Assets Held for Sale - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jan. 12, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Transaction Closed Date	Feb. 10, 2021
estimated fair value of assets held for sale		$ 71,800,000
Carrying Value of the Assets Held For Sale		129,700,000
Prepaid Expenses
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Carrying Value of the Assets Held For Sale		100,000
Property and Equipment
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Carrying Value of the Assets Held For Sale		129,600,000
Chelsea, Massachusetts \| Catalent Member
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Purchase price of assets related to manufacturing activities	$ 80,000,000
Additional raw materials purchase price	$ 2,300,000
Manufacturing Facility
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
loss on assets held for sale		$ 57,900

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