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Commitments To Purchase Or Fund Investments

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Amount of cash paid to purchase other assets as part of operating activities.

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The amount the entity has committed to make for future royalty guarantees.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended							0 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	48 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended		36 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Dublin	Nov. 01, 2013 Dublin sqft	Sep. 30, 2011 Dublin USD ($) sqft Y	Sep. 30, 2011 Dublin EUR (€)	May 08, 2013 Bedminster sqft	Dec. 15, 2012 Bedminster sqft	Dec. 06, 2011 Bedminster sqft	Apr. 30, 2014 Bedminster sqft	Jan. 31, 2014 Bedminster sqft	Dec. 31, 2014 Bedminster	Jul. 01, 2011 Bedminster sqft	Jan. 31, 2015 Sublease Bedminster Subsequent Event sqft	Dec. 31, 2014 Amr One Hundred One Contract	Apr. 30, 2014 BASF USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 BASF	Dec. 31, 2014 BASF USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2014 Chemport USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Chemport USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2011 Chemport USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Chemport USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Chemport USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Chemport Anticipated investment before the end of 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Chemport Maximum USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Slanmhor USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Slanmhor USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Slanmhor USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 First Indication for AMR101 Laxdale Limited USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 First Indication for AMR101 Laxdale Limited GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2014 Further Indication for AMR101 Laxdale Limited Potential Marketing Approval 1 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Further Indication for AMR101 Laxdale Limited Potential Marketing Approval 1 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2014 Further Indication for AMR101 Laxdale Limited Potential Marketing Approval 2 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Further Indication for AMR101 Laxdale Limited Potential Marketing Approval 2 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2014 Further Indication for AMR101 Laxdale Limited Maximum USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Further Indication for AMR101 Laxdale Limited Maximum GBP (£)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Office space leased (in square feet)					270	320	320							9,747
Operating lease, expiration date				Oct. 31, 2015									Mar. 31, 2018
Operating lease, renewal option						1	1
Operating lease, monthly rent						$ 3,400	€ 2,800
Additional office space leased (in square feet)								10,883	2,601	2,142					4,700
Square feet vacated in exchange for reduction on future rent payments											2,000	2,142
Operating lease, rental expense	1,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	1,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	600,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
Number of signed agreements																2
Payment made under the agreements																			3,100,000				6,700,000				400,000	6,100,000	6,200,000
Supply agreement expiration date																		2014-02
Refund received for material repurchases																	3,000,000
Potential payment over the agreement terms	55,500,000
Minority share equity investment commitment																									1,600,000	3,300,000
Cash paid for cost method investment			1,650,000																			1,700,000
Investment in supplier sold amount																				1,000,000	1,300,000
Carry amount of investment																							200,000	3,300,000
Potential aggregate stock or cash payment																														$ 11,700,000	£ 7,500,000	$ 7,800,000	£ 5,000,000	$ 7,800,000	£ 5,000,000	$ 15,500,000	£ 10,000,000