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The percentage of royalty that has to be paid by the company as per the royalty agreement.

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Related Party Transactions (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Feb. 05, 2016	Dec. 03, 2013	Mar. 13, 2012	Jan. 31, 2021	Feb. 29, 2016	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses, gross									$ 30,838	$ 27,897	$ 11,936
Percentage of royalty payable on net sales							0.834%
Deerfield Debt Financing
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term lines of credit						$ 15,000
Broadfin Debt Financing
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term lines of credit						5,000
Senior Notes
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Repayments of related party debt						$ 12,000
Royalty Arrangement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Long-term debt repayment percentage		0.834%						1.75%
Debt repayment term		Dec. 31, 2024						Dec. 31, 2024
Eclat Pharmaceuticals
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Warrants issued			2						2	2
Number of securities called by warrants (in shares)			3,300,000						3,300,000	3,300,000
Percentage of earn out payment									20.00%	20.00%
Affiliated Entity \| Deerfield CSF LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of royalty payable on net sales								1.75%
Affiliated Entity \| Deerfield CSF LLC \| FSC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses, gross	$ 1,050				$ 1,050
Debt instrument, term	5 years				5 years
Percentage of royalty payable on net sales	15.00%				15.00%
Scenario, Forecast \| Affiliated Entity \| Deerfield CSF LLC \| FSC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Final payments to acquire business gross				$ 15,000
Total payments to acquire business gross				$ 20,250
Maximum \| Affiliated Entity \| Deerfield CSF LLC \| FSC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Royalty guarantees, commitments, amount	$ 12,500
Royalty guarantees, commitments, term	10 years				10 years