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Subsequent Event - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
AstraZeneca Agreements [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member] | China [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Milestone payment, revenue recognition	$ 15.0

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- Definition

The amount of consideration recognized during the period for the milestone or milestones.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 605
-SubTopic 28
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (e)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68058744&loc=SL6892177-166501

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- Definition

Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

+ References

No definition available.

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- Details

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