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Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Aug. 07, 2019 | Mar. 18, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Jan. 29, 2021 | Mar. 01, 2019
Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period during which share transfer is restricted |  |  | 18 months |  |  |  |  |  |
Period during which the shares may be exchanged |  |  | 60 days |  |  |  |  |  |
In process research and development costs expensed |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 75,301,000 |  |
As Restated [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued Liabilities | $ 400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sorrento [Member] | 2022 Promissory Note [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable, Related Parties |  |  |  | $ 4,100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  | 2.66% |  |  |  |  |
Senmur [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset acquisition total consideration transferred |  | $ 70,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire productive assets |  | 15,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset acquistion consideration transferred equity interest issued and issuable |  | $ 55,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock issued during period shares purchase of assets |  | 47,039,315 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock shares subscribed but not issued | 352,972 | 352,972 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset acquisition price per share | $ 1.16 | $ 1.16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership interest |  | 58.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset acquistion contingent consideration |  | $ 280,000,000 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |
Percentage of shares issued subject to restriction of transfer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00%
Period during which share transfer is restricted |  |  | 18 months |  |  |  |  |  |
Period during which the shares may be exchanged |  |  | 60 days |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock value to be exchanged |  |  | $ 55,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of days for determining the weighted volume averge price of shares |  |  | 30 days |  |  |  |  |  |
Price per share for determining the exchange of shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5.55
Payment made in surrendering the shares |  |  | $ 55,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
In process research and development costs expensed |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 75,300,000 |  |
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses | $ 40,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senmur [Member] | As Restated [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued Liabilities | $ 400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senmur [Member] | Sorrento [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment made in surrendering the shares |  |  | $ 55,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of shares outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | 82.30% |  | 99.97% |
Senmur [Member] | Regulatory Based Milestone [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset acquistion contingent consideration |  | 40,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senmur [Member] | Reveue Based Milestone [Member] | Tranche 1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset acquistion contingent consideration |  | 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue to be earned by the acquiree value |  | 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senmur [Member] | Reveue Based Milestone [Member] | Tranche 2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset acquistion contingent consideration |  | 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue to be earned by the acquiree value |  | 250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senmur [Member] | Reveue Based Milestone [Member] | Tranche 3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset acquistion contingent consideration |  | 50,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue to be earned by the acquiree value |  | 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senmur [Member] | Reveue Based Milestone [Member] | Tranche 4 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset acquistion contingent consideration |  | 150,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue to be earned by the acquiree value |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aardvark [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset acquistion contingent consideration |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Aardvark [Member] | Reveue Based Milestone [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset acquistion contingent consideration |  |  |  | 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Aardvark [Member] | Approval Based Milestone [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset acquistion contingent consideration |  |  |  | 3,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Romeg License Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset acquistion contingent consideration |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Upfront License Fee |  |  |  | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Milestone payment |  |  |  | 13,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Royalty payments |  |  |  | 7,100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Residual Value |  |  |  | 5,700,000 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred consideration |  |  |  | $ 3,700,000 |  |  |  |  |
Finite lived intangible asset, Useful life |  |  |  | 15 years |  |  |  |  |

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