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	Oct. 19, 2017	Oct. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Jul. 23, 2018
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Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share			$ 0.001	$ 0.001	$ 0.001	$ 0.001	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount			73,280,977		80,696,070	73,310,911	76,195,921
Brazil [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage Of Adult Gaucher Patients Treated With alfataliglicerase						10.00%
Brazil Agreement [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Supply Commitment In Year 2017				$ 24.3				$ 24.3
Pfizer Agreement [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Proceeds From Exchange For Rights To Royalties		$ 36.0
Amended Pfizer Agreement [Member] \| Protalix Bio Therapeutics Incorporation [Member] \| Brazil [Member]
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Collaborative Arrangement Revenues and Expenses Sharing Percentage		100.00%
Fiocruz [Member]
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Revenues						$ 2.6		$ 7.1
Chiesi US Agreement [Member]
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Upfront Nonrefundable Noncreditable Payment Receivable	$ 25.0
Additional Amounts Payable To Cover Development Costs									$ 20.0
Maximum Entitlement Of Development Costs To Cover Per Year									7.5
Additional AmountPayable For Achievement Of Regulatory And Commercial Milestones									$ 760.0
Revenues				$ 1.8		$ 6.2
Chiesi US Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Payment On Net Sales Percentage	15.00%
Chiesi US Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Payment On Net Sales Percentage	40.00%
Chiesi Ex US Agreement [Member]
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Additional Amounts Payable To Cover Development Costs	25.0
Maximum Entitlement Of Development Costs To Cover Per Year	10.0
Additional AmountPayable For Achievement Of Regulatory And Commercial Milestones	$ 320.0
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Payment On Net Sales Percentage	35.00%