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Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |
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Aug. 19, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) Customer | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) Segment Customer | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Jun. 06, 2022 Sales | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 22, 2021 Sales
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade receivables, credit period |  |  |  | 30 days |  |  |  |
Maturities period |  |  |  | 24 months |  |  |  |
Unrealized gain (loss) on held-to-maturity securities |  | $ 700 | $ 100 | $ 700 | $ 100 |  |  |
Number of operating segments | Segment |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Number of sales representatives | Sales |  |  |  |  |  | 75 |  | 300
Cash expenditures |  | 5,947 |  | $ 5,947 |  |  | $ 1,186 |
Restructuring and transformation initiative expense |  | 3,493 | $ 14,115 | 13,706 | $ 14,115 |  |  |
Charges of recognized within Cost of goods sold restructuring inventory |  | 3,078 |  | 18,078 |  |  |  |
Comprehensive Cost Reduction Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and transformation initiative expense |  |  |  | 9,400 |  |  |  |
Charges of recognized within Cost of goods sold restructuring inventory |  | $ 3,100 |  | $ 18,100 |  |  |  |
Food and Drug Administration | Discontinued of Business Operations | Germany |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and transformation initiative expense | $ 4,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
One-time Termination Benefits | Go-to-Market Strategy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,700 |
Short Term Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturities period |  |  |  | 12 months |  |  |  |
Long Term Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturities period |  |  |  | 12 months |  |  |  |
Money Market Instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturities period |  |  |  | 90 days |  |  |  |
Gross Product Sales | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of customers | Customer |  | 3 |  | 3 |  |  |  |
Customer A | Gross Product Sales | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage |  |  |  | 26.00% | 27.00% |  |  |
Customer A | Accounts Receivable | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage |  |  |  | 41.00% | 34.00% |  |  |
Customer B | Gross Product Sales | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage |  |  |  | 36.00% | 37.00% |  |  |
Customer B | Accounts Receivable | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage |  |  |  | 32.00% | 37.00% |  |  |
Customer C | Gross Product Sales | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage |  |  |  | 31.00% | 28.00% |  |  |
Customer C | Accounts Receivable | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage |  |  |  | 22.00% | 21.00% |  |  |
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Open tax year |  |  |  | 2018 |  |  |  |
Earliest Tax Year | New Jersey Department of Treasury |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Open tax year |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
Latest Tax Year | New Jersey Department of Treasury |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Open tax year |  |  |  | 2015 |  |  |  |

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