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Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Mar. 31, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Legal Matters The Company developed a new formulation of Acetadote (acetylcysteine) Injection as part of the Phase IV commitment in response to a request by the FDA regarding the role of EDTA in the products formulation. The Company has received several patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") since 2012 as well as notices that its Acetadote patents are being challenged on the basis of invalidity or non-infringement by others. During the third quarter of 2015, an arbitrator issued a final award in the Company’s favor, enjoining Mylan Pharma Group Limited and Mylan Teoranta, together with all their affiliates (“Mylan”), from selling, delivering, or giving away any acetylcysteine injectable drug product to another entity or person until April 30, 2018. The arbitration request was filed with the American Arbitration Association for claims against Mylan in connection with agreements which require that Mylan manufacture and supply acetylcysteine drug product, including Acetadote, for us exclusively until April 2016. As the prevailing party, the Company received reimbursement of its attorney’s fees and related costs associated with the arbitration. During the third quarter of 2015, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division ruled in the Company’s favor in its lawsuit against Mylan for infringement of its U.S. Patent number 8,399,445 (the “445 Acetadote Patent”). The opinion upheld the Company’s 445 Acetadote Patent and expressly rejected Mylan's validity challenge. The court ruled that Mylan is liable to Cumberland for infringement of the 445 Acetadote patent in light of Mylan's Abbreviated New Drug Application in which Mylan sought to market a generic version of Acetadote. On October 30, 2015, Mylan filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The Company is continuing to seek additional claims to protect its intellectual property associated with Acetadote and has additional patent applications pending. The Company continues to consider its legal options and intends to continue to defend and protect its Acetadote product and related intellectual property rights. Additional information on these matters is provided in the Company's Acetadote patent defense legal proceedings contained in Part 1, Item 1, Business -Trademarks and Patents, of the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, which is incorporated by reference herein.