,500 |  |  |  |  |

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