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Discontinued Operations, Assets Held for Sale (Details) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |
Percentage of cancer patients affected by inadequately controlled breakthrough cancer pain (BTcP) (in percent) | 50.00%
Commercial Business Segment [Member] |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |
Success fee contingently due to third party | $ 900,000
Retention fees contingently due | $ 400,000
Retention fees contingently due (as percentage of consideration received) | 3.00%

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