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Discontinued Operations, Assets Held for Sale (Details)	9 Months Ended
	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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