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Collaboration and License Agreements - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) |  |  | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 10, 2018 | Feb. 24, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018
Collaboration and License Agreements [Line items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue recorded included in deferred revenue |  |  | $ 6,400,000 |  |
Deferred revenue |  |  | 10,767,000 |  | $ 8,436,000
Development and Commercial License Agreement | Servier |  |  |  |  |
Collaboration and License Agreements [Line items] |  |  |  |  |
Upfront payment |  | $ 105,000,000 |  |  |
Revenue recorded included in deferred revenue |  |  | 4,400,000 | $ 4,300,000 |
Deferred revenue |  |  | 83,800,000 |  | 88,600,000
Development or sales-based milestone payments |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Development and Commercial License Agreement | Servier | Current Liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Collaboration and License Agreements [Line items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenue |  |  | 5,900,000 |  | 5,800,000
Development and Commercial License Agreement | Servier | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Collaboration and License Agreements [Line items] |  |  |  |  |
Total payments to be received |  | 1,600,000,000 |  |  |
Aggregate milestone payments |  | 1,500,000,000 |  |  |
Development milestone payments |  | 401,300,000 |  |  |
Commercial milestone payments |  | $ 1,100,000,000 |  |  |
Collaboration and License Agreement | Gilead |  |  |  |  |
Collaboration and License Agreements [Line items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue recorded included in deferred revenue |  |  | 10,000,000 | $ 700,000 |
Deferred revenue |  |  | 4,900,000 |  | 2,300,000
Development or sales-based milestone payments |  |  | $ 0 |  |
Research funding payment term | 3 years |  | 3 years |  |
Semi-annual research funding payments | $ 40,000,000 |  |  |  |
Collaboration and License Agreement | Gilead | Current Liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Collaboration and License Agreements [Line items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenue |  |  | $ 4,900,000 |  | $ 2,300,000
Collaboration and License Agreement | Gilead | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Collaboration and License Agreements [Line items] |  |  |  |  |
Development milestone payments | 105,000,000 |  |  |  |
Commercial milestone payments | 340,000,000 |  |  |  |
Receivable from research funding | 40,000,000 |  |  |  |
Development and commercial milestone payments | $ 445,000,000 |  |  |  |

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